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:
Best Musical Performance in a TV series – Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen and Jonathan Jackson on Nashville
Most Played Single of the Year – “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Ray Jepsen
Best Worldwide Singer – Adele
Best and Worst of Viral Music – “Gangnam Style” by Psy, the Korean rapper
Best Remake of a Hit Single – “Share It Maybe” by Cookie Monster (remake of “Call Me Maybe”)
Best Single of the Year – “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Goyte
The Teens Are Just Crazy for Them But the Rest of the World Just Does Not Get Them – One Direction
That Took Long Enough – “Lights” by Ellie Goulding (it took about a year for this single to make it onto the Billboard charts after its released in England)
Best Female Country Singer – Miranda Lambert
Most Haunting Rock Song – “Seven Devils” by Florence + the Machine
NOTE: This show was used in the season finale of Revenge in May 2012 and in the Beautiful Creatures movie trailer.
Best Single of the Year – “Anna Sun” by Walk the Moon
Best Single from a Feature Film – “Skyfall” by Adele
Rising Music Star – ZZ Ward
From Street Performing to the Big Leagues – Andy Grammer
NOTE: Andy went from performing at the Santa Monica (California) Promenade (an outdoor mall) to the Billboard charts.
Best New Band (TIE) – fun. and The Lumineers
Top Male Country Artist – Hunter Hayes
Best New Imports – Mumford & Sons (who are from the U.K.)
Youngsters on the Rise – Maisy and Lennon Stella, who made waves online and now star as the daughters of Rayna James on the TV series Nashville
Best Rock Band – The Black Keys
Most Moving Performance in a Musical Based Film – Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
Worst Live Performances by Someone Who Should Have Known Better – Madonna
Best Country Band – Lady Antebellum
Best Single with a TV Influence – “Distance” by Christina Perri
Catchiest Tune and Craziest Video – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye” by Train
“50 Ways to Say Goodbye” by Train
The Video May Not Make Sense, But This Girl is Just Amazingly Talented (and the hot bodies don’t hurt either, right?) – “Try” by Pink
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
And, most of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
