Lana Del Rey
NFR!
Alternative, Folk, Pop

Lana Del Rey returns with another ethereal effort that dangles between hope and despair, introspection and recklessness.

Taylor Swift
Lover
Pop

Taylor Swift’s seventh effort is sweet and sensual in equal measure.

Tori Kelly
Inspired by True Events
Pop

Tori Kelly’s third effort mines autobiographical details from her life on an album that’s light and heavy, personal and reflective.

Skillet
Victorious
Christian/Gospel, Metal, Rock

Skillet has tattooed themes of perseverance and determination across nearly every song on the aptly named Victorious.

NF
The Search
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

NF’s latest album brims with his trademark gritty authenticity as he clings to God amid deep mental health struggles.

Ed Sheeran
No. 6 Collaborations Project
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Ed Sheeran’s collaboration with many popular rappers pushes his sixth album in more problematic directions.

Chris Brown
Indigo
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Chris Brown insists Indigo is about “energy, love, light and happiness.” But it’s also about sex, profanity and materialism.

Lil Nas X
7 EP
Country, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Lil Nas X’s debut EP blends and blurs musical genres … as well positive and problematic messages.

Madonna
Madame X
Pop, R&B, Reggae

Madonna’s latest careens between yearning for change and embracing naughty behavior as only the Material Girl can do.

Jonas Brothers
Happiness Begins
Pop

Six years after breaking up, the Jonas Brothers return with an album that’s more mature in every sense of that …

Miley Cyrus
She Is Coming
Pop

After offering some positive signs in Younger Now, Miley returns to form.

Logic
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Rap/Hip-Hop

Logic’s chart-topping fifth album insightfully critiques some cultural problems even as it embraces common rap clichés.

Judah and the Lion
Pep Talks
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Pop, Rock

The latest effort from this eclectic Christian trio finds hope even in some of life’s hardest spots.

Vampire Weekend
Father of the Bride
Alternative, Folk, Rock

The latest effort from this indie rock trio mixes some positive messages among melancholy ones.

Pink
Hurts 2B Human
Pop, Rock

Pink’s latest is classic Pink—in both redemptive and frustrating ways.