Music- Who Made Bank 2010

Here is the list of the top earners in the music industry for 2010, the majority of these artists made their money from touring and endorsements since the internet has crippled music sales! Shockingly Beyonce didnt manage to crack the top 40!

40. Rihanna- $4,473,304

39. Sugarland- $4,478,705

38. Alicia Keys-$ 4,693,696

37. Michael Jackson-$ 4766283

36. Susan Boyle-$4,770,339

35. Daughtry-$4,852,769

34. Muse- $5,812,629

33. Elton John- $7,160,887

32. Reba McEntire- $7,199,374

31. George Strait- $7,361,898

30. Nickelback-$8,542,208

29. Brooks & Dunn-$ 8,698,351

28.”Glee” Cast- $8,830,710

27. Rush- $8,990,258

26. James Taylor- $8,995,614

25. Carole King-$9,131,527

24. Lady Antebellum- $9,161,199

23. John Mayer- $9,275,991

22. Cher-$9,613,175

21. Toby Keith-$9,872,996

20. Eric Clapton-$ 10,230,660

19. Phish- $10,520,240

18. Eminem- $11,211,140

17. Jay-Z- $11,636,462

16. Racal Flatts- $11,958,021

15. Usher- $13,249,179

14. Tim McGraw- $13,494,734

13. Carrie Underwood- $13,501,387

12. Brad Paisely- $13,955,990

11. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- $13,997,727

10. Paul McCartney- $ 14,180,842

9. The Black Eyed Peas- $ 16,823,576

8. The Eagles- $18,304,214

7. Michael Buble’- $ 19,813,232

6. Taylor Swift- $20,730,431

5. Justin Bieber- $22,492,565

4. Dave Matthews Band- $23,942,353

3. Roger Waters- $24,489,675

2. Bon Jovi- $30,441,776

1. Lady Gaga- $30,559,342

Grammy Award Winners- Spoiler Alert

Here you can find a full list of all of last nights winners, a few suprises but we can discuss that later in the post:

Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire- Nobody saw this coming!


Record of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum- Woohoo, well deserved!!!!

Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem

New Artist: Esperanza Spalding- Who saw this one coming? sorry Drake, as Gis says, looks like we will have to thank you much later!

Song of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum- Can't deny they deserved this more than anyone else.

Pop

Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project

R&B

Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me- Seriously?
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher

Rap

Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green

Rock

Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter,” Good Evening New York City
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up,” Brothers
Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young, Le Noise

Dance

Dance Recording: Only Girl (in the World), Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux



Congrats to Lady Antebellum who took home 5 Grammy awards.

Trash vs Talent

So this is my very first post and folks it aint a happy one! I just saw an advert on television for the Grammy awards which will take place on the 14th of February, it is an evening for the crème de la crème of the music industry to get together, walk the red carpet and celebrate the chart and sales achievements for the past year! Simple enough. NOT! The process begins with members and record companies submitting entries, which are then screened for eligibility and category placement. The Academy's voting members, all involved in the creative and technical processes of recording, then participate in (1) the nominating process that determines the five finalists in each category; and (2) the final voting process which determines the GRAMMY winners.That said I feel the need to begin my tirade on why the most talented musician in the industry, with a career spanning more than 20 years, 18 #1 hits and the illustrious title of "best selling female recording artist of all time" has accumulated all of FIVE Grammy awards, while a certain thigh shaking screamer who honestly makes what I call ringtone music has about 15 awards. Clearly talent is no longer a consideration in determining winners and thus I have not watched the awards show since 2005! So imagine my surprise when I decided to peruse this years nominees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Long story short, the situation has actually worsened people. In the category for Album of the Year, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream has notched a nomination while The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys gets snubbed??? SERIOUSLY!

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