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  • Avicii 'Stories' Album Review: Junk Mail

    Avicii expanded his musical palate on Stories. He helped change the pop conscious in 2013 by fusing EDM and country (though Rednex "Cotton Eye Joe" was a pioneer). Now he continues that trend with tracks like "City Lights" and "Broken Arrows," but also builds on that with more hip-hop, reggae and disco influenced songs. There are definite future hits in here that will join "Waiting For Love" on the radio, but as an album it can get a little messy and was slightly top-heavy.

  • Fetty Wap, 'Fetty Wap' Album Review: Junk Mail

    Fetty Wap is a proven hitmaker, but it seems as though he kept it in his comfort zone for his debut album. If you've heard him on the radio at all (and you have), then you've basically heard all of this album. Wap needs to prove that he can break outside of that box if he wants to maintain relevancy a la the rap greats. Otherwise, he'll be the next to check into the "Holidae Inn" in the sky.

  • Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Album Review: Junk Mail

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Ryan Middleton, Johny Blue and Lindsay Haddox chat about Lana Del Rey' new album, Honeymoon.

  • Beyonce, Naughty Bow, Arrow Benjamin 'Runnin (Lose It All)' Review

    Earlier this week, Naughty Boy teased the release of his big Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin collaboration "Runnin' (Lose It All)," and the BeyHive effectively lost its mind. Now, the full version of the song has arrived online along with a dreamy music video and as should have been expected, it's a stunning new release.

  • Junk Mail: The Libertines 'Anthems for Doomed Youth' Album Review

    The Libertines brought that familiar blend in to Anthems for Doomed Youth, doing what they did best just doing it 11 years later. This album felt like magnificent continuity in to what Up the Bracket and The Libertines established all those years ago. While age may have not been the best remedy for Barat and Doherty's vocals, their chemistry is still palpable and just there's nothing better out there. Will this be remembered as a classic like The Libertines? Probably not. But we're damn lucky to have this album.

  • Junk Mail: The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' Album Review

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Ryan Middleton, Johny Blue and Lindsay Haddox chat about The Weeknd's new album, Beauty Behind the Madness.

  • Junk Mail: Luke Bryan 'Kill the Lights' Album Review

    Time to "Kick the Dust Up," turn it up, up, etc. We're here to review Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights. Bryan is arguably the biggest name in mainstream country right now, and he's carrying the torch of what some like to call "bro country." On this, his fifth studio album, Bryan does what he does best: he brings heavy basslines, big drums and a voice heavily rooted in a Southern accent to songs about finding love and partying in cornfields.

  • Did Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill Break Up?

    Have Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill called it quits? In the midst of the Dreams Worth More Than Money rapper's feud with Minaj's Young Money associate Drake, new rumors are circulating that the lovebirds have actually called it quits.

  • Beyonce May Join Mary J Blige, Queen Latifah in NBC's 'The Wiz'

    NBC's live production of The Wiz could get a huge star added to the bill. Days after Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah were confirmed for the cast, today (July 30), rumors hit hard that none other than Beyoncé could be taking on one of the play's big roles.

  • One Direction Stomp on Naughty Boy Pinata in Concert

    Everything seems to be good between One Direction and its former bandmate Zayn Malik now, but things are not OK between the boy band and Malik's (former?) producer Naughty Boy. During an On The Road Again Tour stop in Kansas City last night (July 28), 1D members Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson stomped on a piñata with the likeness of Naughty Boy.

  • Junk Mail: Prince Royce 'Double Vision' Album Review

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Yasmin Merchant, Ryan Middleton and Armon Sadler chat about Prince Royce's new album, Double Vision.
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