[b]Me:What does it take to be Best Female? Last year Carrie Underwood and Lights took the top 2, this year it will give us 20 nominees for this award. Let's see who wins this award which today, looks like a cloudy picture.
BEST FEMALE NOMINEES: Lea Marie
Ashley Tisdale
Jazmin
Carrie Underwood
Britt Nicole
Lights
Stephanie McIntosh
Belinda Schull
Alecia 'Mixi' Demner
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Angelica Rose
Joanna Martino Beasley
Riley Erin
Elisa Jordana
Stephanie Smith
Kendra Morris
Natasha Bedingfield
Jessie James
What are your thoughts? Here's the top 5.
FIFTH:Angelica Rose
Angelica Rose charted a bunch of times in 2009. Everything from Use Me and Don't Wake Me Up, to You'll Never Let Me Go...Angelica was one cool customer. She dominated the charts
FOURTH:Britt Nicole
Britt seemed stronger this year compared to last year with a stronger single. Yet the video seemed stronger this year compared to last year. Doesn't make sense? Well it's Britt.
THIRD:Carrie Underwood
Carrie was so good, it's scary. This is the 5th year in a row she's finished top 5. She can't be stopped, angered, or confused. Who can really slow Carrie down?
RUNNER-UP:Rule #1, when you're a singer...you strive to win awards more than getting hits. This is the third time Ashley has finished in the top 3 on Best Female Award in the last 5 years. Impressive.
WINNER:You know what they say, patience is a virtue. Lights wins this award because she was more consistent. Ice, Drive My Soul, February Air, Savior, The Listening, etc. Lights did it all.
Miley is taking us to break
Stay tuned, Ashley Tisdale is on the way and the Best Male and top 20 Christian songs
Been busy all day, I will have more stuff up later.
BEST MALE ARTISTavid Cook (He beat out John Mayer, Daughtry, among others. Females dominated my chart this year about 8-1 or so at least. The top song by a male artist was David Cook's Light On.
Not a lot of International representatives this year, 2009 was more unsigned-unknown artist driven for me.
Me:What we have here is a situation, and we're not talking about Mike The Situation from MTV's Jersey Shore. LOL What we have is the next 10 songs on this year's endchart. You might be surprised who is where, especially with 2 in particular. 90-81, on deck. NOW...first, Zoe Myers video for u.
Before you rate, please check out these songs so you can see why they made the cut. Don't ignore these. Check on Myspace if needed
90. Riley Erin - Enough
Was a #3 smash for Riley and got a lot of airplay, but too little too late. Riley Erin started her run in the Summer and quickly emerged as a fresh face heading into the new year. http://myspace.com/rileyerin
89. Taproot - Birthday
One of the sleepers, got to #2, but just couldn't break through Angelica's iron-clad grip...and other artists. It's been 7 years since Poem graced its way onto the countdown, and while they have had a few hits since, Birthday is their biggest MWC hit to-date.
88. Angelica Rose - Suffocate
This crept into the top 10 but just couldn't go higher. It came out around February-March and had a minor impact on the chart. Not her best run, but she did OK.
87. Mixi - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) [Acoustic cover]
Better than the original version IMO. This went into the top 20 and held her own. But as great covers go, they end up falling sooner rather than later. I think the fact that this was a folksy cover of Beyonce's hit, might have helped her cause a bit....Mixi's that is.
86. Em - Pressure
Not a lot of damage, but a nice song. What Lights did in 2008, Em picked up the pieces in 2009 with Pressure, a minor hit but was pretty solid. Plus her voice is enchanting. http://myspace.com/em to check her out.
85. Miley Cyrus - The Climb
Probably a disappointment this is so low. Yes the expectations were there to match her previous big hits of See You Again in 2007 and 7 Things in 2008, but a funny thing happened on the way to 2009 success....a brick wall. Still Miley is on the endchart again and she is still young, give her time.
84. The White Tie Affair - Candle (Sick And Tired)
Got to the top 10, and went to #2, but no further. This had 2 runs on the chart, the 2nd got it to #2. Make no mistake that they were one of the breakout bands in 2009. 2010 is the next step and they could do some damage, with the right single.
83. Jazmin - Heart Attack
Disappointment compared to Jaz's other songs...no other real explanation for this.
82. Cameron Marion - Slow Dancing
Did as well as Vanessa's. Go to http://myspace.com/cameronmarion to hear the song (if it's still there). This song was the first of this young country singer's to chart. Made it pretty far on the countdown.
81. Paramore - Decode
Former #1 song on the 2008 chart. Let's be real, this was top 50 last year's endchart and was poised for a deep run in 2009 to finish high....but Hayley and the crew faded down the stretch and will not be finishing in the top 50 this year. 2010 is shaping up to be a critical year for these rockers. Stay tuned.
The video of this hour is....
Stephanie Smith - Not Afraid. Watch and enjoy
Next time we'll have Carrie Underwood, Lea Marie, Taylor Swift and Kesha. The top 40 songs by female artists and top 20 Christian songs of the year are on the way too..plus 80-71 including 2 noteworthy bands who have had hits in the past.
BEST EUROPEAN ARTIST:Girls Aloud wins for the 3rd time, they beat Muse, Coldplay, Natasha Bedingfield among others.
BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST:Stephanie McIntosh for the 3rd time, she beats out Delta Goodrem, The Veronicas, Jasmine Rae, among others.
BEST CANADIAN ARTIST:Lights wins for the 2nd time, in a runaway effort.
BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE:Paramore - Decode
BEST COUNTRY SONG:Carrie Underwood - Cowboy Casanova
BEST R&B ARTIST:Rihanna
BEST R&B SONG:Madisen Hill - Spinning Around
BEST DANCE ARTIST:Lady GaGa
BEST DANCE SONG:Kesha - Tik Tok
NOW FOR THE DECADE'S FINEST:
BEST DRAMA:Jamie claiming he's a DJ when he's not. LOL J/k.....Charmed
BEST COMEDY:Family Guy
BEST MOVIE:Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
BEST CARTOON:Family Guy
BEST JAPANESE ANIME:Fruits Basket (don't ask, LOL)
BEST GAME SHOW:Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
MOST OVERRATED SHOW:CSI (still not convinced)
BEST REALITY SHOW:Big Brother
Me:Mikey here with 80-71, 2 videos will be shown in this set as well. Let's waste no time. Get to #80! First, Paramore gets us going
80. Missy Higgins - Where I Stood
She broke through in 2009 with this song, after many years of trying....the wait was worth it. Top 10. This was the first time Missy had ever made my countdown and I know most of you did put Missy on your countdowns in years past. A sweet lad from Australia...I think she's from there.
79. Michala Todd - Tongue Tied
Confused at the song's meaning? You might be. This hit #4. Michala is just another of the great crop of talent coming from Canada. She is 16 and is just starting out her run on the chart, this is the first of what appears to be many
78. Jazmin - Never Say Never
#4 song that spent 50 shows on. Not heard anywhere but the Redemption Song promos. No other info, sorry.
77. Lynam - Save My Soul
This hit the top 20 but may have been WAY under the radar. Frankly it was very under the radar. No real information on these guys that I know of. From their CD Tragic City Symphony.
76. Incubus - Love Hurts
First of 2 Incubus songs. This was a solid hit on the countdown. Incubus was never really a strong force on my chart until this year. This song and Black Heart Inertia maintained the ease for Brandon Boyd and crew. But who knows what will happen beyond 2010?
75. Erin McCarley - Love, Save The Empty
The breakout single from the young singer/songwriter. This was a top 20 smash. Recognize this, she is a serious threat to win the Best New Artist award. Why? Well, at the start of the year people were saying that 'Erin is gonna win the 2009 Best New Artist award at Mike's endchart show. She has that alluring voice, I know people will love it.' Well we'll see what happens shortly, she is likely to win.
74. Lea Marie - Your Brother's Girl
Top 5 hit but faded so quickly. At the start of 2009, Lea had all sorts of momentum, things were looking good and she was in cruise control to become a serious threat to win lots of awards, and dominate....but fortunes fade fast sometimes and the song's appeal died down.
73. Jeremy Camp - Speaking Louder Than Before
This was a solid hit on the countdown for over 40 shows. Nobody saw this coming, considered one of the big surprises but he is no stranger to the countdown. He has had some previous success with Take You Back and Let It Fade, now comes back in 2009 with Speaking Louder Than Before, a monster hit that was the highest peak for a solo male Christian artist in the last few years.
72. This Beautiful Republic - Surrender Saved My Life
Was a top 10 hit but quickly dropped like a stone. You've ridiculed me for liking this song when you never even gave this song a listen. Before you criticize me, please actually check the song out Here it is the Myspace link to it. http://www.myspace.com/thisbeautifulrepublic Enjoy
71. Buckcherry - Rescue Me
This band scored just their 3rd top 10 hit on my chart with this song, true story. They struggled traditionally in the past but broke through. In recent years, the chart was not too kind to them. They did have minor success with Sorry but haven't really been a factor, until this year with Rescue Me. And here they are, getting the love from you folk
Now here is another song. This girl just missed the chart. Here's her cover of Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Remember, please give all these songs a listen if you don't know them. DO NOT just ignore them because it's me. After the break, the Best New Artist honors and the top 20 Christian songs of the year, plus top 40 female songs of the year. Don't move, or we'll pull your cable out. Oh and Britney Spears performs after the break.
Mike, "Birthday" is from 2005. Their latest single is "Path Less Taken".
I am well aware of that. I charted a song that was released in 2001 on my chart in 2006, a song released in 2002 on my chart in 2005...and so forth. I know what I'm doing