I have collated a list of my top 40 songs of every year since 2010. That means 400 songs sit in a playlist of my ‘Best of the Decade’. Luckily I’m not expecting anyone to sit through hundreds of write ups of these songs, just one hundred. If you don’t fancy suffering through endless garbled … Continue reading
25) Big Day In A Small Town – Brandy Clark Country music had an excellent 2016 and with songwriters as easy to love as Brandy Clark. Songs like Three Kids, No Husband and Since You’ve Gone To Heaven tell honest heartfelt stories of the sort that Clark in renowned for, while Girl Next Door and Daughter … Continue reading
surprise iTunes release from Rap’s most recent superstar, the follow up to an infamously Grammy snubbed album and one of the years true ‘event albums’. I’d say Best Rap Album is the toughest category to call here, with Drake, Kendrick and Dr Dre all more than deserving of the prize. Continue reading
An interesting mix of songs for the main two categories this year and some omissions in my choices that may seem surprising. My picks lean heavily towards the Pop/RnB side of things, with one obvious outlier. Continue reading
10) Sleigh Bells – Bitter Rivals I feel like a broken record when it comes to Sleigh Bells who make their third appearance in one of my top 10 albums of the year lists. Bitter Rivals is the record the duo have been edging towards since they debuted back in 2010. Treats was a raucous … Continue reading
Continuing on with my nomination predictions we have Rap and R&B. There are some big names here, but also some surprises that could see a win on the night. (As always Red is my prediction, Blue is my personal pick.) Rap Best Rap Performance ASAP Rocky – ****in Problems (Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) … Continue reading
If you have ever been victim to my angry tweets surrounding a disappointing album release from one of my favourite artists (see Beyonce’s 4, Nicki Minaj’s Roman Reloaded, Kanye & Co Cruel Summer) then you have my condolences. Though I credit myself on having an open mind when it comes to most genres of music, … Continue reading
5) Lady GaGa – Born This Way Ball – Twickenham Stadium (London) I saw the 2012 Lady GaGa tour and she only makes it to number 5 in my list? It may seem strange but 2012 was a damn good year for me and gigs and our fair Lady was bettered by 4 other concerts. … Continue reading
10) Nicki Minaj – Beez In The Trap (Feat. 2 Chainz) My most impassioned relationship of 2012 was with Ms Minaj, an artist who should be my favourite of the era but does everything in her power not to be. Beez in The Trap is a reason for the former those drip drops in the … Continue reading
20) Coldplay – Charlie Brown Coldplay were a big hit on my 2011 list, their Mylo Xyloto album is most definitely my favourite of their efforts so far, and Every Teardrop was the song that really hooked me on the group. Charlie Brown was the sound of 2012 in my house though. In the lead … Continue reading
