The Not-So-Official thread for 2021 Music

2021 looks to be a colossal year for popular music. These are some artists that have announced or hinted at a 2021 album release:

- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Lana del Rey
- Rosalia
- Travis Scott
- Bad Bunny
- Lorde
- Radiohead
- FKA Twigs
- Billie Eilish
- SZA

And these are artists who are rumoured to have a 2021 drop:

- Beyoncé
- Adele
- Shakira
- Doja Cat
- Coldplay
- Rihanna (probably just desperate fans)
- Kendrick Lamar

2021 looks to be a colossal year for popular music. These are some artists that have announced or hinted at a 2021 album release:

- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Lana del Rey
- Rosalia
- Travis Scott
- Bad Bunny
- Lorde
- Radiohead
- FKA Twigs
- Billie Eilish
- SZA

And these are artists who are rumoured to have a 2021 drop:

- Beyoncé
- Adele
- Shakira
- Doja Cat
- Coldplay
- Rihanna (probably just desperate fans)
- Kendrick Lamar


If all of this is true, then 2021 will definitely be a great year for music (and even more so since COVID will probably be suppressed and taken under control)

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This is technically from 2020, but I can see this being one of the most played songs of 2021.

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I think the early 2020s will be remembered by The Weeknd's peak and all-time high of his music career.

2021 looks to be a colossal year for popular music. These are some artists that have announced or hinted at a 2021 album release:

- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Lana del Rey
- Rosalia
- Travis Scott
- Bad Bunny
- Lorde
- Radiohead
- FKA Twigs
- Billie Eilish
- SZA

And these are artists who are rumoured to have a 2021 drop:

- Beyoncé
- Adele
- Shakira
- Doja Cat
- Coldplay
- Rihanna (probably just desperate fans)
- Kendrick Lamar


With that lineup it doesn't look much different from 2020 and even 2019. Don't get me wrong, I like most of those artists groups. For now of course most of the songs are going to be 2020 holdovers. Some big name artists and groups I came across with scheduled or unscheduled releases to add to the list include Foo Fighters, Evanescence, Weezer, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Cudi, and OneRepublic.

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Thanks for posting the first song of 2021 that I enjoy!  :D

Thanks for posting the first song of 2021 that I enjoy!  :D


I like it too. Not only the retro sound and style, but also the positive message that seems to be needed to be heard.

This one recently tore up on Spotify and TikTok and soon to be on the top of the charts  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ

This one recently tore up on Spotify and TikTok and soon to be on the top of the charts  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ

What. The. Heck. Is. This. lol

This one recently tore up on Spotify and TikTok and soon to be on the top of the charts  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ


She gives me heavy Lorde and Billie Eilish vibes, and I happen to like this song.

She gives me heavy Lorde and Billie Eilish vibes, and I happen to like this song.


Also 2013-14 vibes, maybe because her style is similar to Lorde and Birdy

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This is (so far) my favourite song of 2021.  For some countries, it was a hit in 2020, but it's currently at #81 in the US and #19 in Canada ...

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Did music really died after 2000?

This song is so weird..  :-\\

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Described as 2021's "Hollaback Girl" (even referenced in the lyrics by Saweetie). At least one thing that reminds me of 2005.

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Meanwhile Doja Cat's fire continues with her new release off of her upcoming album.

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For Skye Sweetnam/Sumo Cyco fans, their new album "Initiation" dropped last Friday (May 7).

This song has a 2000s vibe.

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This song has a 2000s vibe.

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The video seems like a tribute to the cheerleaders movie wave of the 2000’s

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This song has a 2000s vibe.

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Looks like she's the new rising star of 2021.

Looks like she's the new rising star of 2021.

Yeah everyone keeps talking about her. Billie Eilish is old news now.

Here's an article about comparing 2021 with 2020. I wasn't sure which thread to post it in but this one I think is the most appropriate:

https://uproxx.it/bfcquot

Here's an article about comparing 2021 with 2020. I wasn't sure which thread to post it in but this one I think is the most appropriate:

https://uproxx.it/bfcquot

Yeah even in mainstream radio it has been way better than anything we've heard in the last couple of years. 2020 at least. I've noticed 2021 is still not bad but not as good as the music in 2020.

Yeah even in mainstream radio it has been way better than anything we've heard in the last couple of years. 2020 at least. I've noticed 2021 is still not bad but not as good as the music in 2020.


Agreed. There was a lot of good music in 2020 and my playlist was super long. The only thing is listening to those songs brings back memories of an otherwise depressing time.

Agreed. There was a lot of good music in 2020 and my playlist was super long. The only thing is listening to those songs brings back memories of an otherwise depressing time.

Very true.

I guess this is the song of the summer according to the lady on the radio station.  :-\\


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I like this song


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I guess this is the song of the summer according to the lady on the radio station.  :-\\


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Maybe I'll end up eating my words but that video barely has views. How on earth would this be song of the summer?

Maybe I'll end up eating my words but that video barely has views. How on earth would this be song of the summer?

Dunno. I looked it up after the radio host said "this is totally the song of the summer, let me just put that one out there". Her words not mine lol.

The '80s style trend is still alive with that song by the Jonas Brothers

That new Jonas Brothers x Marshmello song should be the summer anthem of 2021, in my opinion.

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Did music really died after 2000?


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Bruno Mars delivers again. I really like the retro sound that reminds me of the Soul/Motown style of the late 60's/early 70's.

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Bruno Mars delivers again. I really like the retro sound that reminds me of the Soul/Motown style of the late 60's/early 70's.

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I'm really tired of the whole '70s throwbacks Bruno Mars always does.

Dua Lipa always makes songs that sound the same as every other one of her songs..

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I heard on the radio Ed Sheeran is dropping a new track. I even heard a 5 second sample of it. Maybe that song will be a summer hit.

I'm really tired of the whole '70s throwbacks Bruno Mars always does.


The guy doesn't have an original bone in his body, he's shameless, he's like a stylistic parasite.

He's like, yesterday I did the Police circa '81 impression, today I will do a Philly soul circa '73 one, maybe tomorrow I will do a Michael Jackson circa '83 impression. ;D

The guy doesn't have an original bone in his body, he's shameless, he's like a stylistic parasite.

He's like, yesterday I did the Police circa '81 impression, today I will do a Philly soul circa '73 one, maybe tomorrow I will do a Michael Jackson circa '83 impression. ;D

Exactly. Once or twice is fine but he does it every single song. It's gotten so old.

Exactly. Once or twice is fine but he does it every single song. It's gotten so old.
In small doses?

Ed Sheeran's new song, Bad Habits, the one they promoted the heck out of.. I don't like it... It sounds really generic and nothing special. It didn't live up to the hype. Normally I like Ed Sheeran's music though.

The guy doesn't have an original bone in his body, he's shameless, he's like a stylistic parasite.

He's like, yesterday I did the Police circa '81 impression, today I will do a Philly soul circa '73 one, maybe tomorrow I will do a Michael Jackson circa '83 impression. ;D


Even if he's unoriginal it's still preferable to the modern style of music imo

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Looks like this is named the song of this summer.

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https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9606766/bts-butter-ed-sheeran-bad-habits-songs-of-the-summer-chart

Oh please. This is the biggest fraud in Billboard history. Good 4 U is the true song of the summer

Oh please. This is the biggest fraud in Billboard history. Good 4 U is the true song of the summer


Either way it's for a younger (Gen Z) audience. Here's recent earworm, it's been featured in a recent Old Navy commercial.

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This is a very good song in 2021


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Here's another good one. It does have that emo sound, hence the mid-2000's are back.

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Here's another good one. It does have that emo sound, hence the mid-2000's are back.

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I'm not seeing mid 00s in it at all.

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I know this song is already 4 years old, but became popular out of nowhere in the last months

This is Ed Sheeran's new song.


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This song sounds very 2020sish


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Retro with a futuristic twist.

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Adele - Easy On Me

The Weeknd featuring Post Malone's new hit sounds so futuristic.

Listen to more than the top 40s and you’ll actually uncover gold:

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Seriously, don’t sleep on Magdalena Bay. I’m betting they’re going to hit it big in the next few years.

I feel like we hit a lull in music. After the Coldplay/BTS and the Post Malone/The Weeknd songs in the fall there hasn't really been any noteworthy hits. One of the only songs I added is "It'll Be Okay" by Sean Mendes and that one is actually depressing. I think after all the good music came out in 2020 (at least one good thing about that year) it's like it ran out.

I feel like we hit a lull in music. After the Coldplay/BTS and the Post Malone/The Weeknd songs in the fall there hasn't really been any noteworthy hits. One of the only songs I added is "It'll Be Okay" by Sean Mendes and that one is actually depressing. I think after all the good music came out in 2020 (at least one good thing about that year) it's like it ran out.

I'm sure Gen X felt the same way back in the late 90s - early 00s. We Millennials aren't young anymore.

I'm sure Gen X felt the same way back in the late 90s - early 00s. We Millennials aren't young anymore.


Music hit a lull around 1979 and never recovered. Believe it or not, us Boomers aren't that young anymore either.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Music hit a lull around 1979 and never recovered. Believe it or not, us Boomers aren't that young anymore either.  ;D  ;D  ;D


I pretty much agree. Although I did like some music in the 1980s, music hit a lull in the late 70s, it had never recovered.  40 years in the wilderness.

I feel like we hit a lull in music. After the Coldplay/BTS and the Post Malone/The Weeknd songs in the fall there hasn't really been any noteworthy hits. One of the only songs I added is "It'll Be Okay" by Sean Mendes and that one is actually depressing. I think after all the good music came out in 2020 (at least one good thing about that year) it's like it ran out.

I think in January it will pick up the pace. But hopefully music in 2022 won't be bad.

I'm sure Gen X felt the same way back in the late 90s - early 00s. We Millennials aren't young anymore.


It always goes through cycles of highs and lows, even recent years as I mentioned about 2020 had a lot of good music.

I made a home made playlist (with home made album cover) of songs from 2021 that I enjoyed and  it currently has 223 songs.  It may sound like a lot, but when compared to playlists I made for years in the 80s that each had over 1,000 songs, it's not much.  That being said though, I still found some songs I would consider among all time favourites

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I really liked one called Remember by Tyler Shaw

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Here's my 2021 music playlist! It's mostly mainstream

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyR_9-uKGZC6H1BrkDQB26DrqCoyhlu1N

This song is so good, one of the best of the early 20s.

This song is so good, one of the best of the early 20s.

I hate it.

Yeah that really was not great.

I didn't contribute much this thread while the year was in progress but I'll add a few of my favorites (1 or 2 at a time to stay within my limit). Anyhow I've been listening to my 2021 Playlist and it is by far better than the music of this year, even just comparing the first 4 months (most of the good music was from the first half). It wasn't as good as 2020 though.

This wasn't a popular hit but it is my favorite song from PARTYNEXTDOOR's Colours album.

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Just heard this song for the first time recently that I can recall so I wasn't sure if it's considered a 2022 song, but I saw that it was released in April 2021 and charted shortly after. I actually like this song even more than "Good 4 U", and I never cared for "Driver's License".

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Just heard this song for the first time recently that I can recall so I wasn't sure if it's considered a 2022 song, but I saw that it was released in April 2021 and charted shortly after. I actually like this song even more than "Good 4 U", and I never cared for "Driver's License".

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This song's so old now. I heard it in spring 2021 and it was on the radio for a few months and then I never heard it again after that.

This is actually my favorite song of 2021. I remember first listening to it while visiting San Francisco in late April and driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, so it will always remind me of that time.

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I made a home made playlist (with home made album cover) of songs from 2021 that I enjoyed and  it currently has 223 songs.  It may sound like a lot, but when compared to playlists I made for years in the 80s that each had over 1,000 songs, it's not much.  That being said though, I still found some songs I would consider among all time favourites

My 2021 Playlist in Spotify has 50 songs, slight less than 53 for 2020. 2022 so far has 43. For sake of comparison 2004, 2005, and 2006 has 40, 55, and 45 respectively. I was actually surprised about how low 2004 was as I remember it having a lot of good songs.

Just heard this song for the first time recently that I can recall so I wasn't sure if it's considered a 2022 song, but I saw that it was released in April 2021 and charted shortly after. I actually like this song even more than "Good 4 U", and I never cared for "Driver's License".

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the 2nd best song of last year IMO, 2nd to Tales Of Dominica by Lil Nas X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHc2E3pNgA0