Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
There's no denying that the hip hop act of the year, with no competition is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Their album, The Heist, as a huge seller with the lead off track, Thrift Store, becoming the #1 single for all of 2013 according to Billboard. Thrift Store is a silly novelty hit that could have branded these guys as a frivolous one hit wonder act, but there was much more to come.
They followed up Thrift Store with a song called Can't Hold Us which is, once again, with no competition, the high energy dance floor party anthem of the year.
And then they released a single that showed that these guys are actually silly novelty, dance party hip hop artists with a point of view. Their song Same Love very openly and specifically celebrates their support for marriage equality. It doesn't matter that the song isn't as fun as Thrift Store or as amazing as Can't Hold Us. What matters is that with Same Love these guys are speaking openly and honestly to the hip hop audience that same sex marriage is nothing to be afraid of and that it certainly should not be made fun of.
Being bold and outspoken has not hurt their career at all. They are one of the top sellers of the year and they are multiple nominees at the Grammy Awards.
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
The Top 10 Songs of 2013
The Top 10 songs of 2013!!
2013 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:
Come and Get It - Selena Gomez
For the past five years Selena Gomez has been delivering some of the best dance pop music out there, but none of her songs managed to really crossover to the pop mainstream. Finally in 2013 the timing was right for one of her singles to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard HOT 100. Come and Get It is simply pop music perfection with its catching beat and sing a long chorus. It is so nice to see one of the Disney kids grow up in front of us and be so beautiful and professional.
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Upon first listen you might have thought you were hearing a vintage disco classic, but this dance jam was brand new and taking over radio airplay. Daft Punk have now found themselves nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year with this outstanding single.
The Way - Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande successfully embarked on her pop crossover career apart from work on Nickelodeon TV shows with this 90's retro R&B track. Her vocals are reminiscent of Mariah Carey and she presents herself with the highest standard of class and poise. It will be nice to see a lot more of her in the future.
Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
All of the pieces come together perfectly making this song impossible to not like. And the fact that the video is full of so many awesome styles of dancing pushes it up even higher on the list of favorites.
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Their album The Heist is packed with hits, but this is the one that I had playing in heavy rotation all year long. It is the dance party anthem of the year!
Best Song Ever - One Direction
One Direction proved that they had staying power, at least for another year, by releasing super fun songs and videos like this.
Roar - Katy Perry
In 2013 Katy proved that she is still the master at serving up the perfect combination of a catchy pop song with an amazing video. This time she went deep into the jungle to deliver this empowering anthem.
When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
In this era of Electronic Dance Music domination it is very rare that a tender ballad reaches the top of the charts, Bruno Mars released something that was too good to be ignored. So take heed listeners and treat your boyfriends right while you have them!
Applause - Lady Gaga
The first single from her ArtPop collection is catchy, fun and completely describes the driving force for many to perform in front of the crowds. I mean really, why rehearse for weeks if no audience is there to shower you with praise when you finally perform?
Feel This Moment - Christina Aguilera with Pitbull
Thank goodness Christina found an outlet for her vocal talents on this high energy collaboration with Pitbull. Her solo albums have been dreary lately, but this reminds us why we are keeping her around.
2013 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:
Come and Get It - Selena Gomez
For the past five years Selena Gomez has been delivering some of the best dance pop music out there, but none of her songs managed to really crossover to the pop mainstream. Finally in 2013 the timing was right for one of her singles to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard HOT 100. Come and Get It is simply pop music perfection with its catching beat and sing a long chorus. It is so nice to see one of the Disney kids grow up in front of us and be so beautiful and professional.
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Upon first listen you might have thought you were hearing a vintage disco classic, but this dance jam was brand new and taking over radio airplay. Daft Punk have now found themselves nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year with this outstanding single.
The Way - Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande successfully embarked on her pop crossover career apart from work on Nickelodeon TV shows with this 90's retro R&B track. Her vocals are reminiscent of Mariah Carey and she presents herself with the highest standard of class and poise. It will be nice to see a lot more of her in the future.
Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
All of the pieces come together perfectly making this song impossible to not like. And the fact that the video is full of so many awesome styles of dancing pushes it up even higher on the list of favorites.
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Their album The Heist is packed with hits, but this is the one that I had playing in heavy rotation all year long. It is the dance party anthem of the year!
Best Song Ever - One Direction
One Direction proved that they had staying power, at least for another year, by releasing super fun songs and videos like this.
Roar - Katy Perry
In 2013 Katy proved that she is still the master at serving up the perfect combination of a catchy pop song with an amazing video. This time she went deep into the jungle to deliver this empowering anthem.
When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
In this era of Electronic Dance Music domination it is very rare that a tender ballad reaches the top of the charts, Bruno Mars released something that was too good to be ignored. So take heed listeners and treat your boyfriends right while you have them!
Applause - Lady Gaga
The first single from her ArtPop collection is catchy, fun and completely describes the driving force for many to perform in front of the crowds. I mean really, why rehearse for weeks if no audience is there to shower you with praise when you finally perform?
Feel This Moment - Christina Aguilera with Pitbull
Thank goodness Christina found an outlet for her vocal talents on this high energy collaboration with Pitbull. Her solo albums have been dreary lately, but this reminds us why we are keeping her around.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
2013 Year End Charts
The #1 album on the Billboard charts for all of 2013 is The 20/20/ Experience by Justin Timbelake.
There were some very strong showings from the Miss American Idol finalists on the 2013 year end charts. The Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips has the highest ranking at #14 with his album The World From The Side Of The Moon. The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood comes in at #31 with her album Blown Away. The Greatest Hits album by Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson lands at #42. The Season 10 Miss American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, comes in at #98 with his holiday collection Christmas With Scotty McCreery. Side Effects of You from the Season 3 Miss American Idol winner Fantasia is the #104 album of the year. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson also ends the year at #170 with her holiday collection, Wrapped in Red.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood had the #9 Country Album of the year with Blown Away. The Season 10 Miss American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, has two albums on this chart. Christmas with Scotty McCreery is at #25 and he comes in at #47 on this chart with his debut album Clear As Day.
The Top 5 singles for 2012 on the Billboard HOT 100 are: #1 Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, #2 Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, #3 Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, #4 Harlem Shake by Baauer and at #5 Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
The Miss American Idol finalist who makes the highest showing on the year end singles chart is Season 11 Miss American Idol winner Phillip Phillips with Home at #46 as well as Gone Gone Gone at #61. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson is on the year end chart at #68 with Catch My Breath.
The Miss American Idol winners also had an impressive showing on the Billboard 2013 Top Artists of the Year chart: The Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips ends up at #26 while The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood comes in at #43. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson lands at #47.
There were some very strong showings from the Miss American Idol finalists on the 2013 year end charts. The Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips has the highest ranking at #14 with his album The World From The Side Of The Moon. The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood comes in at #31 with her album Blown Away. The Greatest Hits album by Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson lands at #42. The Season 10 Miss American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, comes in at #98 with his holiday collection Christmas With Scotty McCreery. Side Effects of You from the Season 3 Miss American Idol winner Fantasia is the #104 album of the year. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson also ends the year at #170 with her holiday collection, Wrapped in Red.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood had the #9 Country Album of the year with Blown Away. The Season 10 Miss American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, has two albums on this chart. Christmas with Scotty McCreery is at #25 and he comes in at #47 on this chart with his debut album Clear As Day.
The Top 5 singles for 2012 on the Billboard HOT 100 are: #1 Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, #2 Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, #3 Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, #4 Harlem Shake by Baauer and at #5 Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
The Miss American Idol finalist who makes the highest showing on the year end singles chart is Season 11 Miss American Idol winner Phillip Phillips with Home at #46 as well as Gone Gone Gone at #61. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson is on the year end chart at #68 with Catch My Breath.
The Miss American Idol winners also had an impressive showing on the Billboard 2013 Top Artists of the Year chart: The Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips ends up at #26 while The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood comes in at #43. The Season 1 Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson lands at #47.
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