Best of 2016
Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2016
From veterans like Testament to newer-comers like Khemmis, here’s metal mag Decibel’s top 40 albums of 2016.
Rough Trade Shops list their Top 100 LPs of 2016
Can you guess #1? It’s not Bowie or Radiohead…
Nine great 2016 metal albums you may have missed
Blood Incantation, Moonsorrow, Circle of Ouroborus, Hammers of Misfortune, Profanatica, and more.
NPR's favorite songs & albums of 2016 (so far)
The song list has veteran rock musicians like David Bowie and Paul Simon; pop megastars Beyonce and Rihanna; pop newcomers Fifth Harmony; rising indie rockers Pinegrove, Big Thief, Lucy Dacus and Mitski; country from Maren Morris and Robert Ellis; boundary-pushing metal duo Cobalt; Israeli trio A-Wa; jazz musician Esperanza Spalding; and more…
2016 records overlooked by Pitchfork (according to Pitchfork)
Like they do every year, Pitchfork uses the mid-year period to put out their list of Overlooked Albums of the year. The 2016 list includes Pinegrove, YG, KING, Steve Gunn, Stereolab offshoot Cavern of Anti-Matter, Kaytranada, Lil Uzi Vert and more.
2016 Grammy Awards nominees (Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, The Weeknd, Tame Impala, Caribou, MMJ, Bjork, Wilco, Dr. Dre, Drake, Flying Lotus, Courtney Barnett, more)
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards nominees have been announced. Album of the Year nominees include Alabama Shakes for Sound & Color, Kendrick Lamar for To Pimp A Butterfly, Chris Stapleton for Traveller, Taylor Swift for 1989 and The Weeknd for Beauty …
BBC's Sound of 2016 longlist announced
The BBC Sound of 2016 longlist has been announced. The list highlights 15 artists that a panel of 144 DJs, critics and writers think will rise in 2…
