21 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far) | Year in Review
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Hot albums courtesy of Janelle Monáe, Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, Cardi B, and Pusha T round out the top-five of the 21 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far).

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Hot albums courtesy of Janelle Monáe, Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, Cardi B, and Pusha T round out the top-five of the 21 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far).
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Childish Gambino, Years & Years, Janelle Monáe, Drake, and Shawn Mendes earn songs in the top-five of the “50 Best Songs of 2018 (So Far).”
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Shawn Mendes, who is merely 19 years old, continues to mature as an artist on his enjoyable and well-rounded, self-titled third studio album.
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Shawn Mendes enters more mature territory on “Where Were You in the Morning?”, his fourth single from his self-titled third studio album.
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Playlist “11 Songs by Male Artists Centered on Blood” features music courtesy of 5 Seconds of Summer, Ezra Furman, Khalid, and Shawn Mendes among others.
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Teen pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes announces his self-titled third album & releases his third single, “Youth,” featuring Khalid.
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Canadian pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes follows up his stunning single “In My Blood with a second impressive single of 2018, “Lost in Japan.”
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Canadian pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes masterfully exhibits vulnerability, resolve, and soulfulness on his powerful new single, “In My Blood.”

The ‘Just Don’t Do It Songs’ is comprised of 12 songs where the artists encourage others NOT to do something.

The name of this playlist says it all: “10 Really ‘Bad’ Songs.” The key part of each song featured on this playlist is the use of the adjective ‘bad.’

November gets off to a fast start thanks to new albums courtesy of Sam Smith, Maroon 5, Kid Rock, and many more.
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“Merciful, Mercy Songs, Vol. 1” features 10 songs with ‘mercy’ in their respective title. Artists gracing this playlist include Shawn Mendes & Kanye West.