tobyMac
Eye on It
Christian/Gospel, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

tobyMac’s idea of a mid-life crisis consists of seizing the prevailing musical trends of the day and reshaping them according …

Alanis Morissette
Havoc and Bright Lights
Pop

Marriage? Motherhood? Happiness? Alanis, is that you?

Owl City
The Midsummer Station
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Rolling Stone calls Minnesota synth-pop maestro Adam Young “menacing.” We call him a near miracle.

Rick Ross
God Forgives, I Don’t
Rap/Hip-Hop

Rapper Rick Ross admires God’s honorable, forgiving character. But he has no intention of imitating it.

Nas
Life Is Good
Rap/Hip-Hop

Divorce and single parenthood aren’t topics that turn up in rap very often. They do on Nas’ latest effort … …

P.O.D.
Murdered Love
Metal, Punk, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

P.O.D. still shouts out a wake-up call to unchurched fans of passionate, pile driver rock. But some of those shouts …

Zac Brown Band
Uncaged
Country

If country music is a garden full of beauty and sustenance, then somebody really does need to weed between the …

Chris Brown
Fortune
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Chris Brown says his fifth record, Fortune, showcases “growth and positivity.” And by growth and positivity, he really means demeaning …

Maroon 5
Overexposed
Pop

Maroon 5’s latest showcases the many bad ways a relationship can go bad.

Linkin Park
Living Things
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Linkin Park’s fifth album pulsates with raw emotional energy as the band’s mood alternates wildly between relinquishment and rage.

Justin Bieber
Believe
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Justin Bieber may not be making his transition to more adult material quite as quickly or quite as brazenly as, …

Usher
Looking 4 Myself
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

Usher occasionally reveals his vulnerable side on his seventh album, Looking 4 Myself. More often, though, he reveals his carnal …

fun.
“Some Nights”
Pop

Murky musings on fun.’s second big hit hint at ambivalence, cynicism and rebellion. But you’d be hard pressed to pin …

John Mayer
Born and Raised
Country, Folk, Pop

Singer/songwriter John Mayer has been doing some serious thinking about his life, it seems. And there’s something like redemption on …

Adam Lambert
Trespassing
Pop

Former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert says he doesn’t want to be branded by bigots. But he slaps a whole …