To emerge from one of the greatest rap battles of this century as the arguable victor, and to subsequently take a victory lap with a last-minute contender for one of the best albums of the year, shouldn’t come as a surprise for Kendrick Lamar. His vision is clear, charged ...
To emerge from one of the greatest rap battles of this century as the arguable victor, and to subsequently take a victory lap with a last-minute contender for one of the best albums of the year, shouldn’t come as a surprise for Kendrick Lamar. His vision is clear, charged and fiercer...
After scoring a string of R&B hits in the early aughts and returning for a formidable trio of 2010s albums, Soulquarian veteran Bilal Sayeed Oliver disappeared into travel and family life, taking up residence in Morocco for a time with his wife and her family. “Evr Chngin Nrml” fromAdj...
2022’s “Ceilings.” McAlpine referred toOlderas “the rawest and most honest version of me,” revealing in a statement that she hoped to move away from the “heavily produced and perfected” sound of her first two albums. After some self-...
We rank the highest-scoring new albums released during the first half of 2024. by Jason Dietz — June 25, 2024 at 3:31 PM PDT Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? In the gallery on this page we rank the highest-scoring LPs of 2024 released through June ...
As we build toward the 2024 Billboard Music Awards on Dec. 12 and Billboard’s Year-End Charts reveal on Dec. 13, check out our editorial list of staff picks for the best albums of the year. In 2023, the year was largely defined by pop hitmakers who ruled the year without releasing...
Featuring Charli XCX, Bladee, MJ Lenderman, Tyla, xaviersobased, Jessica Pratt, and more By PitchforkDecember 3, 2024 Play/Pause Button Image by Chris Panicker One major theme that runs through Pitchfork’s best albums of 2024 is disbelief. There are pop albums that defy all expectations, ...
By MARIA SHERMAN Updated 11:16 PM GMT+8, December 5, 2024 Share NEW YORK (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé She rode in on a white horse, in patriotic chaps and wielding an American fl...
Here are our staff’s 50 favorite albums of 2024 so far — presented alphabetically by artist name — and we certainly hope to have to contend with just an action-packed back half of the release calendar in the months to come. 4batz, U Made Me a St4r 4Batz, "U Made Me a Star...
The 10 best albums of 2024 10. Tems, Born in the Wild Tems, 'Born in the Wild'. Expectations were high for Tems' full-length debut. The Nigerian singer-producer already had an Oscar nom, a Grammy win, and collaborations with Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna, and Wizkid under her belt befor...