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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