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Top 6 Album Releases this Holiday Season

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Quinnipiac chapter.

Looking for some new music from your favorite artists? As 2012 comes to an end, artists are determined to go out with a bang before the New Year. Here’s a list of some new albums to look forward to!

Taylor Swift – Red
Release Date – October 22nd
We have all become hooked on the song “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Taylor speaks everything a girl is thinking, and most Quinnipiac girls are obsessed with her. Some other songs that you’ll hear on her album are “State of Grace,” “Red,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “Begin Again,” and “The Last Time.” Although she’s released some singles, don’t miss your chance to hear the rest of them!

Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits – Chapter 1
On Kelly’s album you will find her new songs “Catch My Breath” and “People Like Us” accompanied by all her past htis. The albums’s last sine is “I’ll Be Home For Christimas”- just un time for the holidays!

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The – Re-Up
Release Date – November 19th
These 3 strong female artists are releasing their albums on the same day! Although it counts as competition for them, it provides us with a plethora of songs to add to our playlists. On Nicki’s album, you’l hear “The Boyz” and five new songs. All of the songs on this album are meant to have a “mixtape feel.”

Rihanna- Unapologetic
-On Rihanna’s album, “Diamonds” will be on there accompanied by new releases – “Living the Moment,” “Love&Affection” and “What’s Love?”

Ke$ha – Warrior
Release Date – December 4th
The theme of Ke$ha’s new album is “magic.” After going on a spiritual journey, she claimed that she wanted to make this album different. She said, “I just really wanted this record to be really positive, really raw, really vulnerable and about the magic of life.” We’ll hear “Die Young” and similar club songs, but we’ll also hear some ballads.

Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
Release Date – December 11th
Bruno Mars is releasing his second album with ten new songs. “Locked Out of Heaven” starts off the album, followed by “Young Girls,” which debuted on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. About his album he said, “This is me going into the studio and recording and writing whatever I want.” Check it out in December to see if this freedom works for his fans!

Callie Barkley is the Campus Correspondent and a contributing writer for Quinnipiac University. At Quinnipiac, which is located in Callie's home state of Connecticut, she studies Public Relations with a minor in Computer Information Systems and will be graduating in 2014. Callie's writing interests are related to healthy eating, working out, and surviving the intern/job world. When Callie is not focused on her work she loves to spend time with her friends and family, travel, and will take up any offer to have a little fun!