Flawed but Cool

Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2010 by mmagana9

Some people would consider Lady Gaga as flawed because dress crazy. Her outfits are outrageous. Also there are rumors that say she was a man. She makes fun of it in her nine minutes music video “telephone” when the security guards strips search her. She wore a red outfit that covers her face to the MTV music awards. Last year was her year; you could not listen to the radio without hearing one of her song. Lady Gaga calls her fans Monsters.  She is not afraid to say what on her mind or take fashion risk. I think she has great music and is cool.

Music Piracy?

Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2010 by mmagana9

Lev Grossman says in “The Battle over Music Piracy” that Amazon, an online store, is trying to remove DRM (Digital Rights Management). DRM is a $60 billion industry which restricts the amount use on a computer file that is downloaded. Most songs downloaded from the ITunes store are the same way and only allow the song to be copied onto five computers. They have recently upped the price to $1.29 per song, that doesn’t contain DRM and higher audio sound. Also iTunes music only works the iPod an apple product, Steve Jobs said that he would like to make all the songs sold on iTunes DRM free but the record labels will not allow it. Grossman notes that everyone has stolen music and also that the legit market feed off the black market, however, he has paid for concerts and albums that he has bought legally. Grossman states that piracy has nothing to do with the consequences of DRM. When Apple does go DRM free they will have a lot more competition and could work on any MP3 such as the Zune and Sansa.

Blog Pix

Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2010 by mmagana9

I chose this picture to represent my blog because music is universal. Everyone listens to music even though it is diverse. People listen to music at restaurants, in their homes, and in the car. Also, mp3 and mp4 players have become popular because they are portable, so you can listen to music on the go.

Music biggest Night

Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 by mmagana9

of coure, it is the Grammy’s

Winners! Complete List From the 2010 Grammys

from E! Online

Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images

Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Record of the Year: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé

New Artist: Zac Brown Band

POP

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”

Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas

Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, “Halo”

Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine”

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, “Lucky”

Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, “Throw Down Your Heart”

Pop Instrumental Album: Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones

Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images

R&B

Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, “Blame It”

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, “At Last”

R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé

R&B Album: Blacksummers’ Night, Maxwell

Contemporary R&B Album: I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

RAP

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent

Rap Song: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem

Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”

Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahoré, “Pearls”

Michael Caulfield/Getty Images

COUNTRY

Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Female Country Vocal Performance: Taylor Swift, “White Horse”

Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, “Sweet Thing”

Country Song: “White Horse,” Taylor Swift

Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”

Country Instrumental Performance: Steve Wariner, “Producer’s Medley”

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ROCK

Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, “Working on a Dream”

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”

Rock Song: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, “War Machine”

Metal Performance: Judas Priest, “Dissident Aggressor”

Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, “A Day in the Life”

John Shearer/Getty Images

DANCE

Dance Recording: “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga

TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLD

Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix

Americana Album: Electric Dirt, Levon Helm

Bluegrass Album: The Crow/New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, Steve Martin

Traditional Blues Album: A Stranger Here, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band

Traditional Folk Album: High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, Loudon Wainwright III

Contemporary Folk Album: Townes, Steve Earle

Hawaiian Music Album: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2, Various Artists

Native American Music Album: Spirit Wind North, Bill Miller

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat Zydeco

Reggae Album: Mind Control—Acoustic, Stephen Marley

Traditional World Music Album: Douga Mansa, Mamadou Diabate

Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3—Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck

New Age Album: Prayer for Compassion, David Darling

VISUAL MEDIA

Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas

Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love—All Together Now,” Various Artists

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox

Musical Show Album: West Side Story

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire

Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Up, Michael Giacchino

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (from Slumdog Millionaire), A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Vijay Prakash

Instrumental Composition: Married Life (from Up), Michael Giacchino

Instrumental Arrangement: “West Side Story Medley,” Bill Cunliffe

GOSPEL

Gospel Performance: “Wait on the Lord,” Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark Sheard

Gospel Song: “God in Me,” Mary Mary featuring Kierra “KiKi” Sheard

Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Live Revelations, Third Day

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: The Power of One, Israel Houghton

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Jason Crabb, Jason Crabb

Traditional Gospel Album: Oh Happy Day, Various Artists

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Audience of One, Heather Headley

LATIN

Latin Pop Album: Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación

Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo, Calle 13

Tropical Latin Album: Ciclos, Luis Enrique

Regional Mexican Album: Necesito De Ti, Vicente Fernández

Tejano Album: Borders y Bailes, Los Texmaniacs

Norteño Album: Tu Noche Con…Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del Norte

Banda Album: Tu Esclavo y Amo, Lupillo Rivera

JAZZ

Contemporary Jazz Album: 75, Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate

Jazz Vocal Album: Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, Kurt Elling

Improvised Jazz Solo: “Dancin’ 4 Chicken,” Terence Blanchard, soloist

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Five Piece Band—Live, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Book One, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Latin Jazz Album: Juntos Para Siempre, Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés

CLASSICAL

Engineered Album, Classical: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony

Producer of the Year, Classical: Steven Epstein

Classical Album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Opera Recording: Britten: Billy Budd, London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef and Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, Philharmonia Orchestra

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Journey to the New World, Sharon Isbin

Chamber Music Performance: Intimate Letters, Emerson String Quartet

Small Ensemble Performance: Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion, Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre of Voices

Classical Vocal Performance: Renée Fleming, Verismo Arias

Classical Contemporary Composition: Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto, Jennifer Higdon

Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace, Yo-Yo Ma

Surround Sound Album: Transmigration, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses

CHILDREN

Musical Album for Children: Family Time, Ziggy Marley

Spoken Word Album for Children: Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs, Buck Howdy

OTHER

Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen Colbert

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Quiet Nights,” Diana Krall

Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno

Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963–1972), Neil Young

Album Notes: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), Louis Armstrong

Historical Album: The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), Little Walter

Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Ellipse, Imogen Heap

Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Brendan O’Brien

Remixed Recording, Nonclassical: “When Love Takes Over” (Electro Extended Remix), David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b164823_winners_complete_list_from_2010_grammys.html#ixzz0oGlBlezz

 Jamie Foxx – Winner (ft. Justin Timberlake & T.I.)