HAPPY 2017! For a hot second, let’s reflect on everything that we experienced (music-related) in 2016...
Break-ups and solo endeavors – And by this, I mean ZAYN and Camila Cabello. Their departures essentially broke up One Direction and Fifth Harmony, while also releasing solo material. ZAYN releasing an entire album, which he has yet to promote on tour, and Cabello releasing two songs with her feature: “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and “Bad Things.” Can’t wait to see what they both have in store for 2017. Also, how about when ZAYN won his American Music Award, the first thing he says is, “This one has my name on it, right?” Yes, Zayn. Yes.
Speaking of One Direction,
we got other solo songs
from the guys still in the
band! Niall Horan released
“This Town,” which he wrote about a true story about going back home to his small town and seeing the people he grew up with. Louis Tomlinson recently released “Just Hold On,” which is Steve Aoki’s track that Tomlinson is featured on. I believe the song is dedicated to Tomlinson’s late mother, which ultimately has a stronger meaning than most electronic songs.
COMEBACKS! Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are the first to mind when I think about the triumphant comebacks from a dormant couple of years for the two. Both of their albums, Joanne and 24K Magic both topped the charts.
Las Vegas shows! Britney, JLO, the announcement of the Backstreet Boys Vegas residency, it was a big year for Sin City. Got to go!
The 1975 releasing one of the longest album titles: I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It. Healy described that the title was something he actually said to a previous girlfriend when she awoke from slumber. However it is titled, many magazines and music lists are naming it one of the best releases of the year, for the album accurately catches the personality of the band: insecure, hungry for attention, mainstream, and conceited, all at the same time.
FUN FACT:
Cabello was supposed
to be featured on “Closer” by
The Chainsmokers, but refused
the job, which ultimately lead to Halsey getting the job. Could you imagine if it was 19 year-old
Cabello singing about stealing a mattress from a roommate in
Boulder and seeing an old flame in
a hotel bar? I won’t reveal my
source on that one.
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