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Lana Del Rey’s fourth album, Lust for Life, marks one of the most important moments of her career. In it, Lana takes a risk by presenting the world with a more mainstream version of herself, flirting with genres that were at their peak at the time, such as rap and pop, and bringing, for the first time, a series of collaborations with high-profile artists like The Weeknd.

Lyrically, the album shows Lana in full force: her melancholic signature remains intact, now illuminated by a new ... read more

What’s the point of studying for years, meticulously crafting a project, and still forgetting to put soul into your own art? Thankfully, that is not the case with Lux, Rosalía’s newest album. Not even close.

Here, the artist reaffirms something only a few can do with true ease: drawing from new musical sources without losing herself in the process. Rosalía experiments, expands, pushes boundaries without losing of her core identity. In Lux, she encounters the divine ... read more

After so much back-and-forth and musical indecision, Demi Lovato has finally returned to pop — though, let’s be honest, she never truly left. Her so-called “innovations” have always felt more like disguises to feed the ego of an inner persona than genuine artistic reinvention.

With It’s Not That Deep, Demi tries to ride the wave of carefree pop that’s been trending since the brat summer, and at first, it almost works. The singles are well-chosen, cohesive, ... read more

Taylor Swift’s weakest albums are always the ones that try too hard to subvert expectations (which, ironically, is exactly what we expect from the biggest artist of the century). And that’s precisely what happens with 'The Life of a Showgirl'.

Here, Taylor tries to sell the idea of a new era: lighter, happier, and supposedly a “return to her roots” alongside Max Martin and Shellback. But in practice, the album feels like a patchwork of recycled sounds, ... read more