2021 is coming to an end but before we say goodbye and welcome in the new year, I wanted to give the Music Matters Media listeners a special episode based on a new segment where I call my friends and put them on the spot where they have to answer a music-related question. In today’s episode, I asked them, “what was your favorite album of 2021 and why?” Listen and find out what their picks were! Special guests include: Jedi (the first dog barking) and Oliver (the last dog barking). Wishing you all a very Happy New Year from the Music Matters Media team and we’ll be seeing you in 2022!

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The Music Matters Media Podcast new intro and outro credit: Ryan Brion @bri_on_beats (Audio Engineer, Music Producer & DJ) based in NYC. For booking inquiries, send him an email at: brionbeats@gmail.com

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‘Lifeforms’ is the sixth studio album by the alternative “space” rock band Angels & Airwaves. The album marks the longest gap between albums for the band following ‘The Dream Walker’ in 2014. Listen as we discuss our thoughts on the rollout surrounding the album, we talk about if this album will hold up in AVA’s discography, and most importantly, you’ll find out if we ultimately thought ‘Lifeforms’ was worth the wait.

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The Music Matters Media Podcast new intro and outro credit: Ryan Brion @bri_on_beats (Audio Engineer, Music Producer & DJ) based in NYC. For booking inquiries, send him an email at: brionbeats@gmail.com

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Drake’s long-awaited sixth official studio album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ broke Apple Music and Spotify 2021 records for the largest streaming debut within a single day, beating Drake’s own previous album record with ‘Scorpion’ in 2018. With 21-jam-packed tracks clocking in at just under an hour-and-a-half, Drake gives his fans and critics plenty of material to digest. Listen as we discuss our thoughts on CLB’s high and low points, we pick our top five favorite songs and find out if we ultimately believe that Champagne Papi dropped another classic album.

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The Music Matters Media Podcast is officially back in action, relaunched, and ready to go! Despite having no new episodes released since the pandemic hit, the platform Music Matters Media has built a community of dedicated fans who have continued listening and have even gone back through our archive and spread the word to new listeners. As of September 2021, we surpassed the yearly streaming numbers from both 2019 and 2020. This marks over half a million streams from 2018 to the present day. Listen to our big return on our 75th episode as we discuss the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards live!

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The Music Matters Media Podcast new intro and outro credit: Ryan Brion @bri_on_beats (Audio Engineer, Music Producer & DJ) based in NYC. For booking inquiries, send him an email at: brionbeats@gmail.com

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‘Manic’ is Halsey’s third studio album and arguably her best effort yet! Listen as we discuss why this album is such an emotional roller coaster, we talk about the depth of what some of these songs actually mean and of course, we give you guys our top five favorite tracks off of ‘Manic’.

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http://www.manicthealbum.com

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