Jason Castro
Jason Castro
Pop

Easygoing Jason Castro has taken his sweet time crafting his debut since finishing No. 3 on Season 7 of American …

B.o.B
“Airplanes”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Paramore’s Hayley Williams joins rapper B.o.B to wistfully hope that “Airplanes” might take them back to simpler times. Will listeners …

Amy Grant
Somewhere Down the Road
Christian/Gospel, Pop

Amy Grant’s latest studio album returns to her CCM roots and offers easy-on-the-ears encouragement for those traveling life’s rocky roads.

Christina Aguilera
“Not Myself Tonight”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Christina Aguilera says her new track shows how zealous she is in supporting female empowerment and free sexual expression. You …

Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber
“Eenie Meenie”
Pop, R&B

Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston vie for the attention of the same girl in a song and video that unintentionally …

Justin Bieber
My World 2.0
Pop, R&B

Months after his debut EP made him an instant teen-pop idol, Justin Bieber returns with a full-length disc that suggests …

Gorillaz
Plastic Beach
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

They’ve performed “live” as holograms on stage with Madonna and enjoyed worldwide success as a “virtual band.” Now Gorillaz returns …

Travie McCoy
“Billionaire”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy wants to be a “Billionaire.” And his first solo hit brainstorms all the ways …

Lifehouse
Smoke & Mirrors
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Lifehouse burst onto the scene with a loud clang in 2001, but subsequent releases have been more mellow—and haven’t sold …

Bret Michaels
“Nothing to Lose”
Country, Pop, Rock

What happens when Poison’s frontman invites Disney superstar Miley Cyrus to join him on a song about two people taking …

Taio Cruz
“Break Your Heart”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

In his first chart-topping U.S. track, English R&B crooner Taio Cruz makes no bones about his self-serving ways. And in …

Sade
Soldier of Love
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Reggae

After a 10-year absence, Sade returns with another album full of smoldering, sophisticated and sad songs about love found … …

tobyMac
Tonight
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

It’s been 10 years since dc Talk decided to take a break. But that’s hardly slowed rapper/singer tobyMac, whose fourth …

Nick Jonas & The Administration
Who I Am
Pop, R&B, Rock

Nick Jonas’ debut solo outing flits from rock to pop to R&B. But while the sonic spectrum he traverses is …

B.o.B
“Nothin’ on You”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Atlanta newcomer Bobby Ray Simmons—better known as B.o.B—claims the right woman has inspired him to leave his skirt-chasing ways behind. …