JVB Top 40 for 2010

It’s been another fantastic year in music. Usher and Eminem made huge comebacks, BFFs Rihanna and Katy Perry keep dropping big songs. Taio Cruz, Drake, B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Liquideep all graced us with their musical talents (and thankfully so) and Shakira, Freshlyground and K’Naan provided us with two of the biggest songs of the year during the FIFA 2010 World Cup, right here in Mzansi. So I thought I should put a list together of some of my favourites, and probably yours too. Here is my Top 40 for 2010

1.
Rihanna featuring Drake- What’s My Name

2.
K’Naan- Wavin’ Flag

3.
Liquideep- Fairytale

4.
Eminem featuring Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie

5.
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

6.
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce- Telephone

7.
Usher featuring Will.i.am- OMG

8.
Taio Cruz- Dynamite

9.
Bruno Mars- Just The Way You Are

10.
Justin Bieber- Somebody To Love

11.
Shakira featuring Freshlyground- Waka Waka

12.
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars- Nothin on You

13.
Adam Lambert- Whataya Want From Me

14.
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog- California Gurls

15.
Usher featuring Pitbull- DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again

16.
Big Nuz featuring Tira- Umlilo

17.
Professor – Jimaphi/Jezebel (feat. Oskido)

18.
Miza featuring Flabba- Superhero

19.
Parlotones- Life’s Design

20.
Alicia Keys- Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

21.
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams- Airplanes

22.
Mike Posner- Cooler than me

23.
Jack Parow- Cooler As Ekke

24.
Kelly Rowland- Commander

25.
Drake- Find Your Love

26.
Rihanna- Only Girl In The World

27.
Lady Gaga- Bad Romance

28.
Civil Twilight- Letters From The Sky

29.
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP- We No Speak Americano

30.
Cee Lo Green- Forget You

31.
Ke$ha- We R Who We R

32.
Far East Movement- Like A G6

33.
Pink- Raise Your Glass

34.
Krazy White Boy- Love You Better

35.
Willow Smith- Whip My Hair

36.
Liquideep- Alone

37.
Jozi- Get The Party Jumpin’

38.
Jason Derulo- In My Head

39.
Goldfish- Get Busy Living

40.
Thirty Seconds To Mars- Hurricane

And there you have it. The JVB Top 40 for 2010! Hope u enjoyed… let’s do it again next year- and we’ll vodcast it next time too!

Oh My Gaga- all kinds of meaty

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Lady Gaga might’ve worn an Alexander McQueen dress on the MTV VMAs white carpet on Sunday night, but that wasn’t the dress everyone was going ‘Gaga’ over. It was the fleshy dress (pictured above) that had the True Blood, Twilight gang drooling over no doubt! The dress was designed by Franc Fernandez, who says it was made out of 50 pounds of meat and according to Gaga it “smelt good”. Read the rest of the article here. This will no doubt go down as one of the highlights of the 2010 MTV VMAs- alongside her 8 Moon Men. I wonder if she’ll be drying out the dress and saving that as a memento on the shelf too? Gross. Mental.Image!

Emmys 2010: Julia Ormands wins a ‘Nommy’

The Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a miniseries or movie goes to Julia Ormond for her role in the Temple Grandin. She says she got so excited when she heard the news, she told her mum she had been Emmy Naminated for a Nommy”. Haha. Dig her!

Teen Choice Award winners- full list

http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/7131015

MOVIES
Choice Movie: Action Adventure: Sherlock Holmes
Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure: Channing Tatum, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure: Rachel McAdams, Sherlock Holmes
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi: Avatar
Choice Movie: Liplock: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie: Fight: Mia Wasikowska vs. The Jabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, The Last Song
Choice Movie: Chemistry: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie: Male Breakout: Liam Hemsworth, The Last Song
Choice Movie: Female Breakout: Taylor Swift, Valentine’s Day
Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer: Kellan Lutz, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer: Ashley Greene, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi: Sam Worthington, Avatar
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi: Zoë Saldana, Avatar
Choice Movie: Fantasy: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie: Drama: The Blind Side
Choice Movie Actor: Drama: Robert Pattinson, Remember Me
Choice Movie Actress: Drama: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy: Valentine’s Day
Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy: Ashton Kutcher, Valentine’s Day
Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy: Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Choice Movie: Comedy: Date Night
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: Ashton Kutcher, Killers
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy: Tina Fey, Date Night
Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller: Paranormal Activity
Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller: Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller: Megan Fox, Jennifer’s Body
Choice Movie: Animated: Toy Story 3
Choice Movie: Villain: Rachelle Lefevre, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Movie: Dance: Sandra Bullock and Betty White, The Proposal
Choice Summer Movie:The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Summer Movie Star: Female: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Stand Up, Lead SA

A friend of mine and I were recently talking about the amazing feeling, the vibe; the sense of pride and the overwhelming emotions we were filled with in the build up to and during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We showed the world that we have the ability, the drive and passion to host the biggest event in world sport. You know that cheesy line, “I was there” that we kept hearing? Well I was and as cheesy as it was/ is I still get goosebumps thinking about it. The stadia were beautiful, the soccer so exciting- and this all coming from someone who wasn’t a big soccer fan in the first place. I loved the world cup, but more importantly I grew to love my country and its people even more then what I did before. See the video below just to get a brief idea of what I mean..

So with all of that in mind, we were discussing a way forward. We quizzed each other about how we keep that feeling going? How do we keep that passion? That common love and pride we all had? How do we keep the gees; the flags, the beanies… the whole lot? How did we keep a small minority from destroying that feeling by senselessly attacking foreign nationals in the threatening xenophobic attacks? We were a bit dumbstruck; at a loss, but we decided it needed to come from us first. So we started by dedicating 67 minutes of our time for Nelson Mandela Day. Was that enough? Of course not, but it’s a start! Then when I woke up this morning, my radio was tuned into Talk Radio 702 and it was then that I first heard about Lead SA- an initiative set up by Primedia Broadcastings and Independent Newspapers. In short, it’s be the change you want to see- they’ve hit the nail on the head. Lead SA was exactly what all of us were thinking, but didn’t know how to verbalise. Now it’s time to do it. What will you do? What will I do? Time to stop bitching and moaning, it’s time to change. Let’s go.

Check out the full press release below:

Hup Holland Hup

It’s come to this… A Netherlands versus Spain final in the FIFA World Cup. I can’t believe it’s almost over, but I think the two teams in the final are both deserving and either way, this is history! If I have to choose though, I’m going with Holland. I hope they win. Their fans have been amazing, met some really cool Dutch people; they’re festive and fun! Hup Holland Hup!

UPDATE: Paul the ‘Psychic’ octopus has made his decision and he’s going with Spain to win and Germany to triumph over Uruguay in tomorrow’s match. Let’s wait and see.

World Cup Draw tonight!

This evening’s draw for the World Cup will decide the pools for the first round of next year’s FIFA World Cup. I cannot wait. Charlize Theron, David Beckham and a whole host of other international celebrities and high profile peops will be in Cape Town for the big draw. It’s going to be huge. All the street lights in Cape Town are functioning, the city has been cleaned up and from what I’m hearing it’s looking amazing. Jealousy is me! Anyways, this is South Africa’s- and Africa for that matter- big moment. Almost 200 million people are expected to watch the live broadcast and the spectacle that will follow it with performances by TKZee and the Soweto Gospel Choir to name a few. Can’t wait.

Now if you’re on Twitter, we’re keeping the conversation alive by creating awareness and hype around our country. These are some of the topics we’re trending and hopefully with your help we can make them one of the featured trending topics on the homepage:

#WC2010SA
#SA2010
#World Cup
#WC2010

Add these to anything South Africa, world cup related and help the cause
You can also add a ‘twibbon’ of the SA flag to your avatar. Check it out here.

Related links:
Ready for the World Cup Draw
2010 tickets available on December 5
Launch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium

Countdown to 2010

Kick-off to the 2010 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner. This is a first for the African continent and if you live in South Africa, you’ll know that there is loads of construction going on. Not just for the stadiums, but also to the public transport infrastructure (Gautrain, Rea Vaya BRT etc). Hotels are being built, refurbished and more. Now besides all the soccer action, billions of viewers around the world will be tuning in to see the opening ceremony concert come the 10th of June- and i can now confirm that Emmy Award-winning producer, Kevin Wall and his company Control Room will be in charge of putting on the three hour spectacular ahead of the first match on the 11th. Listen to my interview with Kevin above and below is the official press release:

Los Angeles, Calif. (October 7, 2009) – FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the international governing body of football, announced today the appointment of Emmy Award-winning producer Kevin Wall and his company Control Room, the world’s leading producer of massive global events, as executive producer of the Official Kick-Off Celebration Concert of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Kicking off the FIFA World Cup on 10 June 2010 at 8:00 p.m. (GMT +2), at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg this historic three-hour live concert event will showcase the music, sport and visual pageantry of South Africa. The event will feature musical performances by major international superstars and popular African artists collaborating together, along with special appearances by past and present football legends, and will be broadcast to networks around the world for what is expected to be the greatest entertainment event to date on the African continent. All net proceeds will benefit “20 Centres for 2010”, the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke said, “This is the first time that the FIFA World Cup will be played in Africa and what better way to celebrate such a momentous occasion than with a festival of live music from Africa and beyond. This kick-off celebration will be one of the greatest events of its kind in Africa and a must-see for football and music fans around the world.”

The FIFA World Cup football tournament is the world’s most watched sporting event, and is staged every four years. This is the first time the FIFA World Cup is being held on the African continent, with 32 national teams from all over the world playing matches in ten South African stadiums in the hope of being crowned World Champions. The last FIFA World Cup in Germany attracted a global cumulative television audience of 26.29 billion (24.2 billion in-home and 2.1 billion out-of-home viewers).

“There are few things in life that can kindle such widespread passion as football, but music is without doubt one of them. With this celebratory kick-off event, football fans are in for a huge treat,” said Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.

“The City of Johannesburg has a deep and rich tradition in the arts and is proud to play host to such a premier cultural event. This concert will be broadcast into hundreds of millions of homes around the world and we will do everything we can to help ensure that those attending and watching on TV cherish the experience for a lifetime,” said Amos Masondo, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg.

The international and African artists performing at the official FIFA WORLD CUP KICK–OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT on 10 June 2010, plus special appearances and ticketing information, will be announced at a later date.

Kevin Wall, Control Room founder, said, “We are honored to have been selected by FIFA to organize and produce this first-ever event for the world’s largest sport. We believe sports and music transcend cultural, language and geographic barriers, and through this international event, Control Room will present the sights and sounds of unity and celebration for an unforgettable experience of which all will want to be a part.”

As the executive producer of the FIFA WORLD CUP KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT, Control Room will develop the creative vision, identify broadcast partnerships, secure global sponsorships, select artists for performances and bring well-known football players, celebrities and culturally significant representatives to participate in this first-ever global event to kick-off this historic FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa. Control Room is led by President Aaron Grosky, co-executive producer of this FIFA event. As well, Lily Sobhani, who served as worldwide events producer for the Live Earth 2007 event, will again take the reigns as a producer.

Ryan Botha on The Von Vodcast

Moroka Swallows star Ryan Botha is training hard, all in the hopes of making the Bafana Bafana soccer squad for next year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup. He chats to Jason Von Berg on The Von Vodcast today about his preparations and that now famous naked edition shoot he partook in for women’s magazine Marie Claire.