| WARNERBROS | Their first studio opened in 1918 |
| PINEWOOD | This British movie studio opened in 1936 |
| JEAN | Musician Wyclef who recently released "The Carnival III," his first studio album in eight years |
| STALLION | Megan Thee, U.S. rapper whose first studio album Good News was released in 2020 (8) |
| COOL | LL ___ J (rapper whose first studio album in 10 years drops tomorrow) |
| PLEASEPLEASEME | First studio album by The Beatles, released in 1963 (6,6,2) |
| FOLKLORE | Taylor Swift's first studio album of 2020 (8) |
| LEONA | Singer/songwriter whose first studio album was Spirit, _ Lewis (5) |
| TEN | Pearl Jam's first studio album |
| SHANIA | - Twain, Canadian-born country-pop diva, first studio album since 2002 was 2017's Now (6) |
| NICKIMINAJ | Female rapper whose first studio album Pink Friday was certified triple Platinum: 2 wds. |
| SONY | Current owner of MGM's first studios |
| DIANA | With 69-Across, Motown legend who's releasing her first studio album in 15 years on Sept. 10; its title is the title of this puzzle, and our theme entries are five of her hits (with their years and Bi |
| WAFD | Nationalist party in Egypt, founded in 1918 and dissolved in 1953 (4) |
| JAMESJOYCE | The first part of his Ulysses was published in 1918 |
| ELMOLINCOLN | First film Tarzan, in 1918 |
| AIRMAIL | Its first stamps were issued in 1918 |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Country established in 1918 that began to disintegrate in 1991 |
| EXILES | James Joyce play first published in 1918 (6) |
| AISNE | River in N France that was scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 (5) |
