Retroverse Year

2016

Listening means opening an app — ownership is nostalgia, and the playlist is the new album for most of the country. Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' turns a visual album into a cultural event while Drake's 'Views' proves streaming numbers can dwarf everything that came before. Prince's death sends his catalog into the purple sky. Ownership is nostalgia now, and the playlist is the new album for most of the country.