Blood Orange—Negro Swan: This was Blood Orange’s senior album and he followed up his last album with an extremely solid group of 16 tracks. This album has surprise features from several artists, mainly A$AP Rocky, Steve Lacy, and Puff Daddy. At a tight 50 minutes with no filler tracks, each song gives a very intimate look into Orange’s, life painting a picture of his vulnerable upbringing. Denzel Curry—Taboo: Denzel Curry released his junior album in late July to much critical praise. It varied much from what he had released previously. The album was released in three different parts each with a different t...

On October 23, 2015 Adele released “Hello,” a piano ballad with influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of regret. It accomplished international commercial success, reaching number one in 28 countries including the United Kingdom. It became her second UK number one single, following "Someone like You", and has had the largest opening week sales in three years. The genre for “Hello” is soul. We know that Adele has been gone for a year or two—this is because she has recently had a son. This has changed Adele's opinion and she said that it has influenced her and really brought Adele into figuring out what mu...