2008 American Music Awards

On Sunday Nov 23rd the American Music Awards will be televised. The list of performers includes some of the biggest names in music: Coldplay, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, and Kanye West. As for the nominees, there are four big names who have been nominated for three awards: Chris Brown, Coldplay, Eagles, and Alicia Keys. All four of these have been nominated for the Artist of the Year award. Another interesting award is the Breakthrough Artist award, which is basically for Best New Artist, although some of the artists nominated started hitting the charts in 2007. We've created two polls for you to vote on your favorites:
- Artist of the Year
- Breakthrough Artist
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THO 100 Update for the week ending November 15, 2008

Pink's six week run at #1 ends this week as "So What" drops to the runner-up slot. Taking its place is "Hot N Cold," the second #1 single from Katy Perry. Earlier this year "I Kissed A Girl" spent three weeks atop the chart. "I Kissed A Girl" is still hanging around the chart at #42 after 24 weeks. Perry will certainly be one of the top artists of 2008 when our year-end artist chart is published at the end of December. Perry's real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson. She was born in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of two pastors. In fact, her first CD released in 2001, called "Katy Hudson," was a Christian gospel album. Now her music and her outfits are pretty far removed from gospel... Enjoy the new chart this week!

- Current THO 100
- Katy Perry on Wikipedia

New Rock Songs - November 2008

New Rock songs recently receiving airplay on U.S. radio stations:

Buckcherry - Rescue Me
Five Finger Death Punch - Stranger Than Fiction
Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy
Hinder - Without You
Hoobastank - My Turn
In This Moment - Forever
Incubus - Love Hurts
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Rev Theory - Light It Up
Saliva - Family Reunion
Slipknot - Dead Memories
Smashing Pumpkins - G.L.O.W.
Stereophonics - My Own Worst Enemy
10 Years - So Long, Good-bye
Vayden - The One You Left Behind
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James Bond Theme Songs

With the opening of Quantum of Solace this past weekend, we thought it an appropriate time to visit James Bond theme songs. Each of the 22 Bond flics has had a theme song, usually with the same name as the movie itself. Quantum is an exception, as the title song is "Another Way To Die" by Jack White & Alicia Keys. Shirley Bassey is the only artist to perform a Bond them more than once, and she's done it three times, for Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker. The only Bond song to hit #1 in the U.S. was Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill." Two Bond songs have been nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Song: Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only" and Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better."

- List of all James Bond theme songs
- Bond theme song poll
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New Album Releases for November 18, 2008

Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce [2 CDs]
David Cook - David Cook
Il Divo - The Promise
Nickelback - Dark Horse
Mudvayne - New Game
Blake Shelton - Startin' Fires
Dido - Safe Trip Home
Slim - Love's Crazy
Shontelle - Shontelligence
Ace Hood - Gutta
Laura Pausini - Primavera Anticipada (Italian Version)
Ricardo Arjona - Quinto Piso
Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
Lil Keke - Loved By Few, Hated By Many
Belle & Sebastian - The BBC Sessions
The Priests - The Priests
Chris Botti - Live In Boston [Live]
Rod Stewart - The Definitive Rod Stewart [2 CDs + DVD]
Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion
Randy Houser - Anything Goes
Soundtrack - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Love Willows - Hey! Hey!

- Full list of new and future releases
- 2008 Holiday albums
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New Country Songs on the Radio - November 2008

New songs recently receiving airplay on Country radio stations in the U.S.:

Gary Allan - She's So California
Keith Anderson - Somebody Needs A Hug
Dierks Bentley - Feel That Fire
Dean Brody - Brothers
Brooks & Dunn - Cowgirls Don't Cry
Sarah Buxton - Space
Sara Evans - Low
Kenny Chesney w/ Mac McAnally - Down The Road
Jack Ingram - That's A Man
Jewel - Till It Feels Like Cheating
Toby Keith - God Love Her
Lost Trailers - How 'Bout You Don't
John Michael Montgomery - Forever
James Otto - These Are The Good Ole Days
Randy Rogers Band - In My Arms Instead
Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long
Jessica Simpson - Remember That
Matt Stillwell - Shine
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Jimmy Wayne - I Will
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Akon

Aliaune Thiam, or the artist we know as Akon, logs his 15th THO hit this week with "Right Now (Na Na Na)." Often Akon collaborates with others on hit songs, such as "Smack That" with Eminem or "Just Dance" with Lady GaGa and Colby O'Donis. But "Right Now" is a solo hit, just as his first THO hit was: 2005's "Lonely." He has several impressive achievements, including being the first artist to hold both the #1 and #2 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 TWICE! Akon was also nominated for a Grammy Award, although he lost to Justin Timberlake. We created another poll, for you to choose your favorite Akon tune.

- Akon chart history
- Akon poll
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