Rock and hip-hop certainly don't need to be at odds or painted as rivals. Rock has declined commercially because of a risk averse record industry, the overall homogenisation of mainstream music and - to an extent - not evolving in ways that appeal to young minds & values.https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/986612262277443584 …
Lorde was my favorite album of 2017, lol. I don't think I'd ever define her as alternative though, just really good pop music