tobyMac
Tonight
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

It’s been 10 years since dc Talk decided to take a break. But that’s hardly slowed rapper/singer tobyMac, whose fourth …

Sade
Soldier of Love
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Reggae

After a 10-year absence, Sade returns with another album full of smoldering, sophisticated and sad songs about love found … …

Lil Wayne
Rebirth
Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Lil Wayne follows up his triple-platinum 2008 effort Tha Carter III with a rock album full of bombast, electric guitars …

Nick Jonas & The Administration
Who I Am
Pop, R&B, Rock

Nick Jonas’ debut solo outing flits from rock to pop to R&B. But while the sonic spectrum he traverses is …

Ke$ha
Animal
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

With her aptly named debut album, Animal, Ke$ha’s on top of the music world. What put her there? Her primal …

Alicia Keys
The Element of Freedom
Pop, R&B

Alicia’s fourth studio album brims with determination when it comes to finding love. Sometimes, though, she gives away everything before …

OneRepublic
Waking Up
Pop, Rock

From Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2007, came a song that, by way of Timbaland, became Top 40 radio’s biggest hit …

Adam Lambert
For Your Entertainment
Pop, Rock

If American Idol didn’t make Adam Lambert a household name. His S&M-infused performance at the American Music Awards did. So …

Lady Gaga
The Fame Monster
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

After cutting her teeth in NYC nightclubs, the now superstar Lady Gaga is trying to “out Madonna” Madonna on the …

Susan Boyle
I Dreamed a Dream
Christian/Gospel, Pop

Scottish singing phenomenon Susan Boyle parlays massive YouTube exposure into one of the biggest music stories of 2009 with her …

Rihanna
Rated R
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Rihanna blends rage, sex and profanity on a disc that bears a title honestly indicative of its deliberately edgy, angry …

Leona Lewis
Echo
Pop, R&B

There was a lot to like about Leona Lewis’ first album, Spirit, in 2007. Does her second studio album, Echo, …

John Mayer
Battle Studies
Folk, Pop, R&B, Rock

You never know what’s going to come out of John Mayer’s mouth next—when he’s talking or singing. So we were …

Kris Allen
Kris Allen
Pop, Rock

American Idol’s Season 8 champ debuts with a mostly positive (but a little underwhelming) collection of love songs that more …

Justin Bieber
My World
Pop

On the surface, this teen’s sugary pop seems almost Disney-esque. But a closer listen suggests that the 15-year-old Web sensation …