While there are joyful moments, it’s hard to envisage anything here elbowing its way onto a future greatest hits album

The Motown legend’s comeback album offers a stream of lyrics that Walt Disney would send back for being too saccharine

The biggest male star in Britain hasn’t lost any of his hit-making touch in lockdown

The music legend spent lockdown making new musical friends — it was well worth the effort

Lana Del Rey’s third album in just over two years marks a slight but significant change to her signature sound

In contrast to his sister’s more daring work, most of the songs here are in the classic, piano-led singer-songwriter mode

The latest album from Chris Martin and co is shiny mainstream pop - but it’s unlikely to light up the skies

The end of the holidays is looming, we all need a bit of cheering up and what better way to book up the next three months with fun?

For his second album, the North Shields singer-songwriter has expanded his already unusually widescreen sound

Blake largely steers clear of starry collaborators for his fifth solo album

Four years after winning the BBC Sound poll, the Catford-raised artist delivers her first full-length collection

This collection of jazz standards is a fine way for the 95-year-old Bennett to take his final bow

The latest creative response to lockdown is an album from East London singer-producer Nao

Sufjan Stevens still loves a concept album, and this film-inspired set of songs works seamlessly

If we ever get bored of those greatest hits, this will be a handy addition to the canon

Forget all the memes and internet chatter - Montero Lamar Hill has a long, bright career ahead

If you can’t wait for the return of the shiny Swedes, then this is a fun diversion

A doomed marriage is excavated in the Grammy-winning musician’s fifth album

A knockout lineup this year is worth spending time with

Six albums in, the rapper is still going into great detail about how talented and desirable he is — and why we should pity him