This year I will only have the TOP 10 of biggest music stars of 2010 worldwide according to sales, singles, awards, charts, relevance and success.
Christina Aguilera "Not Myself Tonight"
Voice of our generation Christina Aguilera didn't have the best year BUT deserve a place because of many things.
She release her 4th album 'Bionic' which debut at #3 of Billboard 200 and hit top 10 WW, album didn't succeed as expected specially thanks to comparations with pop sensation Lady Gaga.
The album only got two singles ''Not Myself Tonight'' and ''You Lost Me'', she cancelled the short tour that will promote the album, divorce from Jordan Bratman after 5 years and start to get some weight.
She debut on the big screen with her first feature film Burlesque, and promote soundtrack album performing ''Express'' the 1st single at shows such as the American Music Awards and X-Factor, movie hasn't been release worldwide but has grossed around $35 million.
As awards Christina received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Linkin Park "The Catalyst"
Group of the year Linkin Park release their 4th studio album, 'A Thousand Suns' in september which debut at #1 of Billboard 200 and Worldwide, they had already passed 1.5 million in sales, they got 2 singles "The Catalyst" which they debut at the 2010 VMAs and "Waiting for the End".
They start to embarked a world tour in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia this year and will continue in North America next year, they won and perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards and got around 20 million fans on facebook!
Usher "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
Usher went pop this year and this put him once again back on track WW not as huge as he was back in 04 but close with the release of 'Raymond vs. Raymond' his 6th album and first EP 'Versus', wich include hits such as "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"(feat. Pitbull) and "OMG"(feat. will.i.am) that become one of the Top 10 most watched music video of the year in YouTube/VEVO.
The OMG Tour already kicked-off in North America, he also get to know the biggest teenage in the world Justin Bieber who also colab with on his hit song "Somebody To Love (Remix)"', perfom at the VMAs, and AMAs winning:
2 American Music Awards
2 Soul Train Music Awards
1 BET Award
Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
One of the biggest breakthroughs of the year singer, songwriter, rapper and fashion mistake Ke$ha debut with hit song of the year ''Tik Tok'' which was a huge commercial success topping all charts around the world, debut album 'Animal' was released
with 3 more singles "Blah Blah Blah", "Your Love Is My Drug" and "Take It Off", album was re-released to 'Cannibal' with new tracks including lead single "We R Who We R" and has sold 2 million worldwide.
She was the opening act of of Rihanna's tour and has only won one award in her career and that's best New Act at the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Shakira "Waka Waka"
Latin superstar Shakira release her 7th studio album 'Sale el Sol' which debut at top 10 around the world and has sold 1 million copies worldwide, as singles she got 3 'Gypsy' from past album, and hits 'Loca' and 'Waka Waka' this last one was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 3D music video got impresisve 200,000 million views on YouTube becoming video #5 of the most watched of the year according to VEVO.
She start to tour in North America and Europe and release 'S' her first fragrance as awards she won:
2 Latin Billboard Award
1 American Music Award
1 World Music Awards
1 Bambi award
Rihanna "Only Girl"
With wishes to work with Avril Lavigne in person and bad hair changes from blonde to red to other colors Rihanna continue with 09 release album 'Rated R' with singles out this year including ''Hard", "Te Amo" and "Rude Boy" which was a top 10 smash in North America and Europe her biggest hit this year was thanks to her collab with Eminem on "Love The Way You Lie".
She release a new album 'Loud' which went to top 10 in Europe, North America and Australia same places she tour with the 'Last Girl On Earth Tour', first single 'Only Girl' was a worldwide hit. With practically 2 albums out this year she almost sold 3 million copies worldwide and won:
1 NRJ Award
1 American Music Award
1 Bet Award
Taylor Swift "Mine"
Contry beauty and US queen Taylor Swift after ruling last year, 2010 saw the release of her 3th album 'Speak Now' which broke record selling, with the highest debut at #1 of US Billboard 200 since 2005 with 1,047,000 sales just in it's first week to date it has sold around 2 million worldwide, she got 4 singles out this year lead single ''Mine'', ''Back To December'', ''Fearless'' of her past album, and movie soundtrack "Today Was a Fairytale" of her acting debut film Valentine's Day which debut at #2 of Billboard 200. She continues with the 'Fearless Tour' in Australia, Asia and North America.
She won 4 Grammy's early this year still thanks to 'Fearless' and all country awards at CMA, AMAs and Teen Choice Awards just to name a few, she get back at the VMAs after last year incident with Kanye West with a surpise performance of a new track supposedly written for kanye. She began dating Jake Gyllenhaal later this year and according to Forbes she earn around $45 million.
Eminem "Love The Way You Lie"
Artist of the 2000s and biggest white rapper alive Eminem change the name of 'Relapse II' which will be the follow of his 09 album, to 'Recovery' his 7th studio album that sold around 5 million worldwide and earn him one of the biggest hits on its career ''Love The Way You Lie'' feat. Rihanna that smash to #1 worldwide and ''Not Afraid'' which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, both music videos were one of the top 10 most watched videos in VEVO / Youtube with around 200 million views.
He along Jay-Z made a small tour of 4 dates in Detroint and NYC while he also tour during some european festivalas and open the VMAs, as awards he practically won in all the rap / Hip-Hop categories:
2 Grammy's
2 MTV Video Music Awards
2 American Music Awards
1 MTV Europe Music Award
1 People Choice Award
1 Teen Choice Award
Katy Perry "Teenage Dream"
American 26 year old teeny pop singer Katy Perry with heavy promotion during the whole year release her 2nd studio album 'Teenage Dream' wich debut at #1 of Billboard 200 and peak at #1 worldwide, booklet of physical edition has a cotton candy scent, it has sold around 2 million WW and end up nominated for 'Album of the year' at the 53rd Grammy Awards, as singles "California Girls" went to #1 worldwide and became the best selling song of the year, "Teenage Dream" and "Firework" smash and the three peaked a top of Billboard Hot 100. She married Russell Brand in India with a very extravagant ceremony, got cancelled on Sesame Street for showing too much and at awards she practically attend and got nominated in all of them but lost most of the times winning:
2 Teen Choice Awards
1 MTV Europe Music Award
1 Australian Kids Choice Award
Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
With millions of little monsters the new queen of pop and fashion icon Lady Gaga continue with the release of 'The Fame Monster' which was the best selling album of the year worldwide with over 6 millions only in 2010.
She practically stay the whole year on The Monster Ball Tour all over the world which earn her around $60 million in 2010 according to Forbes.
Hit single ''Bad Romance'' was one of the biggest hits of the year, tons of awards, #1s and during some time of 2010 was the most watched video on Youtube before Bieber, she's now the queen of Twitter with over 6,000,000 followers, she pass from fashion mistake in 2009 to fashion icon in 2010 with memorable outfits like the 'meat dress' that wore at the VMAs and finally her collab with Beyonce on ''Telephone'' and single ''Alejandro'' gave her tons of awards including:
8 Video Muisc Awards
3 MTV Europe Music Awards
3 Brit Awards
2 Teen Choice Awards
1 American Muisc Award
Justin Bieber "Baby"
Yeah it's BIEBER FEVER!
Artist of the year and biggest teenage in the world canadian pop sensation Justin Bibeber debut this year
with the release of 3 records 'My World', 'My World 2.0' and 'My World Acoustic' it became the 2nd best selling album of the year with almost 6 million copies worldwide, the phenomenon begin with smash hit single of the year 'Baby'which music video earn him a VMA becoming the youngest artist to ever win Best New Artist and the most wached video of all time in YouTube with over 400,000,000 views!! as well he was the artist with the most viewed videos in VEVO/Youtube with 4 entries in the top 10 and has 1 BILLION total YouTube views.
'Baby' was also #1 on Los 100 + Pedidos of MTV Latin America, he won Artist of the Year at the AMAs over Gaga, he was the #1 most searched celeb in Google, he tour all over North America with sold out My World Tour, as singles
he release around 6 including ''Somebody To Love'' feat Usher, ''U Smile'', ''Love Me'', ''Pray'', ''Never Say Never'' of upcoming 3D film and much more...
as awards he get them all becoming the artist with more trophies this year:
4 American Music Awards
1 MTV Video Muisc Award
2 MTV Europe Music Awards
4 Teen Choice Awards
3 Much Music Awards
1 MTV Brazil Music Award
1 TRL Award love it or hate it Bieber Fever is here to stay!
Let's start Best of 2010 with one of the biggest comebacks for next year!
Avril or Britney? who did better in 2010
both practically stay "irrelevant" but...
With fights against her record label her highly anticipated 4th album didn't see light in 2010 but yes she put music out 'Alice' the soundtrack of one of the most successful movies of ALL TIME 'Alice In Wonderland', she also colab along Justin Bieber, Nelly Fuartado and ex husband Deryck Whibley just to name a few to help Haiti on 'Wavin Flag' which went to #1 in Canada and even appear with samples of her old hits on Rihanna's new album.
As alternative proyects she continue with 'Abbey Dawn' her clothing line, the launch of her second fragrance 'Forbbiden Rose' and the 'Avril Lavigne Fundation'; she perform during closing ceremony of Vancouver Olympics and only 'Alice' performance to date during the Jay Leno show. she's being around the top 600 most followed persons on Twitter, she has around 10 million fans on Facebook, she got for the third time Maxim Magazine cover and fall in love once again with 'The Hills' co-star and model Brody Jenner.
She attend 2010 AMAs and finally announce her new music proyects 'What The Hell' the first single of her 2011 album 'Goodbye Lullaby' coming in March.
With the main thing her kids Jayden James and Sean Preston Britney stay pretty busy taking care of them and working on her upcoming album, for the first time since she appear in 1999 Britney Spears get a very low-key year with no big headlines or something to expose she didn't release any music but they use her old hits on second season of successful tv serie 'Glee' in which she appear with a short cameo and broke rating records with 13.3 million viewers.
As alternative proyects Britney released her 4th fragrance 'Radiance' she pose for Cosmopolitan Magazine and became the most followed person on Twitter in may until Lady Gaga ousted her in august, she's now the second most followed and has around 6 million fans on Facebook.
she attend the 2010 Grammy's with boyfriend, agent Jason Trawick and her 7th studio album with no name yet is expected to be released in March with first single with no name eather in January.
so let's see who wins... -music: AVRIL
-tv: BRITNEY -alternative proyects: AVRIL -performances: AVRIL -magazines: BOTH -red carpets: AVRIL
-personal life: BRITNEY
-social networks: BOTH
Avril: 6 pts
Britney: 4 pts
WINNER: AVRIL LAVIGNE!
agree? who do you think will be bigger in 2011!
who will get the first #1 of 2011?
as an extra: Avril also debut at #27 on a new Billboard Chart 'Social 50' which is a Top about relevance on everything each week Britney surprisly didn't appear and debut this week at #43. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/so...order=position
