Inside 45 of the Year's Biggest Albums

The coming months will play host to the annual barrage of new music from the industry's biggest and most promising acts. Find it all a little overwhelming? We've got the inside line on the coolest projects in the pipes: Lil Wayne goes rock & roll, Jack White takes on yet another side project and Green Day attempts to top its nearly untoppable American Idiot. Keep reading for our breakdown of the spring's most anticipated releases. From the return of Eminem to ascent of the rootsy Avett Brothers to Neil Young's automotive inspiration, get primed for a Spring awakening.

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