Meilleurs Artistes

Antonio Vivaldi

Artiste, Contributeur

Vivaldi was most influential for his development of the concerto, a work for orchestra that features a solo instrument.

Jarabe De Palo

Artiste, Contributeur

Barcelona-based Jarabe de Palo mix rock music with anything that takes their fancy: flamenco, salsa or samba.

Earth, Wind & Fire

Artiste, Contributeur

This dynamic, spiritually focused Funk/Soul outfit authored slick harmonies, phenomenal horn parts, and resonant hit songs.

Michael Jackson

Artiste, Contributeur

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

Barry White

Artiste, Contributeur

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

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

Control

Janet Jackson

Although Janet Jackson had released two records in the early ’80s, they were quickly forgotten, and notably shaped by her father’s considerable influence. Janet’s landmark third album, 1986’s Control, changed all that. On the opening title track, Jackson, with passion and grace, declares her independence, moving out of the gargantuan shadow of her brother Michael and on to the business of making her own classic pop album. The true genius of Control lies in the marriage of her extremely self-assured vocals with the emphatic beats of R&B production wizards Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The …

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 …

Medicine At Midnight

Foo Fighters

Right before its release in early 2021, Dave Grohl called Medicine at Midnight the Foo Fighters’ “Saturday Night party album” — a self-evaluation that turns out to be pretty accurate. It also functions as an acknowledgment of an open secret within the band’s catalog: for all their attributes, the Foos have rarely been “fun.” Foo Fighters fix that deficit by diving head on into disco and dance, the syncopations and polyrhythms so dominating Medicine at Midnight that the four-on-the-floor rock & roll ravers almost seem diminished in comparison. Dance-rock isn’t necessarily the height of exploration — …

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