Dream Theater’s 14th dose of prog-metal virtuosity ponders profound questions and mostly proffers positive answers.
After a desperate season, Avril Lavigne’s latest finds her reaching out to God … and spending time in bed with …
Nearly every song on Ariana Grande’s second album in six months is explicit, in both language and content.
The Backstreet Boys’ chart-topping comeback album bounces between love and lust, maturity and immaturity.
Switchfoot returns with a powerful reminder of how love and forgiveness overcome division and distrust.
Maggie Rogers’ owes her big break to Pharrell Williams. But her voice makes it obvious why she got noticed.
This rising rapper has a hard backstory packed with some poignant lessons … and wall-to-wall explicit content.
For all that Meek Mill gets right, his latest explicit effort still very much warrants the Parental Advisory sticker on …
Growing up, and breaking up, can both be hard to do—lessons Alessia Cara sings about on her sophomore effort.
Mumford & Sons’ latest, by the band’s own admission, deals with the “four Ds”: death, divorce, drugs and depression.
Michael Bublé’s first new music since his son was diagnosed with cancer bubbles over with love and affection.
Imagine Dragons returns with another paradox-filled journey through the messy intersection of grief and hope.
Kane Brown’s sound pushes country’s sonic boundaries. His messages? A more familiar mix of positive and problematic.
The debut album from these four Zeppelin disciples dabbles in sensuality but more frequently ponders philosophical questions.
The latest from Twenty One Pilots once again explores the in-between spaces between determination and despair.














