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Albums First Released in 2016

Pop albums became more visual and genre-fluid in 2016, while hip hop, R&B and Australian psychedelic rock continued to overlap. Among the defining albums released in 2016 were Lemonade by Beyoncé, Malibu by Anderson .Paak, 99.9% by Kaytranada and Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

Beyoncé joined film and album into one narrative, Anderson .Paak mixed soul, rap and live drums, Kaytranada gave dance music a loose human feel and King Gizzard designed Nonagon Infinity as a continuous loop.

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Our Pick of the Year: Lemonade by Beyoncé

Lemonade pairs a studio album with a film, using the sequence to move through betrayal, anger, family history and reconciliation. Hold Up, Sorry, Daddy Lessons and Freedom draw from R&B, rock, country and hip hop without turning the album into a genre exercise. The visual and musical parts strengthen the same narrative.

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