#REVIEW: DUA LIPA – “FUTURE NOSTALGIA”

By Mr. Will Wong Following the success of being crowned Best New Artist at the GRAMMYS is never an easy feat, but Dua Lipa overcomes the feared sophomore jinx with a smashing follow-up to her 2017 self-titled Disc. We weren't sure what to expect from this Disc based off her Billboard Hot 100 #2-charting single Don't Start Now, which decidedly went a darker, dancy route, but this collection of eleven shimmery Nu-Disco Pop tracks just might be the cure to help us survive this isolation ... Read more

#REVIEW: HALSEY – “MANIC”

MANIC is Halsey's third studio album and while some of the Disc contains material we're already familiar with like smash hits Graveyard and of course Without Me, we see the edgy Songwriter-Songstress bare some deep, aging wounds to the world. The 16-track Collection contains material produced by the likes of Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Lido and Greg Kurstin, accounting for a variety of sounds and influences which make-up Halsey. While there are a mixture of sounds, Manic maintains that dark, ... Read more

#REVIEW: HARRY STYLES – “FINE LINE”

By Mr. Will Wong Harry Styles is back and better than ever with his second Album FINE LINE and we assure you, there's no sophomore slump here.  This follow-up to his 2017 self-titled debut is a gorgeous collection of 12 tracks.  While his latest effort veered more towards the Rock side, he experiments a bit more to the Alternative with a bit more Pop and Urban intertwined. The melodies are beautiful and the moods are euphoric and uplifting. It didn't take many listens to be sold on ... Read more

#REVIEW: CHER – “DANCING QUEEN”

After a five year hiatus, timeless legend Cher comes back with one of this Fall's first blockbuster albums. DANCING QUEEN, her ABBA covers album, comes hot on the success of MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN this past Summer. This her 26th studio disc, showcases that smoky, soulful Alto of hers in fine form front and center. Above all else, the Album is exactly what it should be, tons of fun! The party goes on 40 minutes straight with a choice ten cuts including the Album's titular fan favourite, ... Read more

#REVIEW: CARDI B – “INVASION OF PRIVACY”

Fame has been a whirlwind ride for Rapper Cardi B. The Bronx native has overcome all odds to rise above a life of abuse and poverty. Her rise has been meteoric over the past year, stemming from the record-breaking success of first Single Bodak Yellow, placing her in the company of Lauryn Hill in becoming only the second female Rapper ever to earn a #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 solo.  She then set a record for longest run at #1 for an Artist in that category for three straight weeks with the ... Read more

#REVIEW: CAMILA CABELLO – “CAMILA”

Those expecting another Fifth Harmony Album in former member Camila Cabello's debut Sony Music solo disc might just be a tad surprised. What we get instead on eponymously-titled CAMILA is something unmistakably Pop, but much more introspective, personal and layered than one might have imagined. We've all heard lead single Havana (ft. Young Thug). We were neither here nor there with it when it first surfaced in September, but alas we could not resist its infectiousness as the airwaves were ... Read more

#REVIEW: BRUNO MARS – “24K MAGIC”

Everything U.S. Thanksgiving, we are graced with that one blockbuster album and around this time last year, it was Adele's 21. This year, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and entertainer extraordinaire Bruno Mars gifts us with a celebratory ode to the late '80s and early '90s in 24K MAGIC, a long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 sophomore disc, UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX which before UPTOWN FUNK  dominated our airwaves.  Coincidentally, Mars even contributed a track to that English songstress' ... Read more

#REVIEW: ARIANA GRANDE – “DANGEROUS WOMAN”

I admit it, I had my doubts about Ariana Grande's longevity at first.  Who'd have guessed that the girl from Nickelodeon's Victorious would go on to be a bona fide recording artist?  Now onto her third album, DANGEROUS WOMAN, Grande's body of work keeps getting stronger and stronger.  I'll admit it, I'm sold finally. Following a successful formula so far which has combined ballads and slinky mid-tempo jams, this Disc not only is a cut from the same cloth as her first two discs, but a ... Read more

#REVIEW: MEGHAN TRAINOR – “THANK YOU”

When you debut at the top there's nowhere else to go but down, right?  Meghan Trainor replies with a defiant "nah to the ah to the no, no, no" on her impressive sophomore effort, THANK YOU. After giving us a colourful selection of Doo-Wop-Pop offerings on her debut disc TITLE in 2015, she comes back quickly with this seamless progression, which better showcases the 22-year-old Massachusetts native's maturity as both a singer and a songwriter. The 12-track offering, with a 15-track Deluxe ... Read more

#REVIEW: RACHEL PLATTEN – “WILDFIRE”

At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I really am all for Rachel Platten and what she is doing for Pop Music.  A return to real melodies, inspiration and uplifting spirit. Make no mistake, her production sounds slick, but there is a familiarity to it which rings "Adult Contemporary" yet being fresh enough to play on Top 40 radio. Since her first Single on Sony last Summer, I've literally been obsessed and despite scratching my head at a New Year's Day release for her major label ... Read more