This is an aspect of the law I know very well having worked in journalism and the music industry. This article qualifies as a commentary or review because it directly discusses the copyrighted work, and therefore is covered under fair use in the statute.

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html

see also: https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/

I also know the head of Six Degrees Records and know that he and his legal team accept this usage of their album covers.