Now that is over, we're taking a look at some of the best music released this year. Speaking of new artists, Ariana Grande and Macklemore also contributed to the best songs of Check out the full list below! Now 43 years old, an accomplished entrepreneur and husband to one of the most successful women in the world, Jay-Z is in a very different place than he first started in the rap game. As one of the hottest MCs in the game, with multiplatinum records and a recent Grammy Award for Best Rap Album on his resume, Drake has earned the right to look back and marvel at his success. While the video shows off Brit's trim form and dance moves, the track 'Toxic'-level catchy. Our girl is back, and we couldn't be more excited! Lady Gaga may not live for the applause, but that hasn't stopped her from releasing one of the best songs of the year. Mother Monster's electropop track is a critique on fame -- old territory for the singer -- but she manages to make the lyrics fresh. Only Lady Gaga could get away with comparing herself to a priceless piece of art.


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It was a big year for dance pop and retro sounds among the best pop music of the year. Based on critical evaluation these are the best pop songs of We the Kings shifted from their typically sunny pop-rock to explore bullying in the single "Just Keep Breathing" from the band's fourth album Somewhere Somehow.
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