We're just a couple days away from the release of The Lion King, which means Beyoncé's accompanying album is on the way. The living legend executive-produced The Lion King: The Gift, a 14-song collection in addition to the official soundtrack. "Spirit," the project's lead single, arrived last week and is predictably fabulous. Today (July 16) the tracklist was unveiled ahead of its July 19 release...

Avril Lavigne is serving Visuals for her Head Above Water era. The 34-year-old kickstarted the album's campaign with a suitably epic video in support of its lead single. Comprised of stunning, panoramic views and unforgettable underwater posing, it signified a glorious rebirth. Next up was some holiday heartbreak in "Tell Me It's Over." After a quick switch-up, she opted out of releasing anything for...

UPDATE: Lil Nas X released an animated video for his latest "Old Town Road" remix. Watch him and his collaborators storm Area 51 in the release below.Lil Nas X is very close to landing the longest-running number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This week marked the 14th that "Old Town Road" reigned supreme - a feat only 10 songs have achieved. Now, the Atlanta artist is within striking distance of making...

Armed with a seemingly never-ending collection of bops, Kim Petras has established herself as one of the brightest talents in a new class of pop stars. Since making her debut in 2017, every song she's released has been a gem. And this year the 26-year-old really took things to the next level. Back in April, she kicked off her second era with "Broken." What followed was an ambitious roll-out schedule...

UPDATE: "Spirit" is here, and it's a soaring ballad with a flawless vocal. Press play below.Finally! From the moment Beyoncé signed up for the live action reboot of The Lion King, fans have been holding out for new material. Those hopes were seemingly dashed when Disney revealed the tracklist of the official soundtrack. However, it turns out that Queen Bey is getting her own album. Well, kind of....

Madame X is a radical body of work, but perhaps not in the way Madonna intended. She rails against injustice and oppression with the fervor of a preacher, imbuing the album with a righteousness that is palpable. As brave and commendable as that is, the Queen of Pop's musical missives lack nuance. Rather, it's her complete defiance of genre that makes Madame X genuinely groundbreaking.From the promo...

In this franchise, we look back on singles that deserved a little more love and attention.Things are coming together for Iggy Azalea as she readies the release In My Defense. Her sophomore album arrives July 19, and it is shaping up to be one of the strongest projects of 2019 based on viral singles "Sally Walker," "Started" and "Just Wanna." However, as we prepare to be slayed by the Aussie rapper's...

Carly Rae Jepsen treats pop with the reverence it deserves. The Canadian superstar spent three, long years chipping away at the followup to 2015's universally-loved Emotion. Along the way, she went through a breakup, traveled the world and fell in love again — and captured those highs (and lows) with remarkable clarity on 200 songs. Of those, 15 made the final cut of Dedicated. And each and every...

New Zealand's BENEE (formerly BENE) caught lightning in a bottle when "Soaked" went viral in 2018. The fuzzy, indie-pop/R&B concoction racked up close to 20 million cumulative streams and caught the attention of Republic Record in the US. The 19-year-old didn't waste time recording her debut EP and FIRE ON MARZZ arrived on June 28 to glowing reviews. Which makes her decision to drop out of university...

Lewis Capaldi is shaping up to be one of the breakout stars of 2019 thanks to a ballad called "Someone You Loved." The gut-wrenching breakup anthem has already topped the charts in the UK and Europe, and is a fairly safe bet to repeat the feat in America. (Streaming and download data suggests an imminent debut on the Billboard Hot 100). And there are more hits where that came from. The 22-year-old...

Hozier joined the ranks of Ireland's musical elite (U2, Van Morrison, The Cranberries and so many others) when "Take Me To Church" stormed the charts in 2014 and 2015. The 29-year-old backed it up with a mega-selling, critically-adored debut LP and then spent the next two and half years on the road. Instead of rushing back into the studio, the breakout star found a bungalow in the Irish countryside...

One of the most exciting trends of 2019 is the increasingly blurred line between country music and other genres. At the forefront of this movement is Kane Brown. The 25-year-old recently lent his gentle twang to a remix of Khalid's "Saturday Nights" and then brushed up on his Spanish for a reggaeton remix of "Lost In The Middle Of Nowhere" with Becky G. His refusal to be confined by tradition really...