Yet another year has gone by and my favorite way to remember all the good times I’ve had is to attach those memories with the songs I’ve grown to love along the way (i.e. “Party Rock Anthem” = Boardy Barn, ”We Found Love” = moving to Hoboken, etc.).
2. “We Found Love” – Rihanna
3. “Till The World Ends” – Britney Spears
4. “Turn Me On” – David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj
5. “In The Dark” – Dev
6. “Jello” – Far East Movement
7. “I Wanna Go” – Britney Spears
8. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
9. “Give Me Everything” – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
10. “Sexy And I Know It” – LMFAO
11. “You Make Me Feel…” – Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
12. “Where Have You Been” – Rihanna
13. “Good Feeling” – Flo Rida
14. “N*ggas In Paris” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
15. “Backseat” – New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev
16. “Took My Love” – Pitbull featuring Red Foo, Vein & David Rush
17. “Levels” – Avicii
18. “Pause” – Pitbull
19. “Little Bad Girl” – David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz
20. “Where Them Girls At” – David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
21. “Night Of Your Life” – David Guetta featuring Jennifer Hudson
22. “Beautiful People” – Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi
23. “On The Floor” – Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
24. “Champagne Showers” – LMFAO
25. “Glad You Came” – The Wanted
26. “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” – Britney Spears featuring Sabi
27. “The Motto” – Drake featuring Lil Wayne
28. “Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown featuring Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne
29. “S&M” (Remix) – Rihanna featuring Britney Spears
30. “Pass At Me” – Timbaland featuring Pitbull & David Guetta
31. “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” – will.i.am featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger
32. “Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
33. “Did It On’em” – Nicki Minaj
34. “I Can Only Imagine” – David Guetta featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
35. “Tonight Is The Night” – Outasight
36. “Drop It Low” – Kat Deluna
37. “If I Was You (OMG)” – Far East Movement featuring Snoop Dogg
38. “What You Want” – Evanescence
39. “Mr. Saxobeat” – Alexandra Stan
40. “Big Fat Bass” – Britney Spears featuring will.i.am
41. “Dance A$$” (Remix) – Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj
42. “Champion” (Matt Nash & Dave Silcox Remix) – Chipmunk featuring Chris Brown
43. “Figure 8″ – Outasight
44. “Super Bass” – Nicki Minaj
45. “Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster The People
46. “Don’t Wanna Go Home” – Jason Derulo
47. “Hit The Lights” – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
48. “Sweat” – David Guetta featuring Snoop Dogg
49. “Don’t Stop The Party” – Black Eyed Peas
50. “Someone Like You” – Adele
Honorable mentions include: “It Will Rain” and “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars, “Cheers” by Rihanna featuring Avril Lavigne, “Headlines” by Drake, “Save The World” by Swedish House Mafia, “Man Down” by Rihanna, “Rise Above” by Reeve Carney featuring Bono & The Edge, “Suave (Kiss Me) by Nayer and “On Display” by Melissa Gorga (I had to).
My favorite album of the year was definitely “Nothing But The Beat” by David Guetta, closely followed by “Femme Fatale” by Britney Spears. Can we expect more hits from these two music moguls in 2012? I really hope so. These two artists have really become favorites of mine this year.
Time for some other shout outs. I was particularly happy for Dev this year with her debut album, “The Night The Sun Came Up,” which features “In the Dark.” Also, congratulations to her on becoming a mom just recently! I think we’ll be seeing more of her in 2012, along with her collaboration buddies, The Cataracs, who will be coming out with a new album in 2012 (obviously very excited about that). I was also super pumped to hear Far East Movement’s new single, “Jello,” which is a great sign of what’s to come in their second studio album, “Dirty Bass,” which we can also expect in 2012. Rihanna made an awesome comeback, in my opinion, with songs like “We Found Love,” “Where Have You Been” “Cheers (Drink To That),” “Man Down” and “Talk That Talk.” As always, I love Pitbull… he can do no wrong, which is why he’s featured multiple times on my list.
I think Maroon 5 and Cobra Starship came out with some pretty catchy/different music this year. I’m interested to see if they have anything else up their sleeves for 2012.
Now, for some more 2012 predictions. I think Outasight will become more popular 2012. I love their songs, “Figure 8” and “Tonight Is The Night.” I hope to see more of them. I know Avicii‘s already decently popular, but he really caught my attention this year for some reason. I think he’ll be one of the DJs to look out for in 2012. I think Sabi might be an artist to watch out for as well. She’s been featured in Britney Spears’ “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” and Cobra Starship’s “You Make Me Feel…,” but I’ve heard some of her solo songs, like “Goodnight” and “Wild Heart,” and she’s got it goin’ on. Lastly, Pitbull’s righthand woman, Nayer, seems to be coming out of the woodwork, especially with the release of her single, “Suave (Kiss Me).”
What were some of your favorite songs, albums and artists in 2011? Any songs you think I missed? Let me know! As you should know, I love new music suggestions.
I’m definitely overdue for an iPod Update. I’ve got some good jams for you this round!
“Cheated” (DJ Kue remix) – Mike Posner
“Glad You Came” – The Wanted
“Burning Up” – Britney Spears
“Come ‘N Go” – Pitbull featuring Enrique Iglesias
“Bang Bang Bang” – Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Pause” – Pitbull
“Gimme Dat” – Ciara
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
“Don’t Stop the Party” – Black Eyed Peas
“Tonight, Tonight” – Hot Chelle Rae
“Mr. Saxobeat” – Alexandra Stan
“Louder Than Words” – David Guetta & Afrojack featuring Niles Mason
“Champagne Showers” – LMFAO featuring Natalia Kills
“Rise Above” – Reeve Carney featuring Bono & The Edge
“Crush on You” – New Boyz featuring YG
“Keep Your Head Up” – Andy Grammer
“Like a G6″ (RedOne remix) – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev
“I’m on One” – DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Now, for some shout outs.
A couple of friends had recommended that I listen to Andy Grammer. I listened to his debut, self-titled album and he’s great! Although I only listed “Keep Your Head Up” (be sure to watch the video above), all the songs are great! His style of music is very relaxed rock, yet upbeat at the same time. His music is very reminiscent of Eric Hutchinson, who I also really enjoy. Both great summertime artists.
Another great song is “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera. I had it on repeat when I first heard it. It’s definitely one of those feel-good songs that you can’t help but blast in your car and bob your head to. Plus, whistling in songs is always fun. I believe the music video is coming out really soon, so that’ll be something to look forward to.
Some of my other favorites on the list include: “Glad You Came,” “Pause,” “Don’t Stop the Party,” “Mr. Saxobeat,” Champagne Showers,” “Rise Above,” “Like a G6″ (RedOne remix), and “I’m on One”. I know I basically gave a shout out to every song on the list, but they’re all so good!
In light of Internet Week, I wanted to acknowledge some of the hilarious YouTube channels I’ve come across recently. These videos are the ones that make you cry from laughter and constantly quote with your friends. A big thanks to the people behind these YouTube channels for making the Internet a place to laugh, amongst its many other purposes! Below are some of my favorite channels as of lately. Warning: these videos may offend, so be prepared.
The guys behind these videos are Mike Tornabene and Gian Hunjan, both screenwriters from New Jersey. The star of this channel is Dommm! D to the O-M! Dom’s an unintelligent, college bro who gives his two cents on situations such as drunk girls and Memorial Day Weekend (my two favorite Dom videos). His stupidity never ceases to amuse me.
Bad Lip Reading takes a music video and replaces the real words with, well, bad lip reading. The hijacked words often make no sense, which makes it even funnier. Dana sent me a link to the Everybody Poops video and I decided to watch it before work one day. I kid you not, I watched it approximately five times in a row and I was crying from laughter at 6am. It still gets me every time.
I’ve been listening to the radio stations play their top songs of 2010 and it inspired me to make my very own list! Here’s my Top 50 of 2010:
1. “Like a G6” – Far East Movement featuring Dev & The Cataracs
2. “Dynamite” – Taio Cruz
3. “Dirty Talk” – Wynter Gordon
4. “Ridin’ Solo” – Jason Derulo
5. “OMG” – Usher
6. “Please Don’t Go (Remix)” – Mike Posner
7. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” – Usher
8. “Memories” – David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi
9. “Firework” – Katy Perry
10. “Higher” – Taio Cruz
11. “Over” – Drake
12. “Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)” – Pitbull featuring T-Pain
13. “We Speak No Americano” – Yolanda Be Cool & DCup
14. “Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)” – Kid Cudi
15. “Maldito Alcohol” – Pitbull featuring Afrojack & DJ Buddah
16. “Blah Blah Blah” – Ke$ha
17. “Only Girl (In the World)” – Rihanna
18. “Tonight” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris
19. “Telephone” – Lady Gaga & Beyonce
20. “I Like It” – Enrique Iglesias
21. “Girls on the Dance Floor” – Far East Movement
22. “I’m in the House” – Steve Aoki featuring LMFAO
23. “Cooler Than Me” – Mike Posner
24. “Alejandro” – Lady Gaga
25. “Yeah 3X” – Chris Brown
26. “Somebody to Love (Remix)” – Justin Bieber featuring Usher
27. “Airplanes” – B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
28. “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train
29. “Alors on Dance (Remix)” – Stromae featuring Kayne West & Gilbere Forte
30. “Bottoms Up” – Trey Songs featuring Nicki Minaj
31. “Bon Bon” – Pitbull
32. “We R Who We R” – Ke$ha
33. “Letting Go (Dutty Love)” – Sean Kingston featuring Nicki Minaj
34. “My Chick Bad (Remix)” – Ludacris featuring Diamond, Trina & Eve
35. “Commander” – Kelly Rowland
36. “Take it Off” – Ke$ha
37. Rude Boy” – Rihanna
38. “Gettin’ Over” – David Guetta featuring Fergie & LMFAO
39. “Billionaire” – Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
40. “Imma Be” – Black Eyed Peas
41. “Magic” – B.o.B. featuring Rivers Cuomo
42. “Bass Down Low” – Dev featuring The Cataracs
43. “Raise Your Glass” – P!nk
44. “2012” – Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj
45. “Rocketeer” – Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder
46. “Push Push” – Kat Deluna featuring Akon
47. “The Time (Dirty Bit)” – Black Eyed Peas
48. “Stereo Love” – Edward Maya
49. “Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
50. “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
My top breakthrough artists of the year would definitely be: Far East Movement, Wynter Gordon, Taio Cruz, Mike Posner, Kid Cudi, Drake, and Ke$ha. I definitely want to see more of these artists in 2011. I know some of them have been around for some time, but they haven’t really been appreciated ’til recently. I think they all have promising futures in the music biz.
What are some of your favorite songs of 2010 that didn’t make my list?
Tonight was the 2010 American Movie Awards, which featured what seemed like an endless amount of performances.
Ke$ha was hands down my favorite performer of the night! She started out with “Take It Off” while wearing some crazy, light up glasses. Then, she transitioned into “We R Who We R,” her new single. All of the backup dancers in the number were rockin’ mullets… Pretty normal in terms of Ke$ha, I’d say. She brought the performance to an end by smashing a guitar. Rock on, Ke$ha!
Another great performance was P!nk’s “Raise Your Glass.” She had a lot of energy on stage, which I really enjoyed. I must say, the song has been growing on me since I first heard it, and this performance definitely helped in making me like it even more. I enjoyed the dancing throughout the number as well.
Bon Jovi performed a coupe of throwbacks: “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “It’s My Life.” I thought that was great to hear in the midst of all the new music being performed.
Enrique Iglesias’ performance of “Tonight” and “I Like It” was pretty good, especially since it featured Pitbull, one of my favorite music artists. I like what they did with the band during “I Like It.” The song has been a little overplayed since it debuted over the summer, so it was good to see them do something different with it.
Black Eyeds Peas’ performance of “The Time (Dirty Bit)” was enjoyable… Catchy new single. I feel like they always put on an interesting performance with their attire (i.e. the cubes that the backup dancers donned on their heads) and dance moves.
Christina Aguilera performed a song from Burlesque, and she sounded great as usual. Not only did she sound great, but she looked great.
I was a little disappointed with some of the performances. I was really looking forward to Katy Perry’s performance of “Firework,” but I honestly couldn’t get into it. I didn’t really like how it started with the choir of kids, and I also didn’t think she sounded her greatest. Speaking of not sounding great, Miley Cyrus definitely didn’t give her best performance either. As for Justin Bieber, don’t even get me started. Let’s just say I don’t have Bieber Fever. Lastly, I feel like I should’ve liked the NKOTBSB performance, but I didn’t. I didn’t think it was horrible, but I wasn’t really wowed by it either. As for the rest of the performances, I think they were fairly average.
Artist of the Year went to Justin Bieber, which I’m not happy about. I think the award should’ve gone to Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, or even Katy Perry.
