7th Annual Music Awards Winner

Winners in bold letters

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

-The Heist- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
-Same Trailer Different Park- Kacey Musgraves
-Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars
-Yeezus- Kanye West
-The 20/20 Experience—The Complete Experience- Justin Timberlake

SONG OF THE YEAR [Songwriter(s)]

-Just Give Me A Reason- Pink f/ Nate Ruess [Alicia Moore, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess]
-Locked Out of Heaven- Bruno Mars [Peter Hernandez, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine]
-Mirrors- Justin Timberlake [Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Jerome Harmon, James Fauntleroy]
-Royals- Lorde [Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little]
-Same Love- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Mary Lambert [Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Curtis Mayfield]

RECORD OF YEAR

-Blurred Lines- Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell

-Just Give Me A Reason- Pink f/ Nate Ruess

-Radioactive- Imagine Dragons

-Royals- Lorde
-Thrift Shop- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bruno Mars

Justin Timberlake

Lorde

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Robin Thicke

BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Florida Georgia Line

Imagine Dragons

Kacey Musgraves

Lorde

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Joel Little

Mark Ronson

Pharrell Williams

Ryan Lewis

Timothy Mosley & Jerome Harmon

7th Annual Music Award Nominations

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

-The Heist- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
-Same Trailer Different Park- Kacey Musgraves
-Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars
-Yeezus- Kanye West
-The 20/20 Experience—The Complete Experience- Justin Timberlake

SONG OF THE YEAR [Songwriter(s)]

-Just Give Me A Reason- Pink f/ Nate Ruess [Alicia Moore, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess]
-Locked Out of Heaven- Bruno Mars [Peter Hernandez, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine]
-Mirrors- Justin Timberlake [Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Jerome Harmon, James Fauntleroy]
-Royals- Lorde [Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little]
-Same Love- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Mary Lambert [Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Curtis Mayfield]

RECORD OF YEAR

-Blurred Lines- Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell

-Just Give Me A Reason- Pink f/ Nate Ruess

-Radioactive- Imagine Dragons

-Royals- Lorde
-Thrift Shop- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bruno Mars

Justin Timberlake

Lorde

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Robin Thicke

BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Florida Georgia Line

Imagine Dragons

Kacey Musgraves

Lorde

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Joel Little

Mark Ronson

Pharrell Williams

Ryan Lewis

Timothy Mosley & Jerome Harmon

6th Annual Music Awards

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Album of the Year

Babel- Mumford & Sons

El Camino- The Black Keys

Ceremonials- Florence + The Machine

Channel Orange- Frank Ocean

Some Nights- fun.

Song of the Year

I Will Wait- Mumford & Sons [Marcus Mumford]

It Will Rain- Bruno Mars [Peter Hernandez, Phillip Lawrence, & Ari Levine]

Shake It Out- Florence + The Machine [Florence Welch & Paul Epworth]

Thinkin Bout You- Frank Ocean

We Are Young- fun. [Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, & Jeff Bhasker]

Record of the Year

I Will Wait- Mumford & Sons

Set Fire To The Rain (Live At Royal Albert Hall)- Adele

Shake It Out- Florence + The Machine

Somebody That I Used To Know- Gotye f/ Kimbra

We Are Young- fun. 

Artist of The Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]

Frank Ocean

fun.

Gotye

Maroon 5

Mumford & Sons

New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]

Frank Ocean

fun.

Gotye

The Lumineers

Of Monsters and Men

Latin Album of the Year

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison

Eso Es Lo Que Hay- ChocQuibTown

Independiente- Ricardo Arjona

Juanes MTV Unplugged- Juanes

¿Quién Se Queda Con El Perro?- Jesse y Joy

Latin Song of the Year

¡Corre!- Jesse y Joy [Jesse Huerta, Joy Huerta, & Tommy Torres]

Creo En Ti- Reik [Gilberto Marín, Julio Ramírez, Kiko Cibrián, & Mónica Vélez]

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison [Carla Morrison]

Fuiste Tú- Ricardo Arjona f/ Gaby Moreno [Ricardo Arjona]

No Me Compares- Alejandro Sanz [Alejandro Sanz]

Latin Record of the Year

Ai Se Eu Te Pego- Michel Teló

Bésame Mucho- Zoé

¡Corre!- Jesse y Joy

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison

La Vuelta Al Mundo- Calle 13

Latin Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]

Anthony "Romeo" Santos

Carla Morrison

Jesse y Joy

Michel Teló

Ricardo Arjona

New Latin Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]

Ana Victoria

Deborah De Corral

Gaby Moreno

Michel Teló

3BallMTY

Producer of the Year

Dan Auerbach

-El Camino- The Black Keys (album)

-Locked Down- Dr. John (album)

-Savage- Hacienda

-Shakedown- Hacienda (album)

Jeff Bhasker

-Carmen- Lana Del Rey

-Carry On- fun.

-Lift Off- Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Beyonce

-Some Nights- fun. (single)

-Some Nights- fun (album)

-We Are Young- fun. f/ Janelle Monáe

Diplo

-Climax- Usher

-Get Free- Major Lazer f/ Amber Coffman

-La La La- Snoop Lion

-Lies- Mariana and the Diamonds

-Look At These Hoes- Stanigold

-Push and Shove- No Doubt f/ Busy Signal & Major Lazer

- Slight Work- Wale f/ Big Sean

-Thought of You- Justin Bieber

-Too Close- Alex Clare

Markus Draves

-Babel- Mumford & Sons (album)

-Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay (album)

Nick van de Wall (Afrojack)

-Can't Stop Me- Afrojack f/ Shermanology

-No Been- Afrojack & Steve Aoki f/ Miss Palmer

Top 10 Movies of 2012

My list of the top 10 movies I watched in cinemas, released (wide) in 2012.

1. Life of Pi

2. Lincoln

3. Django Unchained
4. Argo

5. Cloud Atlas

6. Looper 

7. The Avengers

8. Dark Knight Rises

9. Skyfall

10. Lawless

*Titanic 3D was originally #7, but since it's a re-release, I decided to remove it from my list.

6th Annual Top 35 Songs Of The Year: 2012

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* (# xx)- Denotes second consecutive year on the chart with last year's ranking
 Percentage is out a total 780 points possible. Ex: Somebody That I Used To Know 71/780 = 9.1%

1. Somebody That I Used To Know- Gotye f/ Kimbra (9.1%)
2. Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen (8.6%)
3. One More Night- Maroon 5 (8.3%)
4. We Are Young- fun. f/ Janelle Monáe (8.2%)
5. Payphone- Maroon 5 (6.8%)
6. Set Fire To The Rain- (5.1%)
7. Stonger (What Doesn't Kill You)- Kelly Clarkson- (4.9%)
8. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together- Taylor Swift (4.1%)
9. Diamonds- Rihanna (3.8%)
10. Gangnam Style- PSY (3.8%)
11. Some Nights- fun. (3.7%)
12. Whistle- Flo Rida (3.6%)
13. We Found Love- Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris* (# 7) (3.5%)
14. Wide Awake- Katy Perry (2.9%)
15. Lights- Ellie Goulding (2.8%)
16. Glad You Came- The Wanted (2.8%)
17. Die Young- Ke$ha (2.7%)
18. Locked Out Of Heaven- Bruno Mars (2.3%)
19. Sexy And I Know It- LMFAO* (# 10) (2.2%)
20. Good Feeling- Flo Rida* (# 30) (1.8%)
21. It Will Rain- Bruno Mars* (# 20) (1.2%)
22. Part Of Me- Katy Perry (1.0%)
23. Boyfriend- Justin Bieber (1.0%)
24. The One That Got Away- Katy Perry (0.9%)
25. Ho Hey- The Lumineers (0.8%)
26. What Makes You Beautiful- One Direction (0.6%)
27. Turn Me On- David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj (0.5%)
28. Starships- Nicki Minaj (0.5%)
29. I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston (0.4%)
30. Live While We're Young- One Direction (0.4%)
31. I Knew You Were Trouble- Taylor Swift (0.4%)
32. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)- Pink (0.4%)
33. Where Have You Been- Rihanna (0.3%)
34. Wild Ones- Flo Rida f/ Sia (0.3%)
35. Rolling In The Deep- Adele* (# 1) (0.1%)

4th Annual Top 30 Latin Songs of the Year: 2012

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* (# xx) Indicates consecutive years in top 30 along with previous ranking
Percentage is out of 780 points possible. Ex: Ai Se Eu Te Pego = 70/780= 8.97%

1. Ai Se Eu Te Pego- Michel Teló (8.97%)
2. Algo Me Gusta De Ti- Wisin y Yandel f/ Chris Brown & T-Pain (8.46%)
3. Inténtalo- 3BallMTY f/ El Bebeto & América Sierra (7.82%)
4. Bailando Por El Mundo- Juan Magan f/ Pitbull & El Cata (5.51%)
5. Llamada De Mi Ex- La Arolladora Banda El Limon (5%)
6. Hasta Que Salga El Sol- Don Omar (4.86%)
7. Dutty Love- Don Omar (4.1%)
8. Follow The Leader- Wisin y Yandel f/ Jennifer Lopez (3.85%)
9. Sin Respiración- La Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga (3.85%)
10. El Verdadero Amor Perdona- Maná f/ Prince Royce *(# 10) (3.72%)
11. Incondicional- Prince Royce (3.46%)
12. Mirando Al Cielo- Roberto Tapia (3.46%)
13. Promise- Romeo Santos f/ Usher *(# 7) (2.56%)
14. Solo Vine A Despedirme- Gerardo Ortiz (2.44%)
15. Las Cosas Pequeñas- Prince Royce (2.18%)
16. Volvi A Nacer- Carlos Vives (2.05%)
17. No Me Compares- Alejandro Sanz (1.79%)
18. Lovumba- Daddy Yankee *(# 29) (1.79%)
19. Por Que Les Mientes- Tito "El Bambino" (1.79%)
20. Amor Confuso- Gerardo Ortiz (1.67%)
21. Te Quiero A Morir- La Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga *(# 22) (1.54%)
22. Te Quiero- Ricardo Arjona (1.28%)
23. La Diabla- Romeo Santos (1.28%)
24. La Señal- Juanes (1.15%)
25. Mi Santa- Romeo Santos f/ Tomatito (1.03%)
26. Nada Iguales- La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas (1.03%)
27. Un Hombre Normal- Espinoza Paz (1.03%)
28. Si Tu Me Besas- Victor Manuelle (.90%)
29. Si Te Digo La Verdad- Gocho (.90%)
30. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow- Leslie Grace (.90%)

24 People of 2012

1. Mass Shooting Victims of Newtown, Aurora, & Oak Creek- All the innocent lives that were taken in these senseless shootings.

2. Barack Obama- The first U.S. African-American president was elected to a second term.

3. Chief Justice Roberts & The Supreme Court- Decided the landmark case, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, upholding the individual mandate of  “Obamacare”.

4. The Minority Vote- was the difference in re-electing Barack Obama. Demonstrates a need for the GOP to appeal to this demographic in order to compete in future elections. The American Electorate has changed.

5. Enrique Peña Nieto & #YoSoy132- The PRI’s Peña Nieto was elected president of Mexico. #YoSoy132 was the student organization of protestors protesting against the PRI’s candidate.

6. Chris Christie & The Sandy Victims- A great showing of unity and perseverance after a terrible disaster. Gov. Christie put politics aside to do his job. 

7. Hillary Clinton- Had an eventful year after many failures at the State Department. Leads the pack to become the next nominee to the presidency for the Democrat Party. Negotiated for a cease-fire between Palestine and Israel.

8. Juan Manuel Santos- The first president from Latin America to openly suggest the legalization of certain drugs. 

9. Benjamin Netanyahu- led his country through a tumultuous time.

10. The Dreamers- Are finally getting attention by the Right after an embarrassing loss. 

11. Bashar al-Assad- Leads Syria through a deadly conflict.

12. Goodluck Jonathan- The voice for “anti-corrupt” governments in Africa.

13. Kony 2012- film that brought attention to war criminal Joseph Kony. 

14. Mitt Romney- Lost to Barack Obama in his second run for president of The United States

15. Paul Ryan- Joined Romney as the running mate and intellectual force behind the GOP.

16. Marco Rubio- Became a leading figure in the GOP, especially with the Latin Community.

17. Elinor Ostrom- The political economist, Nobel Laureate, and ASU professor passed away when 

her ideas were being brought into the spotlight. 

18. Sandra Fluke- became the face of the “War on Women”

19. Oscar Pistorius- First double leg amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics. 

20. Viola Davis- Gave an awesome performance in ‘The Help’ and received numerous awards and nominations for her role. 

21. Gotye- This Belgian via Australia wrote one of the year’s top charting songs, “Somebody That I Used To Know”

22. fun.- New York band that released a critically acclaimed album Some Nights, and had two huge hits on the radio: “We Are Young” and “Some Nights”

23. Juan Manuel Marquez- The Mexican boxing legend solidified his status among the greats with a one-punch KO of great Manny Pacquiao in their 4th bout.

24. Novak Djokovic- Emerged as the top tennis player in the world going 24-3 in grand slam tournaments, capturing the Australian Open. 

Nominations: 6th Annual Music Awards

Winners will be announced December 31, 2012 
*Note- Grammy nominees are announced Dec. 5

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Album of the Year:

Babel- Mumford & Sons

El Camino- The Black Keys

Ceremonials- Florence and The Machine

Channel ORANGE- Frank Ocean

Some Nights- fun.

Song of the Year:

I Will Wait- Mumford & Sons [Mumford, Marcus]

It Will Rain- Bruno Mars [Hernandez, Peter, Lawrence, Phillip, & Levine, Ari]

Shake It Out- Florence + The Machine [Welch, Florence, & Epworth, Paul]

Thinkin Bout You- Frank Ocean [Ocean, Christopher Francis, & Cobey, N.]

We Are Young- fun. [Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, & Jeff Bhasker]

Record of the Year:

I Will Wait- Mumford & Sons

Set Fire To The Rain (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)- Adele

Shake It Out- Florence + The Machine
Somebody That I Used To Know- Gotye f/ Kimbra 

We Are Young- fun.

Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:

Frank Ocean

fun.

Gotye

Maroon 5
Mumford & Sons

New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:

Frank Ocean

fun.

Gotye

The Lumineers

Of Monsters and Men

  

Latin Album of the Year:

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison

Eso Es Lo Que Hay- ChocQuibTown

Independiente- Ricardo Arjona

Juanes MTV Unplugged- Juanes

¿Quién Se Queda Con El Perro?- Jesse y Joy

Latin Song of the Year:

¡Corre!- Jesse y Joy [Huerta, Jesse, Huerta, Joy, & Torres Tommy]

Creo En Ti- Reik [Marín, Gilberto, Ramírez, Julio, Cibrián, Kiko, & Vélez, Mónica] 

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison [Morrison, Carla]

Fuiste Tú- Ricardo Arjona and Gaby Moreno [Arjona, Ricardo]

No Me Compares- Alejandro Sanz [Sanz, Alejandro]

Latin Record of the Year:

Ai Se Eu Te Pego- Michel Teló

Bésame Mucho- Zoé

¡Corre!- Jesse y Joy

Déjenme Llorar- Carla Morrison

La Vuelta Al Mundo- Calle 13

Latin Artist of the Year:

Anthony “Romeo” Santos

Carla Morrison

Jesse y Joy

Michel Teló

Ricardo Arjona

Latin New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:

Ana Victoria

Deborah De Corral

Gaby Moreno

Michel Teló

3BallMTY

Producer of the Year:

Dan Auerbach
-El Camino- The Black Keys (Album)
-Locked Down- Dr. John (Album)
-Savage- Hacienda
-Shakedown- Hacienda (Album)

Jeff Bhasker

-Carmen- Lana Del Rey

-Carry On- fun.

-Lift Off- Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Beyonce

-Some Nights- fun.
-Some Nights- fun. (Album)

-We Are Young- fun.

Diplo
-Climax- Usher
-Get Free- Major Laver f/ Amber Coffman
-La La La- Snoop Lion
-Lies- Mariana and the Diamonds
-Look At These Hoes- Snatigold
-Push And Shove- No Doubt f/ Busy Signal & Major Lazer
-Slight Work- Wale f/ Big Sean
-Thought of You- Justin Bieber
-Too Close- Alex Clare

Markus Dravs
-Babel- Mumford & Sons (Album)
-Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay (Album)

           

Nick van de Wall (Afrojack)

-Can’t Stop Me- Afrojack & Shermanology [Co-prod: Andy Shearman &Tearce Kizzo]

-No Beef- Afrojack & Steve Akoi f/ Miss Palmer [Co-prod: Steve Akoi]

5th Annual Music Awards: 2011

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Here is my annual list of winners. The winners of each category are in bold.

Album of the Year:
• 21- Adele
• Born This Way- Lady GaGa
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- KanYe West
• My Kinda Party- Jason Aldean
• Watch the Throne- Jay-Z & KanYe West

Song of the Year:
• All of the Lights- KanYe West f/ Rihanna [KanYe West, Jeff Bhasker,

Malik Jones, & Warren Trotter]
• The Cave- Mumford and Sons [Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford

& Country Winston]

• Grenade- Bruno Mars [Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence,

Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt]
• Holocene- Bon Iver [Justin Vernon]
• Rolling In The Deep- Adele [Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth]

Record of the Year:
• All of the Lights- KanYe West f/ Rihanna
• Firework-Katy Perry
• Gernade- Bruno Mars
• Holocene- Bon Iver
• Rolling in the Deep- Adele

Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• Adele
• Bruno Mars
• KanYe West
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa

New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• The Band Perry
• Bon Iver
• Foster The People
• J. Cole
• Tyler, The Creator

Latin Album of the Year:
• Alex, Jorge, y Lena- Alex, Jorge, y Lena
• Drama Y Luz- Maná
• En Primera Fila- Franco De Vita
• En Total Plentitud- Marco Antonio Solís
• Entren Los Que Quieran- Calle 13

Latin Song of the Year:
• A Dónde Vamos A Parar- Marco Antoio Solís [Marco Antonio Solís]
• Corazon Sin Cara- Prince Royce [Geoffrey Rojas]
• Golpes En el Corazon- Los Tigres del Norte f/ Paulina Rubio

[Victor Valencia]
• Latinoamérica- Calle 13 [René Pérez Joglar,

Eduardo Jose Cabra Martínez, & Rafael Arcaute]
• Lluvia al Corazón- Maná [Fher Olvera & Sergio Vallín]

Latin Record of the Year:
• Corazon Sin Cara- Prince Royce
• Latinoamérica- Calle 13
• Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú- Ricky Martin f/ Natalia Jiménez
• Loca- Shakira
• Tan Sólo Tú- Franco De Vita f/ Alejandra Guzman

Latin Artist of the Year:
• Calle 13
• Enrique Iglesias
• Maná
• Pitbull
• Prince Royce

Latin New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• Alex, Jorge, y Lena
• Il Volo
• Paula Fernandes
• Romeo Santos
• Sie7e

Producer of the Year [Producer or Production Team]:
• Fernando Garibay
o Born This Way- Lady GaGa
o The Edge of Glory- Lady GaGa
o Marry the Night- Lady Gaga
o Born This Way- Lady GaGa [Album]

• KanYe West
o Monster- Kanye West
o Runaway- Kanye West f/ Pusha T
o Power- Kany West
o No Church In The Wild- Jay-Z & Kanye West (co prod. 88-Keys)
o Ni**as in Paris- Jay-Z & Kanye West (co prod. Hit-Boy)
o Otis- Jay-Z & Kanye West
o All of the Lights- Kanye West f/ Rihanna
o Lift Off- Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Beyonce (co prod. J. Bhasker,

M. Dean, Q-Tip, P. Williams, and Don Jazzy

o E.T.- Katy Perry f/ Kanye West (co prod. L.Gottwald,

M. Martin, & Ammo)

• Paul Epworth
o Rolling In The Deep- Adele
o I’ll Be Waiting- Adele
o Call It What You Want- Foster The People (co prod. M. Foster)
o I Would Do Anything For You- Foster The People

(co prod. M. Foster & T. Hoffer)

o No One’s Gonna Love You- Cee Lo Green

• Ryan Tedder
o Rumour Has It- Adele
o Brighter Than The Sun- Colbie Caillat
o Good Life- OneRepublic
o All of You- Colbie Caillat
o I Remember Me- Jennifer Hudson
o I Was Here- Beyonce
o Not Over You- Gavin DeGraw
o #1Night (One Night)- Cobra Starship (co prod. Brent Kutzle)
o Sweeter- Gavin DeGraw
o Unbroken- Demi Lovato

• The Smeezingtons
o Doo-Wops & Hooligans- Bruno Mars [Album]
o If I Was You- Far East Movement f/ Snoop Dogg

(co prod. Stereotypes)
o Grenade- Bruno Mars
o F**k You!- Cee Lo Green
o The Lazy Song- Bruno Mars
o Lighters- Bad Meets Evil- f/ Bruno Mars (co prod. Eminem

& Battle Roy)
o Marry You- Bruno Mars
o It Will Rain- Bruno Mars
o Young, Wild, & Free- Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg f/ Bruno Mars

5th Annual Top 35 Songs of the Year: 2011

The list is based on a formula I developed based on charting history throughout the calendar year.

The percentages after the song title and artist represent the percentage of the total number of points possible. For example, 'Rolling in the Deep' received 66 out of a possible 851 points.

The "*" asterisk indicates that the song appeared on last year's list. The number after the asterisk indicates the position on last year's list. For example, #6. Grenade (6.9%) (*#31) was #31 last year.

1. Rolling In The Deep- Adele (7.8%)

2. E.T.- Katy Perry f/ Kanye West (7.8%)

3. Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5 f/ Christina Aguilera (7.8%)

4. Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO (7.4%)

5. Someone Like You- Adele (6.9%)

6. Grenade- Bruno Mars (6.9%) (*#31)

7. We Found Love- Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris(5.6%)

8. Give Me Everything- Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo (5.4%)

9. Firework- Katy Perry (5%) (*#15)

10. Sexy and I Know It- LMFAO (4.6%)

11. Born This Way- Lady GaGa (4%)

12. Last Friday Night- Katy Perry (4%)

13. S&M- Rihanna (3.3%)

14. F**k You- Cee-Lo Green (3.1%)

15. Pumped Up Kicks- Foster The People (3.1%)

16. Just Can’t Get Enough- The Black Eyed Peas (2.6%)

17. Super Bass- Nicki Minaj (1.9%)

18. Black and Yellow- Wiz Khalifa (1.5%)

19. What’s My Name- Rihanna f/ Drake (1.5%)

20. It Will Rain- Bruno Mars (1.5%)

21. F**kin Perfect- P!nk (1.3%)

22. We R Who We R- Ke$ha (1.1%) (*#25)

23. On The Floor- Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull (1.1%)

24. Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes f/ Adam Levine (0.8%)

25. Hold It Against Me- Britney Spears (0.6%)

26. Raise Your Glass- P!nk (0.6%) (*#16)

27. The Lazy Song- Bruno Mars (0.6%)

28. Lighters- Bad Meets Evil f/ Bruno Mars (0.6%)

29. Without You- David Guetta f/ Usher (0.5%)

30. Good Feeling- Flo Rida (0.5%)

31. Tonight (I’m F**kin You)- Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris (0.4%)

32. I Need A Doctor- Dr. Dre f/ Eminem & Skylar Grey (0.4%)

33. Down On Me- Jeremih f/ 50 Cent (0.4%)

34. Til The World Ends- Britney Spears (0.4%)

35. The Edge of Glory- Lady GaGa (0.4%)


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3rd Annual Top 30 Latin Songs of the Year: 2011

Here is my take on the top 30 Latin Songs of the Year. I revised the number from 24 in the previous years to 30 this year. The list is based on a formula I developed based on charting history throughout the calendar year.

The percents after the song title and artist represent the percentage of the total number of points possible. For example, Taboo- Don Omar received a 81 of a possible 788 points thus equalling 10.3%.

1. Taboo- Don Omar (10.3%)

2. Give Me Everything- Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo (10.2%)

3. Danza Kuduro- Don Omar f/ Lucenzo (8.4%)

4. Corzon Sin Cara- Prince Royce (7%)

5. You- Romeo (7%)

6. Lluvia Al Corazon- Maná (6.1%)

7. Promise- Romeo f/ Usher (6.1%)

8. Ni Lo Intentes- Julio Alvarez y Su Noreño Banda (5.1%)

9. Me Encantaria- Fidel Rueda (5%)

10. El Verdadero Amor Perdona- Maná (4.2%)

11. Ven A Bailar- Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull (3.7%)

12. Loca- Shakira (3.2%)

13. Te Amo Y Te Amo- La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas (3%)

14. Olvidame- Julio Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda (3%)

15. No Me Digas Que No- Enrique Iglesias f/ Wisin & Yandel (2.7%)

16. Di Que Regresaras- La Original Banda El Limon (2%)

17. El Mil Amores- Pesado (1.8%)

18. Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tu- Ricky Martin f/ Natalia Jiménez (1.6%)

19. Rain Over Me- Pitbull f/ Marc Anthony (1.5%)

20. Bon, Bon- Pitbull (1.3%)

21. Amor Clandestino- Maná (1.1%)

22. Te Quiero A Morir- La Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga (1.1%)

23. Prometi- Intocable (1%)

24. Gracias A Dios- Violento (1%)

25. Tu Olor- Wisin & Yandel (1%)

26. El Amor- Ricardo Arjona (1%)

27. Maquina de Tiempo- Tito El Bambino f/ Wisin & Yandel (1%)

28. El Cupable- Espinoza Paz (1%)

29. Lovumba- Daddy Yankee (0.4%)

30. Ayer- Enrique Iglesias (0.4%)

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24 People of 2011

1. Mohamed Bouazizi- his act of lighting himself on fire in protest to his street vending products being confiscated by police was the catalyst that led to the “Arab Spring” revolutions for democracy throughout the Arab world.

2. Navy SEALs- invaded a safehouse in which Osama Bin Laden had been hiding and killed the Al-Qaeda figure under orders from President Obama.

3. Occupy Wall Street Protestors/ The 99%- for their protests against economic and social inequality as well as corporate corruption and influence on government.

4. Steve Jobs- The Apple visionary died in 2011. Changed modern technology in ways only a hand-full have.

5. Muammar Gadaffi- was killed on Oct 20, 2011 by NTC forces in Libya, thus ending 41-year rule.

6. Fukushima/Japan- everyone that was affected/involved in the earthquake and subsequent nuclear reactor crisis.

7. Hosni Mubarak- ousted after a 30 year stint as president of Egypt by demonstrators in the 2011 Egypt Revolution.

8. Dilma Rousseff- the first woman president of Brazil after. In 1964, she joined the Marxist guerillas in the coup d’état. She was imprisoned for 2 years and tortured. By many accounts, one of the most powerful woman in history.

9. Citizens of South Sudan- for their Indpepenence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 after a referendum.

10. Gabrielle Giffords- the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in which she was shot in the head at pointblank. 18 other people were also shot, 6 of which died.

11. Rupert Murdoch- the Chairman and CEO of News Corp. faced criticisms and investigations into his company’s hacking of phones etc…

12. Laurent Gbagbo- the former president of Côte d'Ivoire was arrested after refusing to leave his charge after losing the presidential election. In November 2011, he was extraditied to the ICC to face trial, making him the first head of state to be in ICC’s custody.

13. Silvio Berlusconi- the billionaire and former Italian primer minister resigned his post after losing a majority in the government. He was plagued by sex scandals and the European debt crisis.

14. Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachman, Newt Gingrich, & Rick Perry- the main challengers form the Republican party to face President Obama in the 2012 election. Cain has suspended his campaign, leaving Romney and Gingrich as the frontrunners.

15. Adele- the British singer’s album 21 was released in early 2011 gaining airplay with the lead single “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.” 21 spent 13 weeks at number 1 of the Billboard Top-200 chart. She won 11 Billboard Music Awards, and she is nominated for 6 Grammys including Song, Record, and Album of the year.

16. Kate Middleton- became the Duchess of Cambridge after marrying Prince William. In 2011 she cemented her spot as an international style icon.

17. Anonymous- the hacking group is positioned to become the next Wikileaks. After targeting governments and corporations around the world, they have gained international recognition. They are also supportive of political activities such as Occupy Wall Street.

18. Chile Student Protestors- demanded greater access to education and an end to the for-profit university system. Only 45% of high school students study in a public school. There is also a call for new universities since none have been built since the Pinochet era. The protests have led to a decline in President’s Piñera’s approval.

19. Jon Stewart- the comedian continued as America’s most trusted newscaster. He has become a figure in the political discourse in the U.S.

20. Calle 13- the social-theme charged alternative hip-hop group from Puerto Rico enjoyed the success of their critically acclaimed album “Entren Los Que Quieran” with little to no airplay in the radio. It received 9 of 9 Latin Grammys and is nominated for 1 Grammy Award. They have become a voice for the underprivileged in Latin America such as the Student Protests throughout the region.

21. Lionel Messi- In January, he won the 2010 Ballon D’Or for top player in the world. He led Barcelona to its fourth UEFA Champions League title versus Manchester United and also their 21st Spanish La Liga title.

22. Albert Pujols- He led the St. Louis Cardinals to their 11th World Series. He became the most sought after free-agent in MLB history eventually signing a 10 year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, making it the second largest contract in MLB history.

23. Enrique Peña Nieto- the PRI’s candidate to the Mexican presidency. A year before the elections, he is already seen by many as the winner of the election. He came under criticism after not being able to name 3 books that shaped him. He managed to name books, but was attributing them to wrong authors.

24. Charlie Sheen- Faced a tough year after facing drug and alcohol problems. He was later fired from his show “Two and a Half Men.” He became a social-media phenomenon thereafter.

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Nominations: 5th Annual Music Awards

As always, here are the nominations for my annual music awards the day before the Grammy Nominations are announced. I'm pretty sure they will be pretty similar, as I've always picked about 4 of the 5 nominations in each category correctly. Stay tuned on December 31, 2011 for the announcing of the winners. Also on December 30, 2011 I will unveil my annual list of the Top 35 songs of the Year.

Album of the Year:
• 21- Adele
• Born This Way- Lady GaGa
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- KanYe West
• My Kinda Party- Jason Aldean
• Watch the Throne- Jay-Z & KanYe West

Song of the Year
•All of the Lights- KanYe West f/ Rihanna [KanYe West, Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, & Warren Trotter]
•The Cave- Mumford and Sons [Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston]
•Gernade- Bruno Mars [Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt]
•Holocene- Bon Iver [Justin Vernon]
•Rolling In The Deep- Adele [Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth]

Record of the Year:
• All of the Lights- KanYe West f/ Rihanna
• Firework-Katy Perry
• Gernade- Bruno Mars
• Holocene- Bon Iver
• Rolling in the Deep- Adele

Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• Adele
• Bruno Mars
• KanYe West
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa

New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• The Band Perry
• Bon Iver
• Foster The People
• J. Cole
• Tyler, The Creator

Latin Album of the Year:
• Alex, Jorge, y Lena- Alex, Jorge, y Lena
• Drama Y Luz- Maná
• En Primera Fila- Franco De Vita
• En Total Plentitud- Marco Antonio Solís
• Entren Los Que Quieran- Calle 13

Latin Song of the Year:
• A Dónde Vamos A Parar- Marco Antoio Solís [Marco Antonio Solís]
• Corazon Sin Cara- Prince Royce [Geoffrey Rojas]
• Golpes En el Corazon- Los Tigres del Norte f/ Paulina Rubio [Victor Valencia]
• Latinoamérica- Calle 13 [René Pérez Joglar, Eduardo Jose Cabra Martínez, & Rafael Arcaute]
• Lluvia al Corazón- Maná [Fher Olvera & Sergio Vallín]

Latin Record of the Year:
• Corazon Sin Cara- Prince Royce
• Latinoamérica- Calle 13
• Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú- Ricky Martin f/ Natalia Jiménez
• Loca- Shakira
• Tan Sólo Tú- Franco De Vita f/ Alejandra Guzman

Latin Artist of the Year:
• Calle 13
• Don Omar
• Maná
• Pitbull
• Prince Royce

Latin New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
• Alex, Jorge, y Lena
• Il Volo
• Paula Fernandes
• Romeo
• Sie7e

Producer of the Year [Producer or Production Team]:
• Fernando Garibay
• KanYe West
• Paul Epworth
• Ryan Tedder
• The Smeezingtons

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New Eminem EP Announced

Eminem announced the title of his new EP over Twitter.

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Born This Way- Lady GaGa Lyrics Leak

This afternoon, Lady GaGa leaked her next single's, Born This Way, lyrics on Twitter if #bornthiswaylyrics became a trending topic. The track is produced by Mexican producer, Fernando Garibay (prod. Paris Hilton's 'Stars Are Blind', Lady GaGa's 'Dance In the Dark', along with several Enrique Iglesias tracks) and DJ White Shadow.

BORN THIS WAY
WRITTEN BY: LADY GAGA
PRODUCED BY: LADY GAGA, FERNANDO GARIBAY, DJ WHITE SHADOW
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