My Most Anticipated Albums of 2015

With each new year comes the hopes that our favourite artists will be dropping new music to add to our ever-growing collections. 2014's output was a bit on the light side with few major acts releasing anything and the newer acts failing to deliver anything to keep us actively checking for them. So here's to 2015. My most anticipated albums of the year are as follows:

 1.Adele I need Adele to drop "25" this year for a number of reasons: 1.)It's been 4 years since "21" slayed the world so it's that time 2.)She's the only one who could pose a threat to a certain artist during the 2016 Grammys and prevent said artist doing a sweep with such basic material (you know who you are). 3.)Since she's in a happy relationship and has a baby, I want to know how (and if) her sound has changed to reflect that.

2.Rae Morris Her feature on Clean Bandit's album had me entranced and her single, "Closer" is a ethereal bop to say the least. Whether she places on the Sound of 2015 list or not, I am already looking forward to what she has to offer in terms of an LP.

3.Florence + The Machine The same as Adele, "Ceremonials" dropped in 2011 and with Florence and co. set to play both Coachella and The Govenor's Ball in the spring, there has to be new material making its way to us before then.

4.Gwen Stefani "Baby Don't Lie" was an underrated bop. "Spark The Fire" was utter trash (I still love you though). I'm hoping that both Skateboard P and Gwen get it together and give us some real "Hollaback" worthy jams. And please don't forget to tap Tony Kanal for some midtempos.

5.Giogio Moroder I honestly had no idea who this guy was (or his influence) before his feature on Daft Punk's Grammy-winning "Random Access Memories". Now that he has names like Britney Spears,Kylie Minogue and Charli XCX attached to his upcoming record, I'm all ears!

6.Kendrick Lamar
The "Control" rapper has been hard at work on the follow-up to his critically lauded "Good Kid, Madd City" record and with songs like "No Flex Zone", "Tuesday" and "Hot Nigga" littering the charts, we need an injection of substance on the charts. Or drop another "Control" and scalp them all bald.

7.Mark Ronson Though he's been producing hits for the last few years, Mark Ronson hasn't released a collection his own material since 2010's "Record Collection" under the Business Intl monkier. Now that he's breaking streaming records and snatching #1s,  "Uptown Special" better deliver.

8.Marina and The Diamonds The singer seems to have a affinity to froot nowadays. From what we've heard so far, the Primadonna girl is looking to bridge the gap between her "Family Jewels" days and her "Electra Heart" character with this new one. And her singles are actually appearing on US iTunes so it's definitely anticipated.

9.Ellie Goulding Riding high on her own merit via soundtrack appearances galore and some assistance from Scottish hitmaker Calvin Harris, it's been a fairly cushy ride since she dropped Halcyon and its re-release, but with 2015 comes new a new Ellie LP. Hopefully, one track will be a rebuttal about Ed Sheeran's claims in the Taylor Swift-esque "Don't".

10.Madeon He claims he's been hard at work on an album. We have a title to said album. We have not one, but two (great) singles from said album. If he's trolling us again, I will no longer be a fan.

11.The Knocks It has been actually confirmed they have a legit deal with Columbia Records and they have assured us that  their debut album is coming this year. At least they tided us over with solid releases like "Classic" and "The One". But 2015 is not the year for singles...

12.Soak The Scottish 17 year old with the soaring vocals and androgynous look has an established. With her debut due, a little exposure in the right places could turn songs like "B A Nobody" into the next "Let Her Go" or "Take Me To Church".

13.Corinne Bailey Rae It goes without saying that the world could always use a new Corinne Bailey Rae record. especially since it's been five years since she dropped album 2 "The Sea". It's in the mixing process as we speak (type, whatever) and I expect it no less than mid-Spring.

14.Nicola Roberts
It was reported last year that Roc Nation affiliate Fred was working on the porcelain princesses second solo effort. I guess she's been a bit preoccupied being a philanthropist, writing for her more successful yet less talented bandmates, and being #flawless, but it's time for you to drop something, even if it's just a one off single.

15.Chance The Rapper Touring, living with James Blake, and all around being an awesome individual, Chancellor Bennet's  "Surf" project won't be the anticipated debut LP we've been awaiting since 2013's "Acid Rap" mixtape, but with contributions from J. Cole, Francis and The Lights and Frank Ocean, more awesomeness can only ensue.

16.Rihanna Ok Rihanna, we get it. You can go a year (or two) without releasing an album. Just please give us something this year! Whether it be that soundtrack from your animated film or #R8 I beg of you! I don't know how much more of this we can take without your ratchet anthems and pop crossover gems.