As we all kept plugging through another rollercoaster year, we've been very thankful that artists kept creating and releasing incredible music.
Here are the songs and albums that helped keep the charts running smoothly in 2021! I’m a sucker for artists who like to maintain a level of mystery around them, but that’s not the only reason why PinkPantheress is my favourite new artist of 2021.
Her breakout track Just For Me epitomises why I’m laminating my stan card: on the one hand her jungle-inspired sound and saccharine-sweet vocals feel warmly nostalgic, while her origin story – a uni student self-producing in her bedroom and uploading to TikTok until someone took notice – is the modern rags-to-riches popstar fairytale.
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