Skepta releases ‘Konnichiwa,’ his fourth album featuring Wiley and Pharrell Williams (2016)
Skepta‘s ‘Konnichiwa’ is his fourth studio album featuring Wiley, Chip, Pharrell Williams among other guests and released on May 6, 2016 by Boy Better Know
Snarky Puppy release ‘Culcha Vulcha’ produced By Michael League (2016)
Snarky Puppy‘s ‘Culcha Vulcha’ is their eleventh (and first in eight years) “true” studio album released on April 29, 2016 by Groundup Music.
Beyoncé releases ‘Lemonade,’ her sixth album featuring James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Jack White as guests (2016)
Beyoncé‘s ‘Lemonade’ is her sixth studio album featuring James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Jack White as guests and released on April 23, 2016 by Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records.
Santana Records release ‘Santana IV,’ featuring a reunion of the almost complete Woodstock line-up (2016)
Santana’s ‘Santana IV’ is their twenty-third studio album (reuniting the almost entire Woodstock lineup) released on April 15, 2016 by Santana Records.
Stax Records release ‘Call It What It Is’ by Ben Harper with The Innocent Criminals (2016)
Ben Harper‘s ‘Call It What It Is’ is his thirteenth studio album recorded with The Innocent Criminals and released on April 8, 2016 by Stax
Reprise publish Deftones’ eighth album : ‘Gore’ fully written by Chino Moreno (2016)
Deftones‘ ‘Gore’ is their eighth studio album co-produced with Matt Hyde and released on April 8, 2016 by Reprise Records.
Deutsche Grammophon publish Anoushka Shankar ninth album ‘Land Of Gold’ (2016)
Anoushka Shankar‘s ‘Land of Gold’ is her ninth album featuring collaborations with M.I.A., Vanessa Redgrave & Alev Lenz and released on April 1, 2016 by Deutsche Grammophon.
Hiromi releases ‘Spark,’ her tenth album, recorded with Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips (2016)
Hiromi Uheara’s ‘Spark”‘ is her tenth album recorded with bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips and released on April 1, 2016 by Concord.
Joe Bonamassa releases ‘Blues Of Desperation,’ his twelfth album (2016)
Joe Bonamassa‘s ‘Blues Of Desperation” is his twelfth studio album released on March 25, 2016 by J&R Adventures.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis release ‘The Abyssinian Mass’ (2016)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s ‘The Abyssinian Mass’ is a live album featuring Wynton Marsalis, Damien Sneed and his choir, Chorale Le Chateau and released on March 18, 2016 by Blue Engine Records.
Concord publish Esperanza Spalding’s fifth album : ‘Emily’s D+Evolution’ (2016)
Esperanza Spalding‘s “Emily’s D+Evolution” is her fifth album released on March 4, 2016 by Concord.
Kanye West releases his seventh album : ‘The Life of Pablo’ featuring ‘Famous,’ ‘Father Stretch My Hands’ and ‘Fade’ (2016)
Kanye West‘s ‘The Life of Pablo’ is his seventh studio album released on February 14, 2016 by Good.
Bill Frisell releases his thirty fourth album : ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (2016)
Bill Frisell‘s ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ is his thirty fourth album (a “re-imagination of time-honored gems of music for film and television”) released on January 29, 2016 by Sony Masterworks.
Rihanna releases her eighth album : ‘Anti’ featuring ‘Work,’ ‘Needed Me’ and ‘Love on the Brain’ (2016)
Rihanna‘s ‘ANTI’ is her eighth studio album released on January 28, 2016 by Westbury Road / Roc Nation.
Sony Music publish ‘Two Friends One Century Of Music’ by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, recording during their previous summer tour (2016)
‘Two Friends One Century Of Music’ by Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil is a live album (also titled ‘ Due amici, un secolo di musica!’) recorded during summer 2015 and released on January 22, 2016 by Sony Music.
The xx release their third album ‘I See You’ featuring ‘On Hold’ (2017)
David Bowie releases his twenty-sixth and final album : ‘Blackstar’ (2016)
David Bowie‘s ‘Blackstar’ is his twenty-sixth and final studio album co-produced with Tony Visconti and released on January 8, 2016 by Columbia.
Run the Jewels release their third album : ‘RTJ3’ (2016)
Run the Jewels‘ ‘RTJ3’ is their third studio album featuring rap duo El-P and Killer Mike plus Danny Brown, Joi Gilliam, Trina, Boots, Tunde Adebimpe and Kamasi Washington as guests and released on December 24, 2016 by RED.
The Null Corporation publish Nine Inch Nails’ EP : ‘Not the Actual Events’ (2016)
Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘Not the Actual Events’ is an extended play released on December 23, 2016 by The Null Corporation and featuring the collaboration between Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor.
The Rolling Stones release their twenty third album : ‘Blue & Lonesome’ (2016)
‘Blue & Lonesome’ by The Rolling Stones is their twenty third (British) album featuring only cover versions of blues songs.