Music is an important aspect of all our lives, whether it is in your favorite TV series, playing on your car or office radio or more specifically on iTunes, Pandora or your iPod and/or phone or the latest box office film you have been anxiously waiting to see. Music, obviously, 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:
Most Played Single of the Year – “Royal” by Lorde
Worst Performer of the Year (Hands Down Pathetic!) – Miley Cyrus
Best New Import – Avicii (from Sweden)
Best Overall Singer – P!nk
Actors Rocking on Stage and on the Big Screen – Zachary Levi (First Date) and Kristen Bell (Frozen)
Best New Artist [TIE] – Ariana Grande and Lorde
Best Country Band – Florida Georgia Line
Best Male Country Singer (TIE) – Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan
Top Rock Song – “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons
Best Duet – “Just Give Me a Reason” by P!nk and Nate Ruess
Best Rock Band – Thirty Seconds to Mars
Catchy-est Hit Single (TIE) – “I Love It” by Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX and “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood
Movie That Featured the Best New Songs – Frozen
Best Male Singer – Bruno Mars
Most Overhyped Performers (Three-Way TIE) – Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga
Can They Just Go Away Now (TIE) – One Direction and Justin Bieber
The One Song I Will Immediately Turn Off the Second I Hear It – “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke
Best New Band (Even Though They’ve Been Around Since 2010) – Fitz and the Tantrums
Most Consistent Performers – Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood
Most Moving Single – “Brave” by Sara Bareilles
Best Song Used in a TV Promo – “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)” by Fall Out Boy
Worst Viral Song and Video – “What Does the Fox Say” by Ylvis
Best Viral Group (Who Won Big on TV) – Pentatonix
Here’s just one of their videos to prove it: Wizard of Ahhhs with Todrick Hall
And, just to drive the point home about how talented Pentatonix is, here is another great video of them with violin virtuoso Lindsey Stirling doing the 2013 hit song “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons:
Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling
Lastly, the following isn’t really music related, but it is a great short film by Rainfall Films that proves a Wonder Woman movie can be made; now let’s see the powers that be move forward with the damn thing already, ok?
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.
TOMORROW: Awards
PS: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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