Sifting through all of the musical hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Lady Gaga, Joanne [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lady-gaga-joanne-interscope.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
[usr 3.5] Ahead of Joanne, Lady Gaga releases one final pre-release single, “A-YO.” Lady Gaga has released three singles ahead of her fifth studio album, Joanne: “Perfect Illusion,” “Million Reasons,” and “A-YO.” Stylistically, all three singles are distinct from one…
On the final pre-release single from his new album ‘Nobody but Me’, “The Very Thought of You,” Michael Bublé sounds respectable if unexceptional.
After 10 long years, urban-pop musician JoJo returns with a respectable third studio album, 'Mad Love'.
After several biting singles denouncing the Mormon church, Tyler Glenn opts for a ballad about his continuing relationship with God.
![Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby Dram [📷: Atlantic]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dram-big-baby-dram-atlantic-768x768.jpg)
D.R.A.M. flexes on “Cash Machine,” the third and final pre-release single from his debut album, ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’
![Tyler Glenn, Excommunication [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tyler-glenn-excommunication-island-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tyler Glenn makes it crystal clear that he doesn’t "give a damn” on his slickly produced, rebellious single, “Shameless.”
![Kings of Leon, Walls [📷: RCA]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kings-of-leon-walls-768x768.jpg)
Grammy-winning Southern rock collective Kings of Leon deliver an exceptional seventh studio album with Walls.
Lady Gaga (‘Joanne’) and Michael Bublé (‘Nobody but Me’) drop the top new albums being released on Friday, October 21, 2016.
Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn makes a bold, brave statement on single “Trash,” the promo single for his debut album, ‘Excommunication.’
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 come over too breezy and too lightweight on new single “Don’t Wanna Know” featuring Kendrick Lamar.
Midwest alternative rapper Danny Brown delivers another eccentric, brilliant album with ‘Atrocity Exhibition’, released via Warp.
![OneRepublic, Oh My My [📷: Interscope]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/onerepublic-oh-my-my-768x768.jpg)
Pop collective OneRepublic offers a variety of enjoyable, soundly produced records on their fourth studio album, ‘Oh My My.’
Comeback pop artist JoJo delivers a restrained, moving performance on final pre-release single, “Music.” from her 3rd studio album Mad Love.
In a year with weak albums, will Beyoncé finally win a Grammy for album of the year? Will Adele win her second? Can David Bowie score a posthumous nod?
Kings of Leon continue to build momentum for ‘Walls’ with final pre-release promo single, “Reverend,” inspired by a late country musician.
Underrated, heavily-tatted, southern rapper Yelawolf returns with a new single, “Daylight.” “Daylight” plays to the MC’s strengths and southern roots.
Lady Gaga starkly contrasts promo single “Perfect Illusion” with country/folk-tinged, singer-songwriter ballad, “Million Reasons.”
Mary J. Blige makes stunning, emotional return with post-divorce single, “Thick of It,” the promo single for her album, Strength of a Woman.
![Green Day, Revolution Radio [📷: Reprise]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/green-day-revolution-radio-reprise.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Green Day delivers a respectable, well-rounded album with ‘Revolution Radio.’ It’s no classic, but definitely satisfying all said and done.
R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys comes from an honest place on personal new single “Blended Family” featuring A$AP Rocky.
![John Legend, Love Me Now [Single] © Columbia](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/john-legend-love-me-now-single-columbia.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On promo single “Love Me Now,” John Legend embraces the neo-, post-R&B script, embedding soulfulness within the context of pop.
Kings of Leon's seventh album, 'WALLS' leads a list of new albums to check out the second music release in October 2016 (Friday, October 14).
![Bruno Mars, 24K Magic [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bruno-mars-24k-magic-atlantic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bruno Mars returns with single “24K Magic,” a record dripping with swagger, characterized by 80s funk cues, and made for the airwaves.
![Norah Jones, Day Breaks [Photo Credit: Blue Note]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/norah-jones-day-breaks-blue-note.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Norah Jones makes a stunning return to form on ‘Day Breaks’, her first new album in four years (‘Little Broken Hearts’, 2012).
Solange delivers a homerun on A Seat at the Table. ‘Seat’ encompasses feelings, attitudes, and reality for black men and women. A socially-conscious gem.
Juicy J misses the mark on new single “Ballin,” featuring Kanye West. Despite spitting game and flexing, J sounds tired and uninspired.
New country artist Brett Young showcases incredible potential on “Sleep Without You.” Though not new conceptually, “Sleep” has the ingredients to be a hit.