Best of, worst of lists from a given year.
![Charlie Puth, Nine Track Mind [📷: Artist Partner Group/Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/charlie-puth-nine-track-mind.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Not every album is beloved by critics. In the case of the nine albums that grace this list, overall, critics were mixed or totally disliked them.
It’s-a-ways off ’til the 59th Grammy Awards Nominations are announced. With half of 2016 “in the books,” who has an edge in earning a statuette this year?
Sometimes the albums you expect to win the Grammy for Album of the Year don’t. Here are the most surprising albums that won album of the year since 2000.
![Taylor Swift, 1989 [📷: Big Machine]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/taylor-swift-1989)
The 58th Annual Grammys ended predictably, with Taylor Swift earning her second Album of the Year honors with pop juggernaut, 1989.
After flexing my muscles (writing, not biceps) and compiling the best songs and best albums of 2015, how about diving into genres? Here’s a quickie – 25 Best Rap Songs of 2015. Are there some ‘best’ songs that didn’t get loving from yours truly? Probably, but that’s life, and life’s Read more
![Tyrese, Black Rose [📷 : Voltron]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tyrese-black-rose-voltron)
What artists and what songs and albums will earn Grammy nominations in the urban categories at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards?
![Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [📷: Asthmatic Kitty]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell-asthmatic-kitty)
Throughout 2015, there have been many eyebrow-raising lyrics that raise larger issues or have greater meaning when isolated from their parent song.