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Sunday, December 22, 2013

The 25 Best Live Performances of 2013

I have linked the YouTube videos where available and click the iTunes badge to buy the performance where available.

1. The Weight – Elton John, Zac Brown Band, Mavis Staples, Mumford and Sons, Alabama Shakes, and T-Bone Burnett (2013 Grammy Awards)

2. Ignition (Remix) – R Kelly and Phoenix (Coachella)

3. Lonely Boy – The Black Keys, Dr. John and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (2013 Grammy Awards)

4. I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons (2013 Grammy Awards)

5. Medley – Beyonce (Super Bowl)

6. Ain’t No Sunshine – Keith Urban and Miguel (2014 Grammy Nomination Special)

7. Locked Out of Heaven / Walking on the Moon / Could You Be Loved – Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, Ziggy and Damien Marley (2013 Grammy Awards)

8. The Scientist – Holly Henry (The Voice)

9. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)

10. Royals – Lorde (2014 Grammy Nomination Special)

11. Bottom of the River – Vocal Rush (The Sing-Off)

12. Put Your Records On – Danielle Bradbery and Caroline Glaser (The Voice)

13. Strong Enough – Haim and Lorde (VH1 You Oughta Know Concert)

14. Love Interruption / Freedom at 21 – Jack White (2013 Grammy Awards)

15. With a Little Help from My Friends – Mumford and Sons and Friends (Glastonbury)

16. Follow You Arrow – Kacey Musgraves (2014 CMA Awards)

17. Folsom Prison Blues – Midas Whale (The Voice)

18. Forrest Gump – Frank Ocean (2013 Grammy Awards)

19. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – Jack Johnson and the Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)

20. The A-Team – Ed Sheeran and Elton John (2013 Grammy Awards)

21. Tiny Dancer – Caroline Glaser (The Voice)

22. What Makes You Beautiful – Street Corner Renaissance (The Sing-Off)

23. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift (2013 Grammy Awards)

24. Gravity – Ryan Innes (The Voice)

25. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘em Up) – Vocal Rush (The Sing-Off)

Saturday, December 21, 2013

The 40 Worst Songs of 2013

There are trends every year that quickly become tiring be it ringtone rappers or being told to throw your hands in the year. But this year’s trend may have hit a new low: hashtags. Sure artists taking new internet technology has been since right after Al Gore gifted it to us (who does not have Collio.com in their album collection? Not coincidentally that was his first album not to go platinum). Hashtags popped up everywhere this year, well except actual social networking sites. Other horrible trends this year include Lil’ Wayne trying to pull trash out of history’s trash bin and Miley Cyrus. And you know it has been a bad year for music when Katy Perry, who has landed one song on this list each of the past five years, is absent this year. Here are the worst songs of the past twelve months that managed to be worse than anything on the new Katy Perry album.

1. The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) - Ylvis

2. Good Time - Paris Hilton featuring Lil Wayne

3. Ready to Go - Limp Bizkit featuring Lil Wayne

4. Say You're Just a Friend - Austin Mahone featuring Flo Rida

5. Work (Expletive Deleted) - Britney Spears

6. Bugatti - Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross and Future

7. Harlem Shake - Baauer

8. Cruise [Remix] - Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly

9. Timber - Pitbull featuring Ke$ha

10. Perfume - Britney Spears

11. Twerk - Lil Twist featuring Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus

12. I Love It - Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX

13. #TwerkIT - Busta Rhymes featuring Nicki Minaj

14. Work - Iggy Azalea

15. Real and True - Future featuring Miley Cyrus and Mr. Hudson

16. #thatPOWER - will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber

17. I Wish - Cher Llyod featuring T.I.

18. One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) - One Direction

19. Lolly - Maejor Ali featuring Juicy J and Justin Bieber

20. Feel This Moment - Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera

21. Love More - Chris Brown featuring Nicki Minaj

22. Woman's World - Cher

23. We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus

24. Wild for the Night - A$AP Rocky featuring Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam

25. Fine China - Chris Brown

26. This Is Gospel - Panic! At the Disco

27. 23 - Mike Will Made-It featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J

28. I'm Out - Ciara featuring Nicki Minaj

29. High School - Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne

30. Heart Attack - Demi Lovato

31. Applause - Lady Gaga

32. Holy Grail - Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake

33. Wu-Tang Forever - Drake

34. Banga! Banga! - Banga! Banga! - Austin Mahone

35. Best Song Ever - One Direction

36. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

37. No New Friends - DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne

38. Miss Jackson - Panic! At the Disco featuring Lolo

39. Counting Stars - OneRepublic

40. Chloe (You're the One I Want) - Emblem3

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