He shared the stage at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show with Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, he’s Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year and he’s currently nominated for the Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Written by Alexa Oslowski, Photo Editor Bad Bunny – “YHLQMDLG”Ģ020 has been a great year for Bad Bunny.īenito Antonio Martinez, better known as Bad Bunny, has been on top of the world in 2020. “Positions” is exactly the boost pop music needed to round out the year that 2020 has been. Grande’s ability to keep an overall theme of empowerment on “Positions” yet include so many different aspects to it shows her songwriting capabilities and her attention to the details of what’s trendy, especially on social media. Both songs also reference two elements of pop culture that have had a rise to the spotlight in 2020: manifesting and learning the five love languages.
They’re underrated additions to the tracklist and make an already perfect album even better. The two songs that are on repeat in my personal playlists are “Just Like Magic” and “Love Languages”. These subtle inclusions for members of the LGBTQ+ community add another layer of empowerment within the album, as anyone can sing the songs freely about who they’re with. The entire song follows a similar pattern, allowing the listener to sing to whoever their partner is without changing any pronouns. The song “Motive” features Doja Cat and both singers never mention the gender of the person of their desire.ĭoja Cat’s feature on the song goes, “Cause I need you to be wise. What immediately stands out is the gender-neutral language of many songs on the tracklist. Although many songs have heavy mentions of love and romantic partners, the center and confidence of the relationship is always the listener.įrom the music video for the album namesake “Positions” to the song “Love Languages,” Ariana Grande centers her work around strong women. Multiple songs became ongoing viral trends on Tik Tok, including “POV”, “Positions” and “34+35.”įollowing the release of the iconic album “Thank U, Next,” Grande continues to build on her ability to write songs that speak about love yet keep the focus on the listener’s point of view and have the lyrics put the audience at the center of the view.ĭrawing on her focus on empowerment for women, the album “Positions” is all about unlocking your inner goddess and sensuality. 30 and has amassed a huge amount of success and worldwide attention. With each new project, Ariana Grande finds a way to shake up the music world and grow her already massive fan base. Ariana Grande, Aminé, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and The Strokes are the artists that round out our picks for part two of 2020’s Albums of The Year.Īs the year comes closer to an end, here is the second installment of the DA Staff picks for best albums of 2020.
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