The 13 albums you should stream right now
New projects from Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Meek Mill, and more.
Megan Thee Stallion, Good News
After dominating the summer with her Beyoncé-featuring "Savage" remix and "WAP" with Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion seeks to seize her moment with Good News, her official debut album.
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DaBaby, My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G) EP
DaBaby channels his grief over the recent death of his brother into a surprise-released EP. Meek Mill, Polo G, Toosii, and NoCap feature.
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Meek Mill, Quarantine Pack EP
Meek's first official release since 2018's Championships is here, dropped without any warning. Vory, a frequent collaborator with Bryson Tiller, features on two songs ("Middle of It," "Think It's A Game"), Lil Durk pops up on "Pain Away," and 42 Dugg delivers a verse on "GTA."
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BTS, BE
The globe-conquering K-pop band aren't letting something like a global pandemic prevent them from continuing their prolific output. BE is their second album of the year, and includes their first-ever No.1 Billboard hit "Dynamite."
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Jeezy, The Recession 2
The day after facing off against his old nemesis Gucci Mane in the most-watched Verzuz stream yet, Jeezy shares a new album. Gucci doesn't feature on the project – the beef wasn't squashed yet – but Rick Ross, Demi Lovato, Yo Gotti, and E-40 do.
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LA Timpa, Modern Antics In a Deserted Place
The Toronto-based experimental artist shares the follow-up to his excellent 2019 project Equal Amounts Afraid. The new album was preceded by a cover of Frank Ocean's "Bad Religion and "Quarterback."
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Routine, And Other Things
Jay Som teams up with her partner, Annie Truscott of Chastity Belt, for a new project called Routine. “I spend a lot of my time thinking about the people who’ve impacted my life,” Truscott said in a press release. “Routine gave me an opportunity to explore those relationships through music.”
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Phoebe Bridgers, Copycat Killer EP
The latest from Phoebe Bridgers is four-track reworking of songs from her excellent album Punisher, recorded with Grammy-winning string player Rob Moose.
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The War On Drugs, Live Drugs
The Philly indie rock band has collected recordings from a year's worth of touring for a new live album. The project includes a cover of Warren Zevon's “Accidentally Like a Martyr," as well as renditions of songs from across their catalogue.
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Saint JHN, While The World Was Burning
The NYC rapper's startling rise this year was fuelled by a remix of his 2016 track "Roses," and that megahit has helped attract some massive names: Lil Uzi Vert, Kanye West, DaBaby, and A Boogie all feature on his third studio album.
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Shygirl, ALIAS EP
This GEN F alumn first caught our ear with "Bb," and since then she's kept up the momentum with equally raunchy rave tracks "FREAK" and "SLIME." Her new EP promises ratchet futurism.
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Kacey Johansing, No Better Time
The California artist's fourth full-length album offers expansive and vivid dream-pop with a distinct coziness. Definitely one to curl up with.
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Off The Meds, Off The Meds
We freaked out over "Wena" and gave the video for "Karlaplan" a premiere. So yeah, we're excited for the debut album from the Stockholm-based "techno boy band."
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