Narrowing down 365 days of great music to a list of 30 records is near impossible, but we figured it out! With a lot of amazing tracks not making the cut, we have put together our list of the 30 best tracks of this past year. From epic collaborations to Soundcloud released diss records, our list has a little bit of everything. A few veterans dominated our list this year, but a lot of emerging artists found spots high on our list as well. We won’t spoil too much for you, check out the Top 30 Tracks of 2015 below and send us a tweet @TheEarlyReg to tell us what you think!
Following an arguably weak year for albums, 2015 has seen a lot of great projects and many unexpected ones as well. While this year we saw the highly anticipated return of Adele, patient fans are still awaiting Frank Ocean’s sophomore album and Kanye West’s Swish. But where Frank and Kanye have left music fans hanging, new comers like Bryson Tiller, Alessia Cara, GoldLink, BOOTS, Halsey and more have put out some great albums to help kick off their relatively young careers. 2015 though was also a great year for some heavyweights, of course we’re referring to artists like Drake, Future, Kendrick Lamar and even pop superstars like One Direction and Justin Bieber. In just one day, November 13th, the music world saw more great releases than it did in a span of months in 2014. Cheers to hoping 2016 delivers as well as 2015 did!
Are music videos a lost art in 2015? With MTV and VH1 airing more reality television programs than actual music videos, it is no surprise that a lot of artists have abandoned the music video route of promotion. Fortunately not all artists subscribe to such logic. Many superstar artists still know that fans crave visuals, even if they are streaming it from their phone or tablet.And a lot of emerging artists know that creating some dope visuals are a great way to gain exposure and put your name on the map. Check out our favorite music videos from this past year and see who got our number one spot.
Lana Del Rey wastes no time when it comes to releasing new music. Since her 2012 debut, Born To Die, Lana has now released four studio albums in just four years (including Born To Die:The Paradise Edition), a consistency that is rare for today’s pop artists. While Lana instantly gained a cult following after her debut LP, she most recently won over critics last year with Ultraviolence, widely accepted as her best album up until that point. While artists frequently fall victim to the sophomore album curse and slumps throughout their career where they simply run out of fresh ideas for songs, fans were anxious to see if Lana could follow up her critical success from Ultraviolence, just a year later with Honeymoon. Although the Honeymoon may not be quite as beautiful as the wedding that it follows (Ultraviolence), Lana’s new album again proves that she is continuing to grow as an artist, all while delivering her unique sound and consistently great records.
Lana Del Rey’s forthcoming LP Honeymoon, the anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed album Ultraviolence, is exactly one week away. But if a week seems too long, and we agree that it does, then don’t worry. Starting tomorrow (September 12), fans can head to any Urban Outfitters for an exclusive first listening of the entire album. The events will start at 3PM local time, and anyone who preorders Honeymoon during these listening parties will get a free Lana Del Rey lithograph. Fans can follow along on social media via the hashtag #LANAxUO.
Find your closest Urban Outfitters here and listen to Lana Del Rey’s latest Honeymoon single, ‘Music To Watch Boys To’ below.
These are the highlights of this past week in music! Hopefully you can bump these tracks on your way to work to brighten up your Monday mornings, and to stay up-to-date on today’s music. This week we have another new collaboration from The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey, a self-produced track from Big K.R.I.T., and a new song from Kyle.
Earlier today Lana Del Rey shared the tracklist for her forthcoming LP, Honeymoon, the highly anticipated followup to her critically acclaimed album, Ultraviolence. And with pre-orders now available on iTunes, you can now also download the album’s third track, ‘Terrence Loves You’, Lana favorite record off Honeymoon. This new one is classic Lana, so if you’re a fan of her work to date (especially her more mellow tracks), then you will definitely fall in love with this one.
Lana Del Rey surprised her fans today as she took to Instagram this morning to reveal the tracklist for her forthcoming album, Honeymoon. The highly anticipated follow-up to Ultraviolence will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow, August 21st, and you can look out for the album when it hit shelves next month on September 18th. Lana put out one of the year’s best albums with Ultraviolence, so we are excited to see how she follows such a critically acclaimed project.
Lana Del Rey teased her fans on Instagramtoday as she shared what many expect is the album cover art and release date, for her forthcoming LP Honeymoon. If the post indeed shares the release date for Lana’s highly anticipated follow up to her Ultraviolence album, you can expect her album on September 18th, only about a month away. Time to get excited people!
It is no secret that actor/writer/photographer/director/and-a-hundred-other-things James Franco is a friend and fan of Ultraviolence singer Lana Del Rey. And to express that strong fandom, Franco has written a book about Lana, titled “Flip-Side: Real And Imaginary Conversations With Lana Del Rey”. The cover for the upcoming 100-page book, which was co-written by David Shields, shows James Franco, with Lana, her sister (Chuck Grant), and director Klaus Biesenbach, but you’ll have to wait awhile untill you can get one for yourself. The book hits shelves on March 15, 2016.
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