Fourth Annual Music Awards
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 [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 [Solo, Duo, or Group]
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 (Joint Nomination):
Your Love Is My Drug- Ke$ha [Gottwald]
Take It Off- Ke$ha (prod Gottwald)
We R Who We R- Ke$ha [Blanco & Ammo]
Kissin’ U- Miranda Cosgrove [Gottwald]
Magic- B.o.B. f/ River Cuomo [Gottwald]
My First Kiss- 3OH!3 [Gottwald]
California Gurls- Katy Perry [Gottwald, Martin, & Blanco]
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry [Gottwald, Martin, & Blanco]
Dynamite- Taio Cruz [Gottwald & Blanco]
Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz [Gottwald & Fraser T. Smith]
Rose Colored Glasses- Kelley Rowland [Gottwald]
DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love- Usher f/ Pitbull [Martin]
Nahir Khayat:
Bad Romance- Lady GaGa
Alejandro- Lady GaGa
Dance In The Dark- Lady GaGa
Monster- Lady GaGa
We Are The World 25 for Haiti- Various Artists
I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull
Dirty Dancer- Enrique Iglesias f/ Usher
Bumpy Ride- Mohombi
Poison- Nicole Scherzinger
The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence, & Ari Levine:
Nothin’ On You- Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are- Bruno Mars
Billionaire- Travie McCoy f/ Bruno Mars
Fuck You!- Cee-Lo Green
Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen):
Rude Boy- Rihanna
Whats My Name?- Rihanna f/ Drake
Only Girl (In The World)- Rihanna
Firework- Katy Perry
Beautiful Monster- Ne-Yo
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31 December 2010
30 December 2010
Top 35 Songs of the Year: 2010
My 4th Annual list of the top 35 songs of the year.
(*#) Denotes second consecutive year on chart; # indicates last year's position on chart
1. Love the Way You Lie- Eminem f/ Rihanna
2. California Girls- Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
3. Tik Tok- Ke$ha
4. OMG- Usher f/ Wil.i.am
5. Rude Boy-Rihanna
6. Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars
7. Like a G6- Far East Movement
8. Nothin on You- B.o.B. f/Bruno Mars
9. Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
10. Bad Romance- Lady GaGa (*13)
11. Dynamite- Taio Cruz
12. Imma Be- The Black Eyed Peas
13. Airplanes- B.o.B. f/Hayley Williams
14. Only Girl In The World- Rihanna
15. Firework- Katy Perry
16. Raise Your Glass- Pink
17. Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
18. What's My Name- Rihanna f/Drake
19. Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz f/Ludacris
20. BedRock- Young Money f/Lloyd
21. Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z f/Alicia Keys (*3)
22. Hey, Soul Sister- Train
23. Not Afraid- Eminem
24. Replay- Iyaz
25. We R Who We R- Ke$ha
26. Today Was a Fairytale- Taylor Swift
27. We are the World: 25- Various Artists
28. Just A Dream- Nelly
29. Telephone- Lady GaGa f/Beyonce
30. Mine- Taylor Swift
31. Gernade- Bruno Mars
32. I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull
33. In My Head- Jason Derulo
34. Alejandro- Lady GaGa
35. Sexy Chick- David Guetta f/Akon
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(*#) Denotes second consecutive year on chart; # indicates last year's position on chart
1. Love the Way You Lie- Eminem f/ Rihanna
2. California Girls- Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
3. Tik Tok- Ke$ha
4. OMG- Usher f/ Wil.i.am
5. Rude Boy-Rihanna
6. Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars
7. Like a G6- Far East Movement
8. Nothin on You- B.o.B. f/Bruno Mars
9. Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
10. Bad Romance- Lady GaGa (*13)
11. Dynamite- Taio Cruz
12. Imma Be- The Black Eyed Peas
13. Airplanes- B.o.B. f/Hayley Williams
14. Only Girl In The World- Rihanna
15. Firework- Katy Perry
16. Raise Your Glass- Pink
17. Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
18. What's My Name- Rihanna f/Drake
19. Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz f/Ludacris
20. BedRock- Young Money f/Lloyd
21. Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z f/Alicia Keys (*3)
22. Hey, Soul Sister- Train
23. Not Afraid- Eminem
24. Replay- Iyaz
25. We R Who We R- Ke$ha
26. Today Was a Fairytale- Taylor Swift
27. We are the World: 25- Various Artists
28. Just A Dream- Nelly
29. Telephone- Lady GaGa f/Beyonce
30. Mine- Taylor Swift
31. Gernade- Bruno Mars
32. I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull
33. In My Head- Jason Derulo
34. Alejandro- Lady GaGa
35. Sexy Chick- David Guetta f/Akon
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29 December 2010
Top 25 Latin Songs: 2010
My 2nd annual list of top Latin songs, expanded from 20 last year to 25 this year.
1. Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias f/Juan Luis Guerra
2. Dile Al Amor- Aventura
3. Ando Bien Pedo- Banda Los Recoditos
4. Dime Que Me Quieres- La Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
5. Me Gusta Todo De Ti- La Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
6. Danza Kuduro- Don Omar
7. Niña de Mi Corazon- La Arolladora Banda El Limon de Rene Camacho
8. Niña Bonita- Chino y Nacho
9. Loca- Shakira
10. Yerbatero- Juanes
11. Bachata en Fukuoka- Juan Luis Guerra y 440
12. Al Menos- La Original Banda El Limon
13. Se Me Va La Voz- Alejandro Fernandez
14. Hay Ojitos- Intocable
15. Waka Waka- Shakira f/Freshlyground
16. I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull
17. Guapa- Diego Torres
18. Looking For Paradise- Alejandro Sans f/Alicia Keys
19. Te Pido Perdon- Tito “El Bambino”
20. La Peinada- Chuy Lizarraga
21. No Puedo Volver- Intocable
22. Alejate De Mi- Camila
23. Bon Bon- Pitbull
24. Mientes- Camila
25. Gitana- Shakira
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1. Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias f/Juan Luis Guerra
2. Dile Al Amor- Aventura
3. Ando Bien Pedo- Banda Los Recoditos
4. Dime Que Me Quieres- La Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
5. Me Gusta Todo De Ti- La Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga
6. Danza Kuduro- Don Omar
7. Niña de Mi Corazon- La Arolladora Banda El Limon de Rene Camacho
8. Niña Bonita- Chino y Nacho
9. Loca- Shakira
10. Yerbatero- Juanes
11. Bachata en Fukuoka- Juan Luis Guerra y 440
12. Al Menos- La Original Banda El Limon
13. Se Me Va La Voz- Alejandro Fernandez
14. Hay Ojitos- Intocable
15. Waka Waka- Shakira f/Freshlyground
16. I Like It- Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull
17. Guapa- Diego Torres
18. Looking For Paradise- Alejandro Sans f/Alicia Keys
19. Te Pido Perdon- Tito “El Bambino”
20. La Peinada- Chuy Lizarraga
21. No Puedo Volver- Intocable
22. Alejate De Mi- Camila
23. Bon Bon- Pitbull
24. Mientes- Camila
25. Gitana- Shakira
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28 December 2010
24 People of the Year: 2010
My 3rd annual list of the 24 people of the year.
1. The People of Haiti- For showing great strength throughout their many hardships.
2. Chilean Miners and Pres. Sebastian Piñera- Showing the world that perseverance, faith, and, brotherhood go a long way.
3. Julian Assange- Founder of the controversial website, Wikileaks, which supports “government transperancy” by exposing state secrets.
4. Mark Zuckerberg- Facebook founder, for making this the year of Facebook. Valued at some $50 billion, it has become one of the top websites and only keeps growing.
5. Tony Hayward and BP- For their involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst ecological disaster in recent times.
6. Liu Xiabo- Champion of democracy, under arrest for protesting the Chinese one-party communist regime. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
7. Aung San Suu Kyi- Another Champion of democracy from Myanmar released from house arrest after serving nearly 15 years.
8. Pope Benedict XVI- Put in the spotlight after speaking out against the child-abuse misdeeds of some priests and in changing longstanding church policy on condoms.
9. Iker Casilllas/Spanish National Team/2010 FIFA World Cup- For captivating the world for a month of football.
10. Mario Vargas Llosa- Peruvian author winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature.
11. The Tea Party- For providing a grassroots movement that succeeded in challenging the incumbents in Washington.
12. Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert- For becoming the voice of reason in these troubled times. Although they take a comedic approach, they have become the most reliable news sources on television, and assembled the historic Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
13. David Cameron-Formed a coalition between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to form a majority in parliament to become British Prime Minister.
14. Roy Halladay and MLB Pitchers- For making this the year of the pitcher in Major League Baseball; 6* no-hitters including two perfect games and one post-season no-hitter. *-The would-be 7th no-hitter/3rd perfect game by Armando Galarraga was lost on a missed call by umpire, Jim Joyce.
15. LeBron James- Made headlines by deciding to leave Cleveland and sign with Miami.
16. Javier “El Chicharito” Hernandez- The Mexican striker became a sensation this season for his performance with Guadalajara and the Mexican National Team. Scored two goals and was the fastest player in the World Cup and became the first Mexican to ever sign with the Manchester United. At age 22 he’s one of the top-scorers in the world with 7 goals in limited playing time off of the bench for the Man U, 11 goals for the national team, and 10 goals in 11 games for Guadalajara.
17. Sandra Bullock- Overcame a hard time after finding out about her husband’s infidelity. Won an Oscar and Golden Globe for her performance in The Blind Side.
18. Shaun White- The face of the 2010 U.S. Winter Olympic team. Won Gold in the halfpipe with a Double McTwist 1260 resulting in a 48.4/50
19. Conan O’Brien- Became the host of the Tonight Show then was forced out in favor of the returning Leno after Leno’s failed prime-time show. Had a following called “Team CoCo” and was given his own show on TBS.
20. Betty White- The Golden Girl made a huge splash in pop-culture: hosted SNL, guest stared on 30 Rock, The Middle, and Community. Won an Emmy for hosting SNL.
21. Lady GaGa- Won: 1 AMA, 2 ASCAP, 1 BET, 6 Billboard End Year, 4 BMI, 2 Grammys (2010), 8 MTV Video Music, awards among many others. Nominated to 8 Grammys (2011). Championed the repeal of DADT, announced her 3rd studio album, “Born This Way”. Her first album “The Fame” went platinum (10 million copies) and “The Fame Monster” was the top-selling album of 2010 with 5.8 million copies, just ahead of Eminem’s “Recovery”(selling a million nowadays and outselling Eminem are no easy feats).
22. Robert Gates- Secretary of Defense. Announced the decision to keep women off of submarines and is preparing to implement the repeal of DADT.
23. Steve Jobs- Keeps innovating the technological world. Introduced a rather slow-starting Ping, and a hugely popular Ipad.
24. The Cast of Glee- Have charted 104 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, second only to Elvis’ 108. Won 3 Emmys, 1 Golden
Globe, 1 People’s Choice, awards, among many others. They are also nominated to 2 Grammys.
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1. The People of Haiti- For showing great strength throughout their many hardships.
2. Chilean Miners and Pres. Sebastian Piñera- Showing the world that perseverance, faith, and, brotherhood go a long way.
3. Julian Assange- Founder of the controversial website, Wikileaks, which supports “government transperancy” by exposing state secrets.
4. Mark Zuckerberg- Facebook founder, for making this the year of Facebook. Valued at some $50 billion, it has become one of the top websites and only keeps growing.
5. Tony Hayward and BP- For their involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst ecological disaster in recent times.
6. Liu Xiabo- Champion of democracy, under arrest for protesting the Chinese one-party communist regime. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
7. Aung San Suu Kyi- Another Champion of democracy from Myanmar released from house arrest after serving nearly 15 years.
8. Pope Benedict XVI- Put in the spotlight after speaking out against the child-abuse misdeeds of some priests and in changing longstanding church policy on condoms.
9. Iker Casilllas/Spanish National Team/2010 FIFA World Cup- For captivating the world for a month of football.
10. Mario Vargas Llosa- Peruvian author winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature.
11. The Tea Party- For providing a grassroots movement that succeeded in challenging the incumbents in Washington.
12. Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert- For becoming the voice of reason in these troubled times. Although they take a comedic approach, they have become the most reliable news sources on television, and assembled the historic Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
13. David Cameron-Formed a coalition between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to form a majority in parliament to become British Prime Minister.
14. Roy Halladay and MLB Pitchers- For making this the year of the pitcher in Major League Baseball; 6* no-hitters including two perfect games and one post-season no-hitter. *-The would-be 7th no-hitter/3rd perfect game by Armando Galarraga was lost on a missed call by umpire, Jim Joyce.
15. LeBron James- Made headlines by deciding to leave Cleveland and sign with Miami.
16. Javier “El Chicharito” Hernandez- The Mexican striker became a sensation this season for his performance with Guadalajara and the Mexican National Team. Scored two goals and was the fastest player in the World Cup and became the first Mexican to ever sign with the Manchester United. At age 22 he’s one of the top-scorers in the world with 7 goals in limited playing time off of the bench for the Man U, 11 goals for the national team, and 10 goals in 11 games for Guadalajara.
17. Sandra Bullock- Overcame a hard time after finding out about her husband’s infidelity. Won an Oscar and Golden Globe for her performance in The Blind Side.
18. Shaun White- The face of the 2010 U.S. Winter Olympic team. Won Gold in the halfpipe with a Double McTwist 1260 resulting in a 48.4/50
19. Conan O’Brien- Became the host of the Tonight Show then was forced out in favor of the returning Leno after Leno’s failed prime-time show. Had a following called “Team CoCo” and was given his own show on TBS.
20. Betty White- The Golden Girl made a huge splash in pop-culture: hosted SNL, guest stared on 30 Rock, The Middle, and Community. Won an Emmy for hosting SNL.
21. Lady GaGa- Won: 1 AMA, 2 ASCAP, 1 BET, 6 Billboard End Year, 4 BMI, 2 Grammys (2010), 8 MTV Video Music, awards among many others. Nominated to 8 Grammys (2011). Championed the repeal of DADT, announced her 3rd studio album, “Born This Way”. Her first album “The Fame” went platinum (10 million copies) and “The Fame Monster” was the top-selling album of 2010 with 5.8 million copies, just ahead of Eminem’s “Recovery”(selling a million nowadays and outselling Eminem are no easy feats).
22. Robert Gates- Secretary of Defense. Announced the decision to keep women off of submarines and is preparing to implement the repeal of DADT.
23. Steve Jobs- Keeps innovating the technological world. Introduced a rather slow-starting Ping, and a hugely popular Ipad.
24. The Cast of Glee- Have charted 104 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, second only to Elvis’ 108. Won 3 Emmys, 1 Golden
Globe, 1 People’s Choice, awards, among many others. They are also nominated to 2 Grammys.
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