Today's batch of new albums features something for (and from) the club, plus a trio of vinyl versions of records we love.

Say goodbye to beaches and waterparks, because fall is on the horizon — and with it a collection of new albums. This includes highly anticipated LPs from some of the biggest names in show business.

Cardi B’s long-awaited return, Jeff Tweedy’s low-key magnum opus, Silvana Estrada’s latest poetic release and more. By Jon Pareles and Jon Caramanica In the streaming era, the grand event of an album ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Does Mariah Carey even want to perform anymore? That was the question on the minds of concerned fans and casual onlookers alike this year after a series of middling public appearances and shows that ...

Putting an exception like that aside, anyhow, this is a singer/songwriter record in the classic sense. “Returning to Myself” in this case involves sort of returning to the 1970s, a little bit, when ...

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 3:35 p.m. Summer Walker is closing a chapter of her career with another confessional album. The R&B singer-songwriter’s third LP, “Finally Over It,” released Nov. 14, ...