Most of the year 2009 in music swirled around a few names for different reasons. Everyone went gaga over Lady GaGa and the Black Eyed Peas jump-started parties worldwide with feeling that tonight was going to be a good night. Outside the stage and the recording studio, we all saw how the violent altercation between Chris Brown and pop princess Rihanna turned into a media circus.
While everyone everywhere was running at such a crazily high speed, Taylor Swift went another way, slowly but surely winning people’s hearts. Already, at the tender age of 20, she has achieved more than 20 Top 40 hit songs, an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and hosted Saturday Night Live. She even picked up the distinction of being chosen as Entertainer of the Year by the Associated Press. She’s also the official celebrity spokesperson of the National Hockey League, along with being the cover girl of a slew of magazines. Not a bad way to close out the decade, wouldn’t you think?
The party doesn’t end there, either! Taylor Swift has been nominated to win no less than the prestigious Album of the Year award at the Grammy Awards on January 31. It comes hand-in-hand with nods for Best Country Album, Song of the Year, Best Female Vocal Performance for “You Belong with Me” and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for her song “Breathe” with Colbie Calliat.
To many fans, this is no surprise: her second album, Fearless, has been simply dominant on the charts, going straight to No. 1 and staying on track to be one of the most downloaded albums ever. Fearless is also a critics’ darling, hailed by connoisseurs and casual fans alike. It ended the year as the best-selling album, beating back stiff challenges from artists such as Susan Boyle, who finished second, and the late great Michael Jackson, who finished third according to Billboard.
So will Taylor Swift ride it to the end with a Grammy in tow? She’ll have to stand up to the competition there, and stiff it will be. The Album of the Year award is also being chased by Lady GaGa for smash hit The Fame, Dave Matthews Band’s Big Whisky and The Groogrux King, the Black Eyed Peas techno-inspired hip-hop opus The E.N.D. and R&B diva Beyoncé’s I Am … Sasha Fierce.
The Grammys, music’s biggest night, will take place on Sunday, January 31. While a number of prominent musicians are on the performance roster, few are as showstopping as Beyoncé and Lady GaGa.
What if the two combined their power of performance into one massive one musical mash-up?
It’s not out of the realm of possibility. The two teamed up for a pair of songs from their most recent albums, “Telephone” (from GaGa’s) and “Video Phone” (from Beyoncé’s), with the latter receiving the video treatment.
Will the pair partner up for a one-off rendition of the chart-topping hit at the Grammys? According to the Predicto Mobile community, 86% of voting members say yes!
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Ah, Lady GaGa. Not since Madonna and her cone bras have we seen a performer with such an outrageous sense of fashion. Since her debut, her music has spread through the airwaves like wildfire. Blunt, fringed platinum-blond hair, French-cut one-piece suits, sequined opaque shades and all, Lady GaGa has become more than a Billboard chart-topping star — she has become a fashion icon.
Early last year, Lady GaGa announced her interest in designing her own clothing line, which would promote her unique style and would cater mostly to the teen audience. She expressed genuine enthusiasm in the project, saying she couldn’t wait to do her own line within the next year. Well, it is now “next year” and we are all wondering what has become of her little fashion project.
Many are of the opinion that it is a definite possibility that Lady GaGa will launch her own fashion line. She already has a large degree of creative license in her own personal and performance clothing style. The fact that she continues to design her own clothing and accessories means that she has an immense drive to create and express herself, not only through music, but also through what she wears. Whether or not she is as enthusiastic at sharing her style with others now as she was last year remains to be seen.
There is also the question as to whether or not Lady GaGa’s fashion will fly among today’s trend-savvy teens. After two extremely successful album releases, we are confident about Lady GaGa’s influence in the music industry. Some say the release of her clothing line will rock the very foundations of modern fashion. Others say her fashion sense is simply too eccentric to be developed into a mainstream fashion line. Even some fans of Lady GaGa admit that — as much as they love her music and admire her bold sense of style — they are not quite sure whether they can wear clothes the way Lady GaGa does.
But we’re not asking about the Lady GaGa’s line’s potential for success. We are asking how soon it will be released.
Of all the major award shows, the Grammys by far have the quirkiest nominees. This year, non-musical celebs like Jimmy Carter, Carrie Fisher and Michael J. Fox all received nods. Granted, they were for spoken word albums, but still.
Which makes Andy Samberg’s nomination (as part of the comedy trio Lonely Island) for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration even weirder. How has a goofy actor from SNL broken into a category that features rap heavyweights like Jay-Z, Kanye and T.I.?
It helps that “I’m On A Boat” isn’t his first foray into critically acclaimed song parodies. It may seemed to have debuted ages ago (it was only 2005) but “Lazy Sunday“was an online smash that helped define YouTube as the destination for must-see video clips. This song also reminds us that once upon a time, people were really excited about seeing the Chronicles of Narnia.
Samberg and his Lonely Island cohorts have been churning out the catchy Yankovic-eque tunes ever since. “Lazy Sunday” was a viral hit, but “Dick in a Box”won him and Justin Timberlake Emmy awards.
Who would have imagined that a Color Me Badd impression would wow the world, and then spawn an equally successful sequel with “Motherlover“, featuring cameos by A-listers Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson?
But to be honest, we think that Jake Gyllenhaal’s one-second appearance in “I Ran So Far Away” was the best of the lot. And for a song dedicated to a highly controversial world leader, it’s oddly romantic.
Then there’s “Jizz in My Pants.” Yep, the title says it all. And just recently, Samberg teamed up with Rihanna on “Shy Ronnie”, which is worthwhile just to hear Rihanna sing in disgust, “He’s pissed his pants.”
And of course, there’s his Grammy-nominated hit “I’m On A Boat”, a pitch-perfect parody of rap video excess, with its obnoxious use of Auto-Tune and a gratuitous T.I. appearance.
So can a catchy but fake rap song beat out the real thing? The Predicto Mobile community believes that Samberg and his Lonely Island friends will be go home empty-handed on Grammy night, with 66% predicting they’ll lose the prize. As SNL’s Debbie Downer would say, wah wah.
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Hip-hop is one genre where collaboration thrives and few have embraced this art as much as 50 Cent. Who could forget such 50 classics as “Magic Stick” with Lil Kim, “P.I.M.P.” with Snoop Dogg and “Candy Shop” featuring Olivia?
The Scottish singer took the Internet by storm with her audition on Britain’s Got Talent. She recently released her debut album, which sold more than 700,000 copies in the United States alone. Not bad for someone who was an unknown just last year.
50 clearly wants to hop on the success express train that Boyle is conducting, but is he talented enough to score a duet with the Simon Cowell protégé? 53% of voting Predicto Mobile members say yes!
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With exceptions such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks, contestants from American Idol tend to fade from public consciousness shortly after the show’s season finale. Adam Lambert and his recent escapades are certainly making a case that he’s got staying power.
Besides being voted runner-up on season eight of the hit show and coming out in (and scoring the cover of) Rolling Stone, Glambert has caused quite the stir with his performance at last week’s American Music Awards. The stage show featured Adam kissing a male keyboardist, simulating oral sex with a dancer and finishing it all by flipping off the audience at in the venue and at home.
ABC, the network which aired the AMAs, soon canceled Adam’s scheduled performance on Good Morning America, and just pulled his upcoming appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
While he’s a bane to ABC, he was soon scooped up by CBS’ Early Show and has replaced his sit-down with Kimmel for one with Jay Leno on his primetime program.
The controversial contender seems to be a lightning rod for attention from his fans and curious spectators. Will that draw be enough to secure a performance spot for him on another network’s New Year’s Eve special? 68% of voting Predicto Mobile members say yes!
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James Todd Smith —people worldwide respect him by his hip-hop alias, which is short for “Ladies Love Cool James.”
Since bursting onto the music scene, he has released 12 albums and achieved much commercial and critical success. LL Cool J has stayed relevant by forever reinventing himself, his style, his music and by being a major creative force.
With his first album, Radio,he was able to use pop music formats to work with rap music, branding himself as a rap music-styled crooner with “I Need Love,” his first major hit. He reinvented himself again at the dawn of the 1990s with a tougher, meaner image with the song “Mama Said Knock You Out,” which won him his first Grammy Award. Then came the 1995 album Mr. Smith” with a heartfelt collaboration with Boyz II Men in “Hey Lover,” which won him another Grammy. LL Cool J’s subsequent albums Phenomenon, G.O.A.T., 10, The DEFinition, Todd Smith and Exit 13 all found commercial success as he explored a blend of club hip-hop and his own personal style.
The competition for this year, however, is stiff. He is going against some other “Hall of Fame shoo-ins.” ABBA, KISS, Donna Summer and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are all potential nominees as well, among several other artists.
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The nominations for next year’s Grammy Awards will be announced on December 2 and one of the year’s biggest stars is not eligible for one of the ceremony’s top honors.
The ubiquitous rookie Lady GaGa — who plastered airwaves with her singles “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “LoveGame” and “Paparazzi” — can’t be nominated because “Just Dance” was a contender at last year’s Grammys in the “Best Dance Recording” category, losing out to Daft Punk’s “Harder Better Faster Stronger.”
That leaves the field wide open for other newcomers to swoop in and claim the award. One of the frontrunners of this race is Keri Hilson. The R&B songstress might not bring instant recognition, but she’s this year’s “artist you don’t know, but have definitely heard.”
Need further convincing? Her partners on wax include Lil Wayne (on “Turnin’ Me On”), Timbaland (“The Way I Are”), and Kanye West and Ne-Yo (“Knock You Down”). She’s written songs for Ciara and Britney Spears. She’s even appeared as the object of desire in videos by Usher (“Love in This Club”) and Ne-Yo (“Miss Independent”).
With such passionate praise, how can Grammy voters say no?
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Janet Jackson is opening the American Music Awards, which air this Sunday. After wowing TV audiences with her tribute to her late brother Michael at the MTV Video Music Awards, the press surrounding her performance continues to build.
In anticipation of the big event, it has been revealed that Jackson will be doing an 8-minute medley of her biggest hits. This makes sense given that her Number Ones disc (or more appropriately, discs) drops a week prior to the show.
Everyone is surely excited to her chant her famous “No my first name ain’t baby, it’s Janet, Ms. Jackson if you’re nasty” line, but we’re all wondering if she might add one of Michael’s legendary cuts to her itinerary.
A star in her own right, Janet is one of the few people who could effortlessly deliver the caliber of performance we’re used to seeing from Michael. Who hasn’t dreamed of Janet busting out a moonwalk à la “Billie Jean” or maybe getting a global groove courtesy of “Black or White”?
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Most of the year 2009 in music swirled around a few names for different reasons. Everyone went gaga over Lady GaGa and the Black Eyed Peas jump-started parties worldwide with feeling that tonight was going to be a good night. Outside the stage and the recording studio, we all saw how the violent altercation between Chris Brown and pop princess Rihanna turned into a media circus.
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