Music is the cornerstone to any theatrical release and television series, enhancing the overall story and deepening the stories being told. Music comes in many different formats: pop, hip hop, rap, metal, country, classic rock, inspirational, R&B, Latin, dance and much more.
Among some of the special music moments from this past year on television and at the box office are as follows:
Best Musical Performance in a Box Office Film – Garrett Hedlund, Gwyneth Paltrow and Leighton Meester in Country Strong
Train
Most Moving Summer Single – “Marry Me” by Train
Most Played Single of the Year – “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People
Only Good Things That Came Out of Glee This Year (TIE) – “Glee The Music Presents The Warblers” and two original songs by New Directions during Nationals on Glee
Best Single of the Year – “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
Adele
Best Album of the Year (TIE) – “21” by Adele and “Ceremonials” by Florence + the Machine
NOTE: The album “21” celebrated over 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts; first album to do that since the soundtrack to Titanic
Best Reason to Tune Into TV for a Singing Competition Since Early Days of American Idol – The Voice
Favorite Performance by TV Star in Web Series – “Save Me” by Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars in the web series Wendy
Best Pop Singer of the Year – Colbie Calliat
Incubus
Best Single by a Band – “Adolescents” by Incubus
Most Moving Song from a Movie – “ A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 soundtrack
Best New Country Group – The Band Perry
Most Over-The-Top Performers – (TIE) – Lady Gaga and Katy Perry
Best New Band – The Naked and Famous
Worst Musical Moments of the Year – Anything from 10-year old Willow Smith (the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) and the internet ‘sensation’ “Friday” by Rebecca Black
Kelly Clarkson
Never Doubt the Power of an American Idol Winner – “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson
Best Performance by an R&B Singer – “The Light of the Sun” by Jill Scott
Best Live Performance – “Someone Like You” by Adele on the 2011 Brit Awards
Most Interesting Music Video – “Our Deal” by Best Coast
NOTE: The video was directed by Drew Barrymore featuring Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) and Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass) with a West Side Story-esque theme.
What artists moved you the most this year? Which ones disappointed you or just made you cringe? What song could you listen to over and over again? Please share your thoughts and comments on the best and worst of the music world this year.
Merry Christmas!!
NOTE: I apologize in advance for any omissions, spelling errors or oversights I may have made, but I don’t apologize for any of the choices I made.
TOMORROW: Award Winners
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