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Album Review: THE NAIJAMERICAN DREAM by Adanna Duru
The Orange County R&B singer turns cheating men, fake friends, and ignored therapy advice into grudge songs with jokes in them. Her love songs go just…
15 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Raya Sinclair
Album Review: I Can See by Nick Hakim
The Queens-based singer writes love songs with the family in the next room, a sister talking to grandpa in the attic, a brother’s guitar downstairs.
15 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Kendra Oluwaseyi
Album Review: Did the Rain Stop? by Felix Ames
Writing again with producer Calvin Valentine, the R&B songwriter turns a lost love, a heavy cup, and a family name he’d sooner bury into unambiguous…
15 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Cierra Marcel
Album Review: Ego Ruins Everything by Kenyon Dixon
Watts’ steadiest R&B craftsman plays a man who’d rather go numb than admit he misses her.
23 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Phil
Album Review: Outdated by Chenayder
The Orlando singer and producer turns a rough three years into forthright songs about unanswered letters, overdue apologies, and loving her own…
23 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Jamila W.
Album Review: LOVE IS THE LAW by Love Spells
The Houston-raised singer pledges everything on these love songs, swearing on hearts, inviting the bullet, and taking her back every time. Surrender…
23 hrs ago • Shatter the Standards and Sierra El-Sayed
New Music Drops: July 24, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of July 24th. We know it can be…
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards
Album Review: Lovesweet by girlsweetvoiced
The Ottawa singer prices out a whole romance in mirror pics, green juice, and money she’d burn through twice. Her songs about losing the man outdo her…
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards and Jhanel
Album Review: RX by Rico Nasty
The Maryland rapper gives all nine songs of her fourth album to producer Kenneth Blume and does nothing but talk her shit.
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards and Tabia N. Mullings
Album Review: The Thread by WILLOW
WILLOW wrote The Thread for a mother goddess whose fury counts as a blessing. The strongest faith in it goes to whiskey with a lover's mother and a love…
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards and Maya LeRoux
Album Review: A*POP by Tyla
The South African singer takes nothing on faith on her second album, where love has to cry, shop, and pull up before it counts.
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards and Tunde Albright
Album Review: DREAMS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT by DAMEDAME*
The Walsall duo’s debut says goodbye in French, takes the blame in English, and keeps the worst sadness for God. It’s a first album with the ease of a…
Jul 23 • Shatter the Standards and Sabine Okafemi
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