Ariana Grande officially kicked off her petal era with “hate that i made you love me” and i really love her tone on this. it feels more mature and lived-in, and sonically it fits the aesthetic of the album so well for me. excited to sit with the rest of this project and hoping for more rnb. also was really surprised to see we’re getting a second album from WILLOW this year ‘petal rock black’ was already one of my favorite albums this year. her first single “Talk On The Hill”

PinkPantheress is a production mastermind! she started out producing her own music on GarageBand in her bedroom. she has such a distinct way of making pop music by mixing UK garage, drum & bass, alt-pop and early 2000s dance into something instantly recognizable as her own sound. her songs feel effortless, but there’s so much detail packed into every second once you really pay attention. these are some of my essential PinkPantheress songs: “Just for me” “All My Friends Know”

i wanted to keep pulling from different corners of music. these are more of my personal favorite debut albums that made a huge first impression. ‘channel ORANGE’ - @frankocean ‘Off The Wall’ - @michaeljackson ‘Frank’ - @amywinehouse ‘Rodeo’ - @travisscott 'Love.Angel.Music.Baby’ - @gwenstefani ‘...Baby One More Time’ - @britneyspears ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ - @mslaurynhill ‘Born To Die’ - @honeymoon ‘Debut’ - @bjork ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ -

Ariana Grande surprise released the 10 year anniversary edition of ‘Dangerous Woman’ with “Knew Better Part Two” officially getting released after floating around online for years. i love the updated version she put together for this release, it feels nostalgic while still adding something new to the era instead of just reuploading the album again. still really enjoying where Charli is heading with this new era. i love this more laid back sound from her, it’s somehow calming

the songs i’ve had had on heavy rotation recently. Kelela continues to make some of the most immersive electronic / rnb music out there. “SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS” has been on repeat since 2020, it has that hazy indie sound i always appreciate, and Ariana surprised dropped a tenth anniversary edition of ‘Dangerous Woman’ today and made “Knew Better Part Two” hit even harder years later. still one of my favorite deep cuts from her. “Crawl” by Richie Quake has probably been my

Drake released three different projects last night, so i’m still sitting with all of them, but “Fortworth,” “Little Birdie,” “Stuck,” and “Prioritizing” were some immediate standouts on first listen. also really loved the new releases from Tove Lo, Dua Saleh, GIVEŌN, Rostam + Clairo, Nick Hakim, ANOTR, Shakira + Burna Boy, and Kaleena Zanders. and of course Gaga finally released the MAYHEM REQUIEM live album through Apple Music.. if you don’t have Apple Music, definitely watc

one of the most unique and visionary artists of the last decade. Solange is known for her avant-garde approach to rnb, blending soul, funk, electronic, and experimental production into something completely her own. these are some essential songs i’d recommend starting with if you’re diving into her music. “Losing You” “Bad Girls” “Lost on the Way Home” “Cranes In The Sky” “Binz” “Stay Flo” swipe through the full preview 🎧

Confessions on a Dance Floor / @madonna a pop music masterpiece. it’s one of the defining pop albums of the 2000s and one of Madonna’s most important artistic statements. swipe through for my full review + in the same rotation ♫ overall rating: 10 / Essential

WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA by @slayyyter one of the most exciting pop albums released this year. it’s electroclash, industrial pop, hyperpop, and early 2000s club music. Slayyyter pulls from her musical influences from Crystal Castles and Justice to Britney Spears and Lady Gaga while still making the album sound entirely her own. she’s fully in control of her vision here. favorite tracks 💥 -DANCE… -BRITTANY MURPHY -CRANK -UNKNOWN LOVER$ -BEAT UP CHANEL$ -OLD TECHNOLOGY

Kelela might have my favorite release of the week with her new single “linknb”. these first two songs from her upcoming album have been incredible so far and she somehow keeps refining her sound without losing what makes her music feel so immersive. it sounds futuristic, emotional, and a little cold.. it’s everything i love about her music. Charli xcx also dropped her new song “Rock Music” and it sounds like something that would work in an album tracklist but not a lead singl

2016 was such a major turning point for music that you could still feel its impact through 2017. a lot of artists were taking bigger creative risks as a result, genre lines were getting blurred, and the top three albums especially defined the year in completely different ways. I ranked 57 albums again for this list and narrowing these down was painful. there were so many records from this year that shaped my taste and are still just as exciting to revisit now. a few albums st

all of these have been on heavy rotation for me recently. Temper City released their first single “Self Aware” earlier this year and i’m really excited to see what else they have coming. “KGB” is ADÉLA’S most recent release and she reminds me a lot of slayyyter… she’s such a student of pop music and you can really see her influences in everything from the choreography to her vocals, she’s definitely on track for a breakthrough this year. “Self Aware” - @temper.city “E-Pro” -

New Lady Gaga, Madonna / Sabrina Carpenter, Madeon, The Black Keys, Zara Larsson, Isaiah Rashad… Gaga is back with 3 new songs in The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack… my favorite of the three is easily “Shape of a Woman,” she just knows how to write a catchy chorus. Madonna officially released her first single from ‘Confessions II’ featuring Sabrina Carpenter in a super catchy disco-house inspired song “Bring Your Love.” Love Spells dropped one of the prettiest bedroom pop son

Confessions on a Dance Floor by @madonna One of Madonna’s best albums, released in 2005. The album were structured to play like a night at a club, with tracks blending genres like disco, dance-pop, electronic together. It moves from lighter, upbeat songs at the start to darker more intense production towards the end. favorite tracks 🪩 -Sorry -Hung Up -Get Together -Forbidden Love -I Love New York -Future Lovers full album review coming soon :)

new music from Kehlani, Foo Fighters, Madonna, MPH, The Kid LAROI, Conan Gray, Beck… Kehlani released her new self titled album and it’s stacked with insane features Usher, Missy Elliott, Brandy, Leon Thomas, Lil Wayne all added something special to each track. Foo Fighters also released their new album ‘Your Favorite Toy’ somehow this was my first full run through from them, and I definitely wanna circle back to it. Madonna also dropped a sleek disco-house leaning track that

songs in my rotation recently 🔂 “UNKNOWN LOVERZ” - @slayyyter “SHUT YOUR DAMN 95.7892” - @labrinth “PIXELATED KISSES” - @sushitrash “Car Crash Baby” - @madeon “David” - @the_radio_dept “Gunshot” - @lykkeli “Loud Bark” - @mannequinpussy “Love Me More” - @mitskileaks “Make It Work” - @majidjordan

This is part 2 of this genre, focusing on 2010–2019. This list was really hard to narrow down. the 2010s shaped so much of my taste, every album in this list is one i still revisit constantly. This was the decade where indie pop stopped feeling like a niche.. albums were pulling from synth pop, dream pop, electronic, r&b, even funk, but still holding onto that emotional, slightly off-center core that makes the genre what it is. A lot of these albums feel like worlds of their

ROSALÍA, Nine Inch Noize, Olivia Rodrigo, John Summit, Slayyyter, Jessie Ware, Adela, BNYX, Not For Radio… 😰 ROSALÍA added a few new songs to an already great album with LUX (Complete Works), really feels like a proper extension of this era. ADÉLA dropped a slick electronic pop song “KGB” still can’t get over the music video for this, put her on every festival stage rn. Nine Inch Noize’s hybrid project carried that same energy from their coachella set into the album, part li

Momo Boyd / Miss Michigan a warm, nostalgic intro to Momo across 7 tracks, leaning into storytelling, americana textures, and a softer indie rock edge. swipe through for my full review + in the same rotation ♫ overall rating: 8.6 / Replay

songs i kept coming back to this week. “Pluto Baby” - @wesleyjoseph__ “pussycat” - @jessejostark “IF” - @rittmomney “Parachute” - @yelyahwilliams “Agony Freak” - @snailmail “Miles Away” - @madonna “F*ck My Computer” - @ninajirachi “Knock Knock” - @madlib @mfdoom “Doing It Too” - @rochelle_jordan full updated playlist is on Spotify + Apple Music