album review

GIF album review: Ne-Yo’s Good Man

Ne-Yo returns with a new album, Good Man, facing an ever-changing musical landscape that typically limits post age-30 R&B artists. Can the velvety crooner avoid

Album review: Logic’s ‘The Incredible True Story’

Most of Logic’s “The Incredible True Story” works. The story follows refugees from earth, QuentinThomas and William Kai, traveling through space as they head for “Paradise.” The duo’s banter forms the framework of the album

What are you listening to? Michael Jackson’s ‘Xscape’

There’s nothing here that will shed new light on Michael Jackson as an artist–you already know his genius. But there’s nothing here that sounds forced or embarrassing, either. And coming on the heels of 2010s scattershot Michael, that’s a small victory in and of itself.

What are you listening to? ‘Shakira’

Sexy singer Shakira returns on her latest, self-titled album–her first since becoming a mother last year. Though she’s not quite the pop culture ingenue she was when she emerged in the late 90s/early 2000s, the booty-shaking beauty is still quite the compelling artist. So it’s a shame that so much of what makes Shakira Shakira gets lost on Shakira.