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Stevie Wonder

Pharrell – G I R L

Posted on February 26, 2014November 23, 2014 by Kurt

RELEASED: March 03, 2014

Upbeat advocacy of self-esteem, individuality, and feminism through a number of engaging collaborations and compositional elements.

Tags: albums, pop, R&B
Artists: Alicia Keys, Aloe Blacc, Beyoncé, Daft Punk, Jay Z, John Legend, JoJo, Justin Timberlake, Mayer Hawthorne, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell, Robin Thicke, Stevie Wonder
Record Labels: Columbia
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iTunes sales surge for Daft Punk, John Legend, and more following the 56th GRAMMY Awards

Posted on January 27, 2014December 30, 2014 by Kurt

The GRAMMY Awards are often described as Music’s Biggest Night. While the awards ceremony typically lives up to the moniker with star-studded performances and gramophone trophies for hundreds of artists across many genres each year, iTunes charts also show how music sales are impacted, providing the year’s first prominent sales increase following the post-Christmas bump fueled by gift card redemptions. Many of the songs featured during the 56th GRAMMY Awards broadcast on January 26 received significant jumps on the iTunes song chart throughout and following the show, and numerous songs heard in its music-centric commercials felt the benefit of exposure as well. The statistics below reflect positions on the US iTunes chart of about 1500 songs, tracked from the beginning of the broadcast in the Eastern time zone at 8:00pm to the end of the Western time zone broadcast at 2:40am Eastern. Continue reading “iTunes sales surge for Daft Punk, John Legend, and more following the 56th GRAMMY Awards” →

Categories: Music
Tags: GRAMMYs, iTunes, music sales, statistics, synchronizations
Artists: Austin Mahone, Black Sabbath, Chic, Daft Punk, Dave Grohl, Erykah Badu, Hunter Hayes, Imagine Dragons, Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Juicy J, Justin Timberlake, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Krist Novoselic, Lang Lang, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Matthew Koma, MC Eiht, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Miriam Bryant, Nile Rodgers, P!nk, Pat Smear, Paul McCartney, Pharrell, Pitbull, Prince Royce, Queens of the Stone Age, Rihanna, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Zedd
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Kurt’s 100 Favorite Songs of 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 by Kurt

These are one hundred songs that stayed in my heavy rotation throughout 2013. In a year that saw personal advancements including eight weeks studying abroad in France and graduation from college, these songs soundtracked my year, each song appealing to me through instrumentation, lyrics, or just its overall mood. Read on for descriptions of each track, access the whole playlist on SoundCloud to listen, and judge away.
Continue reading “Kurt’s 100 Favorite Songs of 2013” →

Categories: Music, Personal
Tags: 2013, best of 2013, music
Artists: A Great Big World, Adam Lambert, Adele, Alex P, Aloe Blacc, Alpine, AlunaGeorge, André 3000, Angel Haze, Anoushka Shankar, Arcade Fire, Ariana Grande, As Animals, Ashley Monroe, Avicii, Avril Lavigne, BANKS, Bastille, Ben Folds, Betty Who, Beyoncé, Bob Seger, Bonnie McKee, Britney Spears, Butterfly Boucher, Capital Cities, Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope, Cat Stevens, Céline Dion, Chad Kroeger, Chic, Chlöe Howl, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Coco O., Coldplay, Conor Maynard, Crystal Bowersox, Daft Punk, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Daughtry, David Mead, Delta Rae, Demi Lovato, Disclosure, Dr. Luke, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Elle Macho, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sandé, Erik Hassle, Erykah Badu, Everything Everything, Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine, Gentlemen Hall, Glee Cast, Gloria Estefan, Graffiti6, Great Good Fine Ok, Haerts, HAIM, Hayley Williams, Hedley, Herbie Hancock, Hunter Hayes, Icona Pop, James Blake, James Blunt, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Scott, Janelle Monáe, Jay Z, Jesse McCartney, Jessie Ware, Jillette Johnson, Jimmy Napes, John Legend, John Mayer, John Newman, John Paul White, Joy Williams, Julio Bashmore, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kacey Musgraves, Karmin, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Rock, KISS, KT Tunstall, Lady Gaga, Laura Mvula, Leona Lewis, Lindsey Buckingham, Lissie, Little Mix, Lorde, Lucius, M83, MAGIC!, Majid Jordan, Mariah Carey, Matrix & Futurebound, Max Frost, Max Marshall, Mayer Hawthorne, Miami Sound Machine, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Miguel, Mike Milosh, Mikky Ekko, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Nasri, Natalia Kills, Naughty Boy, Ne-Yo, Neon Jungle, Nickelback, Nikki Yanofsky, Nile Rodgers, NONONO, Norah Jones, One Direction, OneRepublic, Outkast, Paramore, Peter Thomas, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Quadron, Quincy Jones, R. Kelly, Ra Ra Riot, Ravi Shankar, RedOne, Rhye, Rihanna, Robin Hannibal, Sade, Sam Smith, Sara Bareilles, Sarah Jarosz, Selena Gomez, Sheppard, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Stevie Wonder, Stromae, Tamar Braxton, Tegan & Sara, The Band Perry, The Civil Wars, The Lone Bellow, The Neighbourhood, The Preatures, The Weeknd, Tori Kelly, Train, Trixie Whitley, Van Halen, Wild Belle, Yuna, Zedd
Record Labels: Atmosphériques, Barsuk, Capitol, Columbia, Eight0Eight, Epic, Harvest, Interscope, Jive, RCA, Republic Nashville, Shanachie, Universal Music Australia, Verve, Vested In Culture, Warner Bros., XIX Recordings
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