Foo Fighters
Sonic Highways
Rock

Foo Fighters offer up an ambitious concept album that pays tribute to America’s musical history—while sounding a whole lot like …

Taylor Swift
1989
Pop

“Haters gonna hate, hate, hate,” sings Ms. Swift. And, yeah, we’ll probably end up in that column for our review …

Sam Hunt
Montevallo
Country

In some ways, Sam Hunt’s country debut sounds new and different. In other ways, though, not so much.

Slipknot
.5: The Gray Chapter
Metal

The first new album from Slipknot in six years broods and churns and rants in metallic mourning for the loss …

Hozier
Hozier
Alternative, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Rock

When Irish newcomer Andrew Hozier-Byrne sings, “Take Me to Church,” you may want to know what kind of worship service …

Jason Aldean
Old Boots, New Dirt
Country

A No. 1 album. A sold-out tour. And a star that just keeps rising. Billboard magazine didn’t label country rocker …

Blake Shelton
Bringing Back the Sunshine
Country

Prayin’ and drinkin’, lovin’ and leavin’. It’s all there on The Voice judge Blake Shelton’s chart-topping ode to all things …

For King & Country
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
Pop, Rock

Rebecca St. James’ “little” brothers are now stepping to the front of the mainstream stage with their polished pop-rock, faith-filled …

U2
Songs of Innocence
Rock

Bono and the boys surprised pretty much everyone by turning up at the 2014 Apple conference and offering up their …

Meghan Trainor
Title
Pop

UPDATED REVIEW: Meghan Trainor was one of the breakout stars of 2014. Now she’s transformed her four-song EP into a …

Lecrae
Anomaly
Rap/Hip-Hop

Lecrae is truly an anomaly in the rap world. He pulls no punches as he spits rhymes about brokenness, emptiness, …

Maroon 5
V
Pop, Rock

Maroon 5’s playboy frontman Adam Levine has got himself … all hitched up and married! So does his new matrimonial …

Ariana Grande
My Everything
Pop, R&B

Ariana Grande’s Nickelodeon days are in her rearview mirror now. So far back, in fact, that you can’t really see …

Anberlin
Lowborn
Alternative, Metal, Rock

Twelve years and seven albums later, Anberlin is somberly slipping off the musical stage.

5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer
Pop, Punk, Rock

The much-ballyhooed debut effort from this rockin’ Australian boy band badly blurs the lines between love and lust.