Adele’s sophomore neo-soul effort pulls no punches when it comes to mournful, melancholy and wince-inducing recollections of love lost and …
Channeling Madonna circa 1989, Lady Gaga’s latest chart-topping dance hit takes “I’m OK, you’re OK” to a whole new level.
The lead single from Avril Lavigne’s latest album (her first since her divorce) exudes a breezy, devil-may-care recklessness. But not …
Borrowing its title from C.S. Lewis, RED’s third album ponders weighty questions about what it takes to shed shame and …
This Irish band’s first album since 2009’s breakthrough hit “Breakeven” is melodic and ear-catching. It’s also as melancholy as the …
The Bowling Green, Ky., indie act Cage the Elephant has officially hit the big top. So we wanted to know …
Keri Hilson says her latest is both a gift from God and a call to female empowerment. So we wanted …
Bowersox, the little singer with the big voice, had to settle for runner-up status on 2010’s American Idol. Her subsequent …
After quitting the group and taking a sabbatical from touring, Ryan Adams returns to help The Cardinals put out an …
Natasha Bedingfield is back with another pocketful of sunshiny tunes. So what’s the deal with that suggestive title?
Hip-hop’s newest queen fancies herself to be some kind of rap Barbie doll. But what comes out of her mouth …
Kanye’s first album after his tangle with Taylor Swift is a jarring blend of self-flagellation and egotistical self-exaltation, served on …
When last we heard from emo’s most gothic band, it was on 2006’s earnest concept album about a man dying …
Aussie crooner Keith Urban serves up yet another absolutely unabashed, unapologetic, positively gooey endorsement of lifelong love.
Rihanna has ditched the rage she vented in 2009’s Rated R. We’re almost afraid to find out what she’s replaced …