As my 5th year once again the top 10 of the biggest artist of the year worldwide!
according to: - sales
- singles
- awards
- charts
- relevance
- success in general. (Not my personal faves)
This was Selena's year representing teens all around the world apart from her high profile relation with phenomenon Justin Bieber, she release her third album 'When the Sun Goes Down' that has sold around 1 million copies worldwide and put 3 singles out this year 'Who Says', the epic 'Love You Like A love Song' and 'Hit the Lights'.
She host the Much Music Video Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards winning this year: 5 Teen Choice Awards
1 Kids Choice Award
With '21' the best selling album of the year Adele was on top literally the whole year selling HUGE 10 million records worldwide and is still going strong after practically a year!
The hit single 'Rolling in The Deep' went straight to #1 and became one of the biggest hits of the year same as the second single 'Someone Like You' both becoming worldwide smashes.
She embarked upon Adele Live tour, which sold out its North American leg and months later she was forced to cancel two tours because of a vocal cord hemorrhage.
as awards she received six Grammy Award nominations for next year and won: 3 AMAs
3 VMAs
With him basically on every song and working with everyone this year, Pitbull became a big club hit with songs such as 'Hey Baby' feat. T-Pain, 'Rain Over Me' feat Marc Anthony, 'International Love' feat. Chris Brown and of course the #1 worldwide smash 'Give Me Everything' with Ne-Yo of his 2011 album release Planeta Pit but not only that he also appear on latin hits like 'Tu Cuerpo' and 'Bon Bon' same as 'Rabiosa' feat Shakira, 'I Like How It Feels' with Enrique Iglesias and song of the year 'On the Floor' with JLo just to name a few even his old 2010 hits were still playing this year!
The music videos for 'Give Me Everything' and 'Rain Over Me' were on top 10 of the most watched with almost 200 million views + 'On the Floor' that was the #1 most watched video of the year.
He was touring Australia as part of Enrique Iglesias 'Europhoria Tour' and he perform and got nominated literally in all awards shows around the world but didn't win anything.
While People Magazine call her the 'World's most beautiful woman'Glamour Magazine put her as the 'Woman of the Year' JLo got a year with ups and downs. Starting with Miss Lopez judging on American Idol to then gettin divorce from Marc Anthony after 7 years of marriage but first making a big comeback in music...
Gettin easily the song of the year with 'On The Floor' feat. Pitbull she hit #1 worldwide and became the most watched video of the year in Youtube/VEVO with over 450 million views! of her 7th studio album release under a new record label Love? that has sold 1 million copies worldwide and release as other singles 'I'm Into You' feat. Lil Wayne and 'Papi'.
To define her comeback she got nominated in most of the award shows winning: 1 American Music Award
1 Teen Choice Award
The QUEEN! With she appearing the entire year when exactly 1 year ago the first smash of 2011 we hear was 'What the Hell' the anthem of year!
that hit the top 10 worldwide of her highly anticipated 4th album Goodbye Lullaby that has sold 1.5 million worldwide, she put other 2 epic singles 'Smile', 'Wish You Were Here'and appear on 'Cheers' by Rihanna.
She was literally all over the world on 2011 and with her 4th worldwide tour 'The Black Star Tour' she visist Asia, South America, Europe and Canada, as her side proyects her successful clothing line Abbey Dawn was part of the New York Fashion Week for the second time and by the end of the year she stole hedlines after being attacked by 5 people! finally as award this year she won: 1 MTV Japan
1 MTVLA La lucha
1 Juno Award
1 TRL Award Italy
1 Much Muisc Award (real winner)
Pop or ex pop princess as you wanna call it, also comeback this year with the release of her 7th abum Femme Fatale becoming the youngest Female Artist To Have 6 Of Her Albums reach #1 on the Billboard 200 it has sold 1.5 million million worldwide and include the hit singles 'Hold it Against Me', 'Till World Ends' and 'I Wanna Go' she also release a final single 'Criminal' and appeared in a remix to the song 'S&M' by Rihanna.
With her 5th worldwide tour the 'Femme Fatale Tour' she did North America, Europe and south America a DVD of her show in Toronto, Canada was released later, by the end of the year she confirmed her engagement to her manager Jason Trawick and as awards she receive an special MTV Video Vanguard Award during a tribute on the 2011 VMAs and won: 1 MTV Video Music Award
1 MTV Europe Music Award (pre award)
1 Much Music Award (real winner)
Another none stop year for Rihanna this one clearly better than last one and it was the year of her having tons of duets
first 'What's My Name' feat. Drake, with Kanye West on 'All of the Lights', 'Fly' with Nicky Minaj and on the re-released of her album Loud which sold around 3 million copies in 2011 a remix of 'S&M' feat. Britney Spears and 'Cheers' with Avril Lavigne who also made a cameo on it's video.
'S&M' feat. Britney was the only top 10 worldwide smash but she also had 2 other local singles 'Man Dawn' and 'California King' she just released her 6th album and 1st single 'We Found Love' topped charts all over the world giving her the record for a solo artist to have 20 top-ten singles in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100. She tour North America and Europe with the Loud Tour and as awards she won: 1 Grammy Award
3 Billboard Music Awards
1 Brit Award
1 American Music Award
1 BET Award
Breaktrough of the yearPeter Gene Hernandez better known as Bruno Mars smash the world with big hits of his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans that has 4 million records sold worldwide becoming the 3rd best selling album of the year.
'Granade' went to #1 all over the globe and 'The Lazy Song' was an instant top 10 hit specially it music video becoming the 3rd most watched video of the year with more than 250 million views and no matter the epic 'Just the Way You Are' was released last year internationally the song continue and turn into a huge hit this one.
Before having the Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour in small places of Europe, Asia, Australia and Northamerica he opened for Maroon 5, as awards he won his first Grammy Award and: 2 Teen Choice Awards
1 MTV EMA
1 American Music Award
1 Billboard Award
1 MTV Japan
2011 for this cat was all about she tying Michel Jackson's record for five 1's on the Billboard Hot 100. She even receive an special Achievement Award at the 2011 American Music Awards, she continue with her album Teenage Dream which sold 2 million copies this year worldwide and release other 4 singles of it 'Firework', 'E.T.' feat. Kanye West, 'Last Friday Night' and 'The One That Got Away'.
She start the California Dreams Tour that visited Europe, Australia, Japan, North America and Latin America, she became the 3rd most followed person on Twitter and days before the year end she announce her divorce from Russell Brand as awards she won: 2 Billboard Music Awards
2 MTV Video Music Awards
2 People Choice Award
1 Juno Award
1 MTV Europe Music Award
1 Teen Choice Award
2010 Bieber Fever turn even bigger in 2011! starting with his high profile reletionship with girlfriend Selena Gomez and selling around 6 million worldwide of all his albums which include 2 new releses the christmas album Under the Mistletoe that sold 1.6 million and with the smash movie, single and album Never say Never he sold around 1.2 million copies WW, hit the world's top 10 with the song while the movie nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film ever! grossing around $100 million worldwide.
Other singles were 'Next To You' feat. Chris Brown, 'U Smie' and 'Mistletoe' the future christmas classic that got around 70 million hits on Youtube in only 2 months even 2010 favorites continue hitin like 'Somebody To Love', he also have one of the top grossing tours with My World Tour that visited Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America (in which he had a huge impact) grossing around $80 million for the full 2010-2011 tour.
He is the youngest star ranked at #2 on the Forbes list with earnings of $53 million same as the #2 most followed person on Twitter, this year he was also the artist with most awards and appear in ALL award shows just to receive them, winning: 6 Billbioard Music Awards
4 Teen Choice Awards
3 Juno Awards
2 MTV Europe Music Awards
2 Kids Choice Awards
1 MTV Movie Award
1 MTV Vide Music Award
1 Brit Award
1 Bambi Award
1 Much Music Award
1 NRJ Music Award
1 Country Music Award
QUEEN OF POP was a bit bigger in 2010 but there's no dobut 2011 was also the year of Gaga, mother monster release her third album Born This Way which debut at #1 around the globe selling 2 million copies only on it's first week so far it has reach 6 million becoming the 2nd best selling album of the year worldwide realeasing 5 singles so far
starting with the #1 smash hit song of the year 'Born This Way', 'Judas' which music video was one of the most watched videos with 120 million views, the epic 'Edge of Glory', 'You and I' in which we can see gaga as a man with her alter ego Joe Calderon and 'Marry the Night'.
Her awesome Monster Ball Tour continue after almost 3 years and 200 shows visiting the world doing just a last leg in the US, Canada and closing her tour in Mexico grossing around $200 million for the full 09-2011 shows, an HBO / DVD concert special was relesed later.
Gaga was the #1 most followed person on Twitter, #1 on Forbes list with almost $100 million on earnings and #1 most searched celeb of Google, winning another big bunch of awards around the world: 3 Grammy Awards
4 MTV Europe Music Awards
3 MTV Japan Awards
3 Billboard Music Awards
2 MTV Video Music Awards
1 Bambi Award
1 Much Music Award
1 NRJ Award
1 TRL Award Italy
This was Selena's year representing teens all around the world apart from her high profile relation with phenomenon Justin Bieber, she release her third album 'When the Sun Goes Down' that has sols around 1 million copies worldwide and put 3 singles out this year 'Who Says', the epic 'Love You Like A love Song' and 'Hit the Lights'.
She host the Much Music Video Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards winning this year: 5 Teen Choice Awards
1 Kids Choice Award
With '21' the best selling album of the year Adele was on top literally the whole year selling HUGE 10 million records worldwide and is still going strong after practically a year!
The hit single 'Rolling in The Deep' went straight to #1 and became one of the biggest hits of the year same as the second single 'Someone Like You' both becoming worldwide smashes.
She embarked upon Adele Live tour, which sold out its North American leg and months later she was forced to cancel two tours because of a vocal cord hemorrhage.
as awards she received six Grammy Award nominations for next year and won: 3 AMAs
3 VMAs