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MUSIC RATINGS & REVIEWS

2016 was an extremely eventful year, music-wise. There were many album

and single releases from extremely talented and well-known global artists

which we’re going to be briefly reviewing and recommending.

Top 5 Albums of 2016:

1. Beyonce: Lemonade

Beyonce released her long awaited 6th
studio album in the most creative and

rule-breaking way you could imagine.

With no promotion or teasers, she

dropped a ‘Visual Album’ combining

each track & its music video into one
film-like production. The raw lyrics,

moving messages & perfectly

orchestrated visuals earned her 9

Grammy nominations for this record.

2. The Weeknd: STARBOY

Even though this album was
released in the concluding months

of 2016, it still deserves this

position & recognition. The

Weeknd created a perfectly

balanced mix between R&B and
soul & still managed to please the

mass. This Record managed to sell

348K copies in its first week in the

US & debuted at #1. 'Reminder', 'Six

Feet Under' & 'Ordinary Life' are
my favourite songs on the Album.

MOHAMMED ALSAFI