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Before there was Jennifer Pena, Laura Canales or Selena, one woman rewrote the rules of Texas-Mexican music and became a voice for the impoverished throughout Latin America.

The Americana innovator invites listeners into a shiny dreamscape that's both deeply informed by musical history and uniquely his own.

Each track on The Black Keys singer's new album sparkles like a long-lost AM radio gem.

Stream the rock and roll pioneer's final album, featuring appearances by Tom Morello and Gary Clark Jr.

For 25 years, Jason Martin has sung about futility, nostalgia and melancholy endings. Starflyer 59's Young in My Head finds a way to move forward.

Bruno Mars is a 25-year-old singer, songwriter and producer who's worked on hit singles for numerous hip-hop and soul artists. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Mars' new album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, is "an impressive, varied and intense experience."

On her fifth studio album, the neo-soul diva sings often-ambiguous lyrics that move back and forth from her "honey boo" to her career. It's a concept that critic Robert Christgau says is trickier than it appears. While The Sellout might not be a full-scale commercial comeback, it's a spiritual one -- complete with Gray's unforgettable voice, a bit less kink and a whole lot of cheese.

The Chicago-based Deep Blue Organ Trio combines a Hammond organ with a guitar and drums. The group's fourth album Wonderful! pays tribute to the Stevie Wonder songbook. Critic Kevin Whitehead says more jazz musicians should cover Wonder, because his tunes are "jazz waiting to happen."

The 62-year-old soul singer was discovered by Daptone Records while performing his James Brown tribute act. Bradley's debut album, No Time for Dreaming, is the realization of a lifelong dream.

Her name is synonymous with Chicago blues, and her voice was growling, thunderous and full of soul. Grammy Award-winning blues singer Koko Taylor died in a Chicago hospital Wednesday.