"In 2023, it felt like the music world finally got back on its feet post-COVID, whether thanks to the sold-out stadium tours from blockbuster artists like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Madonna, or the return of artists whose latest projects had been long-anticipated, from Lana del Rey to Olivia Rodrigo.
If there's one common denominator among the best albums of 2023 (so far), though, it would be the lack of any common denominator. In the streaming era, the boundaries of genre have never been more porous, and the very best records this year came from artists emboldened to cut their own paths through it all—whether the Y2K-meets-Afropop of rising star Amaarae or the omnivorous tastes of breakout Latin pop sensation Karol G, which spans everything from rancheras to reggaeton."
-Vogue-
