Ken Tucker

The Breakthrough is the new recording by singer Mary J. Blige. It's her seventh studio album.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews two new country records that are bestsellers: Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts and Martina McBride's Timeless.

Confessions on a Dance Floor, the new CD from Madonna, represents her renewed devotion to dance music. The songs echo propulsive disco favorites of the '70s, updated with Madonna's flair for the dramatic.

Baby is the new album by the group The Detroit Cobras, who specialize in playing raucous cover versions of other musicians' songs.

Z is the new album from the band My Morning Jacket. The record from the Louisville, Ky., band led by Jim James is its follow-up to 2003's popular It Still Moves.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Fiona Apple's third album, Extraordinary Machine.

Ken Tucker reviews new albums from Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones.

Late Registration is the new album by hip-hop artist Kanye West. West recently drew a flurry of attention after telling an audience tuned in to a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims that "George Bush doesn't care about black people."

Critic Ken Tucker reviews Little Fugitive, the new CD from Amy Rigby.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews two new country CDs: Time Well Wasted by Brad Paisley and Hillbilly Deluxe by Brooks and Dunn.