Fleetwood Mac is celebrating 50 years as band with a sprawling 61-date date tour of North America. And, as has so often been the case in the band's tumultuous history, the undergoing isn't without a little drama. This time around, it comes from the conspicuous absence of Lindsay Buckingham. That could have been a fatal flaw, but he has been replaced with not one, but two iconic musicians. (Mike Cummings,...

After showcasing her huge voice and unique style on Fox's The Four, Zhavia Ward quickly inked a deal with Columbia Records. The transition from talent show standout to real-life artist can be rough, but the 17-year-old hasn't put a foot wrong. She made a splashy debut with a feature on Diplo, French Montana and Lil Pump's appropriately-titled "Welcome To The Party" and then landed streaming hits with...

Avril Lavigne's comeback remains one of the brightest highlights of 2018, and it just got even better. The 34-year-old went through something of a creative rebirth with September's "Head Above Water." The power ballad - inspired by her lengthy battle with Lyme Disease - serves as the title track and lead single to her forthcoming album. Last week the pop/rock icon unveiled the project's cover and tracklist....

Ariana Grande has been exceptionally generous with new music this year, and she isn't slowing down anytime in the near future. The 25-year-old dropped her fourth album, Sweetener, back in August. Impressively, her next - tentatively titled Thank U, Next - is nearing completion for release in 2019. And the era is already shaping up to be one of her most successful to date. The title track and lead single...

Another day, another rumor about a new Britney Spears song. Anticipation has been sky-high for the Pop Princess to hit the studio and grace us with impeccable bops in 2018. Over the last few months, we have heard rumblings about several potential new songs, but none of them have dropped just yet. Back in June, the B-Army was sure a song called "Apple Pie" was on the way after the "Slumber Party" diva...

Fridays can be overwhelming for pop fans. Every week you're bombarded with a glut of new music, which can lead to ear candy falling through the cracks. I'm hoping to avoid that tragic scenario with The Drop — a cheat sheet of sorts to get you through New Music Friday. By now, you hopefully had a spiritual awakening while listening to Michelle Williams' "Fearless" or at least bopped along to Seeb...

Staying relevant long enough to release 15 studio albums is a noteworthy achievement in and of itself. Just like landing a number one hit, it's "difficult to get... not everybody has that." To be in the game for 28 years and deliver the tightest, filler-free opus of your career is a whole different story. That's the miracle Mariah Carey pulls off with Caution. This is the new blueprint for legacy acts....

Stephen Puth didn't go looking for a career in pop, it found him. The 24-year-old decided to try his luck as a songwriter-for-hire after finishing college (he studied English and History), but fate had other plans. David Massey, the President/CEO of Arista Records, spotted raw potential in the newcomer and wanted to sign him as an artist. After some initial hesitation, the New Jersey native decided...

MNEK has been breaking the rules all of his life. After being championed by the first wave of music blogs in the mid-'00s, the artist/producer signed a songwriting deal in 2009 at the ripe old age of 16. It didn't take long for his name to grace the credits of major UK hits and he tested the waters as a pop star with a well-received debut EP. The Brit finally broke big when "Never Forget You," an infectious...

Every so often, a song comes along that completely transcends genre and introduces an artist to a whole new audience. Lauren Daigle's "You Say" falls into that category. The powerful ballad, which conveys a timely message of hope, has been a mainstay in the iTunes top 10 for months and ranks as one of the few inspirational anthems to crack the Billboard Hot 100. Amazingly, "You Say" is only at the...

Tori Kelly's Unbreakable Smile is that rare kind of debut album that stands out as an impressive achievement in its own right, but also hints at something greater. It had radio hits, quieter moments and soulful grooves, but there was always the sneaking suspicion that the 25-year-old's voice could soar even higher, that she could open her heart even wider. That promise finally comes to fruition on...

For a while there, it looked like the Second Coming would arrive before Rita Ora's sophomore album. Few projects in the history of pop have experienced as many setbacks and delays as Phoenix. The first incarnation (a dance-pop opus produced by Calvin Harris) was famously canned in 2014. The Brit then focussed on R&B in 2015, releasing a best-forgotten duet with Chris Brown that became her lowest-charting...