Top 10 singles of 2009!

The rest of the songs that deserved recognition include: Röyksopp Featuring Robyn "The Girl and the Robot", Miranda Lambert "Dead Flowers, Kid Cudi "Day N Night", Mr Hudson "Supernova", Kanye West "Amazing", Alicia Keys "Doesn't Mean Anything", Chris Brown "I Can Tranfsform Ya", Ne-Yo "Mad", Beyonce "Halo", Alphabeat "The Spell", Nelly Furtado "Mas", Lady Antebellum "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", Lily Allen "The Fear", Kenny Chesney "Out Last Night", Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero", Ciara & Justin Timberlake "Love Sex Magic", Daniel Merriweather & Adele "Water and a Flame", The Dream & Kanye "Walkin' On The Moon", Jay-Z "D.O.A.", Drake "Best I Ever Had", Ryan Leslie "How It Was Supposed To Be", Shakira "She Wolf", The Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat", Calle 13 "Movimiento Electrico", Drake Featuring Eminem, Kanye West & Lil'Wayne "Forever", Timbaland "Morning After Dark", Keri Hilson "I Like", Sugarland "It Happens", Rihanna "Wait Your Turn (The Wait Is Ova)" and Jamie Foxx "Blame It".

What do you think of my list? Who do you think deserves to be in the top 10?

Beyoncé "Sweet Dream" Video Teaser

Here is a sneak peak of Beyonce’s new video Sweet Dreams. It just surfaced along with her commentary on the song. “It’s very rare to find an up-tempo song that means something,” she notes, “that’s not just about going to a club or partying or being a sexy girl.” Given that a lot of Bey’s up-tempo songs do follow a sort of “I am woman, watch me dance” formula, Sweet Dreams seems like an unlikely choice for her next single.

The video promises to be “flashy” and the leaked visuals definitely confirm that. The song itself is about a relationship, a good one at that, presumably her marriage to Jay-Z. “This relationship is just so wonderful that it kind of scares me, its kind of too good to be true,” she says before adding, “I can say that I am a fulfilled happy woman.” Check it out:

Cover of the Week

This is really cool, one of our visitors to the blog who works with universal music sent me this picture of one of the new limited edition Beyonce I Am Sasha Fierce CD covers she will be promoting at the U.S. tour this summer. What do you think?

New Music: Kanye West & Beyonce: Ego (Remix)

Beyonce is set to release her third group of singles from her current album I Am… Sasha Fierce. The third set of singles consist of Sasha’s “Ego,” (which was originally slated to be the second single, before “Diva”) and Beyonce’s Babyface-assisted “Broken-Hearted Girl.” Before the album’s release, it was reported that Kanye West went all the way down to Brazil to bless the track with his verse. Check out the new remix of “Ego” and be sure to be on the look out for the videos for each respective single which were shot weeks ago.

Concert Updates, Video Premieres & News...

Check out pictures from Beyonce's latest tour "I Am...Sasha Fierce!" she is currently on her world tour until the end of the year hitting more than eigty five cities (imagine singing Diva eighty five times....I would go crazy!)

Subsequently, check out Day 26's new video featuring Young Joc & Diddy.

Last, Ciara has finally released her track listing for her new album Fantasy Ride in stores May 5th:

Disc #1: Groove City

1. Explode (Ciara To The Stage)

2. Supernatural

3. When I

4. Losing Myself (featuring Akon)

5. Never Ever (featuring Young Jeezy)
6. Dominatrix

Disc #2: The Crunktown

1. Crunk Wit’ Me (featuring Lil' Jon)

2. Hear The Sound

3. BubbleGum (featuring Lil Wayne)

4. Music Money Movement

5. Feelin’ On My...

6. High Price (featuring Ludacris)

Disc #3: Kingdom of Dance

1. Go Girl (featuring T-Pain)

2. Turntables (featuring Chris Brown)
3. I’m On (Damage)

4. Ride On Me

5. Love Sex Magic (featuring Justin Timberlake)

6. Dark Room

7. Pride

8. Fantasy Ride (featuring The-Dream)

Bonus CD with tracks and DVD [Deluxe Edition Only]

1. Work (featuring Missy Elliott)

2. One Favor (featuring Timbaland)

3. Echo

"She's Going Through A Tough Time"- Jay-Z

Jay-Z was interviewed about his his third annual Two Kings dinner with LeBron James during NBA All-Star Weekend on Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona.

“I just think we should all support her,” said the former Island Def Jam president and CEO, who signed the 20-year-old singer to his label in 2004. “She’s going through a tough time. You have to realize she’s a young girl, as well. She’s very young.”

Hov is not taking Chris Brown’s alleged assault on his protégé lightly. “You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that.” When asked if he’s seen the Barbados beauty since the altercation, Jay-Z said, “I don’t want to go into it.”

Someone in Jay Z's camp had previously spoken about Rihanna’s fight with Chris Brown saying, “Chris is a walking dead man. He messed with the wrong crew.”

That is intense! Not only is his career dead, he soon will be hoping he was too for touching our beloved RiRi.

In related news, Rihanna's father also spoke out about his daughter. When asked about her condition, he said, "There is some bruising. She will be all right. I think so." He also added, "At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world."

On a positive note, Sprite Green, in partnership with LeBron James and Jay-Z, helped donate over 150 instruments to students at the Mesa Arts Academy during NBA All-Star Weekend 2009 in Mesa, Arizona. The athlete and rapper, along with Beyoncé, were treated to a performance by the students at the Music in the Halls event on Saturday.

NAACP Awards

The NAACP drew many of Hollywood's biggest names in the entertainment community. This year's events marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP and also acknowledged the significance of last month's inauguration of President Barack Obama. "If there had been no N-A-A-C-P, there would be no O-B-A-M-A," Tyler Perry told the crowd at the beginning of the evening. Beyonce's performance, which opened the telecast, included photographs of key people in the civil rights movement as well as Obama.

The drama going into the ceremony involved nominees Chris Brown and Rihanna. Brown is accused in a domestic violent incident that allegedly involves Rihanna. Neither attended the Grammy Awards, as they were scheduled to do Sunday, and neither attended the Image Awards. Rihanna lost in the category of outstanding female artist to Beyonce; Brown, a winner last year, lost to Jamie Foxx in the outstanding male artist category. The biggest awards went to Diddy, Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Will.i.am., Beyonce, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Slumdog Millionaire and the cast of The Secret Life of Bees.

Check out the full list of winnners by clicking here.

Beyonce vs. Kanye West

No, this is not another domestic disturbance! DJ Kidd just smashed two songs and made it even stronger than before. He took Beyonce's Diva and smashed it with Kanye West's Amazing. Take a listen and tell me what you think.

Beyonce Bonus Track

Chris Cornell wrote and produced the newly tweaked Beyonce demo "Stop Sign" and it was finally released today. It is a very different direction from Mrs. Sasha Fierce don't you think?

R&B Ladies Part 2

The R&B ladies are hitting it real hard right now here are some more of their singles!

Jennifer Hudson- If This Isn't Love

Beyonce- Ego

Teairra Mari- Hunt For You

People of the Year

1. President Elect Barack Obama

What more can I say? This man is amazing.

2. Tina Fey

Even before those hilarious skits of Sarah Palin, she's always been a goddess.

3. Michael Phelps

Best athlete of the year!

4. Hillary Clinton

I admire and respect her so much, she will always be my president.

5. Ellen DeGeneres

The best talk show host in history!

6. Heath Ledger/The Joker

His performance was flawless.

7. Kristen Wiig/Andy Samberg

The only reason I still watch SNL.

8. Stephen Colbert

He is a genius.

9. Beyonce

All year long she toured, released singles, clothing line, movies, ads, perfumes...is there anything she can't do?

10. James Franco
Great actor, if you forget his performance in Spider Man.

Single Ladies 2.0?

Check out Beyonce's new video Diva. I enjoyed the cinematography and those gold female hustlers. I thought that the video had some similarities to Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) because they were both shot in black and white, both had two back up dancers and similar choreography. What do you think?

Beyonce: Diva

Beyonce also released Halo. The video is a complete opposite from the Diva clip. Diva was dark and cocky and Halo is bright and very pop friendly. Check it out:

Beyonce: Halo

Hitting Radio Airwaves on Tuesday

Beyonce- Diva

So Beyonce/Sasha Fierce are releasing two singles at the same time again just like she did with Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) and If I Were A Boy, now she is releasing Halo (think of a cross between Rihanna's Umbrella and Leona Lewis Bleeding Love) and Diva. Wow, Diva explodes with the 808 capabilities that Kanye West hoped for on his album. This song gives Lil' Wayne's A Milli a run for its money, get your speakers ready for this bass explosion, can you handle this?

T-Pain Featuring Chris Brown- Freeze

This is his third single off his album Thr33 Ringz album released earlier in November. This single is extremely fun and the new video will premiere early this year with cameos from Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Ciara, you know this will be a fun video.

Brandy- Long Distance

It's her return with long time friend and collaborator Rodney Jerkins. It's about time we get a classic, soulful and heartfelt ballad. This song is about her daughter but can easily apply to a lover who is gone or as the music video portrays your spouse who is away at war.

Fierce Single

Video: Beyonce- Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Entertainment Weekly just put out an article on the popularity of Beyonce's, I mean Sasha Fierce's song "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). Rolling Stone has named it the single of the year and MTV.com just named that song the #2 song of the year after Lil' Wayne's "A Milli". In addition did I forget to mention its pop/urban crossover appeal making eligable to be heard on almost every radio station, heard on every music channel, SNL skits, morning and television promotional shots with Oprah, Ellen, Tyra and Jay Leno, no wonder this song is currently the #1 song in America yet again for another week on Billboards Hot 100.

Can a song that is this heavily promoted really be that great. Well I think so. I recently heard an acoustic version of this song she did for Radio1 in Europe and it was short of breath taking, you could really feel what this song is about, its about telling that good for nothing ex-lover if you wanted it you should of put a ring on it, now that somebody else wants it now you want it?

The other thing that has been helping out this single is its music video, at first glance its just three females in leotards in black and white with Fosse like choreography. Sounds simple enough, well this clip has inspired over 12,000 dance videos on YouTube! Here is the choreography broken down courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:

1. Hands Up! And Kick! (0:12) It's basically a more theatrical version of Legally Blonde's signature ''bend and snap'' move.
2. Various Prancing (0:21) Channel your inner dainty reindeer. (Note: Individual and group variations of the sashay will be required.)
3. Punch the Ground (0:43) The key is keeping your forearm and thigh parallel. The crisper the head snap, the better.
4. Doing the Half Splits (0:59) Grind your hips, purse your lips, and roll down into this leg extension. Remember: Wincing isn't sexy!
5. Cardio Stewardess (1:35) There's room for improv here — just think ''Jane Fonda'' and ''side exit doors'' and you'll be fine.
6. Ring Hands (3:12) Finish with a dramatic flaunt of your ringless finger. Like the guy ever even had a chance.

It's interesting that even people who absolutely loathe her like Perez Hilton actually love this song and you can catch him and Katy Perry in a few parody videos of this song. MTV.com writer James Montgomery says it best, "All I know is that there is absolutely zero chance Beyoncé ever releases a single like this ever again, so, you know, enjoy it while you can."

Single Highlights

John Legend Featuring Faith Evans- Everybody Knows

This is John's third single from his third studio album "Evolver". It feels like a lot of R&B dudes promise opulent nights of ecstasy, but Legend is so classy that these fantasies seem like real journalism. John puts it out there so easily and respectfully tells the love of his life, "I wish you the best, I guess."

Zac Brown Band- Chicken Fried

Zac has developed a unique experience and is steadily achieving his goal of breaking down barriers and bringing people together. Music Industry Executives from New York to Nashville are working to find the angle but folks from all walks of life have already found it. Drawing upon influences like the musical freedom of the Allman Brothers, the spiritual heartbreak of Bob Marley, and the working class grind of Willie Nelson, Zac has created universal appeal, simply by being himself.

Janelle Monae- Sincerely, Jane

No Making The Band drama for this Bad Boy Records upcoming artist, Janelle has been featured on a few track by Outkast on the soundtrack for Idlewild and now has a Grammy nomination for her debut album. Her first single "Many Moons" had some success but the next single "Sincerely, Jane" will do the trick as she questions our youth, "Spending money on spinners but won't pay college loans".

Beyonce Featuring Kanye West- Ego

Sasha Fierce is demanding "It's too big, It's too wide, It's too strong, It won't fit, It's too much, It's too tough!" What the heck is she talking about, well take a listen and debate on this self-declared arrogant no scratch that confidant track. Take a listen below:

Kanye West Featuring Young Jeezy- Amazing

This song is true to its title, the use of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine and the Auto Tune make for a track that is undeniably the best song on this album. The highlight of this song begins at 2:23 where there is silence and then Young Jeezy commands us to watch out for the high pressure that could result from this song. Check it out: