FOURTH ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
Here is the nominees for the Fourth Annual Music Awards.
Winners will be announced December 31, 2010, along with the Top 35 Songs of the Year Countdown and Top 20 Latin Songs of the Year Countdown.
*As always, I announce them the day before the Grammys are announced. While the Grammys will probably have Ke$ha and Justin Beiber nominated for Best New Artist, I felt that neither deserved that nomination, as reflected in my own nominations. Drake will also probably be nominated for this award, but since he was nominated for it in my awards last year, he cannot be nominated again. Also, I had Empire State of Mind nominated for Song of the Year last year, this year it is not eligible for that category under the rules I have set, but it can be nominated for a different category (Record of the Year in this case).
Album of the Year:
The Fame Monster- Lady GaGa
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
Recovery- Eminem
The Suburbs- Arcade Fire
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
Song of the Year:
Bad Romance- Lady GaGa [Stefani Germonotta & Nadir Khayat]
Dog Days Are Over- Florence + The Machine [Florence Welch & Isabella Summers]
Fuck You! [Cee Lo Green, Peter Hernandez, Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine, & Brody Brown]
Love the Way You Lie- Eminem f/ Rhianna [M. Mathers, A. Grant, H. Hafferman, & M. Riddick]
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum [Lady Antebellum]
Record of the Year:
Airplanes- B.o.B. f/ Haley Williams
Bad Romance- Lady GaGa
California Gurls- Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z f/ Alicia Keys
Love the Way You Lie- Eminem f/ Rihanna
Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
B.o.B
Eminem
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Taio Cruz
New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
B.o.B.
Bruno Mars
Florence + The Machine
La Roux
Taio Cruz
Latin Album of the Year:
A Son de Guerra- Juan Luis Guerra
Dejarte de Amar- Camila
Me Gusta Todo De Ti- La Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
Paraíso Express- Alejandro Sanz
Sale El Sol- Shakira
Latin Song of the Year:
Bachata en Fukuoka- Juan Luis Guerra y 440 [Juan Luis Guerra]
Colgando En Tus Manos- Carlos Baute f/ Marta Sanchez [Carlos Baute]
Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias f/ Juan Luis Guerra [Descemer Bueno & Enrique Iglesias]
Me Gusta Todo De Ti- La Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga [Horacio Palencia]
Mientes- Camila [Mario Domm & Mónica Vélez]
Latin Record of the Year:
Alejate De Mi-Camila
Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias f/ Juan Luis Guerra
Mientes- Camila
Waka Waka (Esto Es África)- Shakira f/ Freshlyground
Yerbatero- Juanes
Latin Artist of the Year:
La Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
Camila
Enrique Iglesias
Juan Luis Guerra
Shakira
Latin New Artist of the Year [Solo, Duo, or Group]:
Alex Cuba
Chino & Nacho
Jotdog
Prince Royce
Zeri
Producer of the Year [Producer or Production Team]:
Alexander Grant
Massive Attack-Nikki Minaj
Airplanes- B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams (co-prod. DJ Frank E)
Airplanes, Part II- B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams & Eminem (co-prod Eminem & Luis Resto)
Love The Way You Lie- Eminem f/ Rihanna
I’m Coming Home- Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey (co-prod Jay-Z)
Lukasz Gottwald & Max Martin & Benny Blanco
Your Love Is My Drug- Ke$ha [Gottwald]
Take It Off- Ke$ha (prod Gottwald)
We R Who We R- Ke$ha [Blanco & Ammo]
Kissin’ U- Miranda Cosgrove [Gottwald]
Magic- B.o.B. f/ River Cuomo [Gottwald]
Kiss N Tell- Ke$ha [Gottwald]
Hungover- Ke$ha [Gottwald]
My First Kiss- 3OH!3 [Gottwald]
California Gurls- Katy Perry [Gottwald, Martin, & Blanco]
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry [Gottwald, Martin, & Blanco]
Dynamite- Taio Cruz [Gottwald & Blanco]
Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz [Gottwald & Fraser T. Smith]
Rose Colored Glasses- Kelley Rowland [Gottwald]
DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love- Usher f/ Pitbull [Martin]
For Your Entertainment- Adam Lambert [Gottwald]
Nahir Khayat
Bad Romance- Lady GaGa
Alejandro- Lady GaGa
Monster- Lady GaGa
So Happy I Could Die- Lady GaGa
We Are The World 25 for Haiti- Various Artists
I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull
Dirty Dancer- Enrique Iglesias f/ Usher
More- Usher
Bumpy Ride- Mohombi
Poison- Nicole Scherzinger
Whole Lotta Love- Mary J. Blige
The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence, & Ari Levine)
Nothin’ On You- Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are- Bruno Mars
Billionaire- Travie McCoy f/ Bruno Mars
Fuck You!- Cee-Lo Green
Island Queen- Sean Kingston
Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen)
Rude Boy- Rihanna
Whats My Name?- Rihanna f/ Drake
Only Girl (In The World)- Rihanna
Firework- Katy Perry
Beautiful Monster- Ne-Yo
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30 November 2010
23 November 2010
Album Rating: Entren Los Que Quieran
Calle 13- Entren Los Que Quieran
Rating 10.0
The ever-controversial latin hip-hop duo, Calle 13, debuts their fourth studio album. If what you like is that pop-reggaeton/hip-hop for mainstream radio, this is not for you. If you like good quality music and lyrics, this is what you're looking for. Simply put, vocalist/lyricist, Rene Perez (El Residente) puts it like it is. He's never shies away from stirring up controversy with his lyrics. In his previous albums, he attacks other artists for producing low quality "art". Also, he attacks corrupt politicians and governments; basically, no one is safe. Calle 13 is also known for their sexually explicit content (see Atrévete-te-te and Se Vale To-To). Slowly, however, they have turned their focus on the social issues that plague the world, namely Latin America. Calle 13's style is marked by their signature clever, witty, and humorous lyrics, unlike anything out there today. Ironically, mainstream artists such as Nelly and Shakira have asked Calle 13 to appear on their singles. Sticking to his true nature, in his recent song with Shakira, he criticizes her for dying her hair blonde.
In Entren Los Que Quieran , Calle 13 stays completely away from reggaeton rhythms and, as they always do (masterfully), blends genres from all around the world, especially Latin America, like few artists do today. This album brings elements from genres originally from India, Hawaii, South America, etc... Musically, it is one of the most ambitious albums I've heard. However, Calle 13, is not your typical Latin-market artist. They discuss the themes that one one dares to talk about: artists buying airtime and perhaps their own records (saying that not even the Beatles had as many songs on the radio as artists do these days), corrupt politicians, their own record label, the media, etc... The list goes on and on. La Bala
(The Bullet) is a prime example of what this album is about. A simple topic is turned into a full-out social-commentary assault. The Bullet is used as an analogy and theme that transcends its simpleness. The simple journey of a bullet from the time it is fired up until the moment it impacts and kills a person, is such a powerful metaphor that makes people think. That's the key here, this music makes people think, unlike the diluted sounds on the radio today. Sure, Calle 13 is more "mature" compared to what they were 4 years ago. But Calle 13 speaks for the people, the working-class people. They even had their fans collaborate with them in writing the song El Hormiguero, over Twitter.
After touring the poorest corners of Latin America throughout the last five years, and for their travels for their soul-searching documentary Sin Mapa, it shows that what they see pours out onto their music. One song that, unfortunately did not make onto the album was even written in an insane-asylum in Argentina.
If I was to sum up the album with a few lyrics from the songs (an impossible task which would not serve justice to this masterpiece) I would pick the opening lines of the album from:
'Intro': "Directamente desde Puerto Rico, la colonia más importante del mundo, y el unico lugar en donde le prestan más atención a Miss Universo que a la educación"(Directly from Puerto Rico, where they pay more attention to Miss Universe than to education) and the people's anthem,
Calma Pueblo (Be Calm My People): "Calma pueblo que aqui estoy yo, lo que no dicen lo digo yo, lo que sientes tu lo siento yo, porque yo soy como tu, y tu eres como yo" (Be calm my people for I am here, what they don't say I will say, what you feel I also feel, because I am just like you, and you are just like me).
'Latinoamérica':
"Un pueblo sin piernas pero que camina"
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Rating 10.0
The ever-controversial latin hip-hop duo, Calle 13, debuts their fourth studio album. If what you like is that pop-reggaeton/hip-hop for mainstream radio, this is not for you. If you like good quality music and lyrics, this is what you're looking for. Simply put, vocalist/lyricist, Rene Perez (El Residente) puts it like it is. He's never shies away from stirring up controversy with his lyrics. In his previous albums, he attacks other artists for producing low quality "art". Also, he attacks corrupt politicians and governments; basically, no one is safe. Calle 13 is also known for their sexually explicit content (see Atrévete-te-te and Se Vale To-To). Slowly, however, they have turned their focus on the social issues that plague the world, namely Latin America. Calle 13's style is marked by their signature clever, witty, and humorous lyrics, unlike anything out there today. Ironically, mainstream artists such as Nelly and Shakira have asked Calle 13 to appear on their singles. Sticking to his true nature, in his recent song with Shakira, he criticizes her for dying her hair blonde.
In Entren Los Que Quieran , Calle 13 stays completely away from reggaeton rhythms and, as they always do (masterfully), blends genres from all around the world, especially Latin America, like few artists do today. This album brings elements from genres originally from India, Hawaii, South America, etc... Musically, it is one of the most ambitious albums I've heard. However, Calle 13, is not your typical Latin-market artist. They discuss the themes that one one dares to talk about: artists buying airtime and perhaps their own records (saying that not even the Beatles had as many songs on the radio as artists do these days), corrupt politicians, their own record label, the media, etc... The list goes on and on. La Bala
(The Bullet) is a prime example of what this album is about. A simple topic is turned into a full-out social-commentary assault. The Bullet is used as an analogy and theme that transcends its simpleness. The simple journey of a bullet from the time it is fired up until the moment it impacts and kills a person, is such a powerful metaphor that makes people think. That's the key here, this music makes people think, unlike the diluted sounds on the radio today. Sure, Calle 13 is more "mature" compared to what they were 4 years ago. But Calle 13 speaks for the people, the working-class people. They even had their fans collaborate with them in writing the song El Hormiguero, over Twitter.
After touring the poorest corners of Latin America throughout the last five years, and for their travels for their soul-searching documentary Sin Mapa, it shows that what they see pours out onto their music. One song that, unfortunately did not make onto the album was even written in an insane-asylum in Argentina.
If I was to sum up the album with a few lyrics from the songs (an impossible task which would not serve justice to this masterpiece) I would pick the opening lines of the album from:
'Intro': "Directamente desde Puerto Rico, la colonia más importante del mundo, y el unico lugar en donde le prestan más atención a Miss Universo que a la educación"(Directly from Puerto Rico, where they pay more attention to Miss Universe than to education) and the people's anthem,
Calma Pueblo (Be Calm My People): "Calma pueblo que aqui estoy yo, lo que no dicen lo digo yo, lo que sientes tu lo siento yo, porque yo soy como tu, y tu eres como yo" (Be calm my people for I am here, what they don't say I will say, what you feel I also feel, because I am just like you, and you are just like me).
'Latinoamérica':
"Un pueblo sin piernas pero que camina"
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Album Rating: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Rating: 10.0
A real masterpiece. Kanye blends the superb instrumentals with the typical top-notch Kanye style lyrics. If there is a way to visualize the album, the 34 minute film 'Runaway' is exactly it. A mixture of color and the abstract sense of what Kanye sees his art being. In a sense, it is far more mature than his previous albums. Yet, it is hard to compare those albums to this one. After 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye evolved; the breaking point was the infamous Taylor Swift incident.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy illustrates a new Kanye, not as egotistic and much more dedicated to his art. However, it demonstrates that his is the best and most innovative artist on the radio today. He, simply, transcends hip-hop. 'Power' and 'All of the Lights' are a testament to this. 'All of the Lights' (featuring Rihanna), especially, stands out as a representation of what the album is. It lives up to its hype and arguably surpasses it. Thus far, the defining album of the decade and will remain so, possibly until the next Kanye album.
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Rating: 10.0
A real masterpiece. Kanye blends the superb instrumentals with the typical top-notch Kanye style lyrics. If there is a way to visualize the album, the 34 minute film 'Runaway' is exactly it. A mixture of color and the abstract sense of what Kanye sees his art being. In a sense, it is far more mature than his previous albums. Yet, it is hard to compare those albums to this one. After 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye evolved; the breaking point was the infamous Taylor Swift incident.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy illustrates a new Kanye, not as egotistic and much more dedicated to his art. However, it demonstrates that his is the best and most innovative artist on the radio today. He, simply, transcends hip-hop. 'Power' and 'All of the Lights' are a testament to this. 'All of the Lights' (featuring Rihanna), especially, stands out as a representation of what the album is. It lives up to its hype and arguably surpasses it. Thus far, the defining album of the decade and will remain so, possibly until the next Kanye album.
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