Twenty One Pilots
Blurryface
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

The two guys from Ohio known as Twenty One Pilots defy easy categorization as they amalgamate pop, rap, punk, rock, …

Various/Soundtrack
Pitch Perfect 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Country, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soundtracks

Anna Kendrick and the Barden Bellas are back for another a cappella singing competition … with “prizes” getting handed out …

Chris Stapleton
Traveller
Country

To fall back on a biblical analogy that Jesus used in Matthew 13, the wheat and the tares grow side …

Mumford & Sons
Wilder Mind
Rock

Marcus Mumford and Co. put away the banjos and turn up the electricity … which doesn’t actually help shine much …

Zac Brown Band
Jekyll + Hyde
Country, Pop

Zac Brown does a Taylor Swift crossover move, blending chicken pickin’ with pop, rock and even EDM. What he’s singing …

Halestorm
Into the Wild Life
Rock

The third hard-rocking effort from Lizzy Hale and Co. jarringly fuses positive messages of empowerment with toxic rebellion.

Sufjan Stevens
Carrie & Lowell
Alternative, Folk

Sufjan Stevens offers a raw and beautiful reflection on his estranged mother’s passing and the intense influence she still exerts …

AWOLNATION
Run
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

The second album from this Venice, Calif., electronic rock band sails right past the dock of easy classification … both …

Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
Rap/Hip-Hop

Kendrick Lamar’s third album propels him into the mainstream with a uniquely raw exploration of racism, class warfare, celebrity excess …

Madonna
Rebel Heart
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

“Once again, I’m defying the convention that you can’t be both” spiritual and sexual, says the Material Girl about her …

Kelly Clarkson
Piece by Piece
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rock

Whether she’s evoking pop, rock, R&B or EDM stylings, Kelly Clarkson’s self-confidence-meets-spitfire-spirit remains more than evident on her seventh studio …

RED
Of Beauty and Rage
Metal, Rock

Christian metallers RED return with a dramatic, boundary-pushing concept album about the “dichotomy of good and evil.”

Mat Kearney
Just Kids
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Mat Kearney’s fifth album offers a polished amalgamation of pop and rap as he gratefully ponders his past and the …

Imagine Dragons
Smoke + Mirrors
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Imagine Dragons’ sophomore effort bleeds with earnest, angst-ridden spiritual longing. A longing for what? Light.

Drake
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Rap/Hip-Hop

Drake offers up an unintentional case study in the idea of a God-shaped vacuum in our souls—by trying to fill …