The Band Perry had big expectations to live up to after their monster debut era which saw them win the CMA award for: Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Single of the Year. They easily succeeded and released what I feel is one of the Best Country Albums of the decade. Not only is "Pioneer" country gold but the singles "DONE." and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" show how versatile they are. Headling their first world tour this year The Band Perry seem to only be getting bigger and bigger, with all their success well deserved.
Ciara Zedd had a nice year too, Demi's underrated, I like her voice but I don't care too much for her music. Lady Gaga has had a rough year but not as bad as people make it out to be. The Band Perry is quite good too.
For this topic I selected 15 artists from a variety of genres. There are several artists that I listened too very little, however they were big enough in the music scene and on this forum that I felt they must be included. To qualify for this I looked at whether or not an artists song or album stuck in my heard, or if they had any iconic moments that were remembered throughout the year. Artist who started eras in quarter four of 2012 were eligible for my list.
These are my top fifteen artists of this year.
Ciara released a solid R&B album that got me interested in the genre, had three bops: "Body Party", "I'm Out" and "Overdose" and made a comeback that is completely underrated this year. As well "Overdose" is one of my favourite songs of the year. Due to this era I have went back to look at Ciara's previous work and found that I really enjoy her music. Overall she had a solid year and deserves much more success than she already has.
I'll be revealing #9, #8, #7 and #6 shortly. They range from Alternative too R&B too Rock too Teen Pop. Who's coming up? Feel free to make predictions.