'locket' is Madison Beer like never before: raw, honest, and intimate, exploring love, heartbreak, desire, and the emotions we all carry.

'Let God Sort Em Out' is a testament to the power of saying less and meaning more.

On 'MUTT', Leon Thomas steps fully into the light, revealing an artist whose voice, vision, and restraint feel intentional.

Tyler, The Creator has built his career on stark, dominating control and confrontation, but CHROMAKOPIA feels like the an ascendance of his humanity.

This isn't a reinvention, it's a re-establishment of an A-list artist in a musical domain that she reigns superior over.

Here are our favorite albums of this year - the ones that kept us repeatedly hitting play and soundtracked 2025.

With her sophomore album, 'THINK LATER', Tate McRae proved she was undoubtedly here to stay.

5 Seconds of Summer return with 'EVERYONE’S A STAR!', a bold, high-voltage album exploring the seduction of fame, the ache of anonymity, and the fragile search for connection.

Alessi Rose turns heartbreak, chaos, and male missteps into bold, witty pop brilliance on Voyeur (Deluxe).

Del Water Gap's 'Chasing the Chimera' explores desire, humanity, and reverie in a world full of illusions of hope.

'It’s Not That Deep' feels like the album Demi Lovato has been waiting her entire career to make.

Taylor Acorn’s 'Poster Child' is a fearless pop-punk journey through toxic love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. With razor-sharp lyrics, cathartic melodies, and raw vulnerability, Acorn turns emotional chaos into a powerful soundtrack for anyone navigating love, loss, and personal growth.

Lily Kincade’s debut album 'Cinematic' is exactly what its name suggests: a vivid, emotionally charged feature film in sonic form.

'Til Every Petal Drops' isn’t just Daya's return, but rather proof of her reinvention. Nearly a decade later, Daya isn’t just back, she’s blooming on her own terms.

Cafuné’s sophomore album 'Bite Reality' is a luminous exploration of existence in an age where living and proving life often blur.

‘Man's Best Friend’ is Sabrina Carpenter’s arsenal of euphemistic claw-scratching at love lost.

Reneé Rapp's 'BITE ME' is an end-of-summer scorcher - a feral hot girl tantrum that commands attention.

Alessi Rose’s 'Voyeur' is a fearless debut—turning doomed crushes, girlish delusion, and emotional whiplash into glossy, gut-punch pop-rock anthems for the romantically reckless.

Facing fatherhood, self-doubt, and a shifting sense of purpose, 5SOS's Michael Clifford channels it all into Sidequest, his solo debut released July 25 on Hopeless Records.

With their debut album 'Something of Wonder,' World’s First Cinema pave the way as sonic architects and cinematic visionaries.