3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Artist of 2012

Here are the nominees for the Artist of the Year award for 2012.  This is based on their overall performance in my personal countdown for 2012.

Beyonce

 

Carly Rae Jepsen 

Madonna

Natasha Bedingfield

Vertical Horizon

 And the award for the 2012 Artist of the Year goes to Madonna.

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Album of 2012

Here are the nominees for the 3rd MyFABEMusic Album of the Year award -

Kelly Clarkson - Stronger

Madonna - MDNA

 Melissa Etheridge - Fearless Love

 

Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

Pink - The Truth About Love

And the Album of 2012 is Natasha Bedingfield's Strip Me.

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Pop Act of 2012

Here are the nominees for the 3rd MyFABEMusic's Pop Act of the Year -

Carly Rae Jepsen

Kelly Clarkson

Madonna

Natasha Bedingfield

Pink

And the Pop Act of 2012 is Madonna.

 

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Collaboration of 2012

This category was created to honor all the collaborations in the different genres of music.  Here are the nominees for the Collaboration of the Year award.  

Gary Barlow with the Military Wives and the Commonwealth Band - Sing

Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know

Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill -  Don't Rush

Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

Simple Plan and Natasha Bedingfield - Jet Lag

And the Collaboration of 2012 award goes to Gotye and Kimbra.

 

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Rock Song of 2012

Doing concerts in the Philippines does help some foreign acts boost their stock, at least in my personal countdown.  This is pretty evident this year in my Rock Song of the Year category, where ALL of the nominated songs came from acts who did a show here in Manila in 2012!  

The reason why doing a concert here in Manila helps the act is that I review the playlist of the artist doing the concert - and because of it - I am introduced to that artist's discography which is not usually played by local radio.  

Looking at the songs nominated in this category this year, only one song, Simple Plan's Jet Lag, was ever played in local Manila radio.

The rest are just my personal favorites - gems I discovered from the artist's concert playlists - songs which they all performed in concert this year.


Here are the nominees for the 3rd MyFABEMusic award for Rock Song of the Year. 

Edwin McCain - Shooting Stars

Evanescence - Swimming Home

Simple Plan / Natasha Bedingfield - Jet Lag

Vertical Horizon - All Is Said and Done

Vertical Horizon - The Lucky One 

And the Rock Song of 2012 is Edwin McCain's Shooting Stars.

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Artist of the Year

Here are the nominees for the Artist of the Year award for 2012.  The winner will be announced on December 30, 2012 - 

Beyonce

 

Carly Rae Jepsen 

 

Madonna

Natasha Bedingfield

 

Vertical Horizon

 

Songs That Best Describe My Career: Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

I came across this question from the Philippine Star where the columnist asked her respondents this question, "What song best describes your career?" and it being a unique question I decided to answer it on my own.  However, instead of coming out with just one song, I came across three songs that I like very much which mirrors exactly how I decided to map out my career.

The second of these songs is Natasha Bedingfield's Unwrittten.  I discovered this song in 2005 when I bought her CD, way before it became famous.  It instantly became a personal anthem of sorts for me.  I just love the grab hold of your life mantra that she sings in this song - which is really perfect to the youth.  Even if I'm already in my 40s, that is exactly how I'm leading it. "Live your life with arms wide open/Today is where your book begins/The rest is still unwritten“. 

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Evanescence's Swimming Home Stays At #1 for a Second Week

Evanescence's Swimming Home continues to lord it over my personal countdown list this week.



Here are my top 10 favorite songs for the week ending March 2, 2012 -

#1 - Evanescence - Swimming Home (1)

#2 - Blue - U Make Me Wanna (RE)


Because of their concerts last Saturday, Blue and A1's former #1 songs return to the top 10 f my personal weekly Top 10. U Make Me Wanna goes to #2 while A1's Same Old Brand New You enters at #3.  

#3 - A1 - Same Old Brand New You (RE)


#4 - Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (2)

#5 - Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up (3)

#6 - Katy Perry - Hummingbird Heartbeat (4)

#7 - Avril Lavigne - Push (5)

#8 - Only Love - Melissa Etheridge (6)


#9 - Natasha Bedingfield - A Little Too Much (#8)

#10 - Christian Bautista - Beautiful to Me (9)

Evanescence Back On Top of My Personal Countdown

Due to their concert last Sunday, Evanescence captures the #1 spot for the fourth time in my personal countdown with Swimming Home, a new track from their self-titled album - and a song they also performed that night.  Their former #1 songs were Bring Me To Life, My Immortal and Call Me When You're Sober

Here are my top 10 favorite songs for the week ending February 24, 2012 -

#1 - Swimming Home - Evanescence (NEW)

#2 - Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (9)

#3 - I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (8)

#4 - Katy Perry - Hummingbird Heartbeat (RE)

#5 - Push - Avril Lavigne (2)

#6 - Only Love - Melissa Etheridge (7)

#7 - Evanescence - My Immortal (NEW)

#8 - Natasha Bedingfield - A Little Too Much (#2)

#9 - Christian Bautista - Beautiful to Me (NEW)

#10 - Sitti - Sinong Mag-aakala (NEW)

Natasha Bedingfield Gets Fifth #1 Song In My Personal Countdown

Natasha Bedingfield gets her fifth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as A Little Too Much zooms from #7 to #1.  Her previous #1s include These Words, Unwritten, I Wanna Have Your Babies and Strip Me.

Here are my top 10 favorite songs for the week ending February 17, 2012.

#1 - Natasha Bedingfield - A Little Too Much (7)

#2 - Push - Avril Lavigne (NEW)

#3 - What the Hell - Avril Lavigne (NEW)

#4 - Wish You Were Here - Avril Lavigne (NEW)

#5 - Smile - Avril Lavigne (NEW)

#6 - I Love You - Avril Lavigne (NEW)

#7 - Only Love - Melissa Etheridge (NEW)

#8 - I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (NEW)

#9 - Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (NEW)


#10 - Ed Sheeran - Lego House (1)

Ed Sheeran Stays at #1 in My Personal Countdown

Well, after so much movement the past few weeks, it's status quo this week.  No song moves within the Top 10! Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending February 10, 2012.

#1 - Ed Sheeran - Lego House (5)

#2 - Katy Perry - Hummingbird Heartbeat (4)

#3 - Natasha Bedingfied - No Mozart (7)

#4 - Not In the Movies - Katy Perry (2)

#5 - Karylle - Basically (8)

# 6 -Natasha Bedingfield - Neon Lights (10)

#7 - Natasha Bedingfield - A Little Too Much (7)

#8 - Christina Perri - A Thousand Years (8)

#9 - Beyonce - Countdown (9)

#10 - Scotty McReery - The Trouble with Girls (10)

Ed Sheeran Gets First #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Now that the excitement of Katy Perry's concert has died down, the normal flow of the chart has prevailed this week.  But not for long as many other concerts are coming this month.  

For now, here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending February 3, 2012. 


#1 - Ed Sheeran - Lego House (5)

#2 - Katy Perry - Hummingbird Heartbeat (1) 

#3 - Natasha Bedingfied - No Mozart (7)

#4 - Not In the Movies - Katy Perry (2)

#5 - Karylle - Basically (8)

# 6 -Natasha Bedingfield - Neon Lights (10)


#7 - Natasha Bedingfield - A Little Too Much (NEW)

#8 - Christina Perri - A Thousand Years (NEW)

#9 - Beyonce - Countdown (NEW)

#10 - Scotty McReery - The Trouble with Girls (NEW)

Album Review: Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

I have always been a fan of the pop music of Natasha Bedingfield.  I only learned that she released a full album last year, when I browsed in my favorite record shop and saw that she released this album Strip Me.  I remembered the single, Strip Me from last year, where it just reached around the 90s in the US Billboard charts.  I did like that song but since it didn't perform that well, it immediately slipped off my mind.

I have already given Strip Me a full listen and I love it.  It has many gems and my most favorite is No Mozart!  "You don't have to be a Mozart, if you play it from the heart!"  Another song I like is Neon Lights, another bouncy pop track from her.  Aside from those, there's the first track, A Little Too Much and the title track, Strip Me.  

Anyone who loved her earlier albums should fall in love with Strip Me.  The trademark Natasha 'sound' is still there but I still feel she has added a new dimension to her pop sound!

MyFABEMusic Weekly Top 10 - December 30, 2011

This week, OPM hits rule!  Pops Fernandez gets her first #1 song in my hit list in 22 years!  Her song 'Don't Say Goodbye' was a former #1 of mine way back in 1989.  This is her third #1 in my list, her first being Points of View, her duet with Joey Albert.

Newcomer Solenn Heusaff gets her first Top 10 hit in my list and this should be #1 next week.  I am really warming up to the song.

Pops has two hits in my list this week, By Heart is at #5.  Natasha Bedingfield is also a new entry with No Mozart, as well as Ed Sheeran's Lego House, which I am now slowly getting to notice.

#1 Pops Fernandez and Robin Nievera - Friends

This is the song that immediately caught my attention when I listened to Pops album last week.  It's a beautiful duet with her son Robin.

#2 Solenn Heusaff - It's Our First Time

This song by Solenn kinda grew on me - it's actually smooth and sexy the way she sings it!

#3 Beyonce - End of Time

I still love to this Beyonce song.  I love how rapid she sings on this one.

#4 Beyonce - I Miss You

A beautiful pensive song from Beyonce. A gem!

#5 Pops Fernandez - By Heart

This is the first song of Pops' album Silver.  She sounds like Amy Grant here.  Love it!

#6  Ed Sheeran - Lego House

This song kinda grew on me.  I love how passionately Ed sings the chorus!

#7 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

#8 Natasha Bedingfield - No Mozart

The first song that I immediately noticed from Natasha's Strip Me album.

#9 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

#10  Lloyd and Andre 3000 - Dedication to My Ex

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So Happy That Natasha Bedingfield Has A New Song!

I discovered Natasha when I was browsing the CDs in HMV Singapore and she had this really catchy song - These Words. I bought her CD and enjoyed it so much! I immediately became a big fan. She then proceeded with Unwritten and several hits which caught up with teenage America. Anyway, she's back in the Top 100 with this song, Strip Me, and I do hope it reaches the Top 10 again. It sounds catchy enough.