MercyMe
Welcome to the New
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

MercyMe’s New effort brims with spiritual vitality and theological potency as it repeatedly reminds us that the Good News of …

Shakira
Shakira
Pop

Shakira’s prominent spot on The Voice’s judging panel has surely broadened her musical audience. So what kind of dance steps …

Skrillex
Recess
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno

EDM maestro Skrillex has finally added more words to his latest pulsating, rave-ready, synthesizers-gone-wild effort. Unfortunately, a lot of them …

Foster the People
Supermodel
Alternative, Pop, Rock

The guys behind 2011’s dreamily disturbing hit “Pumped Up Kicks” are back with a second album, one that’s significantly more …

Lea Michele
Louder
Pop

This Glee star’s debut solo album comes less than a year after boyfriend Cory Monteith’s tragic drug overdose.

Pharrell Williams
G I R L
Pop, R&B

Pharrell Williams tells us on one song, “Half of me is good, the other half is nasty.” But the balance …

The Fray
Helios
Alternative, Rock

The Fray’s fourth effort delivers another dose of earnest, anthemic alt-rock. But it (mostly) trades the band’s trademark melancholy for …

Beck
Morning Phase
Alternative, Folk, Rock

Beck’s reflective, Grammy-winning Morning Phase walks a paradoxical tightrope between melancholic despair and hopeful determination.

Little Mix
Salute
Pop, R&B

The British girl band Little Mix continues to mimic One Direction’s every move—from deluging fans with massive amounts of new …

Eric Church
The Outsiders
Country, Rock

Eric Church recently said, “There’s good music. There’s bad music.” And he knows how to make both kinds.

Jennifer Nettles
That Girl
Country

Sugarland’s leading lady makes her solo debut with an album that sets the band’s big, polished, arena-ready songs on the …

Switchfoot
Fading West
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

Switchfoot’s ninth album, Fading West, also serves as an upbeat soundtrack to the band’s new surfing film. Along the way, …

Justin Bieber
“Journals”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Justin Bieber has been releasing a new track every Monday for the last couple of months. Journals collects those melancholy …

Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Pop, R&B

Queen Bey shocked everyone with the surprise release of her fifth album. Will she shock us, too, with what she …

Britney Spears
Britney Jean
Pop

Britney says her eighth album is her most personal. So just how personally do you want to get to know …