Top-shelf powerhouse producers like Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Kylie), Rick Nowels (Madonna, Stevie Nicks), and others are tapped to lend their expertise to this powerful songstress’s second album, and it shows. It’s hard to pick a favorite here, but continuing the “power” theme, the CD’s strongest pick, “Power and Control” seems to rise to the top. Elektra (elektra.com). —Nancy Ford
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