Confessions – Usher – 2004 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music/CD It’s a surprise even to me that I had never listened to Usher’s career defining album Confessions, especially given that I was a huge fan of the albums that followed. It stands alone in the 00s as a huge selling RnB release, where its … 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
25) Usher – Looking 4 Myself His last album make a huge impact on my 2010 list and while Looking 4 Myself doesn’t do the same there’s a reason I’ve included it here. Yes, Usher is still in his OMG phase of europop for most of this, the inescapable Scream being backed up by a … Continue reading
Here we go with the final few genre awards. There are some hot favourites in this next set of awards so there’s lots of opportunities for some surprises along the way. Best R&B Performance Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys Love On Top – Beyoncé Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean Celebrate – Jordin Sparks … Continue reading
30) Björk – Crystalline It may not be one of the singer’s standout hits, and may have failed to set the chart alight, but the last minute or so of Crystalline remains one of my favourite moments of 2011. The drum fill before everything explodes into crazy drum and bass at the end makes me go … Continue reading
Here we go, this is the big one, Best Single of 2010. With multiple entries from Rihanna, Lady GaGa and some unexpected latecomers, what could be at the top? The first two posts will feature just album artwork, while the top 20 will give an overview why those selected songs were my favourite of the … Continue reading
2010 has been an incredible year for music, a fact few can deny. With emerging talent from both the UK and US delivering stellar debut records, those artists returning with new music for the new year had even more of a challenge if they were to beat the new breed. These are my picks for … Continue reading
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