The Nominees for AOTW Awards 2010 #5

This is for Best Christmas Song of 2010.

Here are the Nominees for the category. (click on the word nominee to see the list.)

VOTE NOW

The Nominees for AOTW Awards 2010 #4

This is for Best Update of 2010

Go to the ArtistoftheWeek Updates page for more information on nominees.

1. Azure Ray October 2010
Azure Ray released they're music video, "Don't Leave My Mind" in October.

2. B.Reith July 2010
He released his music video, "The Comeback Kid" in July.

3. Ingrid Michaelson October 2010
She released her single and music video for her song, "Parachute" in October.

4. Perfume November 2010
They released their single and music video for their song, "Nee" in November.

Here are the nominees for Update of 2010.
VOTE NOW for your favorite!

The Nominees for AOTW Awards 2010 #3

This is for Best Song of 2010.
Go to the Songs to Listen To... page for more information on the nominees.
[For My Boots, you should go to Lights AOTW Page.]

1. (Still A) Weirdo by KT Tunstall

2. 1, 2, 3 Turnaround! by Christian TV

3.1 /100 by Do As Infinity

4. All About Me (feat. Mary Jane) by Far East Movement

5. Beauty In The World (Cutmore Remix) by Macy Gray

6. Believer by Goldfrapp

7. Bigger Than The Money by Clare Bowditch & the New Slang

8. Lie To Kick It by Sunshine Anderson

9. Luxury of You by Miss La Bliss

10. My Boots by Lights

Here are the nominees for Best Song of 2010.
VOTE NOW for your favorite!

Side note: I was thinking about posting photos and music videos like I did with Fresh Artist but my blog page's performance has slowed down so I'm keeping the multimedia to a minimum.

The Nominees for AOTW Awards 2010 #2

This is for Fresh Artist of 2010.

1. Amanda Duncan






2. Clara C


3. Emily Hearn





4. Hanwell




5. Jilian Linklater


6. Sky Ferreira


7. Tash Parker


8. The NeverEndings



You can vote for Fresh Artist Here-> VOTE NOW!

The Nominees for AOTW Awards 2010 #1

This is for the Best Music Video of 2010
1. Decorate by Yuna

2. Don't Leave My Mind by Azure Ray

3. Fade Like A Shadow by KT Tunstall

4. Nee by Perfume

Full Version of Nee

Here are the nominees, so vote now for the real winner! -> Vote Now!!

The ArtistoftheWeek Awards

Ok guys I need your help desperately! The awards are a people's choice version so I'll need you to vote on the best of the best of 2010!

Here are the Categories!

• Best Music Video of 2010
• Fresh Artist of 2010
  
• Best Song of 2010
• Best Update of 2010
  
• Best Christmas Song of 2010
  
• Best Music Group of 2010
• Best Male Musician of 2010
• Best Female Musician of 2010
• Best Foreign Language Artist for 2010

And the Finally.....

Who Will be ArtistoftheYear?

It's your decision everyone!
The runners will be posted and the polls will be posted soon!
Stay up to date so you can vote for your favorites!
Voting polls will be closed by January 6th
And the winners will be announced on January 8th.

Now let's get voting everybody!

December 25th: Christmas In Harlem by Kanye West

December 25th 2010: Christmas In Harlem by Kanye West
Merry Christmas Everybody!!

[This song features Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha-T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor* & Big Sean
I do not own this song, this song was produced by Kanye West and owned by Mr. West.]

December 24th 2010: Silent Night/To Be Alone With You by Sufjan Stevens

See now I looked far and wide for a Silent Night song like Priscilla Ahn's or at least as calm and restful as that song, but so many musicians I guess didn't grasp (or care) about the "Silent Night". So I'm posting two songs from Sufjan Stevens. One 24 second instrumental of Silent Night and To Be Alone With You, a song that grasps the calm and restful feeling of the Silent Night. Hope You Guys Enjoy!
Here's The Songs:
December 24th 2010: Silent Night/To Be Alone With You by Sufjan Stevens

December 23rd: It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas by Sam Phillips

I love this song, Sam Phillips is amazing and this song really reminds me of the feeling I get when Christmas comes around that I try to forget about.
December 23rd 2010: It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas by Sam Phillips

December 22nd 2010: Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year? by Rosie Thomas

This song really brightens my day and it's prefect to listen to on a Wednesday too!
December 22nd 2010: Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year? by Rosie Thomas

December 21st 2010: Covered In Snow by William Fitzsimmons

Listening to this song is perfect for reflection on the year and Christmastime in 2010. A lovely song by Mr. Fitzsimmons, I think I'm starting to warm up to him.
December 21st: Covered In Snow by William Fitzsimmons

Christmas Songs: December 16th-December 20th

December 16th: Christmas In America by Melissa Etheridge








December 17th: Ride The Tide by Schotel van de Dag





December 18th: A Marshmallow World by Math & Physics Club






December 19th: Hungover Boxing Day by The Gasoline Brothers





December 20th: Christmas Lights by Coldplay

Christmas Songs: December 11th-December 15th

December 11th: Christmas Day With Me by Laura Vane & the Vipertones










December 12th: Wings for Angels by Peter Mayer








December 13th: 12 Days of Christmas by The Bird & the Bee









December 14th: Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney










December 15th: Cinnamon & Chocolate by Butterfly Boucher

Christmas Songs:December 6th-December 10th

December 6th:Let It Snow by A Fine Frenzy






December 7th:Last Christmas by WHAM!
(It is WHAM even though it says George Michael on the file.)







December 8th: Snowed In With You by Over the Rhine







December 9th: Not This Time by the Bad Machines





December 10th: Merry Christmas Baby by Phoebe Snow

Christmas Songs: December 1st-December 5th

December 1st: California Christmas by the Sleepy Rebels




December 2nd: Very Merry Christmas by Dave Barnes





December 3rd: Best Kind of Friend by Christabel & the Jons





December 4th: Through The Winter by Saint Etienne




December 5th: December Radio by Audiotransparent






I hope you love these songs, I'm going to be posting about 5 songs each week. Download, enjoy, and if you're in school, study hard for finals!

ArtistoftheWeek:Emily Hearn11/23/10-11/30/10

Emily Hearn's music has really touched people's hearts with her songs. She released an EP in 2009 called, Paper Hearts. She started a project on Kickstarter, a way for her fans to fund her debut album that is expected to release sometime either in fall 2011 or Spring 2012.
I found out about Emily when I was exploring Kickstarter and saw all of the amazing artists on the website. When I found out about her when I clicked on her I watched the video and the song that played. I thought that she was pretty good so I looked her up saw her site which was pretty cool and listened to her EP.
If you liked Clara C, then you'll love Emily Hearn!
Free Downloads
Rooftop
Two Feet On The Ground
Paper Heart

Official Website

I hope you like Emily Hearn!

ArtistoftheWeek:Amanda Duncan11/16/10-11/23/10

Amanda Duncan is cool, fun, and awesome! I found out about this artist when she started following me on twitter. At first I was thinking, who's this and then I checked her out and I was thinking, "Oh wow, I should check this girl out some more." So I listen to some more of her songs and I liked what I heard. Then I heard that she was coming to my College and I was excited about this!
On Nov. 13th she came and sang cool songs to me and my college friends and we enjoyed the laughs, talks, and sing-alongs with her. I bought her EP and some buttons, I would've bought a shirt too but they were only girl sizes. So I talked to her and we had a good time.
I even gave her a mix CD (or 2) to enjoy on her time on the road.
I then listened to her EP the day after and I loved it.
One of my favorite songs is, The Words That I Say. It reminds me of the country pop music I listened to when I was little and the tone of her voice in the song reminds me of Natalie Maines.
If you don't know about Amanda you should check her out!

Free Downloads
Love I Have For You
Words That I Say
Fall Into You

Official Website

Hope you love this cool Singer/Songwriter!

P.S. Go buy her EP, it's only 5$ and you get 6 songs from it. It's not hard and it's really cheap too. Take that one day off from the 5$ footlong dinner and spend it on Music!

ArtistoftheWeek:Jilian Linklater11/9/10-11/16/10

I just found out about this artist through bandcamp.com and I gave her a listen. Her music is amazing, and the quality of her songs for the first ones to make for purchase was pretty good.
She's a really fresh artist, and if you're the kind of person that want to find out about new artists you should check her out!

Free Downloads
The Penguin Song
Summer Sun

You should check out her EP at Bandcamp!

ArtistoftheWeek:Lights11/2/10-11/9/10

Lights is amazing. At first she had some hard times making a great chorus for her songs because she was so focused on her vocal strength but now she's exploding through the industry with her style, melodies, feeling and voice.
You should check Lights out.
It's a Must!
Her music is perfect for the Autumn and Winter seasons.
Free Downloads
February Air
The Last Thing On Your Mind
Drive My Soul
Up Up And Away
My Boots*
Official Website
Fun Fact #1: February Air, The Last Thing On Your Mind & Drive My Soul have all been on an Old Navy commercial for 2007.
Fun Fact #2: My Boots is my favorite song of her's. It's also climbing up the charts for dance/pop music for iTunes.

Yeah It Caught Up With Me...

I know I know I need to stop doing this and post the AOTW's on time. That time-management is a trick sometimes. But I will be posting the next AOTW this week. You might like them or not but if you have any suggestions I'll take you up on it.
I kind of feel bad only posting female singers on the blog. But there's so many beautiful female voices that I love that I just can't help it sometimes.
Also, I know that some people that are following AOTW like the International music and some don't. I'm going to do my best to balance it out for you guys.

See ya soon guys!

-AOTW

ArtistoftheWeek:Hanwell10/19/10-10/26/10

Hanwell is a band that a friend of mine told me about. They're an indie pop band from Des Moines, Iowa. This is a first for me to post an ArtistoftheWeek from Iowa. I've heard bands from Iowa and, let's just say they were really bad.At first I didn't really know what to expect from the band because my friend told me they were from Iowa so I thought they're songs would be unorganized, bland, and downright depressing. But, after I listened to Paperback Blues I was impressed by the band. I really like them now and I think that they deserve to be ArtistoftheWeek this week.
Free Downloads
Surgeons
Paperback Blues
Radio Saints
Empyre
Official Website|Facebook|Myspace

~Hope You Enjoy Hanwell~

ArtistoftheWeek is on Fall Break !

It's ok guys, I'll be back. My break just started on Oct. 5 and it ends on Oct. 19th. I'll be back in no time. :)

ArtistoftheWeek:Clara C9/28/10-10/5/10

Clara C, an amazing singer-songwriter with the heart filled light and the mind filled with catchy pop songs for those sunny autumn days. This new artist has been making a breakthrough with her popular videos of her covering pop songs. Taking something like, Use Somebody and making it her own.She's been featured in many songs and has collaborated with many musicians all over America.
This artist has won 1st place for the Kollaboration for 2010.
She's recently graduated from College this year!Which is pretty impressive that she did all those videos and wrote all the songs while in College.She's worked with Wong Fu Productions for a couple of films.
She's been everywhere.
If this is your first time hearing about her from me. You've missed out!It's ok though, she just released her debut album, The Art In My Heart, last Friday so don't hesitate to order this amazing album.The CD has lyrics, photos, and of course the CD.
Plus if you're lucky you might get it signed!

Clara C is a great artist to have in your music collection.

Videos
Little Light

Album Preview

Offbeat Music Video


Free Downloads
Offbeat
Fool's Gold
Wait On Me
Wake Up In Neverland
Little Light (feat. Sam Ock)
Links
Twitter
Facebook
Youtube

Bandcamp

~Support Clara & Buy Her Debut Album, The Art In My Heart!~