Cage the Elephant
Thank You Happy Birthday
Alternative, Punk, Rock

The Bowling Green, Ky., indie act Cage the Elephant has officially hit the big top. So we wanted to know …

Keri Hilson
No Boys Allowed
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Keri Hilson says her latest is both a gift from God and a call to female empowerment. So we wanted …

Crystal Bowersox
Farmer’s Daughter
Pop, Rock

Bowersox, the little singer with the big voice, had to settle for runner-up status on 2010’s American Idol. Her subsequent …

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
III/IV
Alternative, Country, Rock

After quitting the group and taking a sabbatical from touring, Ryan Adams returns to help The Cardinals put out an …

Natasha Bedingfield
Strip Me
Pop

Natasha Bedingfield is back with another pocketful of sunshiny tunes. So what’s the deal with that suggestive title?

Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday
Rap/Hip-Hop

Hip-hop’s newest queen fancies herself to be some kind of rap Barbie doll. But what comes out of her mouth …

Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Kanye’s first album after his tangle with Taylor Swift is a jarring blend of self-flagellation and egotistical self-exaltation, served on …

My Chemical Romance
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
Punk, Rock

When last we heard from emo’s most gothic band, it was on 2006’s earnest concept album about a man dying …

Keith Urban
Get Closer
Country

Aussie crooner Keith Urban serves up yet another absolutely unabashed, unapologetic, positively gooey endorsement of lifelong love.

Rihanna
Loud
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Rihanna has ditched the rage she vented in 2009’s Rated R. We’re almost afraid to find out what she’s replaced …

Rascal Flatts
Nothing Like This
Country

The title of Rascal Flatts’ latest might suggest that this country trio’s all set to offer up something new and …

Cee Lo Green
The Lady Killer
Pop, R&B

Cee Lo Green’s solo effort features a profane single that grabbed lots of headlines. But that’s just one of the …

Jason Aldean
My Kinda Party
Country

Jason Aldean mixes equal measures of Southern sweet tea and Southern Comfort.

Taylor Swift
Speak Now
Country, Pop, Rock

Navigating the treacherous path between teen stardom and young adulthood, Taylor Swift has become oh-so-fond of penning pensive missives, then …

Kings of Leon
Come Around Sundown
Rock

The Followills return with their fifth album, a deep-fried, Southern rock effort many are saying will officially coronate them as …