New music 2015
2015 was a great year for music! Here are some of the most popular and influential albums and songs from that year:
Pop
- Taylor Swift - "1989" (released in 2014, but peaked in popularity in 2015)
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
- The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
- Ariana Grande - "My Everything"
- Justin Bieber - "Purpose"
Rock
- Foo Fighters - "Sonic Highways"
- AC/DC - "Rock or Bust"
- Muse - "Drones"
- The Black Keys - "Turn Blue"
- Arctic Monkeys - "AM"
Hip-Hop/Rap
- Kendrick Lamar - "To Pimp a Butterfly"
- Drake - "If You're Reading This It's Too Late"
- Nicki Minaj - "The Pinkprint"
- J. Cole - "2014 Forest Hills Drive"
- Big Sean - "Dark Sky Paradise"
Electronic/Dance
- Calvin Harris - "Motion"
- Skrillex - "Recess"
- Disclosure - "Caracal"
- Flume - "Skin"
- Tove Lo - "Queen of the Clouds"
Country
- Luke Bryan - "Kill the Lights"
- Sam Hunt - "Montevallo"
- Florida Georgia Line - "Anything Goes"
- Carrie Underwood - "Storyteller"
- Zac Brown Band - "Jekyll + Hyde"
R&B/Soul
- The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness" (also pop)
- Sam Smith - "In the Lonely Hour"
- Usher - "Hard II Love"
- Chris Brown - "X"
- Tinashe - "Aquarius"
Some notable songs from 2015 include:
- "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
- "Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
- "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
- "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding
These are just a few examples of the many great albums and songs from 2015. It was a year that saw the rise of new artists and the continued success of established ones, with a wide range of genres and styles represented.