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Feb. 25, 2026

• Don Toliver’s Octane: filled with high energy and momentum | North Star News
Listening to Octane for the first time felt like getting into a car late at night, windows cracked, city lights blurring past. Don Toliver has always made music that fits that kind of moment, and this album is no different. Throughout the album, Octane proves to be really solid overall, even if it does not...

• Leigh-Anne breaks down every song on My Ego Told Me To | Making The Album | Capital
Leigh-Anne opens up about the meaning behind her My Ego Told Me To lyrics track by track on Making The Album.

• Shifting between identities, CHET FAKER is back - our 88-5 ALBUM DIVE "A Love For Strangers." | The Socal Sound | Southern California Radio
Julie Slater dives into the new record from Chet Faker aka Nick Murphy called "A Love For Strangers." The SoCal Sound's 88-5 ALBUM DIVE weekdays just after 12-Noon.

• Pop…or something: Hilary Duff’s latest album is not what dreams are made of | The Brown Daily Herald
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• How Joyce Manor Created the Best Drinking Album of 2026 | InsideHook
“I Used to Go to This Bar” is about accepting your local watering hole

• King’s Raja Hindustani Album Brings Together Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, Sunidhi Chauhan And More | News18
King releases Raja Hindustani, a melody-driven album featuring Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan and Rekha Bhardwaj, celebrating India’s musical legacy.

• ‘Ca$ino’: A reflective project falls short | ‘GUTS (spilled)’: ‘MIXED (bag)’ - The Observer
Baby Keem has dropped a semi-consistent, well-produced album with sufficient flow, yet few standout tracks.

• 'Raja Hindustani': King collaborates with Kumar Sanu, Shreya Ghoshal | NewsBytes
Pop icon King has launched Raja Hindustani, a tribute to India's musical heritage featuring influential voices like Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, and Sunidhi Chauhan.

• How many pure album sales will Baby Keem's 'Ca$ino' have on the chart dated Thursday? Odds & Predictions | kalshi.com
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• Album Review: Story of the Year - A.R.S.O.N. | New Noise Magazine
Story of the Year released their brand-new album on Friday, February 13, titled 'A.R.S.O.N.,' via SharpTone Records.

• Reconstruction: Second Story | Reconstruction: Second Story
Lecrae’s upcoming album Reconstruction: Second Story is a deep dive into rebuilding—faith, identity, and purpose. Lecrae confronts spiritual reconstruction with a project that doesn’t debate, but reinvigorates. Reconstruction’s foundation is triumphant, vulnerable, healing and prophetic. This album is for culturally mature Christians, but he’s inviting the masses to reconstruct a healthy version of faith based on Jesus that’s truly written in the Scriptures. Deconstruction is ending. Reconstruction is beginning

• Megan Moroney’s new album ‘Cloud 9’ ascends fans | The Post
County singer Megan Moroney released her third studio album, “Cloud 9,” on which she sings about missing someone, moving on and valuing yourself.

• Review: Post-‘Brat’ Charli xcx reaches ‘Wuthering Heights’ | The Rice Thresher | Feb. 25, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
Fav Song: Wall of SoundRating: 4/5 stars.Following up the widespread success of Charli xcx’s 2024 album “brat” is a near impossible task. Time and again, we see the same story of an artist seeing runaway mainstream success, only to be forgotten just as quickly. Most artists trap themselves in a cycle of repetitive attempts at creating albums that sound virtually identical to their success story, leaving fans tired of a played-out sound. Charli xcx is not like most artists.

• Mumford & Sons on Getting Back Into the Ring With ‘Prizefighter,’ Album’s ‘Fairy Godmother’ Gracie Abrams & Why A.I. Can’t Make Their Music | Billboard | Feb. 25, 2026, 2:35 a.m.
Mumford & Sons sit down with the Pop Shop Podcast to talk getting back in the ring with 'Prizefigher,' the album's "fairy godmother" Gracie Abrams & more.

• Baby Keem - Ca$ino ALBUM REVIEW | The Needle Drop | Feb. 25, 2026, 12:52 a.m.
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAVQWKgMjg While it is a slight improvement over The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem's sophomore album is still kind of underwhelming after such a long wait. More rap reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4CS

• Mumford & Sons Praise Gracie Abrams After Collab on New Album | Rolling Stone Australia | Feb. 24, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
Mumford & Sons have praised Gracie Abrams for their collaboration on the band's newly released album, 'Prizefighter'.

• Hilary Duff’s New Album Feels Like Lizzie McGuire For Our Mid-Adult Selves | Scary Mommy | Feb. 24, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
I was in middle school when 'Lizzie McGuire' premiered, and I'm now a late 30s mom during Hilary Duff's comeback. This woman meets me *exactly* where I am.

• Out of the Box Album of the Week--Mumford and Sons--Prizefighter | WHRO Public Media | Feb. 24, 2026, 6:08 p.m.
Out of the Box Album of the Week--Mumford and Sons--Prizefighter

• Album Review: "Cloud 9" - Megan Moroney | Pop Passion Blog | Feb. 24, 2026, 5:03 p.m.
Country-pop superstar Megan Moroney has had a whirlwind career since the release of her single, “Tennessee Orange,” in 2022. I discovered Moroney on TikTok in early 2022 when she posted a snippet of her song, “Hair Salon.” Since then, I’ve watched her skyrocket to new levels of fame and success.Moroney’s third studio album, Cloud 9, was released on February 20, 2026, following much excitement. This record is, hands down, her strongest yet. While I love her first two albums, Lucky and Am I Okay?,

• Hilary Duff makes her musical return with ‘luck… or something’ | The NewsHouse | Feb. 24, 2026, 5 a.m.
Review: Hilary Duff explores themes of self-reflection and change in her new album.

• Kendrick Heats Up And Four Other Takeaways From Baby Keem’s ‘Ca$ino’ | VIBE | Feb. 23, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
Keem doubles down on tight construction and big swings, using the “casino” idea to frame fame, family, and volatility.

• Mumford and Sons Stomp Along Sensitively on 'Prizefighter' | Rolling Stone | Feb. 21, 2026, 5:04 p.m.
Mumford and Sons stomp along sensitively on their sixth album, 'Prizefighter.'

• On His New Album Raja Hindustani, King Steps Into the Legacy He Grew Up On | Filmygyan: Your Daily Dose of Bollywood Buzz | Feb. 20, 2026, 7:29 a.m.
Raja Hindustani, a sweeping celebration of India's rich musical legacy shaped through a contemporary pop lens. On the project.

• Omar Courtz apuesta por vivir el momento en su nuevo álbum 'Por si mañana no estoy' | SWI swissinfo.ch | Feb. 20, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
San Juan, 19 feb (EFE).- El artista urbano puertorriqueño Omar Courtz estrena este jueves su segundo álbum, 'Por si mañana no estoy', el cual define como "una colección de canciones" que anhela que sus seguidores "se lleven en sus corazones en todo momento".

• Music Review: Hilary Duff is a pop star reincarnate on 'Luck... or Something' | AP NEWS | Feb. 19, 2026, 11 p.m.
More than 10 years since her last record, Hilary Duff is back with “Luck... or Something." The 11 pop songs track years that have passed since Duff's teenage stardom.

• King on new album ‘Raja Hindustani’: ‘For me, it is both a tribute and a statement’ | Variety India | Feb. 19, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
The singer-rapper’s sixth studio album features collaborations with veteran singers like Kumar Sanu, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan and Rekha Bhardwaj.

• King Unveils Raja Hindustani Tracklist - A Generational Lineup | www.filmibeat.com | Feb. 18, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
King has revealed the full tracklist of Raja Hindustani ahead of its February 20 release, and its a lineup few would have predicted.


• Kid Yugi: il Re Mida del rap italiano che sfida i giganti (e vince) | MasterX | Feb. 13, 2026, 10:47 a.m.
15 minuti sono solitamente il tempo di una ricreazione a scuola, ma Kid Yugi li ha impiegati per vendere tutti i biglietti del suo concerto all’Unipol Forum di Assago. Gli è bastata invece una sola settimana per certificare il suo album fresco di rilascio, “Anche gli eroi muoiono”, come disco di platino, superando la soglia delle 50mila…

• Album of the Week: Ratboys | Delmarva Public Media | Feb. 9, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
Delmarva Public Media highlights Ratboys' newest album in a weekly feature of new album releases.

• Cory Wong Shows a Different Side With ‘Lost in the Wonder’ | Medium | Feb. 6, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Whether it's touring with Vulfpeck, being a founding member of The Fearless Flyers, continuing his solo career, or collaborating with a…

• Argy presenta NEWORLD II, su nuevo álbum de carrera | DJM magazine | Feb. 3, 2026, 11:36 p.m.
Argy regresa con NEWORLD II, la nueva fase del movimiento NEWORLD: un capítulo evolucionado que amplía la visión del proyecto y conduce al público hacia un universo que ya no solo se escucha, sino que se accede verdaderamente.

• DaBaby - BE MORE GRATEFUL (Album Review) | Ratings Game Music | Jan. 30, 2026, 8:13 a.m.
DaBaby experiments with multiple styles, switches flows, and delivers moments of introspection on a new album that proves he still belongs in hip-hop.