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Roy Woods Shows Potential on ‘Nocturnal’ EP

Canadian up-and-coming urban artist Roy Woods shows potential on his second EP, Nocturnal. Woods is still a work in progress.

Up and coming rap collective Migos and up and coming solo artist Lil Uzi Vert deliver a hard-hitting, sick banger with “Bad and Boujee.”

Midwest rapper Machine Gun Kelly and up-and-coming pop star Camila Cabello showcase mad chemistry on pop megahit, “Bad Things.”

The Weeknd, assisted by Daft Punk, finally ascends to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Starboy.” Rae Sremmurd and “Black Beatles” falls to no. 2.

After weeks of extreme flirtation with the top spot, Pentatonix sees Christmas album A Pentatonix Christmas rise to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Tribe, Chance, or Kanye? Who earns to honors of best rap album of 2016 from The Musical Hype? Check out our countdown to see who came out on top!

British electronic producer and singer/songwriter Sampha drops an extraordinary gem with “Blood on Me,” from his forthcoming debut, PROCESS.

They say third time’s charm. The same fortune can’t be said for a third Jacob Sartorius single, “Last Text.”

After weeks of extreme flirtation with the top spot, Pentatonix sees Christmas album A Pentatonix Christmas rise to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Ahead of his fourth studio album, I Decided, Big Sean drops a cocky new single, “Moves.” Although “Moves” is brief, it packs a punch.

Beyoncé (Lemonade), Solange (A Seat at the Table), and Frank Ocean (Blonde) lead the charge of the 20 best R&B albums of 2016.

2016 has had its fair share of respectable, even superb songs. Even so, there have also been some totally awful songs that simply aren’t forgivable.