What You're Missing If You're Not Watching Empire

Fox had a small foray into original music with Glee, but since Empire isn't built on covers, new songs feel a lot more at home here. In addition to being played by budding young artists, several of the main characters are musicians, so people aren't just breaking into song for no real reason every 10 minutes. The premiere started out strong, and the music has been steadily improving by the episode. You'll actually want to listen to the music when you're not watching the show, and you can start with "Good Enough," sung by Jussie Smollett.