Rolling Stone

DaBaby

KIRK

The rapper shows why he's one of the year's most compelling breakout stars.

Kim Gordon

No Home Record

The LP explores new terrain while recalling high-points from throughout her career

CNCO

Que Quiénes Somos

Pan-Latino heartthrobs mine multiple diasporas with ease on accessible new EP

Nick Cave

Ghosteen

As he continues to parse the loss of his teenage son, the main Bad Seed has created one of the most moving albums of his career

Watchmen

Damon Lindelof’s sequel to the Eighties work stays true to its spirit, asking big, difficult questions about today’s world — and the heroes and villains who live in it

Modern Love

Adapted from the famous 'New York Times' column, this Amazon series explores all manner of relationships with openness and generosity

Looking for Alaska

Sweet, silly, and heartbreaking in all the right places, this limited series based on YA author John Green's first novel treats its teen characters with the respect they deserve

The Politician

Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series leans hard on irony but lacks humanity

Dolemite Is My Name

He pays tribute to real-life club comic Rudy Ray Moore, a pioneer in the rude-crude-untamed humor that paved the way for him and others

Pain and Glory

The Spanish filmmaker's tale of a memory, regret and an aging director making peace with his past isn't just his most personal film — it's also one of his greatest

Joker

The actor puts a horrifically human face on an iconic comic-book villain in the year's most controversial movie

Judy

This drama on Judy Garland's final comeback falls into some standard biopic traps — but Renée Zellweger still gives the performance of the year