50 Best Albums of 2018 by Billboard
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1. Ariana Grande, Sweetener
As its album cover suggests, Ariana Grande’s world was turned upside down following the tragic 2017 bombing outside of her Manchester tour stop. But on her first album since the attack, she didn’t let her past define her, and she didn’t dwell on what her future may hold, either. Instead, Sweetener captured a very specific time in the life of a 25-year-old pop star -- from an unprecedented national tragedy to a whirlwind celebrity romance (including a spontaneous engagement that she broke off after four months). And while most fans couldn’t possibly relate to her extraordinary circumstances.
Ariana Grande still ended the year seeming more approachable and human than ever. (More popular than ever, too: Sweetener had the largest streaming week ever for a pop album by a female artist with 126.7 million on-demand audio streams in its first week).
The album itself plays out like one lengthy Instagram story, soundtracking her life in real time. All the while, she swapped sky-high runs for low-registered “yuhs” and favored velvety R&B (with an assist from Pharrell’s frisky beats) over the swaggering synths of her past dance-pop bangers.
Opener “raindrops (an angel cried)”, is a chilling a cappella take on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' "An Angel Cried," while on the cool-breeze closer “get well soon,” Grande sings about self-care and learning to “unfollow fear” in light of her own post-traumatic anxiety. She's at her most emotionally raw on the set when she's saying nothing at all.
As debate over the lifespan of the album format continues, what’s certain is that it’s becoming increasingly rare to see a major artist craft such a cohesive and personal body of work. And yet, Sweetener succinctly archived this pivotal period in Grande’s life the way only a proper album could -- through her grief and anxiety, both in and out of love, the LP offered a front-row seat to it all, allowing her fans to see that it’s possible to stumble and hurt and still emerge stronger and more self-assured than ever. Her life may have been flipped upside down, but she’s always been on top. -- L.H.
อันดับอื่นๆ ใน Top 10
2. Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
3. Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour
4. Pusha T, Daytona
5. Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer
6. Various Artists, 'Black Panther' Soundtrack
7. Travis Scott, Astroworld
8. Camila Cabello, Camila
9. J Balvin, Vibras
10. The Carters, Everything Is Love
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Billboard ประกาศให้ “Sweetener” ของ Ariana Grande เป็นอัลบั้มที่ดีที่สุดในปี 2018
แหล่งข่าว: https://www.billboard.com/photos/8489227/best-albums-2018-staff-picks
1. Ariana Grande, Sweetener
As its album cover suggests, Ariana Grande’s world was turned upside down following the tragic 2017 bombing outside of her Manchester tour stop. But on her first album since the attack, she didn’t let her past define her, and she didn’t dwell on what her future may hold, either. Instead, Sweetener captured a very specific time in the life of a 25-year-old pop star -- from an unprecedented national tragedy to a whirlwind celebrity romance (including a spontaneous engagement that she broke off after four months). And while most fans couldn’t possibly relate to her extraordinary circumstances.
Ariana Grande still ended the year seeming more approachable and human than ever. (More popular than ever, too: Sweetener had the largest streaming week ever for a pop album by a female artist with 126.7 million on-demand audio streams in its first week).
The album itself plays out like one lengthy Instagram story, soundtracking her life in real time. All the while, she swapped sky-high runs for low-registered “yuhs” and favored velvety R&B (with an assist from Pharrell’s frisky beats) over the swaggering synths of her past dance-pop bangers.
Opener “raindrops (an angel cried)”, is a chilling a cappella take on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' "An Angel Cried," while on the cool-breeze closer “get well soon,” Grande sings about self-care and learning to “unfollow fear” in light of her own post-traumatic anxiety. She's at her most emotionally raw on the set when she's saying nothing at all.
As debate over the lifespan of the album format continues, what’s certain is that it’s becoming increasingly rare to see a major artist craft such a cohesive and personal body of work. And yet, Sweetener succinctly archived this pivotal period in Grande’s life the way only a proper album could -- through her grief and anxiety, both in and out of love, the LP offered a front-row seat to it all, allowing her fans to see that it’s possible to stumble and hurt and still emerge stronger and more self-assured than ever. Her life may have been flipped upside down, but she’s always been on top. -- L.H.
อันดับอื่นๆ ใน Top 10
2. Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
3. Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour
4. Pusha T, Daytona
5. Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer
6. Various Artists, 'Black Panther' Soundtrack
7. Travis Scott, Astroworld
8. Camila Cabello, Camila
9. J Balvin, Vibras
10. The Carters, Everything Is Love
อันดับ 11-50 ไปอ่านเอาเองที่ลิ้งค์ข้างล่างนะจ้ะ
แหล่งข่าว: https://www.billboard.com/photos/8489227/best-albums-2018-staff-picks