iMusicDaily’s Top 10 Most Talked About Music Acts of 2009

1. Lady Gaga
The entire world went loco for Gaga this past year. Lady Gaga started 2009 at the top of the Billboard Charts and managed to find her way back there with hit after hit. Just Dance, Poker Face, Love Game, Paparazzi, Bad Romance…the list goes on and on. And don’t forget, “Is Lady Gaga a man?” was one of the most asked questions of 2009. Has anyone figured it out?

2. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift won the heart of America by being the sweetest and most gracious teenager in history, all while winning every major award at every single awards show including Entertainer of The Year in 2009. She accomplished more in 2009 than most celebrities accomplish over the span of their career. Swift’s star got even brighter following the incident with Kanye West at the MTV VMAs.

3. Michael Jackson
The unfortunate passing of Michael Jackson became the greatest celebration of an artist in history. Sales of Jackson’s music topped the charts and the documentary, ‘This Is It’, made from Jackson’s final dress rehearsal, became a blockbuster at the box office.

4. Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle became a YouTube sensation seemingly overnight while she was a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent. Although Boyle did not win the competition, she has taken the world by storm and sold over 3 million copies of her debut album in the United States alone.

5. Miley Cyrus
From her pole dancing routine at the Teen Choice Awards to her significantly older boyfriend, Disney star Miley Cyrus has been a hot topic of conversation. With all of the scandals aside, it was a big year for Miley with the success of her hits ‘The Climb’ and ‘Party In The USA’. And don’t forget that Miley officially became a Diva this year on Vh1.

6. Beyoncé
Two Words: ‘Single Ladies’.

7. Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas officially made a comeback and topped the charts with their first single ‘Boom Boom Pow’ for 12 weeks. The Peas went on to score another No. 1 hit with their second single ‘I Gotta Feeling’.

8. Britney Spears
Many people doubted she could pull off a world tour after the rollercoaster her life has been on, but she proved everyone wrong. In 2009, Britney showed the world that she’s back on track and capable of topping the charts once again. Britney released her singles collection and scored a No. 1 hit with her new single ‘3’.

9. Kelly Clarkson
In 2009, Kelly Clarkson proved that life would suck without her. Clarkson released her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, and topped the charts with her first single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. Clarkson’s third single ‘Already Gone’ sparked some controversy for sounding strikingly similar to Beyonce’s ‘Halo’, both written by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.

10. Kings Of Leon
It should come as no surprise that Kings of Leon’s hit ‘Use Somebody’ has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Their album Only By The Night was just named iTunes Album Of The Year. ‘Use Somebody’ became one of the biggest cover songs of the year with acts like Paramore and Kelly Clarkson performing it.

Lady Gaga Says Fans Were Her Favorite Artist In 2009

“My favorite artists of 2009 are my fans… My fans are fucking really smart, they’re art students, they’re club kids. Some of them are just normal top 40 listening kids in high school who don’t feel like they have an identity yet and they’re searching for one.” – Lady Gaga

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Britney Spears: The Year In BS

Britney Spears posted a new blog on her official website BritneySpears.com titled ‘The Year In BS’. Spears compiled her list of the top 75 most ridiculous stories written about her in 2009.

Some of the rumors include Spears being pregnant with a third child, forced to read the Bible everyday, drugged by her father, dating Indian choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, and her family once hunted and ate squirrels.

“We ranked the ones we believe were the most ridiculous. Either because they were factually inaccurate, because they reported the patently absurd, or because we believe they are simply offensive to the sensibilities,” her posting said.

Check out Spears’ official blog HERE.

Gloriana Beats Lady Gaga For Breakthrough Artist At AMAs!

This is quite possibly the most shocking news of the night!

Country group Gloriana beat Lady Gaga for the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards.

Lady Gaga has topped every chart around the globe this year! How in the world did she lose?

Breakthrough Artist was voted by the fans and apparently more country fans voted. Hard to believe…

Watch The American Music Awards Red Carpet LIVE

Check out the arrivals and interviews on the Red Carpet at the 2009 American Music Awards –

MTVu’s Woodie Awards Round-Up

Kings of Leon won Woodie of the Year and Green Day took home the Best Performing Woodie at the 2009 MTVu Woodie Awards, which brought together a cross-section of established and breaking artists Wednesday night (Nov. 19) at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.

Although neither band was in attendance, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool accepted their award by video.

Indie darlings Matt & Kim kicked off the show — which celebrates the year’s best music as determined by MTVu’s college-centric audience — with an energetic performance of their breakout single “Lessons Learned.” Later, the duo returned to accept their Best Video Woodie award.

“We’ve had one heck of a year,” said Matt Johnson, before counterpart Kim Schifino leapt into the crowd.

Additional performers included veteran alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie, who rocked the audience with its “New Moon” soundtrack single “Meet Me on the Equinox,” as well as Passion Pit, the Dead Weather and Clipse, who were joined onstage by fellow rappers Cam’ron and Rick Ross.

Presenter highlights came from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and pop prankserts 3OH!3. Wentz rolled onto the stage holding a red Solo cup, while 3OH!3 gave a nod to Lady Gaga by dressing in her various VMA outfits. Asher Roth, will.i.am, and surprise guest Cyndi Lauper also presented awards.

While Kings of Leon and Green Day won the top prizes, smaller acts took home statues as well. Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew Ingle and Missouri rapper Tech N9ne earned the Breaking Woodie and the Left Field Woodie, respectively.

The Woodie Awards air Dec. 4 on MTV Networks.

Carrie Underwood Performs ‘Cowboy Casanova’ At The 2009 CMAs

In addition to her hosting duties at last night’s 2009 Country Music Awards, Carrie Underwood took the stage to perform her current hit single ‘Cowboy Casanova’.

Check out Underwood’s performance –

Lady Antebellum Wins Single Of The Year At 2009 CMAs

Country music trio, Lady Antebellum, took home the award for Single Of The Year at the 2009 Country Music Awards last night, November 11th, in Nashville.

The band’s single ‘I Run To You’ was produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley.

Lady Antebellum also took home the award for Vocal Group Of The Year. Their star is definitely rising! Lady Antebellum took home the CMA award last year for New Artist.

Check out ‘I Run To You’ –

MTVs Hottest MCs In The Game 2009

MTV just released its list of the Hottest MCs In The Game. Topping the list is Jay-Z followed by Lil Wanye and Drake.

Check out the videos below from MTV to find out more about the Top 3 MCs –

MTV Shows

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MTV Shows

The Top 10 MCs on the list are as follows –

10. Raekwon
9. 50 Cent
8. Fabolous
7. Young Jeezy
6. Gucci Mane
5. Rick Ross
4. Kanye West
3. Drake
2. Lil Wayne
1. Jay-Z

Wonder how Kanye feels…and where’s Eminem?

What do you guys think?

Lady Gaga/Kanye West Tour Still Happening

Despite much speculation following the aftermath of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga and Kanye West have officially announced that their co-headlining tour WILL happen as planned.

‘Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga’ will kick off on November 10th. Tickets are available at LiveNation.com.

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