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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Kitty Empire: 2014’s key pop trends

From Sam Smith’s triumphant album to the rise of ‘millennial sex-angst R&B’, the Observer’s pop critic chooses the themes that defined the year



Sam Smith sold his blue-eyed coals to Newcastle – well, the US – with his heartfelt debut, In the Lonely Hour. Charli XCX truly arrived with hook-ups with Iggy Azalea and her own Fault in Our Stars tie-in, Boom Clap. 1D got their fourth No 1 album and Ed Sheeran also went straight to No 1 in the Billboard charts, with Sam Smith at no 2.


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by Kitty Empire via Electronic music | The Guardian

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