Five albums that defined life in 1996
Grunge and Britpop took a backseat to a new wave of the internet age.
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill lifts lid on decision to release only one studio album: “Creativity is most potent when it’s free”
“I was like a Harriet Tubman figure in some respects…”
The soul album George Michael called one of the best ever: ‘The best I’ve heard in many years’
The most soulful voice of the decade.
When two of the biggest hip-hop records of all time were released on the same day
The arguable peak of the CD era.
What was the first hip-hop album to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys?
A huge moment for the genre.