Bruno Mars
Finesse (Remix)
Pop, R&B

Bruno Mars and Cardi B hop on the hit train with a ‘90s-esque earworm that has problems we can’t “finesse” …

Charli XCX
POP 2
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Charli XCX’s latest mixtape chronicles the ups and downs of living life in the fast lane.

Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé
Perfect Duet
Pop

This remix yields an unlikely musical pairing, one that some might hear as a perfect remix of the original.

Taylor Swift
Reputation
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Once upon a time, Taylor Swift’s songs offered fans a relatively wholesome alternative to racier pop. Those days are over.

Maroon 5
Red Pill Blues
Pop, R&B, Rock

Maroon 5’s latest genre-blending effort draws thematic inspiration from a scene in The Matrix of all places.

Sam Smith
The Thrill of It All
Pop, R&B

Sam Smith’s haunting tenor plumbs the depths of despair as he sings confessionally about his failed same-sex relationships.

Kelly Clarkson
Meaning of Life
Pop, R&B

Kelly Clarkson’s latest effort finds her getting in touch—by her own admission—with her inner Aretha Franklin.

Selena Gomez & Marshmello
Wolves
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Selena Gomez’s latest tells the story of a young woman haunted by the intoxicating memories of intimacy she hasn’t found …

Bebe Rexha
Meant To Be
Country, Pop

Bebe Rexha teams up with Florida Georgia Line in a country song about waiting to see if something is “Meant …

Taylor Swift
Gorgeous
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Taylor Swift continues to drift toward the kind of airy, hedonistic vapidity that her younger self would have rejected.

P!nk
Beautiful Trauma
Pop

Beautiful Trauma is an apt title for P!nk’s seventh effort, an album that bounces wildly between hope and despair.

Demi Lovato
Tell Me You Love Me
Pop, R&B

Demi Lovato recently said her latest album is “more mature.” Is that a good thing?

Miley Cyrus
Younger Now
Country, Pop, Rock

On Younger Now, Miley reflects on mistakes and embraces positive possibilities. But she also reflects on other embraces that aren’t …

Lizzo
Truth Hurts
Pop

Catchy, yes. But a worthy message about loving yourself is buried in the song’s problems.

Sam Smith
Too Good at Goodbyes
Pop, R&B

Success hasn’t made Sam Smith less melancholy. But it has given him a bigger platform for his progressive perspective.