Best albums and songs of 2019: Solange, Lana Del Rey and the miracle that is 'Old Town Road'

For an almost-five-month stretch this year, no musician over the age of 22 could lay claim to the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 - one reason it's easy to view pop right now as a young person's game. But if streaming has shortened the gap between starting out and breaking through, it's also encouraged older artists to think deep and stretch out. The best albums and songs of 2019 explored