1.Michael Jackson
His death, together with "This Is It," brought everyone back to their early childhood days when imitating the moonwalk would be the coolest thing in the world and the guitar riffs of "Black & White" and "Thriller." Surely, Michael will be remembered forever as the icon of pop.
2.Lady GaGa
Simply put, she is the new Pop Queen of scandal and creativity, mixed together in the universal solvent of music. Not only had she written good songs and did eccentric dances, but she also came up with a performance-level personality on and off the studio (with the enlarged clitoris). Hyperreal, boys. It's all hyperreal, and the Lady is the new Madonna.
3.Taylor Swift
This girl flared up the charts with her top pop songs, "Love Story," "Fifteen," and "You Belong To Me," and she hasn't reached her peak yet. Furthermore, she has enough talent to shake and amuse her audience. Remember the "Thug Story" video she made with T-Pain? Yes, Taylor Swift is still on her way. We just hope that she keeps up with it.
4.blink-182
Out of the plane crash involving the late DJ AM and Travis Barker came the old (and new) Blink-182. Tom DeLounge, Mark Hoppus, and Barker, thought of joining forces once again for the crass immaturity and heavy pop-punk that the whole rock world misses. After touring with pop-punk bands like Fall Out Boy and All Time Low, they're set to complete their next album. Travis, Tom, and Mark, all of us missed you… a lot, and everyone's hoping for new greats and punk hit legends.
5.Lil' Wayne
Tha Carter III hit the stores late '08, but the presence of Lil' Wayne has been greatly felt this '09. With a plethora of potential top singles (like "Lollipop" and "Mrs. Officer") and collaborations (including one from, uh, Pete Wentz), he took over the charts and music news, making 2009 the bling-est year for Weezy. He had his last laugh for 2009 by taking his Gibson in the front stage and releasing a rock album, "Reprise," which shows Wayne's talent beyond rap.
6.Kanye West
The year 2009 would never be remarkable in the music industry without Yeezy, primarily because of his bashing of Taylor Swift right in the stage. But more than that, he's armed with his collaborations, his 808, and the shutter shades that he has made famous. He's had his sorries and reconciliations with Tay, and we expect better things from now on.
7.Electronic Rock and Crunk Core
Said to be just a few of the genres that emerged from the growing communities of scenesters and hipster musicians all across the West, these two genres of rock already has a growing influence on music in general. In 2009, the list overflows, and it continues to grow. In Electronic Rock we see the rise of the synthesizer and the countless rock remixes which come in a package with power-pop and punk song lines and riffs. Here we could add Metro Station, 3OH!3, Owl City, and a lot more. On the other hand, Crunk Core wields the powerful screams and instrumental patterns of post-hardcore combined with hip hop and autotune beats, and what comes out of it are the flooding of MySpace and Buzznet pages with bands like Brokencyde and Blood on the Dance Floor. For 2010, we're going to stay a little longer with them, so enjoy the moment as we bear with it.
8.The cast of "Glee"
The newcomers of the covers department appears not just on iTunes and other download servers. In fact, they're on TV. With thirteen episodes of covers, the fresh singers of Glee is sure to rock the screens with different does of Pop, Rock, and RnB. And of course, don't dare miss the great story.
9.Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez
My personal biases wouldn't want these to be put, but I think that objectively, I have to admit that they have entered the pop culture and infected everyone. Hannah Montana's alter ego rose to the charts and even had a movie. Ashley Tisdale seems to show that she's grown up and ready to take over not with her High School Musical tween character, but something more real, rougher and sexier. And Selena Gomez? Credit The Scene for her music.
Hell yeah, a lot to expect this '10.
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