Bon Jovi
“Because We Can”
Pop, Rock

Bon Jovi returns with a feel-good ode to the relational power of positive thinking … accompanied by a trio of …

Bruno Mars
Unorthodox Jukebox
Pop, R&B, Reggae

Bruno Mars employs his considerable vocal prowess in the service of songs that are so primally sexual that even Rolling …

Lifehouse
Almería
Alternative, Pop, Rock

California alt-rockers Lifehouse return with a tweaked sound … and the same earnest, upbeat message.

Taylor Swift
“I Knew You Were Trouble”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Good girl Taylor Swift falls for a bad boy on “I Knew You Were Trouble.” Does she finally learn her …

Phillip Phillips
The World From the Side of the Moon
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

American Idol’s 2012 champion strums his way through a moody, lyrically dense but mostly optimistic debut effort that fans of …

Rihanna
Unapologetic
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Rihanna doesn’t show any signs of submitting to anyone else’s idea of who she should be—or who she should be …

will.i.am
“Scream & Shout”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The latest effort from Black Eyed Peas frontman and synth maestro will.i.am features hypnotic beats, a shout-out to club life …

Justin Bieber
“Beauty and a Beat”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Justin Bieber delivers his vision of what, exactly, the good life really consists of: a beauty and a beat.

Christina Aguilera
Lotus
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Lotus is supposed to be about fresh “new beginnings.” But there’s quite a lot of “nasty endings” here too.

One Direction
Take Me Home
Pop

This Irish/British boy band is headed in only one direction: the wrong one.

P!nk
“Try”
Pop, Rock

Things haven’t gone well in P!nk’s latest troubled romance. But she’s determined to keep trying. Is that a good thing …

Taylor Swift
Red
Country, Pop

The late Robert Palmer penned a lyric back in the ’80s that pretty much sums up Taylor Swift’s effort on …

Bridgit Mendler
Hello My Name Is …
Pop

Disney’s latest actress/singer starlet (this one from Good Luck Charlie) makes her musical bow. So should we write another review, …

Kelly Clarkson
“Catch My Breath”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Ten years ago, Kelly Clarkson emerged as the champion on the first season of American Idol. Five albums and many …

Ellie Goulding
Halcyon
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The album that follows on the heels of Ellie Goulding’s huge hit “Lights” is actually considerably darker than that.