It’s TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!
I’m back for my first post of 2026. Technically this is my fourth post I’ve written this month, but it’s my first out to you guys.
I don’t know about you, I don’t find January is a great month for new music. I tend to crave the old stuff I grew up with and since we’re all wanting to go back to 2016, how about we go to 2006 instead? At least the music of that time was freaking amazing! I think that’s where hip hop hit its peak as far as hitting the mainstream media, but it’s whatever. I think I might do a post of my favorite songs in 2006. I’m not sure about 2016 though, we’ll have to see.
Anyways, here’s my Top 20 songs in January. If you’d like to check out the full playlist, click here.
Fuck Being a Princess by Esme Rose
Don’t Cry for your Daughters Eve by Lydia the Bard
Believe It by Jared Benjamin
Aquarius by Within Temptation
Feel Nothing by The Plot In You
Don’t Lean On Me by The Amity Affliction
Love Me by Rain Paris
The Thing I Love by MAX featuring Any Grammer
Gut Punch by Nick Jonas
The Numb Prescription by Porcelain Hearts
I Hate Everything About You by Ayla – Chan
The War Within by Yara Nocturne
My Only Angel by The Athene Noctua
I Wish A Bitch Would by Delilah Bon
White Flag by Bishop Briggs
Shut Up by Fka Rayne
I’m Real by Jennifer Lopez
Animals by Architects
Knife by Enhypen
Die For Me by Ekoh
Before I go, I want to talk about something. How are you about AI music? Yay or nay?
As someone who is for free streaming and independent artists and bands, I find AI music very offensive to the hard-working people behind our favorite albums and songs, you know? There are musicians and singer-songwriters out there who are fighting to get through music played as fairly as others. I will say, social media has changed the way artists and bands promote their work, but seeing these fake songs and personalities just rubs me the wrong way.
I’ve been duped twice now, the first was Ruby Darkrose. I was curious about the name as I had heard the smut-worthy songs in a male voice. I’ve added a couple into many playlists, including my Best Songs of 2025, and then I found out that this persona is a woman who says, the words and feelings are hers, but I fell in love with the male vocalist. Another incident that happened was recently. The Athene Noctua came up in my Discover Weekly on Spotify and again, I fell hard and fast like always, as they were a cinematic metal group and then I found out the entire “band” does not exist. One thing I need to point out though, I do find their first album pretty damn good.
I seriously feel like I’m going through a breakup of some sort, and I just don’t know how I really feel about it. So, I’d like to hear what you have to say about how AI is changing the world, especially within the music industry.
What were you listening to this past month?
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