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.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper team up for a soundtrack that’s beautiful and broken, hopeful and haunting in equal measure.
The third effort from this Christian duo finds them choosing joy, even in the midst of life’s dark moments.
After five years, Lil Wayne is back with another studio album. And it still has all the same problems.














