2017 sucked like no year since 2016. But pop music kept giving us reasons for hope – from Harry Styles' glam grandeur to Cardi B's Bronx fire to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's takeover of middle America. Atlanta trap stars like Migos, Future and 21 Savage slow-rolled out addictive smoked-filled hits. Julia Michaels, Lorde, Tove Styrke and Taylor Swift put their personal stamp on the glistening
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