Meilleurs Artistes

Franco De Vita

Artiste, Contributeur

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

The Cure

Artiste, Contributeur

The Cure have been playing mope rock for depressed teens since 1976. Think of it in terms of units of black eyeliner sold.

Metronomy

Artiste, Contributeur

Devon, England’s Metronomy make nuanced, well-constructed indie pop with dance-music leanings.

Eric Clapton

Artiste, Contributeur

From ’60s guitar god in the Yardbirds and Cream to arena rock superstar, Clapton perfected heartfelt whiteman guitar blues.

Little Mix

Artiste, Contributeur

This sassy UK quartet is an r&b-lovin’ pop band with a deep debt to classic girl group sounds.

Michael Jackson

Artiste, Contributeur

Michael Jackson’s domination of radio and television in the 1980s earned him the nickname “King of Pop.”

Meilleurs Travaux

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 …

good to know

Jojo

JoJo’s fourth full-length album, and first on her own Clover Music imprint with Warner Records, 2020’s Good to Know, finds the singer digging into a sensual R&B sound that’s marked by a hard-won maturity and creative freedom. The album arrives four years after Mad Love, during which time JoJo parted ways with Atlantic Records and worked to take control of her career, launching Clover Music and releasing re-recorded versions of her first two albums. Here, working with producers Doc McKinney, Dylan Wiggins, Lido, and others, JoJo frames her warm vocals in hypnotic downtempo …

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 …

Avis Des Clients