Multi-GRAMMY winner, two-time Dove award winner Aaron Cole returns with a brand new 13-track album that continues to showcase Cole's range as one of the most skilled artists in the CCM, CHH landscape. Sorry, I Changed gives us a new era of Cole with lyrics of faith, hope, and authenticity. This is the artist's first album with Provident Label Group, and his first album since his departure from Gotee Records. With blends of Cole's clean rapping skills and smooth vocals, the Bristol, Virginia native puts together a really good project that shows a mature version of the artist. In an era where Christian Hip-Hop music continues to grow more and more, Aaron Cole's voice is among the best there is...

All too often we music critics can use the word "pop" in a dismissive way, as in "the new Mumford & Sons album shows the band selling out and writing pop songs." But this is both unfair and inaccurate. Pop, as in a musical genre, can be either well done or hackneyed and poorly written and performed. But the genre itself is just that: a musical form that one may prefer or not prefer. A hamburger might be a humble food compared to, say, gourmet French cuisine, but there are still wonderful hamburger restaurants out there, as well as fast food ones that make the kind of burger that no living person should eat.

The musical duo Apollo LTD unabashedly makes great pop music, and on their third album, Hello Human, they clearly show that having sunny melodies and well-crafted, upbeat hooks need not...

Arist Make Sure - aka Joshua Aubrey Jackson - and his music is best described as subtle. Like the setting sun, or waiting for a pot of water to boil, it will take patience for the subdued vibes to sneak past the impatient modern music listener: the one who lives by the saying, "Don't bore us, get to the chorus" with a hair-trigger on the skip button. I must admit, after being introduced to and immediately hooked by his song "The Day That I Moved," from his debut Ninjutsu in 2021, I wasn't as sold on the three pre-released singles for his newest album, June. Yes, this time around, I was that impatient listener. Thank goodness I listened again because the wistful longings expressed on album number two have done their work, and several have risen to favorites of the year...