aoty check
A prompt to assess whether an album deserves Album of the Year status, used by music fans on forums and social media to solicit opinions or call attention to a record's contender-level quality mid-cyc
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A prompt to assess whether an album deserves Album of the Year status, used by music fans on forums and social media to solicit opinions or call attention to a record's contender-level quality mid-cycle.
Three months out and this record still hits different — aoty check, no debate.
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