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


Friday, December 20, 2013

The 100 Hottest Hot Chicks of 2013




Chloe Bennet is hot
1. Chloe Bennet

2. Selena Gomez

3. Ashley Benson

4. Jaimie Alexander

5. Margot Robbie

6. Alison Brie

7. Kaley Cuoco

8. Emily Ratajkowski

9. Alexandra Daddario

10. Kate Upton

Selena Gomnez is hot
11. Kate Mara

12. Carrie Underwood

13. Ashley Greene

14. Sarah Hyland

15. Jennifer Lawrence

16. Emma Stone

17. Emma Watson

18. Lily Cole

19. Kat Denning

Ashley Benson is hot
20. Mary Elizabeth Winstead

21. Andrea Boehlke

22. Megan Boone

23. Lizzy Caplan

24. Cecily Strong

25. Bella Heathcote

26. Julie Gonzalo

27. Shay Mitchell

28. Abigail Spencer

29. Vanessa Hudgens

Jaimie_Alexander is hot
30. Alice Eve

31. Amber Heard

32. Amanda Setton

33. Dreama Walker

34. Emilia Clarke

35. Kate Bock

36. Molly Quinn

37. Aubrey Plaza

38. Holliday Grainger

39. Janel Parrish

Margot Robbie is hot
40. Analeigh Tipton

41. Nicole Gale Anderson

42. Maggie Grace

43. Maggie Lawson

44. Jenna-Louise Colman

45. Emily Didonato

46. Alexandra Chando

47. Meagan Good

48. Monica Potter

49. Fiona Gubelmann

Alison Brie is hot
50. Natalie Portman

51. Gemma Arterton

52. GĂ©nesis RodrĂ­guez

53. Seychelle Gabriel

54. Leven Rambin

55. Lucy Hale

56. Kerry Washington

57. Hayden Panettiere

58. Jane Levy

59. Merritt Patterson

Kaley Cuoco is hot
60. Teresa Palmer

61. Addison Timlin

62. Briga Heelan

63. Jessica Gomes

64. Jamie Chung

65. Tatiana Maslany

66. Christine Teigen

67. Cintia Dicker

68. Rose McIver

69. Brie Larson

Emily Ratajkowski is hot
70. Carly Craig

71. Alyssa Miller

72. Nina Agdal

73. Rachel Nichols

74. Claire Coffee

75. Emily Kinney

76. Elizabeth Debicki

77. Elizabeth Henstridge

78. Jessy Schram

79. Amanda Seyfried

Alexandra Daddario is hot
80. Michelle Trachtenberg

81. Mila Kunis

82. Rachel Boston

83. Emma Roberts

84. Kate Bosworth

85. Jordana Brewster

86. Rachel Bilson

87. Genevieve Morton

88. Erika Christensen

89. Rachel McAdams

Kate Upton is hot
90. Rachael Leigh Cook

91. Caroline Glaser

92. Britt Robertson

93. Ella Rae Peck

94. Eliza Coupe

95. Katherine Webb

96. Toks Olagundoye

97. Stana Katic

98. Emma Rigby

99. Emmy Rossum

100. Jayma Mays