Welcome to the Flawless Crowns year-end Playlist spectacular. I'm gonna release my list of best albums and songs of the year as the new year approaches, but for now, I'm making a series of one-hour playlists that represent the best music of 2010.
A Year in Divas: Though it can sometimes seem that music is a man's game, 2010 demosntrated breakthroughs by female artists in all genres. Rihanna and Lady Gaga resumed their domination of the Billboard charts, and Joanna Newsom and Sleigh Bells dominated Metacritic. Erykah Badu (who dropped an excellent album this year) found a spiritual successor in Janelle Monae. In 2010, women broke through traditionally male genres - Bethany Consentino's Best Coast stole summer buzz away from male Indie Rock counterparts, the Arcade Fire's Regine Chassagne swiped the spotlight from her husband Win Butler on standout track "Sprawl II," and Nicki Minaj spat the verse of the year on Kanye West's otherwise testosterone driven Fantasy. Here are some great songs by some of my favorite females to ring in the New Year:
1. "Tell 'Em" - Sleigh Bells
2. "What's My Name" - Rihanna
3. "Telephone" - Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce
4. "Cold War" - Janelle Monae
5. "Window Seat" - Erykah Badu"
6. "I Learned the Hard Way" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
7. "Little Brown Haired Girl" - Frankie Rose and the Outs
8. "Good Intentions Paving Company" - Joanna Newsom
9. "Undertow" - Warpaint
10. "Boyfriend" - Best Coast
11. "Jail La La" - Dum Dum Girls
12. "Apply" - Glasser
13. "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" - Arcade Fire
14. "Dancing on My Own" - Robyn
15. "Monster" - Kanye West ft. Rick Ross, Jay-Z & Nicki Minaj
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