Rosalía's 'Lux' Tops DN's Album List as Female Pop Artists Redefine the Genre

Rosalía's latest album "Lux" has been ranked the best album of the week by DN's music critics, highlighting her role as a contemporary innovator in pop music. Described as an experimental pop work with a fierce epic narrative about divine inspiration, "Lux" surpassed the previous top album, Anna von Hausswolff's "Iconoclasts", which is known for its powerful interplay of darkness and light. Lily Allen's emotionally raw "West end girl" holds third place, alongside notable entries like Molly Nilsson's synthpop album and FKA twigs' electronic "Eusexua afterglow." New entries such as Steve Gunn's and De La Soul's latest works also feature in the list.

Amid the album rankings, Saga Cavallin offers a compelling defense of contemporary female pop artists against criticism that dismisses their artistic merit. Cavallin challenges Victor Malm's critique, which grouped popular artists like Rosalía, Lana Del Rey, and Taylor Swift together in a reductive manner, arguing this approach is both ignorant and sexist. She asserts that artists like Rosalía and Charli XCX possess an artistic lineage akin to David Bowie and Björk rather than being comparable to Britney Spears. Cavallin emphasizes that the evolving pop music landscape reflects a rich variety of challenging, high-quality work, demanding serious critical attention rather than superficial sensationalism. This paradigm shift underscores the growing recognition of female artists' cultural and artistic contributions on a global scale.

Together, these developments illustrate a critical and cultural re-evaluation of female-driven pop music, with Rosalía's "Lux" serving as a flagship example of this transformative wave in contemporary music.