Post Malone and Swae Lee
Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

This chart-topping hit from the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse includes some content that isn’t kids’ stuff.

Tori Kelly
Hiding Place
Christian/Gospel, R&B

Questions and confessions, honesty and humility, faith and worship permeate Tori Kelly’s Gospel-infused second effort.

Ariana Grande
Sweetener
Pop, R&B

Anyone who listens to Sweetener will have to sift through some salt to get to the sugar.

Nicki Minaj
Queen
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Nicki Minaj’s latest effort, Queen, is enough to make those who listen feel royally exhausted.

Ariana Grande
God Is a Woman
Pop, R&B

Ariana Grande’s latest single suggests that a woman’s sexuality is worthy of worship.

Drake
Scorpion
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Scorpion is an apt title Drake’s fifth album: Anyone who listens can’t help but feel its sting.

The Carters
Everything Is Love
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Jay-Z and Beyoncé have some profound things to say about life and marriage here … and more than a few …

Christina Aguilera
Liberation
Pop, R&B

Christina Aguilera’s eighth studio effort is all about reinvention—in some good ways and some explicit ones.

Charlie Puth
Voicenotes
Pop, R&B

On Charlie Puth’s second effort, he can’t seem to decide if he’s more interested in being sweet or seductive.

Christina Aguilera
Accelerate
Pop, R&B

It’s been six years since we heard from Christina. But little has changed regarding her willingness to exploit her sensuality.

Shawn Mendes
Youth
Pop, R&B

Shawn Mendes joins forces with R&B singer Khalid to boldly declare a message of determination amid terror and tragedy.

Janelle Monáe
Dirty Computer
Pop, R&B

Janelle Monáe’s latest is a compelling, complicated case study in contradictions when it comes to love and freedom.

Post Malone
Beerbongs & Bentleys
Alternative, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

On Post Malone’s second effort, he does whatever he wants—though unbridled hedonism clearly isn’t making him happy.

Zayn
Let Me
Pop, R&B

The latest hit from this former One Direction singer begins lustily but takes a surprising turn toward commitment after that.

The Weeknd
Call Out My Name
R&B

The Weeknd’s latest melancholy and morose hit unpacks his raw emotions after a breakup.