Unlike previous years, the album releases this year trickled like water before bringing in a flood of new releases.

Most of the year’s huge releases are represented on our list of the best albums of 2022. Still, there is a mix of both older and new releases. These are the albums that continued to prove that even in a slow year, there can still be great music.

Join us below to find out which artists have made their presence known this year with the best albums of the year so far…

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Demi Lovato is making big moves.

For, they are now planning to hit the road for a massive fall tour.

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Kelly Clarkson has once again covered one of the greats.

Case in point, she took to the stage on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ to perform ‘Careless Whisper’ by George Michael during her most recent “Kellyoke” segment.

For her performance, the stage was lit with blue lighting and Clarkson performed an easy-going and as jazzy rendition of the Billboard Hot 100 #1 song.

During the performance, she chose to opt out of the saxophone and instead with a smooth guitar line.

The ‘Breakaway’ singer’s latest cover comes as she gears up to release an EP of her most famous covers from the segment (as we reported here).

Watch Clarkson perform ‘Carless Whisper’ below…

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Zara Larsson is making major moves and getting her businesswoman on in the process.

For, the Pop starlet has announced the formation of her own record label and the acquisition of her back catalog.

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Female rap will be live and in full effect at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival.

The highly anticipated annual event, which courts some of the biggest names in music to line its performance roster, may be bigger and better than ever thanks to securing the likes of Nicki Minaj, Latto, and Megan Thee Stallion to be its leading Hip Hop contributors.

They aren’t the only Urban acts set to rock the festival when it takes over the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, however.

Look inside to see the who’s who slated to hit the stage over the two-day fest.

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‘Panini’ performer Lil Nas X is pressed and bothered over not seeing his chart-topping work nominated in any category at this year’s BET Awards.

Once he discovered he was omitted from the list of nominees announced June 1, the 23-year-old took to social media in a tirade that saw him suggest his sexuality was among the reasons his hits ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘That’s What I Want,’ and ‘Industry Baby’ were overlooked during categorical consideration.

Fans who thought his beef with BET had cooled were stunned to see him return to social media this week to tease a diss track aimed at the network.

Look inside to hear the snippet of the tune and see how reps from the channel responded to the slam.

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The clock is ticking down to the highly anticipated release of Chris Brown‘s 10th studio album, ‘Breezy.’

Due on shelves June 24, the project – preceded by the warmly received ‘Warm Embrace’ and ‘Iffy’ (which will not appear on the standard version of the LP) – comes as the R&B superstar’s first solo studio effort since ‘Indigo’ was painted atop the Billboard 200 in summer 2019.

To build even more excitement for the opus, Brown took to social media this week to lift the lid on the official tracklist of ‘Breezy.’  Set to feature the likes of Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Ella Mai, Jack Harlow, Anderson .Paak, Wizkid Fivio Foreign, and many more, hop inside for your first peek at the star-studded list of tunes.

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Lil Nas X is famed for his playful antics on social media.

However, the ‘Industry Baby’ chart-topper has warmed hearts with an emotional address about his family.

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Saucy Santana has summer on the mind with a new dancefloor jam named ‘Booty.’

And the Material Gworl has recruited friend and label mate Latto for his next musical offering.

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Lizzo has a major hit on her hands.

For, her song ‘About Damn Time’ has been a success on the Billboard Hot 100, and this week it has reached a new peak.

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FKA Twigs has been busy.

Case in point, she has been cooking up new tunes.

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A dream come true for many-a-female Rap fan, DreamDoll, Kash Doll, and Rubi Rose have joined forces to turn up and turn out the viral TikTok tune, ‘Throw It Back (ABOW).’

Undoubtedly a twerktastic affair, ‘ABOW’ – which first gained notoriety courtesy of rising rapper ShantiiP – has become somewhat of a female anthem thanks to its response across social media outlets.

“He told me throw it back / ABOW (YOP, ABOW) / So I sit this motherf*cker on his lap / ABOW (YOP, YOP, YOP) / Boy come and make this a** fat (YOP, YOP) / And no we can’t talk if you ain’t spending racks (YOP, YOP, YOP, Racks) / And yes I’m Ms. Nasty from the back / (YOP, ABOW),” raps Shantii on the blazing track.

Serving girl power to the umpteenth power, look inside for your first listen to the revamped ‘ABOW.’

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