As I gather my thoughts I find 2015 is a hard year to sum up, happier than 2014 for sure, but not without its travails. Little to nothing is known about the hotly anticipated follow-up to Frank Ocean’s Grammy-winning modern classic Channel Orange. Did his sessions with producer Danger Mouse, revealed in early 2013, make the record? His breezy approach to folk and hip-hop has drawn comparisons to both Andre 3000 and Bon Iver, but Raury aims to make a name for himself in 2015. Justin Timberlake came back. "People were saying, 'Well, with all these collaborators, it might technically not be her,'" Weaver said in a recent interview. It’s easy to forget — what with him egging houses, pissing in mop buckets, and generally being a Grade A-Asshole — that Justin Bieber first made news by being an unquestionably talented kid from Canada. 3) Kendrick himself is a rare music artist, unafraid to take risks, confound fans, and say what’s on his mind in this era where nearly everyone is content to play it safe. Adele! With song titles like “Stonemilker” and “Notget” and sounds provided by Kanye West and FKA Twigs producer Arca, Björk plans to remain on the cutting edge of music. If Kid A, OK Computer, or any of the albums in Radiohead’s impressive discog tell us anything it’s that you never know what you’re going to get with these guys. I took giant leaps. That’s 240 TOP TEN posts all in ONE place! The year 2015 was a busy year. Remember: He’s a multi-instrumentalist with an ear for melody and a squeaky clean voice that won him millions of fans before Usher and music executive Scooter Braun hitched their wagons to his rocket ship. OK, critics: We have heard you. After roughly 6,000 seasons we know American Idol is capital b Bad at producing stars who have consistent staying power. Instead of allowing herself to be stuck in limbo while lawyers tried to extract her from a deadbeat label, the pop&b singer independently released three well-received mixtapes, an excellent remix of "Marvin's Room," and one of the great, underrated singles of 2012. Uptown Funk! Respondents were also asked what they considered to be the biggest challenges that they would face in 2016 and whereas this list included the usual concerns about the weather, the economy and stiff price competition, there were also many of the challenges that a healthy and growing industry would expect to face. Obsessed with travel? Some of the most significant political events of the year are reviewed here as a final way to say goodbye to the year about to end. Top 10 Everything of 2015. Also appears on these Year End Charts. In between dates, Ferreira has been working with a slew of producers for her sophomore album, including Ariel Rechtshaid, Justin Raisen, and Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream. The National Parks turned 100 years old this year - everything from Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon to Independence Hall and even Edgar Allen Poe's home in Philadelphia. “, We had a really good year, however, where we expected peaks in sales we did not see them due to the lack of good weather. One of last year's most uncontroversially joyous moments in hip-hop was the triumphant (if ultimately ephemeral) reunion of Cam'ron, one-time Dipset ally Juelz Santana, Just Blaze, and Dame Dash on "Dipshits," the second track from Cam's highly anticipated collaborative EP with A-Trak — Williamsburg, Brooklyn's favorite hip-hop and electronic music impresario. All of the Things That Were a Thing in 2015, Ranked 17.1k VOTES 2015 was a year full of things that were definitely things. Forget the breezy, fun “Float On.” Modest Mouse is coming back with a stronger sound. “I definitely plan to release the best album of the year 2015,” Raury confidently proclaimed in a recent interview. Dubbed “Only One,” the piano-driven tearjerker is about as far from the queasy pyrotechnics of Yeezus as you can get. 52 Reasons 2015 Will Be The Best Year For Music Since Ever 1. This year, instead of dwelling on the negatives, we’re going to start our annual review with a List of the Top 10 Good Things That Happened in 2015. Copyright © 2021 Golden Coast Ltd | WetLeisure.co, Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Commercial Park West, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3UA | Cookies | Privacy Policy. After years of a false start, Sky Ferreira finally released her full-length debut, Night Time, My Time, in October 2013. Take time to browse through and be inspired by OUR Top Ten Best of 2015. “Except it’s going to blow you away.” Of course, label reps are paid to make hyperbole sound natural, but we are completely inclined to agree here. A perfectionist like his mentor, Rodeo is likely to offer plenty of both, refined and raw in equal measure. The Best This Year Had to Offer. Future Brown comes out on Feb. 24. 2015 will be a year of ‘what could have been’ had we had a better Spring/Summer.”. Thinking Out Loud. Kanye! May 11 – 12 – Version O of Les Femmes d'Alger by Pablo Picasso sells for US$ 179.3 million at Christie's auction in New York, while the sculpture L'Homme au doigt by Alberto Giacometti sells for US$ 141.3 million, setting a new world record for a painting and for a sculpture , respectively. Kintsugi will attempt to regain some fans they lost with their experimental sound on Codes and Keys. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis disappeared in 2014 for a reason: “We vanished purposefully. For males, life expectancy changed from 76.5 years in 2014 to 76.3 years in 2015—a decrease of 0.2 years, and for females, life expectancy decreased 0.1 year from 81.3 years in 2014 to 81.2 years in 2015. His voice is reminiscent of great R&B artists of the past with a little Maxwell and — we’re going here — Tracy Chapman mixed in. But after his high-profile appearance on Daft Punk’s Grammy Album-of-the-Year-winning Random Access Memories in 2013, he finally became a marquee artist in his own right, touring and DJing for the first time in his 30-plus-year career. Chance The Rapper and The Social Experiment, Museum of Modern Art’s Björk visual exhibition. The singer's last big hit, "Too Little, Too Late," came out back when George W. Bush was president and all the cool kids were carrying RAZR phones. At 74, Moroder’s first album in over 20 years will feature appearances from Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Sia, and more. “If that record turned anybody off, I feel pretty strongly that this one could win them back,” frontman Ben Gibbard said in an interview with Stereogum. Whatever the reasons may be, it certainly is a good sign for the wet leisure industry in general. In our annual series of year-end lists, TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad. Dec 30, 2015. It’s been two years since Rihanna’s last album and expectations are at an all-time high. Happy New Year, my friends! The band’s cheery, '80s-inspired Reflections EP and crowd-pleasing live performances earned them a spot on our Artists To Watch list but even we didn’t anticipate their excellent new single, “Our Own House" — a disco-pop party worthy of the replay button. Let’s start with India. Solange hasn’t made a peep about a 2015 album release, but that hasn’t stopped gossip rags from speculating. Where that point is really emphasised is in 2012 where we suffered both an economic downturn that threatened to put us back into recession and a particularly wet summer. While Night Time, My Time sold less than 50,000 copies, it helped repair relations with her record label and landed the singer a spot on fellow bad girl Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz Tour. Maintaining the current pace with the staffing levels we have will be difficult.”, “Marketing to create more of a brand awareness and in-house organisation to get closer to our lean efficient ideals.”, “Lack of skilled and knowledgeable operatives to expand business.”. It’s no surprise therefore that 63% of respondents thought that it had the biggest influence on their business last year. And with several more McCartney collaborations promised in a press release, the only thing we know is that everything we thought we knew about Yeezus II is wrong. An overt reference to Walla's departure, the album is named after “a Japanese style of art where they take fractured, broken ceramics and put them back together with very obvious, real gold,” as member Nick Harmer explained. Brooklynites Wet made a splash with their self-titled debut EP, packed to the brim with breakup songs. The Best Songs of 2015 36.5k VOTES It’s the end of the year and that can only mean one thing – you’ve got to listen to all the best songs of 2015. California residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. Collaborate with Pharrell? No longer an obscure indie curio but somewhere short of a mainstream pop star, Boucher’s next act seems sure to be one of this year’s most interesting. The 22-year-old Houston native rose to prominence as Kanye West’s understudy and id, but now rules his own fiefdom as a dark prince of gothic hip-hop and progressive trap. We hope their album of the same name, out Feb. 24, is full of equally pleasant surprises. Like many an obscure rapper before her, Dej Loaf first rose to prominence thanks to a co-sign from Drake, who posted lyrics to her sweet and vicious debut single “Try Me” on Instagram. “Lampshades On Fire” has been a live show fixture since 2011, but it now has an official release in time for Modest Mouse’s 2015 album, their first in nearly eight years. Expect their debut LP early this year. 71.5% of businesses described their year as being ‘OK’ or ‘Good’. AllMusic Best of 2015 - This year brought long-awaited returns, introduced incredible new talent, and allowed veterans to justify their longevity. Though her well of features presumably won’t dry up anytime soon with her recent feature on Future Brown’s Room 302, Tink is solidifying her own sound alongside Timbaland for her first official major-label release, which will see the light of day sometime this year. And, as he told Billboard, his new live show is heavily inspired by the Broadway production of The Lion King. We would particularly like to thank, and applaud, the respondent who answered “Old age,” and in fact has done every year since the survey began. We were going to say it’s hard to believe a guy who sings almost exclusively about sex and drugs can become as popular as The Weeknd has, but we do realize those two topics dominate a large portion of modern music. If this is the direction she’s headed in, her sophomore effort is sure to be anything but embarrassing. New day, new ‘Ye. Will it feature members of Odd Future, the Cali collective with whom Ocean has seemed increasingly distant? In Decemeber, however, they released “push pull,” the first single from their sophomore album Another Eternity. Truth is, back in 2015, the New Scientist reported that the problem wasn't with Giant Pandas' sex-drives at all, but with our matchmaking skills. In fact, over the course of the surveys, the weather has always been seen as having the biggest impact on the wet leisure industry. Then, almost as suddenly, he fell well behind in that race and out of favor — too many similes about cunnilingus, perhaps. We’d say standout tracks on the album include the steady bopping and unquestionably cool “Ocean of Tears” and the unapologetically Echo and the Bunnymen- and The Cure-esque guitar sounds of the title track, but really, they all stand out (save, perhaps, for the one featuring Ariel Pink because UGH, that guy). Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar. From crashes and shootings, to the pope's visit and a daring prison escape. We can’t get enough of Soko, and can’t wait for My Dreams to see its official release in March. Carrie & Lowell comes out on March 31, but to tide everyone over until then, there’s a grainy home video-esque trailer for the album set to the titular track. Following his 2014 viral success and inclusion on the Lorde-curated Mockingjay soundtrack, 18-year-old singer-songwriter Raury aims to cement his name in music history. MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2015 revealed Ronson fended off competition from several hugely successful tracks to top the year-end chart, which included 17 Number 1s in … His forthcoming debut album for Capitol is to likely solidify his standing as one of pop’s most exciting newcomers. We’re fans of both the band’s speeds, and the Eurhythmics, Joy Division, and Siouxsie strain that runs through most of their work. The self-identified musician, comedian, and twerker (along with a multitude of other titles) will release an album via XL Records in “spring 2015.”. 1. Gwen Stefani has done so much over these last years — boss-ass coach on The Voice, CEO of LAMB, being the coolest mother ever to her three adorable sons — it’s almost easy to forget it was her music that first made us fall so deeply in love with her. 2. Whatever they have planned for us this year, their first album since 2007’s In Rainbows (let's forget about King of Limbs, please), we’re interested, and not just because it means it’s likely to bring along with it more of Thom Yorke’s dancing. Time.com. With almost 60% of the respondents saying that they were expecting next year to be Good or Extremely Good, this chart shows a very positive industry. That said, The Weeknd does it better than everyone — you’ll find more melancholy and real world pathos here than celebration — and he’s made the transition from bedroom recording Lothario to collabing with Ariana Grande and penning tracks for major motion pictures (his “Earned It” for 50 Shades of Grey threatens to be sexier than the movie it closes out). Frank Ocean! After spending hours in heated critical debates, our global team of GameSpot editors have created a ranked list of the 25 best video games of 2015. The SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage. Tentatively titled Honeymoon, Lana Del Rey's third album is expected late summer and will feature production from fellow nostalgic Mark Ronson. More than just a stylish collection of synth-pop, TRXYE established Sivan as an artist with things to say and a voice worth listening to; mixed in with the songs about love and lust are critiques of prescription pill culture and thoughts on toxic masculinity. After the recent departure of founding member and guitarist Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie will return on March 31 with Kintsugi. “I can’t tell you anything about the album,” he told us. But this year Welch is not only back, she’s everywhere — Coachella, Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo — suggesting that ambitions for her third, still untitled album are as formidable as her vocal range. After a series of unfortunate delays and apologies to Harmonizers, Fifth Harmony’s first full-length album is finally coming out in February. It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year on record. Inspired by her time in America, the singer-songwriter's fifth album Short Movie will be released by Ribbon Music on March 24. Of course, the question that everyone wants to know the answer to is, ‘Was it a good year?’ and from the graph below, we can quickly see that for most respondents it was. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Which leads us to an interesting question. The 2015 Buick Enclave ranks among the best midsize SUVs, thanks to its great safety scores, strong reliability rating, spacious cabin, and read more » 8.5 SCORE $18,335 - $22,169 AVG PRICE PAID The Best Cars We Drove in 2015 From a Year Filled With Great New Products, We Pick Our Favorites. What does have the biggest influence on the wet leisure industry? Featuring cuts from famed producers Dr. Luke and Stargate, and lead singles “Bo$$” and the Meghan Trainor-penned “Sledgehammer,” the young ladies of Fifth Harmony aim to dominate the charts with a “more mature” sound. Appreciators of G.O.O.D. Whatever the case may be, we hope to hear some of those 25 self-written joints sometime soon. Also appears on these Year End Charts. I don’t want you to miss out on my latest posts. The first day of Wooden Sheep is on February 4, 2015. “Recruiting more staff. See More Year-End Charts. It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year on record. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! Few details are known about the pop star's ninth studio album. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. Proof? Clarkson can do no wrong in our eyes and we can’t wait for the new one. People used to wage Jay Z vs. Wayne debates and pick sides in the deeply entrenched battle to determine The Greatest Living Rapper, and Wayne always found himself in the mix. We’ve been fans of MisterWives for a while now. MY ACCOUNT SIGN IN SIGN OUT SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE. One of the breakout acts of 2012 with psychedelic hits “Elephant” and “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards,” Australia’s Tame Impala cultivated a large and impassioned fan base with an extensive touring schedule in subsequent years. Bold and expansive, "Short Movie" is the surest proof yet that Marling wants to add "rock star" to her long list of accomplishments. Thanks to a single, winking tweet from Adele, many fans expected the follow-up to her world-conquering... 2. List of songs on Billboard 's 2015 Year-End Hot 100 chart; No. Having dropped one of the best mixtapes of 2014, and having served as a fixture on artist-to-watch lists since 2012, Travi$ Scott’s time has finally come. This was a busy year for Egyptologists, with news of the discovery of two ancient burial sites, and … In the over two years since his well-received debut Long.Live.A$AP, peers Kendrick Lamar and Drake have generated more heat, while understudy A$AP Ferg has emerged as an arguably more interesting character. What we know: 1) “i” and the untitled track he performed as the last musical guest ever on Colbert both slay. Reporting on what you care about. There hasn’t really been a change in the economy, and certainly not in the weather, that can account for this continual increase in optimism. 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