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The death of a beloved musician often reverberates across the pop charts, as fans turn to streaming services, retailers and request lines to pay tribute. That's what's happening with Ozzy Osbourne.

As a studio artist, Sharon Jones tends to let white-knuckle showmanship give way to slick, polished proficiency. Jones and her Dap-Kings spend their new album, I Learned the Hard Way, presiding over a string of confident and universally appealing soul ballads. Hear the record in its entirety here until its release on April 6.

Jonsi is the nickname of Jon Thor Birgisson, the enigmatic Sigur Ros singer. In Sigur Ros, his music is ethereal, sprawling and mysterious — it's even sung in a language of his own devising. But on the new Go, Jonsi writes songs that can be upbeat, even celebratory, and often sung in English. Hear Go in its entirety until its release on April 6.

Elephant 6 veteran Will Cullen Hart returns again as Circulatory System with a masterfully orchestrated, 31-song cycle that touches upon dreamlife and waking fears.

Last week, guest James Inverne, editor of Gramophone Magazine, explained how high-tech analysis suggested a British classical pianist named Joyce Hatto may have faked her recordings. Now, the husband of the late pianist has confessed to passing off recordings by other artists as those of his wife.

The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.

The duo trades threats and out-of-pocket disses of virtually everyone they've ever encountered on a new album. It's ugly, but it mostly works as a more targeted, focused version of Drake's whole deal.

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks released one album as a duo, in 1973. It wasn't a hit at the time, though it did lead to them joining Fleetwood Mac. Now fans can finally hear it for themselves.

The show has always been the biggest dedicated stage for hip-hop. In the year of its 50th anniversary, with chatter of its demise looming, how do those in the building see things?

For fans of PJ Harvey, Mark Kozelek and Cat Power.