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MASA Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 YoungBoy Never Broke Again
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GDLU (Preluxe) - EP
GDLU (Preluxe) - EP Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 JID Eminem, 6LACK, and Yachty help JID stoke anticipation for his next album.
Porque La Demora
Porque La Demora Album ∙ Urbano latino ∙ 2025 Natanael Cano Natanael Cano deserves credit not only for pioneering and popularizing corridos tumbados, but also for using his platform to uplift numerous other young stars well into the 2020s. Yet his diehard fans know the trap aesthetic that often defines or otherwise informs the themes behind his hit songs also carries over to his work outside of música mexicana. On genre-crossed projects like NataKong and Trap Tumbado , he proved himself a formidable rapper able to contend credibly with the Spanish-language spitters he shares space with on the Latin charts. It is within that same rubric of creative freedom that Porque La Demora arises. Cano’s most diverse offering to date, the 16-track effort evolves over the course of its runtime, pivoting into spaces both familiar and uncharted for the superstar artist. “Working in urban styles—rap, trap, or reggaetón—feels like a blast,” Cano tells Apple Music. “Mostly be...
CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN Album ∙ Afrobeats ∙ 2025 BNXN The two years that followed BNXN’s forthright 2023 release Sincerely, Benson only seem to have cemented the singer-songwriter’s OG status. That time is what sets the stage for CAPTAIN , a sophomore album that finds BNXN coming to terms with his place as an Afropop juggernaut. “‘Captain’ is the name one of my friends used to call me,” BNXN tells Apple Music. “He would often say that as a sign of respect, leadership, and to signify who was in charge. I keyed into it deeply in the sense that I started to see myself as a crucial player in the industry, especially the Nigerian music industry. I don’t have to be at the forefront of it all. I just believe the sound or the kind of music I make is up there. It’s important.” That sense of self-assurance is palpable across CAPTAIN , where BNXN asserts his place as an Afropop lodestar without sacrificing the thematic rigor and tonal deftness that stood him out from the start. “There’s a ...
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. Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Kesha “Freedom I’ve been waiting for you/Everything’s changed now,” intones Kesha, in the ambient first half of “FREEDOM.” which opens up her sixth studio album . —pronounced “period.” But as the song evolves into a rapturous, disco-infused celebration, those familiar with the singer-songwriter’s catalog, as well as the challenges she faced on her journey to this release (her first as an independent artist), will note that despite Kesha’s assertions, her preternatural ability to craft a flawless pop tune has thankfully remained very much the same. Still present, for example, are the sing-rap lyrics and unapologetic hedonism so essential to her sonic DNA—as on helter-skelter lead single “JOYRIDE.” or the rapid-fire seductive purr of “BOY CRAZY.”—albeit refreshed with production led by Kesha herself, assisted by zeitgeist figures including NOVA WAV (Beyoncé, Ariana Grande) and Zhone (Charli xcx). Also present: the holy rolling themes and unmistakable vocal twang...
Reinsertado 2.0
Reinsertado 2.0 Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Morad The unstoppable rap champion of the Spanish streets comes back stronger.
From Our 20's - EP
From Our 20's - EP Album ∙ Dance ∙ 2025 fromis_9 Released in June 2025, fromis_9’s From Our 20’s acts as a bridge between the K-pop girl group’s time as a nine-member squad under HYBE’s Pledis Entertainment and their time as a quintet under ASND Entertainment. Following up on their 2024 summer song success with “Supersonic,” fromis_9 leads the six-track EP with “LIKE YOU BETTER,” an explosive, Carly Rae Jepsen-esque bop designed to be sung with the car windows down. The feel-good, pop-rock vibes continue in “REBELUTIONAL” and “Love=Disaster,” the fizzy summer pop track “Strawberry Mimosa” (co-written by member Park Ji-won), the emotionally charged “Twisted Love” (co-written by member Song Ha-young), and the upbeat album-ender “Merry Go Round.”
