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

Backstage at the Grammy Awards

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.

Will the real Ne-Yo please stand up!

2010 saw the release of Ne-Yo's 4th album 'Libra Scale', this was a Concept album, based on a short story about three garbage men with superpowers told not to fall in love, and what happens when one does. HUH? exactly, why Ne-Yo why? surely he should have seen that concept albums are dangerous territory with the release of  R. Kelly's clunky Trapped In The Closet! To make matters worse, Ne-Yo has committed himself to becoming the new Michael Jackson, trademark white socks and all! Shockingly the opening song "Champagne Life", gorgeously laying out the glamorous life the main character leads, and closing "What Have I Done?", dealing with the repercussions of his choices, are both silky r&b tunes that recall Jackson's mid-nineties hits like "Remember The Time" almost identically. It is nearly impossible to distinguish the ad-libbed bits in the rubbery "Cause I Said So" and backing vocals of club-ready, synth-thrusting "Beautiful Monster" from those of the icon. This is all very depressing because I used to be a huge Ne-Yo fan, his first two albums were pure gold. His 3rd release 'Year of the Gentlemen' did not enjoy the success of his previous releases but it was a solid effort in a world where urban music and RnB are literally dying!

I forced myself, as any devoted fan would, to listen to the album countless times but to no avail, it remained crap! Sadly it appears I am not the only one who has left the Ne-Yo camp as the sales figures for 'Libra Scale' have been dismal.  The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies. Becoming Ne-Yo's second consecutive top-ten album in the United States since 'Year of the Gentleman', which opened at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 250,000 copies in its first week sales. In its second week, the album went up 10 places on the chart, currently peaking at #5, making it Ne-Yo's lowest selling album of his career.

Dear Ne-Yo, we have given up on Usher and now expect you to bring back some real RnB.

Thanking you in anticipation
Your Fans.