He gets his second hit 26 years after the first.
1992 - Achy Breaky Heart (#1)
2018 - Butterfly Fly Away (with Miley Cyrus) (#7)
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Saturday, January 27, 2018
Billy Ray Cyrus
He gets his second hit 26 years after the first.
1992 - Achy Breaky Heart (#1)
2018 - Butterfly Fly Away (with Miley Cyrus) (#7)
Miley Cyrus
2009 - The Climb (#3)
2009 - Party in the USA (#1)
2014 - Adore You (#10)
2018 - Butterfly Fly Away (with Billy Ray Cyrus) (#7)
Father John Misty
Father John Misty has one hit in My FABE Music's Top 10 countdown.
2018 - Pure Comedy (#8)
Friday, January 26, 2018
My Pick for the Grammy Album of the Year Award
There are many interesting storylines a music journalist can write on whoever wins the Grammy Album of the Year award this year, most importantly, if Jay-z can avenge Beyonce's previous Album of the Year losses, especially for the 'Beyonce' and last year's Lemonade album.
I have a feeling that although Beyonce is well-loved by fans, not many in the music industry really like her because this is after all a popularity contest among peers. They like her enough to nominate her, but not enough to give her this most prestigious award for any musician.
Anyhow, my vote this year goes to the Kiwi girl - Lorde - whose masterful Melodrama album is a tremendous achievement for one so young.
The first four songs alone weaves such a beautiful tapestry it's hard not to play it one after another.
But I don't think she'll win.
This should be the year Kendrick Lamar wins this award. Like Beyonce, he has been overlooked twice already and still he keeps producing some of the most forward-moving, exquisitely composed work of this generation.
He has never looked back artistically and his fans always crave for new work from him because he's so original.
My Pick for Grammys Song of the Year - Julia Michaels' Issues
Once again, Despacito should win the Grammy Song of the Year award, to go with its Record of the Year win. It's also about time a non-English song wins this award to celebrate diversity in music.
However, among all the nominated songs, my favorite is Julia Michaels' Issues - and I have been voting for female songwriters for a long time, and Julia belongs to the new generation, so best to vote for them for support. - and this song is clearly written from a female point of view.
Sza's My Pick for Grammys Best New Artist
Bette Midler, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, and Norah Jones are all Grammy Best New artist winners, and only time will tell if this year's winner will have the legacy and loyal fan base that those previous winners I've mentioned have.
I am not a fan (yet) of Lil Uzi Vert and Alessia Cara (who will most likely win this) but I am a big fan of Khalid and Julia Michaels.
However, after listening to all their work, it's SZA's music that is the most compelling and certainly brings a new dimension to urban R&B music from a black woman's point of view.
I was introduced to her through Maroon 5's (2005 winner for this award) What Lovers Do hit, and she sounds even better in her own songs. Such confidence in songwriting and her way of singing.
It would be a welcome surprise if she wins.
My Grammy 'Record of the Year ' vote goes to Jay-z
Despacito should easily win the Grammy award for Record of the Year on Monday, with maybe Kendrick Lamar's 'Humble' as the spoiler, but if I were a voter, I won't be voting for those two songs.
I've been a fan of Latin music for three decades now but there's a certain blandness in the Latin landscape nowadays, or I am just getting old.
As for Kendrick Lamar, I find his songs from Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City far more interesting and superior from his current work, with Backstreet Freestyle as my most favorite.
Among the nominees, interestingly, it's Jay-z's 'The Story of O.J.' that sounds the most unique to me and sarcasm drips loads in the song - especially for voters like me who went through that O.J. debacle. So my vote goes to Jay-z.
However, since this is a Record of the Year award, 2017 was definitely Despacito all over the world - so no complaints there.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Setlist for Foster The People's Concert Here in Manila
I haven't bought tickets yet to the Foster the People concert here in Manila this January, since I still want to find out if their new songs are ok.
Here's a setlist of one of their shows and through this, I will find out if I will buy that ticket or not.
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Jennifer Weist
Jennifer Weist gets her first hit in My Weekly Top 10 countdown.
2017 - Leuchturm (with Peter Maffay) (#3)
Peter Maffay
Romanian-born German musician Peter Maffay has one hit in My Weekly Top 10 countdown.
2017 - Leuchturm (with Jennifer Weist) (#3)
James Blunt
James Blunt has fifteen top ten hits in My Weekly Top 10 countdown. Four of them went all the way to #1.
2004 - High (#6)
2005 - Wisemen (#9)
2005 - You're Beautiful (#1)
2005 - Goodbye My Lover (#1)
2007 - 1973 (#6)
2007 - One of the Brightest Stars (#1)
2007 - I'll Take Everything (#1)
2007 - Same Mistake (#3)
2008 - Carry You Home (#4)
2014 - Bonfire Heart (#5)
2014 - Face the Sun (#6)
2017 - Bartender (#2)
2017 - Love Me Better (#2)
2017 - Don't Give Me Those Eyes (#2)
Saturday, January 13, 2018
My FABE Music Top 10 Countdown - January 12, 2018
Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 12, 2018 -
#1 Bad Liar (#2)
Selena Gomez
#2 Call It What You Want (#4)
Taylor Swift
#3 Don't Give Me Those Eyes (#5)
James Blunt
#4 Leuchtturm (#6)
Peter Maffay / Jennifer Weist
#5 Five More Minutes (#8)
Scotty McReery
#6 The Man (#9)
The Killers
#7 Heartbreak Century (NEW)
Sunrise Avenue
#8 Everything Now (NEW)
Arcade Fire
#9 Seventh Heaven (NEW)
Beck
#10 Love You Like That (NEW)
Dagny
My FABE Music Top 10 Countdown - January 5, 2018
Rita Ora tops My FABE Music's Top 10 countdown this week, as Anywhere moves up to the top spot.
Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 5, 2018 -
#1 Anywhere (#2)
Rita Ora
#2 Bad Liar (#3)
Selena Gomez
#3 Say Less (#4)
Dillon Francis / G-Eazy
#4 Call It What You Want (#5)
Taylor Swift
#5 Don't Give Me Those Eyes (#6)
James Blunt
#6 Leuchtturm (#7)
Peter Maffay / Jennifer Weist
#7 Atmosphere (#8)
Kaskade
#8 Five More Minutes (NEW)
Scotty McReery
#9 The Man (NEW)
The Killers
#10 Black Spiderman (NEW)
Logic
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