Cardi B & Bruno Mars
Please Me
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Cardi B and Bruno Mars’ sensual collaboration leaves little to the imagination.

Avril Lavigne
Dumb Blonde
Pop, Punk

Avril Lavigne’s raucous empowerment anthem blurs the boundary between self-confidence and rebellion.

Ariana Grande
thank u, next
Pop, R&B

Nearly every song on Ariana Grande’s second album in six months is explicit, in both language and content.

Meghan Trainor
Marry Me
Pop

Meghan Trainor’s latest track pays tender tribute to the man she loves and the matrimonial commitment they recently made.

The Chainsmokers and Five Seconds of Summer
Who Do You Love
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer join musical forces to tell a romantic tale of betrayal and bitterness.

Backstreet Boys
DNA
Pop

The Backstreet Boys’ chart-topping comeback album bounces between love and lust, maturity and immaturity.

Ariana Grande
7 rings
Pop

Ariana Grande’s latest bling-filled effort tries to convince listeners that money really can buy happiness.

Maggie Rogers
Heard It in a Past Life
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Pop

Maggie Rogers’ owes her big break to Pharrell Williams. But her voice makes it obvious why she got noticed.

Maren Morris
GIRL
Country, Pop

Maren Morris encourages women to accept themselves when they don’t feel perfect … in a song and a video that …

Chris Brown
Undecided
Pop, R&B

Chris Brown can’t quite bring himself to commit to the woman he’s already sleeping with in “Undecided.”

Ariana Grande
Imagine
Pop, R&B

Ariana’s back with another song about emotional and physical intimacy. But this time around, it’s not all about the latter.

Alessia Cara
The Pains of Growing
Pop

Growing up, and breaking up, can both be hard to do—lessons Alessia Cara sings about on her sophomore effort.

Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
Pop

Mark Ronson teams up with Miley Cyrus to offer a grim glimpse at a broken romance … and a broken …

Mumford & Sons
Delta
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Pop, Rock

Mumford & Sons’ latest, by the band’s own admission, deals with the “four Ds”: death, divorce, drugs and depression.

Imagine Dragons
Origins
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Pop, Rock

Imagine Dragons returns with another paradox-filled journey through the messy intersection of grief and hope.