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With her first album in five years, the Mexican songwriter embraces a new sound, and sings bluntly about her struggles.

On her latest album, “Just Like That,” the singer-songwriter brings new depth to songs of love and loss.

After three decades of making albums, the Academy Award-winning songwriter is still blending science and poetry, still reaching out to younger artists and still learning.

Her work spanned albums, public art installations, music for Shakespeare plays and touring with Radiohead.

Up for producer of the year, non-classical, on Sunday, a conservatory-trained collaborator focuses on “finding the simplicity, finding that golden chord progression.”

On “Classic Objects,” the Norwegian songwriter and novelist shows where simple stories can lead.

The pianist and singer composed the band’s music for five decades, including the hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale.”

Her international debut album, “Bamanan,” enlists an Irish producer, Jacknife Lee, for songs infused with African history and feminism.

“Nasty Gal” and her two other 1970s albums influenced generations of R&B and hip-hop.

The British band’s second album, “Ants From Up There,” arrived days after its primary lyricist, Isaac Wood, announced his departure from the group.