Justin Timberlake, "The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2" (RCA Records)   The anticipation that surrounded Justin Timberlake's return to music was intense. It took seven years for him...

Nelly, "M.O." (Republic Records)   Nelly's seventh studio album isn't a total waste of time if you have the patience to get through the first...

MGMT, "MGMT" (Columbia)   Leave your preconceptions at the door — the new self-titled MGMT album is worlds apart from the group's debut "Oracular Spectacular"...

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The Kings of Leon are having a great time. Problem is, no one really believes them.   A very public meltdown in Dallas in 2011 led to some acrimonious tweets, the cancellation of 26 concert...

Sophie DeBattista, the Maltese singer who is based in London, has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK auditions. Along with other impressive acts, the emerging 19 year old...

Three years after the Kings of Leon's last record, the edgy, gravely rock foursome return in top shape with "Mechanical Bull."   The album takes the band's unique sound...

Anton Zaslavski, the DJ and producer known as Zedd, is sitting in a temporary recording studio at the back of his bus on a recent tour stop, but he hasn't had time to turn the computer on or slip...

Earl Sweatshirt thinks about it for a second and admits something surprising.   "I'm pretty (expletive) happy all the time now, to be honest," he...

In electronic dance music, popularly abbreviated as EDM, what can make you can also break you. Artists like Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta have stamped their meal tickets with floor-filling...