Meilleurs Artistes

Eros Ramazzotti

Artiste, Contributeur

An Italian who’s found success on the Latin Pop circuit, Ramazzotti’s been leaning towards rock in recent years.

Franco De Vita

Artiste, Contributeur

Music industry veteran Franco De Vita was one of the top-selling artists in Venezuela in the 1980s.

Barry White

Artiste, Contributeur

A legendary love jam specialist, Barry White’s vast catalog has been rampantly sampled for its impeccable grooves.

Leona Lewis

Artiste, Contributeur

Leona Lewis, a British pop singer and songwriter, was the winner a televised British talent contest called The X Factor.

Michael Bublé

Artiste, Contributeur

This Canadian crooner adds some Stevie Wonder-style soul sizzle to a fresh take on classic showmanship.

Tiësto

Artiste, Contributeur

Dutch artist Tiësto used trance music as a springboard to become one of the most popular DJs in the world.

Meilleurs Travaux

Petals For Armor

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams’ artful and deeply personal solo debut, 2020’s Petals for Armor, reportedly comes on the heels of a period of deep self-reflection for the longtime Paramore vocalist, and it shows. Along with Paramore’s breakthrough chart success with their 2013 self-titled album and 2017’s After Laughter, Williams and the band endured three frought lineup changes. It was also during these years that Williams married, divorced, and saw her beloved grandmother endure a life-altering injury. She brings all of these experiences to bear on Petals for Armor, digging with poetic intensity into the depression and …

After Hours

The Weeknd

The first two singles off After Hours were released within three days of each other in November 2019. “Heartless,” a boastful belter made with Metro Boomin, Illangelo, and Dre Moon, ticked all the boxes to please Abel Tesfaye’s base. Pills, cars, fame, women, and the hard-fought reward for all the overindulgence — a ruthless world view to keep the cycle going — were all in the mix. “Never need a bitch, I’m what a bitch need/Tryin’ to find the one that can fix me,” contradictory and confused as ever, made the song entirely on brand. Then came the …

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. Here Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths. What’s impressive is that Dre crafts tighter singles than his inspiration, George Clinton — he’s just as effortlessly funky, and he has a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the pop charts. But none of The Chronic’s legions of imitators were as rich …

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