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Billboard’s Top 10 for 2013

Billboard’s top ten singles for 2013 ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data provided by online music sources:

1. Thrift Shop – Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
2. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
3. Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
4. Harlem Shake – Bauer
5. Can’t Hold Us – Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
6. Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
7. Just Give Me A Reason – Pink
8. When I Was Your Man – Bruno Mars
9. Cruise – Florida Georgia Line
10. Roar – Katy Perry

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Music legend Judy Collins on The Candi & Randy Show

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How amazing is this? I had the chance to speak with Grammy Award-winner/music legend Judy Collins about her new Christmas CD “Christmas with Judy Collins.” Hit the player below to listen.

Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns”  won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. Add to all that several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums, plus her books and painting, this is one uber-creative artist.

Music critics have called her voice “liquid silver.” Performing over 100 concerts a year, Judy Collins reflects on her career, the world that inspires her and how she approaches her creative life.

She is a modern day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, and an in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention. She continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

More info on Judy’s concert schedule and more at www.JudyCollins.com

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DJ Earworm Mashup – United State of Pop 2013

This is so creative and well done.  The year in pop music all in five minutes.

A mashup of the 25 biggest hits during 2013 in the U.S.

Featuring:
Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up
Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
Capital Cities – Safe & Sound
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster
Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly – Cruise
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
Imagine Dragons – Demons
Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Katy Perry – Roar
Lady Gaga – Applause
Lorde – Royals
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason
Rihanna – Stay
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines
Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child
Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
Will.I.Am feat. Britney Spears – Scream And Shout

The most popular songs in the U.S., as determined by Billboard’s weekly Hot 100 charts.

If you like, check DJ Earworm out on Facebook.

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Out college football player Alan Gendreau covers Michael Buble’s “Home”

You may remember I reported on former college football player Alan Gendreau, who came out this past summer. Well, it seems he does more than play football.

Alan has recorded a sweet cover of Michael Buble’s hit song “Home.”

The former Middle Tennessee State College kicker is still hoping to try out for the NFL draft, but in the  meantime he should keep with the music. 

Give his cover a listen:

(via Instinct)

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Macklemore & Lewis denounce racial profiling during acceptance of American Music Award

Last night, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis accepted their American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album via satellite feed and the mood took a serious tone, as the duo addressed the topics of racial profiling and specifically Trayvon Martin:

“Thank you to the AMAs. It has been an absolutely incredible year,” Macklemore began. “I feel extremely blessed to be accepting an award at the AMAs. And now that I’m sitting here in front of millions of people, I’d like to address something extremely important to me.

“I was talking to my friend before the show, and he reminded me of a great Martin Luther King quote: ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ And due to the fact that we are in Florida tonight accepting this award, I want to acknowledge Trayvon Martin and the hundreds and hundreds of kids that are dying each year due to racial profiling and the violence that follows it.

“This is really happening — our friends, our neighbors, our peers, our fans — and it’s time that we look out for the youth and fight against racism and the laws that protect it.”

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#1 on Billboard Hot 100 this week in 1979 – “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer

#1 song this weekend on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1979: Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand “No More Tears (Enough is Enough) – becoming the 4th career #1 song for each lady and one of the most successful duets of all-time.

With sales of over one million copies, it was also the first 12-inch single ever certified gold.

In addition, the standard 7-inch version was eventually certified platinum with sales in excess of two million copies.

(via EnterMissThang)

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Music: Mayra Veronica “Mama Mia”

Mayra Veronica

Mayra Verónica first made a name for herself as an international model, posing for the covers of FHM, Shape, Cosmo, and Maxim. Mayra’s sexy covers caught the attention of U.S. soldiers overseas, prompting an invitation to join the USO tour. The troops’ “favorite pin up girl” became so popular, she was named the official spokesmodel for the Bettie Page Clothing line.

With chart-topping dance club hits including “If You Wanna Fly” and “Freak Like Me,” Mayra recently signed with Simon Cowell’s label Syco Music and released the track “Mama Mia,” which is already soaring internationally.

Check out the video below. I love the mashup of vintage and new footage shot in a very retro style. Mayra is bringing 1950s Cuban to the new millennium. Very cool.

More on Mayra at her official website here.

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Shirtless Backstreet Boys bare some skin in new video “Show ‘Em (What You’re Made Of)”

Backstreet Boys are really showing us some new sides of themselves in the new music video for “Show ‘Em (What You’re Made Of).”

Brian and A.J. strip down giving us some shirtless views in the intimate new video, which also serves up some Nick Carter biceps.

The full video is hosted on the group’s Facebook page but you can watch the teaser below:

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New music: StrikeForce “One Day At A Time”

The brainchild of Steen James, StrikeForce’s debut single “One Day At A Time” features vocals by Yianna Stavrou – featured on Season 1 of Australia’s edition of “The Voice”, and has collaborated on tracks with Fabian Gray alongside her own solo projects.

With StrikeForce set up as a ‘‘think tank of creatives” led by James, future tracks will feature a variety of singers, writers & talent.

“One Day At A Time” originally started life with Australian producer Paul Wiltshire as a contemporary urban ballad, however the positive and uplifting lyrics and melodies offered more versatility & lent itself naturally to a “dance” vibe. In the hands of US based Producer/Remixer/DJ Mark Picchiotti, the song evolved into a feel good sing a long dance/pop anthem fusing elements of EDM & soulful house with gospel-tinged melodies.

The release also includes remixes by Jay-J, Club Junkies, JRMX and Pete Hammond.

Check out the official StrikeForce Facebook page.

World-wide release on November 18, 2013.  Check it out on iTunes.

(via press release)