Honorable Mentions
Jordin Sparks, Right Here, Right Now
Toro Y Moi, What For?
Best Coast, California Nights
Mac Miller, GO:OD AM
Demi Lovato, Confident
Laura Marling, Short Movie
Autre Ne Veut, Age of Transparency
Joey Bada$$, B4.DA.$$
The Internet, Ego Death
Stealing Sheep, Not Real
Travi$ Scott, Rodeo
Shamir, Ratchet
Selena Gomez, Revival
Waxahatchee, Ivy Tripp
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, After
Tyrese, Black Rose
EPs
Honorable Mentions
Deja Loaf, #AndSeeThatsTheThing [EP]
MNEK, Small Talk [EP]
Mizran, Dark Blue [EP]
India Shawn, Outer Limits [EP]
Thundercat, The Beyond / Where the Giats Roam [EP]
BASECAMP, Greater Than [EP]
Top 7
7. Justine Skye, Emotionally Unavailable [EP]
Every song on this EP is an Urban SMASH, just ignore the pointless interludes in between each song. I'm kind of waiting for her to take off already, Rihanna ain't doing nothing.
6. Victoria Monét, Nightmares & Lullabies Act 2 [EP]
Victoria has a long history of song writing and being a hook girl. Now, she's finally sharing her latest project, Nightmares & Lullabies: Act II, showcasing Monét’s angelic vocals over booming production.
5. Allie X, CollXtion I [EP]
Can I take credit for discovering Allie? IF I was into stanning I would have made it KNOWN that this was MY bitch. We’re not looking at anything groundbreaking here, but she's definitely serving pop perfection.
4. Mila J & BC Kingdom, Press Start [EP]
Mila J (the older sister of Jhené Aiko) and the Alt-R&B duo BC Kingdom team up for the Press Start EP. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with either artist but they couldn't have been anymore different and ended up blending so well with one another. Sonically it's deeper, darker and more experimental for Mila; BC Kingdom is def. an artist to look out for. Such a chill EP.
3. Nao, February 15 [EP]
Twigs... your wig Nao's coming a bit. She's giving you electronic, pop, neo-soul and funk feel all in one.
2. Kelela, Hallucinogen [EP]
With this EP Kelela had the opportunity to flex her dynamic delivery, hooks, falsetto and wide register. She's two for two, we need an album already!
1. FKA twigs, M3LL155X [EP]
Okay, your wig is safe (for now) I just wanted to scare you because I'm rooting for you and want you to win bby. But she's back creepier, sexier and self-assured than ever.