As 2016 draws to a close, we look back on one strange ass year. Sure, politically it’s not what we could have hoped for, but let’s not forget some of the amazing music that’s been released. United By Pop’s bloggers sat down to reminisce about their year and what they’re looking forward to in 2017.
Adam B
Top 3 albums of 2016
Little Mix’s ‘Glory Days’, Shawn Mendes’ ‘Illuminate’ and Fifth Harmony’s ‘7/27’.
Best song of 2016
Little Mix – ‘Shout Out To My Ex’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, ‘Power Rangers’ (lol), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, Wonder Woman… technically 4 but okay.
Artists to watch in 2017
Fifth H4rmony and Camila Cabello.
Eleanor
Top 3 albums of 2016
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’, Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’, David Bowie’s ‘Black Star’.
Best song of 2016
Major Lazer – ‘Cold Water’ featuring Justin Bieber and MØ.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘Despicable Me 3’, ‘SAW Legacy’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’.
Artists to watch in 2017
Hey Violet, Anne Marie and Marshmello.
Adam M
Top 3 albums of 2016
Little Mix’s ‘Glory Days’, Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’, Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’.
Best song of 2016
Fifth Harmony – ‘Work From Home’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘The Mummy’, ‘Alien: Covenant’
Artists to watch in 2017
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Zara Larsson going to global level when she drops her first international album.
Hayley
Top 3 albums of 2016
Moose Blood’s ‘Blush’, American Football’s ‘Self Titled LP 2’, PUP’s ‘The Dream Is Over’.
Best song of 2016
Moose Blood – ‘Pastel’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘T2 Trainspotting’, ‘Life’, ‘Weightless’.
Artists to watch in 2017
Creeper and The Japanese House.
Jackie
Top 3 albums of 2016
Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo’, SIA’s ‘This is Acting’, Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’.
Best song of 2016
Zayn Malik’s – ‘Pillowtalk’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
Dunkirk, Dunkirk, Dunkirk!
Artists to watch in 2017
Solo Niall Horan, solo Harry Styles, and solo Liam Payne.
Curtis
Top 3 albums of 2016
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’, Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’, Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’.
Best song of 2016
Beyoncé – ‘Formation’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘La La Land’, ‘Star Wars VIII’, ‘Wonder Woman’.
Artists to watch in 2017
CL, Anne Marie and Tinashe.
Jo
Top 3 albums of 2016
Moose Blood’s ‘Blush’, WSTR’s ‘SKRWD’, Casey’s ‘Love is Not Enough’.
Best song of 2016
Neck Deep – ‘December (again)’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘Wonder Woman’, ‘T2 Trainspotting’.
Artists to watch in 2017
Basement, WSTR, The Story so Far.
Verity
Top 3 albums of 2016
The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’, Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade, Moose Blood’s ‘Blush’.
Best song of 2016
Chance the Rapper featuring 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne – ‘No Problem’.
3 movies to watch in 2017
‘Dunkirk’, ‘Baywatch’, ‘A Monster Calls’.
3 books to read in 2017
Lisa Williamson’s ‘All About Mia’, Veronica Roth’s ‘Carve The Mark’ and Sara Barnard’s ‘A Quiet Kind of Thunder’.
Artists to watch in 2017
Florrie, The Gospel Youth, Haim when they release album 2.