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Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year.

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Hear tracks by Yola, Julia Holter, Angel Olsen and others.

While Latin music looks ahead, its biggest awards show, broadcast live from Miami on Thursday night, looked back.

On the British R&B trio’s awaited debut album, “Access All Areas,” nostalgia meets ambition.

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The Grateful Dead bassist found new melodic byways through every song.

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The singer and songwriter’s fifth album processes intense pain through a high-concept homage to role models including Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears.