Bruno Mars
24K Magic
Pop, R&B

Bruno Mars hopes to hit gold with an increasingly retro R&B sound. But if his style has evolved, his one-track-mind …

Bon Jovi
This House Is Not for Sale
Rock

Thirty years after conquering the music world, Jon Bon Jovi and his band are somehow still topping the charts with …

Tove Lo
Lady Wood
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The second album from this Swedish singer is long on the hedonistic pursuit of pleasure but short on finding joy …

Avenged Sevenfold
The Stage
Metal

Life and death, heaven and hell, salvation and damnation, spirituality and naturalism and … Neal deGrasse Tyson? It’s all on …

Lady Gaga
Joanne
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

Lady Gaga is inching past hedonism for hedonism’s sake, trading her outrageous antics something more substantive … if still reckless …

Green Day
Revolution Radio
Punk, Rock

Revolution Radio isn’t perfect. But it represents a revolution for Green Day: It’s perhaps the most upbeat album these punk …

OneRepublic
Oh My My
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

OneRepublic’s latest offers an upbeat, optimistic perspective, with just enough grittiness to keep anyone from accusing the band of being …

Mac Miller
The Divine Feminine
Alternative, Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Mac Miller’s more famous girlfriend, Ariana Grande, didn’t want to dish details about him to Ellen DeGeneres. Miller has no …

Shawn Mendes
Illuminate
Pop

Shaun Mendes often sounds like a bluesy old soul here, spinning stories of love, sex and breakups that belie the …

Jason Aldean
They Don’t Know
Country

Jason Aldean tips his hat to the work ethic and dignity of his country constituency in flyover country. Most of …

Florida Georgia Line
Dig Your Roots
Country

Praiseworthy shout-outs to God, marriage, family and church compete with more problematic content on this rising country band’s latest effort.

Britney Spears
Glory
Pop

Britney Spears recently told comedian James Corden that she’s not very interested in men or physical intimacy anymore. Her ninth …

Frank Ocean
Blonde
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Frank Ocean’s second studio effort blurs the lines between musical genres … and between vacuous hedonism and earnest yearning.

Skillet
Unleashed
Metal, Rock

Skillet’s melodic-but-ferocious-as-ever tenth effort, Unleashed, is a testament to the band’s faithful, hard-rocking focus on God’s redemptive love.

Various/Soundtrack
Suicide Squad: The Album
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

The movie Suicide Squad has big problems. Its No. 1 soundtrack has even more.