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Are You Listening? 2016 in Music: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bright Light Bright Light, David Bowie, Melanie C, Hikaru Utada, Beyoncé and more

December 6, 2016 Album Reviews, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Blues, Classic Rock, Classical, Dance Music, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Music, Music Genres, Pop, R&B, Reviews music, Rock, Soul, Top Stories 1

Here are my highlights in popular music from 2016. It includes records by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bright Light Bright Light, David Bowie, Melanie C, Hikaru Utada, Beyoncé, and many more!

Making Music: An Overview of Sophie Ellis-Bextor

October 27, 2016 Album Reviews, Alternative Rock, Dance Music, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Music, Music Genres, Pop, Reviews music, Rock Comments Off on Making Music: An Overview of Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Nineteen years removed from Theaudience, Bextor's catalog runs six solo albums deep with this year's 'Familia' as proof of her power. Bextor's grasp of pop music shows an awareness that the genre isn't solely beholden to four-on-the-floor ideas; this knowledge has led her to outfox predecessors and lap contemporaries. This overview acts as an introduction to one of the brightest voices in contemporary pop.