MYX Hit Chart
(January 15-21, 2012)

1. Taylor Swift – Ours (1st week at #1)
2. Super Junior – Superman
3. Slapshock – Ngayon Na
4. Sarah Geronimo – Bakit Pa Ba (new entry)
5. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
6. Lady Gaga – Marry the Night
7. David Archuleta – Wait (new entry)
8. Chicosci – Unbelievable
9. BBS feat. Kean Cipriano – Habang Buhay
10. Greyson Chance – Hold on ‘Til the Night (new entry)
11. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
12. Karylle – Basically
13. Never the Strangers – Alive
14. Ebe Dancel – Wag Kang Mag-Alala
15. Kamikazee – Halik
16. Parokya ni Edgar feat. Gloc-9 – One Hit Combo
17. Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
18. Sponge Cola – Stargazer (new entry)
19. Typecast – The Promise (Kono Yakusoku)
20. Eevee – Ang Sarap Maging Single (new entry)

MYX International Top 20
(January 14-20, 2012)

1. Taylor Swift – Ours (2nd week at #1)
2. Super Junior – Superman
3. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
4. Lady Gaga – Marry the Night
5. David Archuleta – Wait (new entry)
6. Greyson Chance – Hold on ‘Til the Night
7. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
8. Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
9. Westlife – Beautiful World
10. ZE:A – Watch Out
11. Selena Gomez and the Scene – Hit the Lights
12. Beyoncé – Dance for You
13. Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – International Love
14. Kelly Clarkson – What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)
15. Will.I.Am feat. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez – T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)
16. Willow Smith feat. Nicki Minaj – Fireball
17. Girls’ Generation – The Boys
18. Charice – Louder
19. Joe Jonas – All This Time (new entry)
20. Kis-My-Ft2 – We Never Give Up (new entry)

Taylor Swift – “Ours” Music Video:

‘Ours’ by Taylor Swift Tops MYX Hit Chart and MYX International Top 20 this Week originally appeared on Starmometer on January 16, 2012.

MYX International Top 20
(January 7-13, 2012)

1. Taylor Swift – Ours (1st week at #1)
2. Super Junior – Superman
3. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
4. Lady Gaga – Marry the Night
5. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
6. Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
7. Girls’ Generation – The Boys
8. Bruno Mars – It Will Rain
9. Charice – Louder
10. Kim Hyun Joong – Lucky Guy
11. ZE:A – Watch Out (new entry)
12. Greyson Chance – Hold on ‘Til the Night (new entry)
13. Selena Gomez and the Scene – Hit the Lights
14. Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
15. Beyoncé – Dance for You (new entry)
16. Westlife – Beautiful World (new entry)
17. Kelly Clarkson – What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger) (new entry)
18. Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – International Love (new entry)
19. Will.I.Am feat. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez – T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) (new entry)
20. Willow Smith feat. Nicki Minaj – Fireball (new entry)

Taylor Swift’s ‘Ours’ Rules MYX International Top 20 this Week originally appeared on Starmometer on January 9, 2012.

The Grammy award-winning teen sensation had a Marilyn Monroe moment during her concert last August 13 when she unknowingly walked too close to a wind machine by the stage, which made her dress fly up.

For one second, fans caught a glimpse of her underwear which some gossip sites describe as “granny-ish” and “unfashionable.”

A professional artist as she is, Swift carried on singing “You Belong To Me” as if nothing happened.

Taylor Swift’s Underwear Bared on Stage originally appeared on Starmometer on August 19, 2011.

According to Swift, she wrote the song “Mean” to get back at her critics who constantly question her songs as well as her ability to sing.

The music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom, who developed the concept together with Swift. It begins with Swift and her band playing a banjo, all dressed in vintage-inspired clothes. The stage is set up like a front yard of a farmhouse. Then, Swift is shown being tied to the tracks by a villain, similar to the song’s artwork. The villain and his friend laugh as she sits there helpless.

Alternately shown throughout the video are some scenes of boys and girls being bullied, kinda similar to what we’ve seen on Katy Perry‘s “Firework” and P!nk‘s “Raise Your Glass”.

Watch the music video here (take note that it’s not yet the Vevo release so it’s a bit blurry):

Taylor Swift – ‘Mean’ Music Video Released originally appeared on Starmometer on May 8, 2011.

Taylor Swift is coming to Manila for a one night concert at the Araneta Coliseum on February 19. According to reports, Taylor personally picked Sam Concepcion to front for her in the said concert.

MYX International Top 20
(February 5-11, 2011)

1. Taylor Swift – Back to December (1st week at #1)
2. Katy Perry – Firework
3. Tokio Hotel – Hurricanes and Suns
4. Girls’ Generation – Hoot
5. Bruno Mars – Grenade
6. G-Dragon & T.O.P – High High
7. Justin Bieber – Pray
8. Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder – Rocketeer
9. Paramore – Playing God
10. 2NE1 – Go Away
11. Michael Jackson feat. Akon – Hold My Hand
12. Willow – Whip My Hair
13. Kesha – We R Who We R
14. Rihanna feat. Drake – What’s My Name
15. CN Blue – Love
16. Lee DeWyze – Sweet Serenditipity
17. Linkin Park – Waiting for the End
18. My Chemical Romance – SING
19. The Script – Nothing
20. Greyson Chance – Waiting Outside the Lines (new entry)

Watch the music video here:

Taylor Swift Tops MYX International Top 20 originally appeared on Starmometer on February 6, 2011.

“Back to December” was written solely by Swift. According to the country sensation, “Back to December” is the first time she ever apologizes to someone in a song, something that she never did before. Upon its release as a promotional single, critics speculated that the song is about Taylor Lautner, Swift’s ex-boyfriend, although neither Swift nor Lautner has confirmed nor denied these allegations.

The song’s accompanying music video was directed by Yoann Lemoine, which laments the aftermath of a break-up between Swift and her boyfriend during one snowy morning.

Watch the music video here:

Taylor Swift – ‘Back to December’ Music Video originally appeared on Starmometer on January 27, 2011.

“Michael” sold 228,000 copies on its first week which is good for third place on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of January 1, 2011. Although the album did much better worldwide, selling 3 million copies while topping the charts in Germany, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands.

The posthumous album was bested by two female artists, Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle.

Taylor Swift returned to the No. 1 slot on the U.S. pop album chart on Wednesday, nudging reigning champ Susan Boyle down to No. 2.

Swift’s “Speak Now” sold 259,000 copies during the week ended December 19, it’s third nonconsecutive week at no. 1. The album has now sold 2.6 million units making it this year’s 3rd best-selling album overall behind Eminem‘s “Recovery” with 3.2 million and Lady Antebellum‘s “Need You Now” with 3 million.

Susan Boyle‘s “The Gift” settled for second place this week with 254,000 copies sold and a six week-total of 1.6 million.

Here is the list of Top 10 Best-selling Albums for the week of January 1, 2011:

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift
2. The Gift – Susan Boyle
3. MICHAEL – Michael Jackson
4. O Holy Night – Jackie Evancho
5. Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album – Glee Cast
6. Love Letter – R Kelly
7. Last Train to Paris – Diddy – Dirty Money
8. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
9. Born Free – Kid Rock
10. Glee: The Music Vol. 4 – Glee Cast

Source: Billboard

‘MICHAEL’ Fails to Top the Billboard 200 Chart originally appeared on Starmometer on December 24, 2010.

Taylor Swift achieved total world domination indeed as what EW’s headline says about the country singer. Under Taylor’s shadow for Entertainers of the Year are James Franco, Katy Perry, the Glee cast, and Jon Hamm.

What makes Taylor the year’s most notable entertainer? Well she won four Grammys, including Album of the Year, sold out concerts, and her third studio album Speak has recently sold 1,047,000 units in its first-week sales, which was the highest number for any release in five years!

Taylor Swift is EW’s Entertainer of the Year originally appeared on Starmometer on December 4, 2010.

Ovation Productions, together with etc and Jack TV, present Taylor Swift Live in Manila on Feb. 19, 2011. The Country Music Princess is set to take Araneta Coliseum by storm when she performs her hit songs Mine, Love Story and You Belong With Me during the one-night spectacular.

Singer, songwriter and actress, at the young age of 20 Taylor Swift has taken the entertainment world by storm. Having sold 13 million albums and 25 million song downloads, Swift had earned numerous titles and over 50 awards in recognition of her music including four Grammys and three Academy of Country Music Awards. Swift is best known for her highly-autobiographical lyrics, so fans find themselves relating with the personal nature of her songs and the topics they explore. Swift’s first self-titled album went four times platinum in the US, with her follow-up album Fearless going six times platinum and reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Locally, her Fearless and Fearless (Platinum Edition) albums have reached eight times platinum in both retail and digital sales.

Taylor Swift Live in Manila coincides with Swift’s Southeast Asian tour and the promotion of her latest, highly-anticipated album Speak Now, released under MCA Music Inc. The album’s lead single, Mine, is flying high on local pop hit radio stations and has reached No. 1 on the iTunes All-Genre Singles Chart and No. 1 on the iTunes Country Single Chart within six hours of its release, and sold in excess of 297,000 downloads in just four days.

Members of the Taylor Swift Fans Club Philippines can buy their tickets exclusively starting Nov. 5! Tickets go on sale to the public starting Nov. 8. For reservations and inquiries, visit any Ticketnet outlet (call 911-5555) or online at www.ticketnet.com.ph

Taylor Swift is Coming to Manila originally appeared on Starmometer on November 1, 2010.

MYX Hitchart
(September 26 to October 2, 2010)

1. Mine – Taylor Swift (2nd week at #1)
2. Something ‘Bout Love – David Archuleta
3. Jeepney Love Story – Yeng Constantino
4. I Remember The Girl – Christian Bautista
5. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
6. Disney – Tanya Markova
7. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem feat Rihanna
8. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
9. 2012 – Jay Sean feat Nicki Minaj
10. Lucifer – Shinee
11. No Other – Super Junior
12. Lakad – Sandwich (new entry)
13. Somebody to Love – Justin Bieber feat Usher
14. What If – Jason DeRulo
15. Back to Love – Quest
16. The Catalyst – Linkin Park (new entry)
17. Club Can’t Handle Me – Flo Rida feat David Guetta
18. DJ Got Us Fallin in Love – Usher feat Pitbull
19. Pakiusap Lang (Lasingin Mo Ako) – Parokya ni Edgar (new entry)
20. Alay – Kamikazee

MYX Daily Top 10
(September 27, 2010, Monday)

1. Taylor Swift – Mine (11.56%) (10th day at #1, streak: 3 days)
2. David Archuleta – Something ‘Bout Love (10.98%)
3. Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are (9.83%)
4. Christian Bautista – I Remember the Girl (8.67%)
5. Yeng Constantino – Jeepney Lovestory (8.09%)
6. Sandwich – Lakad (7.51%)
7. Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie (5.20%)
8. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream (4.62%)
9. Tanya Markova – Disney (4.05%)
10. Jay Sean feat. Nicki Minaj – 2012 (It Ain’t the End) (3.47%)

MYX International Top 20
(September 25, 2010)

1. Mine – Taylor Swift (4th Week @ no. 1)
2. Something ‘Bout Love – David Archuleta
3. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
4. Love The Way You Lie- Eminem Ft. Rihanna
5. Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
6. 2012 – Jay Sean ft. Nicki Minaj
7. Lucifer- Shinee
8. Somebody To Love- Justin Bieber Ft. Usher
9. No Other- Super Junior
10. What If- Jason Derulo
11. The Catalyst- Linkin Park
12. Club Cant Handle Me- Florida
13. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love- Usher
14. Commander- Kelly Rowland
15. A Year Without Rain – Selena Gomez
16. Love Me – Justin Bieber
17. If I Had You- Adam Lambert
18. You Lost Me- Christina Aguilera
19. Take It Off- Ke$ha
20. Dynamite – Taio Cruz

Taylor Swift Dominates MYX Music Charts originally appeared on Starmometer on September 27, 2010.

Meanwhile, Eminem‘s “Love the Way You Lie” music video featuring Rihanna maintained its lead on MYX Hit Chart and MYX International Top 20 for the third week in a row.

Asia’s Pop Idol–Christian Bautista–on the other hand, ruled Pinoy MYX Countdown with the music video of his latest single “Beautiful Girl” featuring Cristine Reyes.

MYX Daily Top 10
(Sept. 13, 2010)

1. Mine – Taylor Swift (13.08%)
2. I Remember the Girl – Christian Bautista (12.15%)
3. Love the Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna (9.35%)
4. Disney – Tanya Markova (7.48%)
5. Something Bout Love – David Archuleta (New Entry) (7.01%)
6. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (6.54%)
7. No Other – Super Junior (5.14%)
8. Lucifer – SHINee (4.57%)
9. Somebody To Love – Justin Bieber feat Usher (4.21%)
10. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love – Usher feat. Pitbull (3.27%)

Others: 27.01%

MYX Hit Chart
September 12-18, 2010

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie (3rd week at #1)
2. Taylor Swift – Mine
3. Christian Bautista – I Remember the Girl
4. Tanya Markova – Disney
5. Super Junior – No Other
6. Justin Bieber feat. Usher – Somebody to Love (Remix)
7. SHINee – Lucifer
8. Kamikazee – Alay
9. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
10. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
11. Christina Aguilera – You Lost Me
12. Adam Lambert – If I Had You
13. Usher feat. Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love (new entry)
14. Hale – Magkaibang Mundo
15. Quest – Back to Love
16. Metric – Eclipse (All Yours)
17. SS501 – Love Ya
18. Sara Bareilles – King of Anything
19. Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me
20. Jason Derülo – What If (new entry)

MYX International Top 20
(September 11-17, 2010)

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie (3rd week at #1)
2. Taylor Swift – Mine
3. Super Junior – No Other
4. Justin Bieber feat. Usher – Somebody to Love (Remix)
5. SHINee – Lucifer
6. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
7. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
8. Christina Aguilera – You Lost Me
9. Adam Lambert – If I Had You
10. Usher feat. Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
11. Metric – Eclipse (All Yours)
12. SS501 – Love Ya
13. Sara Bareilles – King of Anything
14. Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me
15. Jason Derülo – What If (new entry)
16. Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta – Commander (new entry)
17. Kesha – Take It Off
18. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull – I Like It
19. Maroon 5 – Misery
20. Linkin Park – The Catalyst (new entry)

Pinoy MYX Countdown
(September 11-17, 2010)

1. Christian Bautista – I Remember the Girl (1st week at #1)
2. Tanya Markova – Disney
3. Kamikazee – Alay
4. Hale – Magkaibang Mundo
5. Quest – Back to Love
6. BBS feat. Kean Cipriano & Madeline – Bata
7. XLR8 – I Love You Girl
8. Cueshé – Pangako
9. Christian Bautista – Afraid for Love to Fade
10. Juris – Opposites Attract
11. 6cyclemind feat. DJ Coki, Kean Cipriano & Yeng Constantino – Kung Wala na Nga
12. Sugarfree – Hangover
13. Itchyworms – Suplado Ka Pala sa Personal
14. Kjwan – Meron Ba
15. Parokya ni Edgar – Pakiusap Lang (Lasingin Mo Ako) (new entry)
16. Julianne Tarroja – Liwanag
17. Toni Gonzaga – Can’t Help Myself
18. KC Concepcion – Takipsilim
19. Sarah Geronimo & Sam Milby – Ang Aking Awitin (new entry)
20. Ogie Alcasid – Yakap (new entry)

Taylor Swift’s ‘Mine’ Music Video Tops MYX Daily Top 10 originally appeared on Starmometer on September 13, 2010.

Taylor Swift bagged the top plum of the night, the Album of the Year award for Fearless. The 20-year-old also scooped the Grammy in the best country album category, best female country vocal performance for her single “White Horse” and the best country song category for the same track.

Good thing Kanye West did not appear after Swift received the most prestigious award of the night (CLICK HERE TO WATCH TAYLOR’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH).

Swift’s biggest rivals were Beyonce and Lady Gaga. Beyonce bagged the Song of the Year award for Single Ladies while Lady Gaga bagged the Best Dance Recording award for Poker Face and Best Dance Album for The Fame.

Beyonce also scooped the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for Single Ladies, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for At Last, and Best Contemporary R&B Album for I Am Sasha Fierce.

Although this year was dominated by females, Kings of Leon emerged as the biggest winner among the males for winning the Record of the Year award for Use Somebody. The band also won Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals and Best Rock Song for Use Somebody.

Here’s the list of nominees and winners (marked with an asterisk *) for the 52nd Grammy Awards:

Album Of The Year:

I Am…Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé
The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame — Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King — Dave Matthews Band
Fearless — Taylor Swift *

Record Of The Year:

“Halo” — Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody” — Kings Of Leon *
“Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me” — Taylor Swift

Best New Artist:

Zac Brown Band *
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Song Of The Year:

“Poker Face” — Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) *
“Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“You Belong With Me” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

“Hometown Glory” – Adele
“Halo” – Beyoncé *
“Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
“Sober” – Pink
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

“This Time” – John Legend
“Love You” – Maxwell
“Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz *
“If You Don’t Know Me by Now” – Seal
“All About The Love Again” – Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas *
“We Weren’t Born To Follow” — Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never” — The Fray
“Sara Smile” — Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids” — MGMT

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

“Sea Of Heartbreak” — Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
“Love Sex Magic” — Ciara & Justin Timberlake
“Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat *
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” — Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
“Breathe” — Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“A Swingin’ Christmas” – Tony Bennett
“Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden” – Michael Bublé *
“Your Songs” – Harry Connick, Jr.
“Liza’s at The Palace…!” – Liza Minnelli
“American Classic” – Willie Nelson

Best Pop Vocal Album:

The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas *
Breakthrough — Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted — Kelly Clarkson
The Fray — The Fray
Funhouse — P!nk

DANCE

Best Dance Recording:

“Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over” — David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face” — Lady Gaga *
“Celebration” —Madonna
“Womanizer” — Britney Spears

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Divided By Night – The Crystal Method
One Love – David Guetta
The Fame – Lady Gaga *
Party Rock – LMFAO
Yes – Pet Shop Boys

ROCK

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” — Bob Dylan
“Change In The Weather” — John Fogerty
“Dreamer” — Prince
“Working On A Dream” — Bruce Springsteen *
“Fork In The Road” — Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals

“Can’t Find My Way Home” – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“Life in Technicolor II” – Coldplay
“21 Guns” – Green Day
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon *
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” – U2

Best Rock Song:

“The Fixer” — Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” — Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters
(U2)
“21 Guns” — Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
“Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
(Kings Of Leon) *
“Working On A Dream” — Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album:

Black Ice — AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden — Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown — Green Day *
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King — Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon — U2

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album:

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door — Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe — Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix *
It’s Blitz! — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

“The Point Of It All” – Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell *
“SoBeautiful” – Musiq Soulchild
“Under” – Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby” – Charlie Wilson

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé *
“It Kills Me” – Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then” – Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes” – Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears” – Jazmine Sullivan

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain *
“Chocolate High” — Indie.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave” — Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground” — Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come At Last” — Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

“At Last” – Beyoncé *
“Soul Music” – Anthony Hamilton
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” – Boney James & Quinn
“Sow Love” – Ann Nesby
“Woman Gotta Have It” – Calvin Richardson

Best R&B Song

“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
o James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker songwriters
“Lions, Tigers & Bears” – Jazmine Sullivan
o Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan songwriters
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
o Hod David & Musze songwriters
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé
o Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart songwriters *
“Under” – Pleasure P
o D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones,R. New & K. Stephens songwriters

Best Contemporary R&B Album

I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé *
Intuition – Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper – Pleasure P
Ready – Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz – T-Pain

Best R&B Album:

The Point Of It All — Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics — India.Arie
Turn Me Loose — Ledisi
Blacksummers’ Night — Maxwell *
Uncle Charlie — Charlie Wilson

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance

“Best I Ever Had” – Drake
“Beautiful” – Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey” – Mos Def

Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group

“Too Many Rappers” – Beastie Boys & Nas
“Crack A Bottle” – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent *
“Money Goes, Honey Stay” – Fabolous & Jay-Z
“Make Her Say” – Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
“Amazing” – Kanye West & Young Jeezy

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

“Ego” — Beyoncé & Kanye West
“Knock You Down” — Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West *
“I’m On A Boat” — The Lonely Island & T-Pain
“Dead & Gone” — T.I. & Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song:

“Best I Ever Had” — Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
“Day ‘N’ Nite” — S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
“Dead And Gone” — C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)
“Run This Town” — Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) *

Best Rap Album:

Universal Mind Control — Common
Relapse — Eminem *
R.O.O.T.S. — Flo Rida
The Ecstatic — Mos Def
The Renaissance — Q-Tip

COUNTRY

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

“Dead Flowers” – Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine” – Martina McBride
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift *
“Just a Dream” – Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin’” – Lee Ann Womack

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

“All I Ask For Anymore” – Trace Adkins
“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington
“High Cost of Living” – Jamey Johnson
“Living for the Night” – George Strait
“Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban *

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

“Cowgirls Don’t Cry” — Brooks & Dunn
“Chicken Fried” — Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You” — Lady Antebellum *
“Here Comes Goodbye” — Rascal Flatts
“It Happens” — Sugarland

Best Country Song:

“All I Ask For Anymore” — Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
“High Cost Of Living” — Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
“I Run To You” — Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelly & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
“People Are Crazy” — Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
“White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) *

Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals

“Beautiful World” – Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
“Down the Road” – Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
“Start a Band” – Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
“I Told You So” – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis *
“Everything But Quits” – Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

Best Country Album:

The Foundation — Zac Brown Band
Twang — George Strait
Fearless — Taylor Swift *
Defying Gravity — Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy — Lee Ann Womack

OTHER CATEGORIES

Best Americana Album:

Together Through Life — Bob Dylan
Electric Dirt — Levon Helm *
Willie And The Wheel — Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
Wilco (The Album) — Wilco
Little Honey — Lucinda Williams

Best Gospel Performance

“Free to Be Me” – Francesca Battistelli
“Jesus Is Love” – Heather Headley & Smokie Norful
“I Believe” – Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
“Wait On The Lord” – Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard *
“Born Again” – Third Day

Best Gospel Song

“Born Again” – Third Day
“City on Our Knees” – TobyMac
“Every Prayer” – Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
“God in Me” – Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard *
“The Motions” – Matthew West

Best Spoken Word Album

Always Looking Up – Michael J. Fox *
Jonathan Winters – A Very Special Time – Jonathan Winters
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates – Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
The Maltese Falcon – Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & OthersYuri Rasovsky
o Josh Stanton, producers
We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land – Jimmy Carter
Wishful Drinking – Carrie Fisher

Best Musical Show Album

Ain’t Misbehavin’
Hair
9 to 5: The Musical
Shrek the Musical
West Side Story

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album

Cadillac Records – Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
Slumdog Millionaire *
True Blood
Twilight

Best Score Soundtrack Album

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1) – Alexandre Desplat
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince – Nicholas Hooper
Milk – Danny Elfman
Star Trek – Michael Giacchino, Varèse Sarabande
Up – Michael Giacchino *

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

“All Is Love” (From Where the Wild Things Are)
o Karen O & Nick Zinner, songwriters (Karen O & The Kids)
“Decode” (From Twilight)
o Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
“Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
o A. R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash, songwriters (A. R. Rahman, Gulzar & Sukhwinder Singh) *
“Once In A Lifetime” (From Cadillac Records)
o Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Wrestler” (From The Wrestler)
o Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

T Bone Burnett,
Ethan Johns
Larry Klein
Greg Kurstin
Brendan O’Brien

For the complete list of nominees and winners for the 52nd Grammy Awards, proceed to the official Grammy website.

Taylor Swift is the Big Winner at the 52nd Grammy Awards originally appeared on Starmometer on February 1, 2010.