Just yesterday days ago I posted my choices for the Top Twenty Pop Songs of 2014, and this one landed at #10 (Katy Perry's Dark Horse was my fave!). For today, though, I thought I'd post Billboard Magazine's pick for the best song of the year and this was it (Katy was #2!). So celebrate this last day of 2014 by getting Happy...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Song of the Day - Monster, Eminem, featuring Rihanna
Congratulations goes out to Rihanna this morning as she breaks a record for most number ones (11) in the history of Billboard's Pop Songs Airplay Chart, and she does it with this new smash collaboration with Eminem. With this latest number one, she surpasses her friend Katy Perry, who has 10 such hits.
Eminem feat. Rihanna - The Monster by WoudaRecords
Monday, June 10, 2013
Music News Bytes: Macklemore and Ray Lewis, The Real Deal
Nice! On a day when I featured Macklemore and Ray Lewis' Same Love as today's Song of the Day, Billboard reports that the dynamic upstarts have just made "chart history." The duo have just reached the top spot on the magazine's radio airplay chart with their current smash, Can't Hold Us. "So what's the big deal?," you might ask. Well this makes the very first time in this particular chart's history where a duo's first two singles reached such a summit.
Of course, their first song to hit the top of the radio airplay chart was the irresistibly fun Thrift Shop, and their newest, a hip hop ballad in support of gay marriage that just happened to be featured here today, debuted at #35 on the Pop Songs chart. For any act to achieve such a feat is impressive, and for an indie act to do so is even more remarkable.
Though he's been around making music for 13 years now, independent rapper Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) always had a strong Internet following, but he really reached the height of his success with producer Ray Lewis and their bestselling album, The Heist. Like many others, the duo first came on to my radar with their first single, which seemed like it would be one of those one hit wonder-type of things, but with Can't Hold Us, the guys really put out a totally different type of sound that's got a pretty inspiring sound.
And then comes Same Love, a more down tempo song with a positive message that speaks to me, and should speak to many others. This one made me see these Seattle-based guys as a real cool deal. Of course I've got all three songs downloaded, but now I'm thinking of downloading the entire set. I love it when talented people can make such a huge success for themselves such as these guys, so congrats to them!
Check out Can't Hold Us:
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Music News Bytes: The Billboard Music Awards
Over the past couple of years, the Billboard Music Awards, or BMA's, has become yet another great music awards show to look forward to, like the AMA's or the Grammys. This year's show promises to continue on in that same vein with a great lineup of entertainers, special awards and guest presenters. take a look at what you can expect:
BMA Performances
The performances at tomorrow night's show feature the best and the newest of hot music. Some of the more exciting ones include Pitbull and Christina Aguilera, with a "special guest" on their smash, Feel This Moment, David Guetta, with Akon and Ne Yo on Play Hard, will.i.am and the Biebs on their latest collaboration #thatPower, Pibull again with J-Lo on their very nice tune Live It Up, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne with High School, as well as performances by Taylor Swift, Brino Mars, Miguel, Selena Gomez, The Band Perry, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and more! Sounds pretty good, right?
Special Awards
As with many awards shows, special honors will bestowed upon special artists for their extraordinary contributions to the world of music, and this year Prince will be receiving the Billboard Icon Award for, well, his massive presence in the world of pop music over the past thirty-plus years in the biz. One of the moments I'll be looking forward to the most is an appearance by the one and only Madonna (with whom Prince once recorded a song) to receive an award for her massively successful MDNA Tour. Madge's latest tour was the top-grossing of the year and I proudly admit I contributed to her $305 million take by going three times. Yes!
Presenters
The presenters at the 2013 BMA's read like a who's who in the music industry over the past ten years or so. Look for Korean upstart Psy, Cee Lo, Shania Twain, Kelly Rowland, Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepson, Ke$ha, Alanis Morisette, Wiz Khalifa and more to be on hand presenting all of the awards.
The Awards (and my picks!)
Of course, the main idea of the whole evening is not the lineup of stars performing or presenting, but the awards themselves. Billboard Magazine has long been the record keeper of all things music it's only fitting that the awards bestowed upon artists by them are among the most viable in the industry. Herein is a listing of the nominees in some of the top categories along with my picks as to who I'm rooting for...
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
So who's had the best year out of this small crop of artists? Well, out of the lot of them my favorite has to be Ri-Ri, but somehow I don't think she'll take the cake here. I'm going to predict a win for either the Biebs or Ms. Swift.
Hot 100 Song
Some Nights - Fun
Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
One More Night - Maroon 5
Payphone - Maroon 5, with Wiz Khalifa
Gotye and Fun took Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammy's, but I'm not so sure Fun will do as well this time around (their Grammy was for We Are Young), so look for Gotye to take the prize here.
Top Billboard 200 Album
21 - Adele
Babel - Mumford and Sons
Take Me Home - One Direction
Up All Night - One Direction
Red - Taylor Swift
Since Babel took the honors at the Grammy's, I'm thinking that they're a lock here.
Top Duo or Group
Coldplay
Fun
Maroon 5
Mumford and Sons
One Direction
My favorite here would be for Fun, for whom my admiration has grown greatly with time, but somehow I'm thinking that maybe the teeny boppers win it here.
Top New Artist
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepson
The Lumineers
One Direction
PSY
Hmmm, all but One Direction have really hit the big time more than once, so I'm thinking they've got this one locked up, too.
For a complete list of all the award nominees, check out Billboard.
The BMA's will air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19th at 8 p.m. on ABC, with crazy-ass comedian Tracey Morgan hosting. Check out the Billboard link above for more.
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BMA Performances
The performances at tomorrow night's show feature the best and the newest of hot music. Some of the more exciting ones include Pitbull and Christina Aguilera, with a "special guest" on their smash, Feel This Moment, David Guetta, with Akon and Ne Yo on Play Hard, will.i.am and the Biebs on their latest collaboration #thatPower, Pibull again with J-Lo on their very nice tune Live It Up, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne with High School, as well as performances by Taylor Swift, Brino Mars, Miguel, Selena Gomez, The Band Perry, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and more! Sounds pretty good, right?
Special Awards
As with many awards shows, special honors will bestowed upon special artists for their extraordinary contributions to the world of music, and this year Prince will be receiving the Billboard Icon Award for, well, his massive presence in the world of pop music over the past thirty-plus years in the biz. One of the moments I'll be looking forward to the most is an appearance by the one and only Madonna (with whom Prince once recorded a song) to receive an award for her massively successful MDNA Tour. Madge's latest tour was the top-grossing of the year and I proudly admit I contributed to her $305 million take by going three times. Yes!
Presenters
The presenters at the 2013 BMA's read like a who's who in the music industry over the past ten years or so. Look for Korean upstart Psy, Cee Lo, Shania Twain, Kelly Rowland, Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepson, Ke$ha, Alanis Morisette, Wiz Khalifa and more to be on hand presenting all of the awards.
The Awards (and my picks!)
Of course, the main idea of the whole evening is not the lineup of stars performing or presenting, but the awards themselves. Billboard Magazine has long been the record keeper of all things music it's only fitting that the awards bestowed upon artists by them are among the most viable in the industry. Herein is a listing of the nominees in some of the top categories along with my picks as to who I'm rooting for...
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
So who's had the best year out of this small crop of artists? Well, out of the lot of them my favorite has to be Ri-Ri, but somehow I don't think she'll take the cake here. I'm going to predict a win for either the Biebs or Ms. Swift.
Hot 100 Song
Some Nights - Fun
Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
One More Night - Maroon 5
Payphone - Maroon 5, with Wiz Khalifa
Gotye and Fun took Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammy's, but I'm not so sure Fun will do as well this time around (their Grammy was for We Are Young), so look for Gotye to take the prize here.
Top Billboard 200 Album
21 - Adele
Babel - Mumford and Sons
Take Me Home - One Direction
Up All Night - One Direction
Red - Taylor Swift
Since Babel took the honors at the Grammy's, I'm thinking that they're a lock here.
Top Duo or Group
Coldplay
Fun
Maroon 5
Mumford and Sons
One Direction
My favorite here would be for Fun, for whom my admiration has grown greatly with time, but somehow I'm thinking that maybe the teeny boppers win it here.
Top New Artist
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepson
The Lumineers
One Direction
PSY
Hmmm, all but One Direction have really hit the big time more than once, so I'm thinking they've got this one locked up, too.
For a complete list of all the award nominees, check out Billboard.
The BMA's will air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19th at 8 p.m. on ABC, with crazy-ass comedian Tracey Morgan hosting. Check out the Billboard link above for more.
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