myFABE Music Awards: Favorite New Artist of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

ASAP Rocky

Lorde
 
Macklemore 

Tamar Braxton

Zedd

and the winner is Zedd.

myFABE Music Awards 2013: Favorite Rap Hip Hop Performer of the Year

Here are the five nominees in this category

ASAP Rocky

Macklemore / Ryan Lewis

Pitbull

Sexion D'Assaut

and the winner is Macklemore / Ryan Lewis.

myFABE Music Awards 2013: Favorite Hip Hop Rap Song of the Year

Here are the five nominees in this category -

ASAP Rocky, Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam - Wild for the Night

Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Mary Lambert - Same Love

Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez - Live It Up

Pitbull feat. Papayo - Echa Pa'lla

Sexion D'Assaut - Problemes D'Adultes

and the winner is Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Mary Lambert - Same Love.

My Weekly Top 40 June 21, 2013: #25 ASAP Rocky, Skrillex, Birdy Nam Nam - Wild For The Night

ASAP Rocky, Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam went to #1 last week with Wild for the Night.  It was all their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown.  This week, they slip to #25.

A Rap Song Finally Tops My Personal Countdown This Year

Two rap songs topped my personal countdown in 2012, 212 by Azealia Banks and Gangnam Style by Psy.  The latter went on to become the biggest song in my personal countdown last year.  ASAP Rocky, Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam finally each get their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Wild For the Night, moves a notch to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending June 14, 2013 -

#1 ASAP Rocky, Skrillex, Birdy Nam Nam - Wild for the Night (#2)

#2 Mika ft. Pharrell - Celebrate (#1)

#3 Jakwob - Fade (#3)

#4 Jack White - On and On and On (#5)

#5 Kodaline - High Hopes (#6)

#6 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#33)

#7 Sara Bareilles - Brave (#9)

#8 Ronan Keating - Love You and Leave You (#8)

#9 Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#4)

#10 Roy Kim - Bom Bom Bom (#7)

Thirteenth #1 Hit for Mika, Third #1 for Pharrell

Mika gets his thirteenth #1 hit this week as Celebrate, his collaboration with Pharrell, zooms this week from #10 to #1.  This is Pharrell's third trip to the top as well

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending June 7, 2013 -

#1 Mika ft. Pharrell - Celebrate (#10)

#2 ASAP Rocky, Skrillex, Birdy Nam Nam (#11)

#3 Jakwob - Fade (#19)

#4 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell - Get Lucky (NEW)

#5 Jack White - On and On and On (#13)

#6 Kodaline - High Hopes (#22)

#7 Roy Kim - Bom Bom (#12)

#8 Ronan Keating - Love You and Leave You (#14)

#9 Sara Bareilles - Brave (#15)

#10 Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck (#16)

ASAP Rocky

Rapper ASAP Rocky has two top ten hits in my personal countdown.  Earlier this year, Fuckin' Problems peaked at #9.  This week, Wild For the Night, his collaboration with Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam, becomes his very first #1 song.

Chart Performance: ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky got his very first #1 album in the US last week, as Long Live ASAP, debuted at #1.  This week, it slips to #7.

Sakanaction Posts Second Number One Hit for 2012

The Japanese rock band Sakanaction posts their second #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Boku to Hana goes to #1.  Their first hit, Yoru No Higashigawa, also went to #1.  
Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 28, 2012 -

#1 Sakanaction - Boku to Hana (2)

#2 Chris Brown - Don't Judge Me (20)

#3 Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (RE)

#4 Swedish House Mafia - Greyhound (RE)

#5 Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (1)

#6 Kelly Clarkson/Vince Gill - Don't Rush (3)

#7 Shinee - Dazzling Girl (32)

#8 Foster the People - I Would Do Anything For Love (9)

#9 ASAP Rocky - Fuckin Problems (RE)

#10 Elvis Crespo ft. Fito Blanko - Pegadito Suavecito (8)