Taylor Swift releases I Knew You Were Trouble

One of my favourite tracks of 2012 has to be I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift. I’ve always respected her talent and her craft, but I can’t say I’ve ever been the biggest Taylor fan. That until I heard Red, her latest album. It’s a solid offering, even if the star sings about (failed) relationships most of the time

This track introduces us to a different side of the star. When you hear the intro you expect it to be another pop song… that until a little bit of dubstep kicks in and it is but awesome. It’s edgier and simply put, #winning. Have a listen and a watch above and for more on how the song and the dub came about, click here.

Watch Taylor Swift’s AMA performance… trouble, trouble, trouble

People, don’t y’all be judging me too much now, but Taylor Swift’s new track, I Knew You Were Trouble is one of my favourite tracks at the moment. It’s taken off her album, RED, which is but winning. She sold over 1.2 million copies of the album in her first week and I can understand why. It’s a really strong offering, even if it’s about her apparent passed relationships etc.

Back to the song, the star took on more of an edgy approach to her performances at the weekend when she performed the song at the American Music Awards. Have a listen and watch the song above. LOVE THE DUB, Taylor.

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Rihanna, Nicki lead American Music Awards nominations

The 40th anniversary of the American Music Awards will be celebrated in true style this year – that if the list of nominees for this year is anything to go by.  Nicki Minaj and Rihanna lead the pack with four nominations each. Other big nominees include Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Katy Perry.

Already confirmed to perform at the awards is Ms. Christina Aguilera, who no doubt will be bumping off a few guys… if her latest video, Your Body is anything to go by More performers will be added to the list in the build up to the awards on the 18th of November.

Check out the list of nominees below:

 2012 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES:

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Maroon 5
• Katy Perry
• Rihanna

 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• J. Cole
• fun.
• Gotye
• Carly Rae Jepsen
• One Direction

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

• Justin Bieber
• Flo Rida
• Pitbull
• Usher

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

• Kelly Clarkson
• Nicki Minaj
• Katy Perry
• Rihanna

 

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

• fun.
• Maroon 5
• One Direction
• The Wanted

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

• Justin Bieber /Believe
• Maroon 5/Overexposed
• Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
• One Direction/Up All Night

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

 

FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

• Zac Brown Band
• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

• Luke Bryan/Tailgates & Tanlines
• Lionel Richie/Tuskegee
• Carrie Underwood/Blown Away

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

• Drake
• Nicki Minaj
• Tyga

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

• J. Cole/Cole World: The Sideline Story
• Drake/Take Care
• Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown
• Trey Songz
• Usher

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Beyoncé
• Mary J. Blige
• Rihanna

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown/Fortune
• Rihanna/Talk That Talk
• Usher/Looking 4 Myself

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

• The Black Keys
• Gotye
• Linkin Park

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

• Adele
• Kelly Clarkson
• Train

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

• Don Omar
• Pitbull
• Shakira

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

• Jeremy Camp
• Newsboys
• tobyMac

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

• David Guetta
• Calvin Harris
• Skrillex

 

2012 VMA winners list

The annual MTV VMAs took place at the Staples Center in LA last night. Unfortunately we didn’t have a live stream in South Africa, but if you were able to watch the awards in your part of the world, let us know what the show was like. I hear Rihanna’s performance was superb and a great way to open the show. She performed her song Cockiness alongside A$AP Rocky. Taylor apparently closed the show with her hit, “We Are Never Getting Back Together”, which by that point everyone was like uh, whatevs Taylor imma drink myself stupor… Na’mean Ha! Here’s a list of the winners from this year’s VMAs:

Video of the Year: Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Best New Artist: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Best Female Video: Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake, featuring Lil’ Wayne, “HYFR”
Best Male Video: Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Best Pop Video: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Best Rock Video: Coldplay, “Paradise”
Best Video With a Message: Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Best Electronic Dance Music Video: Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Most Shareworthy Video: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Best Choreography: Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Best Editing: Beyonce, “Countdown”
Best Visual Effects: Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Best Cinematography: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Best Art Direction: Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Best Direction: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”

New music: Cobra Starship’s #1Nite featuring My Name is Kay

Cobra Starship are back with a brand new track. The song is called #1Nite. It features someone by the name of My Name Is Kay.. or just Kay maybe? Cool track, good energy and it’ll definitely work with the current One Direction, Wanted, sing along type vibe yeah?