Ashlee Simpson is in a good place. She has two multi-platinum records that debuted back to back at the top of the charts, and collectively sold more t...more
Like any good teen phenomenon, now that the Naked Brothers Band are going, there's no stopping them. I Don't Want to Go to School, the band's second a...more
Although inspired by the beachside folk-pop of Jack Johnson, Tristan Prettyman pitches her tent further inland, where the sunny sounds of her influenc...more
Filled with an emotional intensity (and complexity) that s both raw and moving, Tina Dico s sensitive voice sounds more vibrant than ever on her lates...more
At first glance, it seems that singer/songwriter Marié Digby has a lot going for her — or a lot of strikes against her, depending on your perspective....more
To begin with, this album was meant to focus solely on guitar and vocals. But little by little Yael and David Donatien, who encouraged her to sing in ...more
Thematically, Detours may not seem like much of a detour to Sheryl Crow fans. Her politics pour out of these songs the way you might expect them to if...more
Idina Menzel is not known for being a pop artist. Rather, she is most classically known for originating two modern Broadway dream roles: the outspoken...more
On Pocketful of Sunshine, Natasha Bedingfield sounds like Joss Stone only bouncier. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, the brightness and buoyancy of t...more
Matt Costa's Unfamiliar Faces continues to demonstrate the facility with pop craft and disparate influences he displayed on his 2006 debut, Songs We S...more
The first artist signed in 2006 to the MySpace label in association with Interscope, edgy and rockin' yet charming and sensitive Cleveland-bred singer...more
The strategy sessions over how to present Blake Lewis's post-American Idol debut must have been excruciating, as label-types scratched their heads, wo...more
Westlife aren’t exactly full of surprises. If they were maybe we wouldn’t be here discussing the release of their ninth (yes, NINTH!) album, another s...more
Liking Jordin Sparks, American Idol's season six winner, comes instinctively. How many 17-year-olds are as self-possessed, as big-smiling, as committe...more
