Rachel Platten
Wildfire
Pop

Rachel Platten’s 2015 hit “Fight Song” was one of Plugged In’s favorite tunes last year—which raises the stakes for the …

Prince
HITnRUN: Phase One/Phase Two
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Punk, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Prince’s final two albums find him as enchanted with sensuality as he was when his controversial career began nearly four …

Troye Sivan
Blue Neighbourhood
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The lyrics dispel any ambiguity about who it is Troye Sivan finds affection for.

Coldplay
A Head Full of Dreams
Alternative, Pop, Rock

One reviewer wrote, “A Head Full Of Dreams comes off like that one friend of yours who’s so positive you …

Adele
25
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop

Adele’s record-breaking, tear-jerking third album majors in mournful melancholy as she once again unpacks her disastrous romantic baggage.

One Direction
Made in the A.M.
Pop, Rock

Throughout this band’s meteoric rise (and fall), you never have to wait long before sweetness gets sullied by reckless sexual …

Justin Bieber
Purpose
EDM/Electronica/Techno, R&B

Justin Bieber is at least trying to grow up—even if he’d be the first to say (and we’d have to …

Carrie Underwood
Storyteller
Country

Why is this happily married wife, mother and country icon telling tales of crime, murder and rebellious renegades? Read on.

5 Seconds of Summer
Sounds Good Feels Good
Pop, Punk, Rock

This stuff is at least less spotty than the Mrs. Robinson-like fantasies 5 Seconds of Summer was indulging just a …

Demi Lovato
Confident
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Demi Lovato is brimming with self-confidence these days. Sometimes that’s a good thing … and sometimes it’s not.

Pentatonix
Pentatonix
Pop, R&B

The first original album from the popular a cappella act Pentatonix blends inspirational messages with … less than inspirational ones.

Stryper
Fallen
Christian/Gospel, Metal, Rock

Three decades after launching its yellow-and-black attack, Stryper returns with another faith-fueled assault on spiritual darkness.

Selena Gomez
Revival
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

Selena Gomez “felt it was time to transition to a more adult artist,” says Interscope Records. Which is, of course, …

Drake & Future
What a Time to Be Alive
Rap/Hip-Hop

Drake and Future just keep on feeding their insatiable appetite for self-destruction, unconcerned that it’s a bottomless spiritual pit.

Lana Del Rey
Honeymoon
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Leave it to noir diva Lana Del Rey to take one of life’s most joyous moments—a honeymoon—and drain the brightness …