It was also a time for artists to level up to stunning effect. It was a very big year for very big albums.
Beyoncé ended a six-year break between solo studio LPs with a masterful dance-music reinvention Bad Bunny celebrated yet another year as the biggest artist in the world with his latest chart-conquering smash Taylor Swift left her cottage Harry Styles took us back to his place Drake released not one but two blockbusters Pusha T reminded us that no one raps about anything as well as he raps about his favorite subjects. Every time we turned around in 2022, it felt like another superstar was blowing our minds with a headline-making event release.
