Music Musings Wrapped 2024

Vol. 13 | All the iconic and hidden gems this year

Author

Valerie S.
December 24, 2024

How’s it going,

The year’s almost up, and what a ride it’s been! Sending this week’s newsletter a little early so you’ve got new tunes for the season 🎶

Can you believe that 2025 is happening just around the corner? I feel like I’ve lived a hundred lives this year, and with each phase, I’ve added new genres and styles to my growing music collection.

This week, we’re going big with the year-end recap: the highlights, the hidden gems, and the tracks that carried me through this year. And while you’re at it, don’t miss my Best of 2024 playlist — it’s packed with all the year’s best finds 🎧

Merry Christmas and Merry Musings! May your season be filled with joy, warm melodies and good cheer 🎅🎄✨

With love,

Val ♫

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In this week's setlist:

🔥 Mainstream Picks

If you’ve been chronically online and keeping up with the pop scene, you would know that 2024 was the year for the pop girlies, and then some.

Here’s a collection of tracks from this year’s top artists that I’ve had on repeat all year:

💎 Underrated Finds

Beyond the popular hits, 2024 brought some seriously amazing music from some of the most talented singers and songwriters out there. The creativity this year has been off the charts, literally.

Here are some of my ultimate vibes this year:

🎤 Artists of the Year

When I think about my "Artists of the Year," it’s not just about the ones I like — it’s the ones I keep hitting play on over and over. Their songs have consistently found their way onto my playlists this year, no matter the version of myself I’ve been in.

Here’s a lineup of the artists who’ve truly become the soundtrack of my 2024:

🎧 Spotify Wrapped Highlights

It’s that time of the year again, when Spotify diagnoses my mental state through the songs I’ve been looping all year 🥲

I got my Spotify Wrapped early this month, and honestly, I don’t think it’s an accurate reflection of the music I resonate with. Sure, we all love Taylor Swift and Coldplay, but what do you mean they’re in the Top 5? We’re not on the same wavelength, Spotify. 😂 

Here’s a sneak peek of some Spotify stats and albums that I feel truly defined my year, let me know if it speaks to you too:

My Top Artist, rated by Spotify: Ariana Grande

My Top Song, rated by Spotify: Good Luck, Babe! by Chappell Roan

My Personal Albums on Repeat:

🎶 New Music This Week

just breathe by Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler: I feel like this is the perfect song to usher in the new year, reminding you that everything’s going to be okay no matter what happened in 2024. I hope the lyrics bring you some comfort, too.

Girl by Stevie Bill: Feeling a she/her-next-door main character kind of vibe? Play this song at your next solo date.

Daisy by Delorians: Something about the way the instruments are sustained here gives the feeling of music echoing through an underground tunnel in the middle of the night, but with a neon-lit ambiance.

📼 Your Go-To Mixtapes:

X’mas Bops: We’re counting down to the last few hours till Christmas — let’s tune in to this holiday mixtape at the heart of the season. 🎄

Best of 2024: Done checking out my top favourites this 2024 and you’re looking for more? Here’s a mix of everything else that resonated with me this year. I’ll be adding new songs until the last day of the month, so stay tuned! 💫

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