Moments in Timelessness

The 1st full album [BLISS] Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 D.O. As a member of third-generation K-pop boy group EXO, Doh Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has been moving listeners with his rich, powerful vocals since 2012. In his solo work, which began with his 2021 post-military-enlistment EP  Empathy , the versatile tenor gravitates towards acoustic pop and R&B ballads. For his first K-pop studio album, 2025’s  BLISS , D.O. uses the genres to explore themes of rest, nostalgia, and love. On the 10-track album’s breezy opener “Nobody Knows It,” the Korean idol and actor taps into the same lazy vibes as Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning” (which D.O. previously covered) to encourage listeners, and perhaps himself, to take a break without shame. In the more joyous “5 minutes,” D.O. becomes more specific in his advice, suggesting listeners “feel comfortable in short moments of leisure.” The 32-year-old artist gets nostalgic on “Do you remember?,” expressing a desire to return to childhood, when “dreaming was...

我們就像那些要命的傻瓜 Album ∙ Mandopop ∙ 2025 Accusefive

Touch is a Move (Good Morning) Album ∙ Afro-Pop ∙ 2025 Samthing Soweto Across a career well into its second decade, Johannesburg native Samthing Soweto has always been evolving. He’s become one of South Africa’s most highly regarded singers, thanks to a textured vocal style that evokes joy, angst, trepidation, and love without sacrificing any of his characteristic airiness. From the peerless pop ballads of  Isphithiphithi  to his melancholic interpretation of amapiano on 2020’s  Danko! , Soweto avoids categorization. So, it came as something of a surprise to watch Soweto recede from the public eye for the better part of the last three years before this album. With the exception of a handful of releases and features, he has consciously stayed out of the spotlight, finding peace in the joy offered by the companionship of family and close friends. It always felt like only something wholly transformative would bring him back to music, and so it proves on his new album,  ...

Khoto Series Album ∙ Dance ∙ 2025 Tycoon  &  MDU aka TRP

BALVABABY Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 BABYLOWSK1

POR SI ALGUIEN NOS ESCUCHA Album ∙ Pop Latino ∙ 2025 Kapo No shortage of Latin artists of late have drawn inspiration from the vibrant sound of Afrobeats. Yet while it’s become common to hear today’s Spanish-language stars contribute to the globalization of this particular style with singles or album one-offs, Kapo marks one of the few to fully embrace and embed himself within the genre. Starting with his breakout hit “OHNANA,” the rising Colombian star’s come-up in the 12 months preceding  POR SI ALGUIEN NOS ESCUCHA  featured a string of tracks like “ALOH ALOH” and “UWAIE” that reinforced that first impression. All three of those feature here alongside other like-minded tracks like “RUFF” and “NO CRY.” Previously released collabs “CARITA ANGELIKAL” with Rels B and “ILY” with Myke Towers join new ones like the bilingual “X TI” with Feid. No stranger to genre-hopping, Manuel Turizo fits right in alongside Kapo on the breezy yet pulsating “ANTES,” as does Colombian dancehall act...

HAYATI (Episode 1 : Du sable et du sang) Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2025 Niro

TORO RODEO Album ∙ Afro-Pop ∙ 2025 Charlin Bato

Ebtadena Album ∙ Egyptian Pop ∙ 2025 Amr Diab

  MASA Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 YoungBoy Never Broke Again

GDLU (Preluxe) - EP Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 JID Eminem, 6LACK, and Yachty help JID stoke anticipation for his next album.

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 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 ...

. 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...

FOR NOTHING Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Nine Vicious