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 …

B.o.B
Strange Clouds
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

B.o.B’s sophomore effort dabbles in nasty hip-hop clichés even as it fuses them with infectious pop hooks and guest contributions …

Carrie Underwood
Blown Away
Country

Carrie Underwood says her fans love her revenge songs. So she’s stuck two of them right at the front of …

Jason Mraz
Love Is a Four Letter Word
Pop

Has feel-good acoustic crooner Jason Mraz grown so embittered by love that he’s now comparing it to profanity?

Thousand Foot Krutch
The End Is Where We Begin
Alternative, Metal, Rock

You’ll see that this veteran Canadian modern rock outfit’s music is drenched with references to the band’s Christian faith … …

Alabama Shakes
Boys & Girls
Alternative, Rock

The bluesy, incendiary debut of this Alabama-based roots-rock band seethes with equal parts world-weary wisdom and an earnest, innocent and …

Demon Hunter
True Defiance
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Metal

Ten years later, Demon Hunter is still snarling and growling out a Gospel-inspired message, aiming it squarely at its infernal …

Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded throws the gauntlet down and then puts a bullet through it. This is Nicki Minaj’s big …

Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded throws the gauntlet down and then puts a bullet through it. This is Nicki Minaj’s big …

Of Monsters and Men
My Head Is an Animal
Alternative, Folk, Rock

Two years ago this alternative folk-rock outfit won Iceland’s national battle of the bands contest. Now they’re the biggest musical …

The Lumineers
The Lumineers
Alternative, Folk, Rock

In some ways, The Lumineers are marching to Mumford & Sons’ massively popular folk rock drumbeat. In other ways, this …