The best new songs of the week, including releases from Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu, Kelis, the xx, and more.

Janelle Monáe and the Roots covered Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" on "Fallon" last night.

Watch footage from Jay-Z's Made in America, including songs from G.O.O.D. Music, Dirty Projectors, D'Angelo, and Hova and Pearl Jam together.

On Friday afternoon I slammed my laptop shut right at 4 central time and booked it to the Fairgrounds to catch Bon Iver and The Beach Boys on the opening day of Jazz Fest 2012.