Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 – 2009 Evar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The … Continue reading
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Top 10 Singles – #9
Crazy In Love (Feat. Jay-Z) – Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love – 2003 A song that needs no introduction, Crazy In Love is the highlight of Queen B’s long career. The brassy smash of an opening immediately grabs the listeners ear, and only improves as the song continues. The ‘Oh Oh’ dance hook went on … Continue reading
Preparing for a Concert.
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Grammy Awards 2011: Was it worth the effort?
Post Grammy blog posts have looked very similar to each other for the last decade or two. People complain about voters favouring certain genres, ignoring huge talent and being downright stupid in awarding ray Charles the Album of the Year award over Kanye’s College Dropout. This year may spark a similar level of interest from … Continue reading
Grammys 2011 Predictions Overview
So there are the main 4 awards set to be given on the night, which makes my Wishes/Predictions look something like this. My predictions are in brackets and yellow. Album of the Year – The Fame Monster – Lady GaGa – (Recovery) Record of the Year – Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys – (Empire … Continue reading
Who should win Record/Song of the Year at the Grammys?
The 2nd most important awards of the night for any artist/songwriter, a song has to be produced or written to perfection to garner a nomination here. Looking down the nomination list, 3 tracks make appearances in both, proving that you can pull off magic in both areas of the process. I’ll take a look at … Continue reading
Best Album 25 – 18
25) Catfights and Spotlights – Sugababes – 2008 The girl’s strongest album, with retro stylings that was met with unfortunately low sales and promotion. Though lacking in a truly knock-out single, Catfights is still the best Babes album we will ever see. Standout Track: Side Chick 24) The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z – 2009 No-One does rap like Hov … Continue reading
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