2010: The year in popular music

Now that the year is closing, here is a round-up on the year in popular music.




Robyn:  In 2010 Robyn cemented her name is the queen of pop. Sending out no more than three albums filled with great tracks such as Indestructible, Dancing on my own, Fembot and Hang with me.

Marina and the Diamonds: Marina and the Diamonds made her debut in February, after tons of hype through blogs and other websites. Much anticipated.

Jason Derulo:  Nobody could escape Jason Derulo. With several hits he pestered the radio stations firstly all over America and then Europe.

Train: Train hit the charts with Hey soul sister.

Mumford and Sons: Mumford and Sons hit the British charts and cemented their name, also in Denmark.

Pendulum: Watercolour turned out as a master hit in UK and Australia.

Vinnie Who: charted in Denmark over spring and summer with firstly What you got is mine and secondly the remedy. Confused everybody whether it was a female or male singer.

Lady Antebellum: Need you now took over America and then Europe, which is very rare for a country song in this digital beat continent.

Eminem feat Rihanna: Love the way you lie. Surprised with the uncommon mix of Rihanna and Eminem, secondly the violent video. But the song stayed on top of charts. Later Rihanna released a softer version of the same song feat Eminem. Watch the cutest parody here and listen to Rihannas softer version here

Katy Perry: Once again Katy Perry dominated the radio stations for a summer, first with a California gurls with Snoop Dog and second with Teenage Dream. With at later release of her second album, that got her a nomination for a grammy award as the album of the year, although receiving mixing reviews.

Rebekkamaria. In early 2010 Rebekkamaria released her second album in Denmakr (earlier with the alias AsinRebekkamaria) receiving criticial acclaim.

Fallulah: Fallulah took over Denmark with Lay my head and bridges, debuting early in the year.

Melissa Horn: Melissa Horn came to play in 2010. She is a story of musical streaming going well. Receiving massive attention through Spotify gaining a wider audience.

Lady Gaga: Lady Gaga continued engaging the charts with another run (like 2009) with scoring two top spots as well as walking away with 8 awards at the MTV vmas. She also released the more than nine minutes long music video for the song Telephone, featuring Beyonce, linking to movies such as Thelma and Louise and Kill Bill.

Stromae: Alors On Danse. Totally took over the charts in Europe this summer, and became one of the summer anthems for 2010.

M.I.A: made another controversy when releasing her video to Born Free, featuring a group of US soldiers who invade a town and hunt down readheads to be massacred in the desert. She also released MAYA. Link to XXXO.

CoverWeeks

i just completed CoverWeeks, on my facebook music group: A song a day. What usually is just one week, or six days, was extended to two fun weeks of great and the worst out there in cover versions. My own personal favorites from the two weeks are Nostalgia 77 feat Alice Russell covering The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army", Placebo covering the Kate Bush classic "Running up that hill" and the Bird and the Bee making an insane low key and sexy cover of Rihanna's "Don't stop the music". For the full blowout and some bonus tracks, here is the complete playlist. Havent joined the A song a day revolution yet? What are you waiting for?

Florence and the Machine

Well I'm sure you have heard "Dog days are over" blasting from the radiospeakers or maybe sneaked in several movie soundtracks. Even though the debut album was released a year and a half ago, in June 09, it seems that it has only been within the last six months "Dog days are over" has been playing here and there on the radio etc.  I must admit that I have enjoyed the album in the background, but I havent been listening to it intensively, except for the mad wicked song "Drumming Song". All that changed when I was doing dishes and listening it loud in my head phones. The album is actually really good. I especially enjoy "Howl" and "Blinding", which I have killed on repeat, doing dishes, biking, in the shower. Love them!! If you havent discovered "Lungs" yet, give it a listen. Here are my two new favorites:

Cheesy90LoveWeek

Last week I celebrated the cheesy love songs of the 90's on my facebook group a song a day. You can view and listen to the entire playlist right here. Feel free to join the A song a day revolution right here.

Melissa Horn

I just realised that I have never blogged about Melissa Horn, even though I have loved her with a passion this year. I have had the great priviledge of experiencing her live twice, and she is so captivating. She can with her little fragile voice silence a huge audience, and you can almost hear a needle drop. Being just 23, her lyrics shows increadible depth, and you honestly feel like she had a therapy session with you and then wrote your story afterwards. Melissa Horn is one of the artists who sprung out of the Scandinavian Spotify generation, generating popularity through free streaming.  Here are some of her songs.