The Hollywood Reporter named its prime 25 Platinum Gamers in music, and beneath a few of the top-performing acts — from Kim Petras to Coco Jones — share their favourite movies of the yr, prime album of the yr and say how they hope the music trade will change for the higher.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG OF ALBUM OF THE YEAR?
KIM PETRAS: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Beneath Ocean Blvd by Lana del Rey.
BOYGENIUS: The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski.
COCO JONES: Renaissance by Beyoncé.
NOAH KAHAN: My favourite music this yr must be Hozier’s “Unknown/Nth” from Unreal Unearth. It’s only a lovely music, so expressive. It jogs my memory of the songs that made me fall in love with Hozier within the first place, simply an unbelievably emotional melody together with his unimaginable lyricism that transports you to a medieval cottage or one thing, the place he’s like making mead and carrying a type of pilgrim hats or one thing.
LAINEY WILSON: Gosh, there was a lot good music this yr. I’ve completely cherished Lauren Daigle’s new self-titled album. She is such an unimaginable artist and human being, plus, gotta love a fellow Louisiana lady. I’ve additionally been listening to Meg McRee’s Is It Simply Me?, Ashley McBryde’s The Satan I Know, Jessie Murph’s drowning, some Zach Prime songs and a few Pink Clay Strays.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW OF THE YEAR?
KIM PETRAS: Beau Is Afraid.
BOYGENIUS: Beau Is Afraid.
COCO JONES: Wednesday on Netflix.
NOAH KAHAN: My favourite collection this yr was in all probability Outlast, which is like if Survivor met Lord of the Flies met Jon & Kate Plus 8. It’s about these terrible individuals who don’t know methods to survive within the wilderness being pressured to outlive, so as a substitute of working collectively, they simply find yourself burning one another’s shit. It’s hilarious. It’s in all probability precisely what I might do in that scenario as nicely. If you wish to watch a present with some terrible folks making an attempt to outlive, not surviving nicely, and simply being shitty to one another, Outlast is for you.
WHAT CHANGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?
KIM PETRAS: We should proceed to push for additional equality and illustration for girls and LGBTQ+ folks within the music trade. We’ve come a good distance in a short while, however extra work continues to be to be carried out. I’m standing on the shoulders of those who got here earlier than me and I’ll proceed to shout for them and future generations.
BOYGENIUS: We predict it’s excellent the best way it’s : ) <3
COCO JONES: It’s a male-dominated trade behind the scenes, so I want to see extra alternatives for girls in larger positions.
NOAH KAHAN: I feel the music trade has plenty of issues, however an issue that we are able to resolve is compensating songwriters extra. Ensuring that the individuals who write this music and create this music are being paid as a lot because the trade executives who’re selling it and placing it on their streaming platforms. We might don’t have any music with out unimaginable songwriters who’re largely put within the background and within the shadows, not solely by way of promotion however financially as nicely. I feel we might additionally present higher well being look after musicians and guarantee that folks within the music trade have entry to issues like remedy, psychological well being care and bodily well being care. Creating security nets that truly encourage folks to come back work within the music trade as a substitute of being afraid of breaking an arm and never with the ability to do their job anymore. Let’s pay folks extra! Get that cash. Additionally, there needs to be extra sweet round.
LAINEY WILSON: The trade can all the time use enchancment. As a songwriter first, I’d wish to see higher payouts on publishing. However I’m enthusiastic about the place it appears issues are headed. It kinda feels just like the Wild West proper now. There are extra dangers being taken, extra individuality and extra genre-bending than ever, however there are undertones of custom and paying homage to the legends that influenced our present era.
