Music Shopping List: Tory Lanez & More

Leading the music shopping list on Friday, August 19 is the highly anticipated debut album from Tory Lanez, 'I Told You'.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Leading the music shopping list on Friday, August 19 is the highly anticipated debut album from Tory Lanez, 'I Told You'.
![R. Kelly, The Buffet [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/r-kelly-the-buffet.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pros & Cons profiles the best and worst qualities of today’s musicians. Pros & Cons is simultaneously objective and subjective.

A new crop of album releases arrives Friday, August 12, 2016. Leading the charge are new albums by Justin Moore and Rae Sremmurd.
![Taylor Swift, 1989 [📷: Big Machine]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/717dwgrftml-_sl1500_-768x768.jpg)
Country/Pop superstar Taylor Swift has amassed tons of success (pros), but she also has her fair share of missteps and bad press (cons).
![Suicide Squad - The Album [📷: Atlantic]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/suicide-squad-the-album-atlantic-768x768.jpg)
August 2016 looks to pick up steam. This week (August 5, 2016) is chocked full of new albums. The week’s most anticipated album: 'Suicide Squad: The Album'.
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In the latest edition of our column Pros & Cons, one of the music industry's most polarizing musicians is profiled – Kanye "I Am a God" West.
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The final music release week in July 2016 marks the return of an American Idol, a DJ, a pair of country artists & an electronic newcomer.

Justin Bieber is polarizing. Polarizing is a fitting characterization given the reactions he receives. We're going to break down Bieber's pros and cons!

Ah, the fourth shopping week in July! Unfortunately, it’s hard to justify an exclamation mark for the new albums arriving Friday, July 22. None stand out.

Friday, July 15 is a relatively quiet date for new albums. Two new efforts stand out: Good Charlotte (Youth Authority) and Dreezy (No Hard Feelings).
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It’s never too early to speculate about the Grammys. What better way to speculate than breaking down potential nominees in the Album of the Year category?
![Kanye West, The Life of Pablo [📷: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-def-jam.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Kanye West is one of the world's most polarizing musicians. West's controversial track "Famous," along with its equally controversial video confirms such.