2019 MERRY MUSICMAKER AWARDS - Record of the Year

Here are the nominees for this year's Record of the Year -

Ariana Grande (Producer); Tommy Brown, Charles Anderson, Michael Foster (Producers)– 7 Rings

Billie Eilish (Performer); Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell (Producers) – Bad Guy

Camila Cabello / Shawn Mendes (Performers); Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco, Andrew Watt (Producers) - Señorita

Halsey (Performer); Louis Bell (Producer) – Without Me

Jonas Brothers (Performer); Ryan Tedder, Frank Dukes (Producers) – Sucker

Lil Nas X / Billy Ray Cyrus (Performers); Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, Kiowa Roukema (Producers) – Old Town Road

Lizzo (Performer); Tele and Ricky Reed (Producers) – Truth Hurts

Post Malone (Performer); Louis Bell, Frank Dukes (Producers) - Wow

Post Malone / Swae Lee (Performers); Carter Lang, Louis Bell (Producers)- Sunflower

2019 TOP 10 MERRY MUSICMAKER SONGS

Here are the top 10 songs in the Merry Musicmaker countdown for the year 2019!  

Merry Christmas everyone!

#1 Old Town Road
     Lil Nas X / Billy Ray Cyrus

#2 Bad Guy
     Billie Eilish

#3 Truth Hurts
      Lizzo

#4 7 Rings
     Ariana Grande

#5 Senorita
     Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello

#6 Without Me
     Halsey

#7 Wow
     Post Malone

#8 Sunflower
     Post Malone / Swae Lee

#9  Sucker
      Jonas Brothers

#10 No Guidance
       Chris Brown

A Gospel Song Tops My Personal Countdown for the Third Time

Awesome by Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago is just the third gospel song to top my personal countdown.

Here are the gospel songs that have topped my personal countdown -

1997 - Kirk Franklin and God's Property - Love
2011 - Kirk Franklin - I Smile

#1 Pastor Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago - Awesome (RE)

This beautiful gospel song reenters the countdown this week at #5.


#2 Ne-yo - Let Me Love You (#2)

#3 Keane - Sea Fog (RE)

Keane's Sea Fog reenters the countdown this week at #2.  It reached #1 two weeks ago.

#4 P!nk and Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason (NEW)

I was listening to Pink's album this week, The Truth About Love) and I chanced upon this beautiful duet she has with Nate Ruess and I love it so much it has already reached #4 in my personal countdown.

#5 Foster the People - Helena Beat (10)

This is a former #1 song and this week it jumps six places to #5.

#6 Frank Ocean - Thinking About You (RE)

#7 Sakanaction - Your No Higashigawa (RE)

#8 Jonas Brothers - Turn Right (2)

#9 Gocho - Si Te Digo La Verdad (RE)

#10 Jason Nelson - Shifting the Atmosphere (RE)

Ne-Yo Tops My Personal Countdown for the Eighth Time

Ne-yo tops my personal countdown for the eighth time as Let Me Love You reenters at #1.  


Here are my favorite songs for the week ending October 26, 2012 -

#1 Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (RE)

Below are his #1 songs in my personal countdown -

2006 - So Sick
2006 - When You're Mad
2006 - Sexy Love
2007 - Because of You
2007 - Go On Girl
2007 - Hate That I Love You (with Rihanna)
2011 - Give Me Everything (with Pitbull, Nayer and Afrojack)

#2 Jonas Brothers - Turn Right (NEW)

Due to their concert here this week, the Jonas Brothers get several of the spots in my personal countdown this week.  This beautiful ballad Turn Right, jumps in at #2.

#3 Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music (8)

This song went to #1 last April and it returned to my top 10 list last week since it was included in the latest release of Body Jam.  This week, it moves five places to #3.

#5 Mariah Carey - Fantasy (7)

This song is another former #1 that reentered my personal countdown list last week due to its inclusion in the latest Body Jam release.  This week it moves to #4.

#5 Jonas Brothers - Pushing Me Away (NEW)

Four new Jonas Brothers songs are in my personal countdown.  Turn Right is at #1 while Pushin' Me Away is at #5.  They sang this song acoustic style with the Jonas Brothers Band and it was definitely one of my favorite segments of the concert that night!

#6 Madonna - Little Star (9)

Another classic that has reentered my personal countdown last week and has climbed three places to #6 this week.  This song was remade by an artist and appears and is currently in the latest release of Body Balance.

#7 Jonas Brothers - Lovebug (RE)

This is the only song from the Jonas Brothers which reenters my personal countdown this week.  A top 10 hit a few years ago, the boys perform this in their concert here in Manila

#8 Jonas Brothers - Gotta Find You (NEW)

This is the third new Jonas Brothers song that enters my personal countdown this week.  It comes from the Camp Rock soundtrack.

#9 Jonas Brothers - Give Love A Try (NEW)

This is the fourth new Jonas Brothers song that enters my personal countdown this week.  It comes from their Jonas LA album.

#10  Foster the People - Helena Beat (RE)

This song went to #1 two weeks ago and reenters at #10 this week.