Best of, worst of lists from a given year.
In a year of immense tragedy, the deaths of Prince, George Michael, and David Bowie were among the most shocking musical deaths of 2016.
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After dropping numerous lists, which artists, albums, and songs were the consensus best of the best of 2016?
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!
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Solange (A Seat at the Table), and Frank Ocean (Blonde) lead the charge of the 20 best R&B albums of 2016.
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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.
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Skelton Tree), and Solange (A Seat at the Table) lead the charge of the 40 bests albums of 2016.
The 10 albums that grace this list have one thing in common – all are considered to be disappointments in 2016.
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Kanye West (“Ultralight Beam”), Lukas Graham (“7 Years”) and The Chainsmokers (“Closer”) highlights the 50 Best Songs of 2016.
Early 59th Annual Grammy Award Predictions: Adele poised for another big night with “Hello” and album ‘25’.
Grammy nomination reactions: Monumental snubs are few and far between in this year’s group of nominees.
59th Annual Grammy Award nomination predictions: Adele will be nominated in three out of the four big categories (album, record, and song).
59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Adele (“Hello”) seems like the safest bet for a Record of the Year nomination.
