Contributor: Adam R. Holz

Kings of Leon’s latest includes one provocatively positive lyric amid an otherwise edgy narrative about two volatile characters.

When the Bough Breaks paints a nasty, bloody, worst-case-scenario picture of what can (theoretically) happen when using a surrogate to have a baby goes really, really wrong.

Jason Aldean tips his hat to the work ethic and dignity of his country constituency in flyover country. Most of the time, though, he’s just drinking.

Lady Gaga’s latest offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of rushing too quickly into a relationship that ultimately proves to be a counterfeit.

Rebecca Black, of “Friday” fame circa 2011, is back with her attempt to redeem one of the most-mocked moments of the internet age.

Morgan is a provocative, speculative, gruesome sci-fi thriller by first-time director Luke Scott, the son of the film’s famous producer, Ridley Scott. And the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.

Greater treads off the beaten sports-movie path into deeper philosophical and spiritual questions. And it refuses to give a pat answer to why very bad things happen to very good people.

Britney Spears recently told comedian James Corden that she’s not very interested in men or physical intimacy anymore. Her ninth album suggests otherwise.

Praiseworthy shout-outs to God, marriage, family and church compete with more problematic content on this rising country band’s latest effort.

Frank Ocean’s second studio effort blurs the lines between musical genres … and between vacuous hedonism and earnest yearning.

War Dogs is a profane cautionary tale about what happens when greed and cleverness inevitably undermine integrity in the pursuit of lots of money.

It’s been eight years since we last heard from Metallica. And that span hasn’t brightened this iconic thrash band’s outlook on the future.

The movie Suicide Squad has big problems. Its No. 1 soundtrack has even more.

Skillet’s melodic-but-ferocious-as-ever tenth effort, Unleashed, is a testament to the band’s faithful, hard-rocking focus on God’s redemptive love.

This effort from Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott could hardly be more focused on Jesus if it tried.