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If we had to say one nice thing about 2023, it’s that the music was there for us no matter how up, down, or weird we felt as we tried to make sense of this increasingly absurd world. Luckily for humanity, the albums on their way signal that 2024 will be different only in its cast of characters, not the scope of artistry. The New Year’s confirmed and rumored releases include rising MCs like Latto and 070 Shake ready to take the crown, a miraculous comeback for the Libertines, a Super Bowl party for Usher, guaranteed electropop earworms from MGMT and Bleachers, and much, much more from across…