No filler here — just 33 minutes of twerk-core, hip-hop self-love anthems, torchy soul ballads, plus the occasional moment where she busts out her inner Tull to play flute hero. Frankly, its sheen is off-putting at first. And the bill comes due with a vengeance. It sounds like cold comfort. Sweetener was an ambitious artist crafting a self-consciously wide-scale pop statement and, coming just six months later, Thank U, Next turns out to be her best album yet. Thank U, Next is just a woman and a mood, taking that mood out for a drive until she pedal-to-the-metals it right off a cliff. What a glorious pop rush it is—the album version of one of those emergency break-up karaoke sessions with a few therapeutic hours of Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton songs. Solange carries her history like a talisman.

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Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
The end is nigh, at least for If you weren't quite so adventurous — and were too embarrassed to share your Spotify Wrapped playlist this year — there's still enough time to catch up on the glut of great music released this year. Whether you're looking for something to soundtrack your New Year's Eve party or long slog down the motorway back home, here's our favourite releases of the year so far. After electrifying Glastonbury during his Friday headliner slot, the British rapper has become a voice on issues such as knife crime and Brexit. His second studio album mirrors its predecessor in selecting interesting names for collaborations, with a track featuring H. Elsewhere tracks like 'Crown' and 'Big Michael' display the range of his vocal talents. Skip to: 'One Second' — A slow and swaying track on which Stormzy sincerely reminds the listener: ' I am not the poster boy for mental health'.
Will the format be as alien to us now in as it would be to listeners in seeing what it's become today? The answer to both is probably yes -- and we'll probably still be doing a top albums of the year list then, too. In her latest effort, Celine both digs deep, and lets us see her lighter side -- and that's the power of Dion.