The Emmy Short Lists

The Emmy short lists for Best Drama and Comedy series for released. These lists will be shortened to 5 nominations each (& those lists will be release on July 17). For comedy I think that Pushing Daisies, Weeds, and Ugly Betty should make the nominees. The other two I don't really care about (they'll be two of these: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight of the Concords, The Office, 30 Rock, and Two and a Half Men). I'm a little disappointed that Desperate Housewives, Samantha Who? and Scrubs weren't nominated.

The only one I really care about in the Drama short list is Grey's Anatomy. It'll have to go against Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, House, Lost, Mad Men, The Tudors, and The Wire. I'm again disappointed at the shafting of Heroes, Big Love, and Gossip Girl (lol, jk).

The full list of nominees will be released July 17. Click Here for for the rest!!

Alex's Top 40: 6/22/08

1) If I Never See Your Face Again (Remix) by Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna
2) Closer by Ne-Yo
3) Party People by Nelly feat. Fergie
4) We Break the Dawn by Michelle Williams
5) I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry **New** **Hot Shot Debut**
6) Lollipop (Remix) by Lil' Wayne feat. Kanye West
7) The Way That I Love You by Ashanti
8) Heaven Sent by Keyshia Cole
9) Coconut Juice by Tyga feat. Travis McCoy
10) Handlebars by Flobots **Biggest Leap (+13)**
11) Bad Girl by Danity Kane feat. Missy Elliott
12) Like Me by Girlicious
13) We Made It by Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park
14) Forever by Chris Brown
15) Dangerous by Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
16) Homecoming by Kanye West feat. Chris Martin
17) Emotional by Casely
18) Leavin' by Jesse McCartney
19) Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
20) Got Money by Lil' Wayne feat. T-Pain **One to Watch**

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21) Damaged by Danity Kane
22) Spotlight by Jennifer Hudson **One to Watch**
23) Amnesia by Cherish
24) Best, Best by Missy Elliott **New**
25) Mercy by Duffy
26) Moving Mountains by Usher **One to Watch**
27) I Like The Way She Do It by G-Unit
28) Going On by Gnarls Barkley
29) Labels or Love by Fergie
30) No Air by Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
31) Energy by Keri Hilson **One to Watch**
32) What You Got by Colby O'Donis feat. Akon **Biggest Fall (-18)**
33) When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls **New**
34) American Boy by Estelle feat. Kanye West
35) Just Dance by Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis & Akon **New**
36) 4 Minutes by Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
37) 16 @ War by Karina Pasian
38) Take a Bow by Rihanna
39) Walking on Air by Kerli **New**
40) Out Here Grindin' by DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Ace Hood, Trick Daddy, Boosie, Lil' Wayne, Plies & Rick Ross


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Alex Awards 2008: THE RESULTS!!

The Alex Awards 2008 results are finally here!

Follow the jump for the winners!

General

Best Song

"Stronger" by Kanye West

Best Breakout

"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis

Best Video

"The Way I Are" by Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson, DOE & Sebastian

Best Production

"Stronger"(Kanye West) produced by Kanye West

Best Guest Appearance

"4 Minutes" (Madonna), guest appearance by Justin Timberlake

Pop

Best Pop Male

"LoveStoned" by Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Female

"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis

Best Pop Group

"Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5

Best Pop Collaboration

"Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

R&B

Best R&B Male

"Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston

Best R&B Female

"No One" by Alicia Keys

Best R&B Group

"Damaged" by Danity Kane

Best R&B Collaboration

"Love in this Club" by Usher feat. Young Jeezy

Hip-Hop

Best Hip-Hop Male

"Stronger" by Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Female

"Paper Planes" by M.I.A.

Best Hip-Hop Group

"Clothes Off" by Gym Class Heroes

Best Hip-Hop Rap/Rap Collaboration

"Sensual Seduction (Remix)" by Snoop Dogg feat. Lil' Kim

Best Hip-Hop Rap/Sung Collaboration

"The Way I Are" by Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & DOE

Other

Best Reggae Song

"Take You There" by Sean Kingston

Best Dance Song

"What Hurts the Most" by Cascada

Best Remix

"Love in this Club (Part II)" by Usher feat. Beyonce & Lil' Wayne

Best Soundtrack Song (Non-Musical)

"Falling Slowly" (Once) by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

Best Musical Soundtrack

Hairspray

Congrats to all of the winners!!

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Michelle Williams' "We Break the Dawn" video not to be on BET

Michelle Williams (of Destiny's Child) posted this blog on her MySpace recently to explain why you won't be seeing her video for "Break the Dawn" on BET anytime soon:

A lot of you guys are wondering why it's not on BET!!! Well how can I say this without starting any drama........it may not be "urban" enough!!! Whatever the h@$ that means!!! (this is the political foolishness we artists go through on a daily basis)

I did host BET NOW and it will be airing soon!! So I think my video will be shown on that show.

In my opinion this is some bullish. Her video isn't "urban" enough? It's not UET, it's BET, but thats besides the point.

Hip-Hop gossip blog thatgrapejuice.net just posted this is relation to this info:

Reliable word has it that a new edit of the video for the Flo-Rida (Urban) remix is set to be shot in the coming weeks, so as to allow for placement on BET.

I have to say I definitely don't like the remix as much as the original.

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"Disturbia" - Rihanna

Ok, so this song was leaked a while ago, but it was released to radio today so I decided to comment. What is this song? It is no way better than any songs that were on the original release of Good Girl Gone Bad. What happened to "Breaking Dishes", "Push Up On Me", "Rehab", and "Good Girl Gone Bad". All of these songs are better than "Disturbia". "Take a Bow" I could understand: it was at least catchy and it actually was pretty good. Chris Brown co-wrote this song and he didn't pass the writing test. The producer, Brian Seals, also didn't do such a good job.

Basically, this song is nothing special. They're only trying to get people to go out and re-buy the CD, now that is Reloaded. They were trying to recreate "Don't Stop the Music", but they failed. Sorry, Rihanna. I'm pulling for you, but this one didn't work.

Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded came out today June 17th and features new singles "Take a Bow", "If I Never See Your Face Again" (with Maroon 5), and "Disturbia". It also has previous singles "Umbrella", "Shut Up and Drive", "Hate That I Love You", and "Don't Stop the Music".

If you haven't heard it yet, CLICK HERE.

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Future Summer Jams!

So summer is here, finally!! And that means picking the songs we are going to jam to all summer long. I'm here to help. My predictions for this year's Summer Sizzlers are:

"Best, Best" by Missy Elliott - This Danja-produced song is bangin'. Missy both sings and raps through this song and it is like nothing else on the radio now. The first single off Missy's next album Block Party, scheduled to be released September 9, is going to heat up summer 2008.


"Just Dance" by Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis - This dance-mania track has been burning up the dance airways for a bit now, but this single is about to take off on the mainstream. Featuring Akon's newest hit-maker Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance" is guaranteed to make you move throughout the summer.

Check after the jump for more Summer Sizzlers!



"I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry - I know you all have been bumpin' this song for a while now, but this is definitely not going anywhere anytime soon. This pop/rock song by Katy Perry is topping charts all over the place, and she has become the new pop sensation. Her album, One of the Boys, comes out today June 17th.




"Moving Mountains" by Usher - Usher's 2nd single, "Moving Mountains", is an almost-epic ballad about Usher's usual broken relationships. "Moving Mountains" is already moving mountains on the charts, and its success is sure to carry over to the summer.



"Bad Girl" by Danity Kane feat. Missy Elliott - Assuming Diddy ever actually releases this song by girl power group Danity Kane, this second single off Welcome to the Dollhouse could blow up more than "Damaged". This dance jam is about to jump off.




Look out for more Summer Sizzlers to come!

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And the nominees are...

This post is a little late as the majority of the committee has voted already, but I thought I should post the nominees for the 4th Annual Alex Awards. Kanye West got the most nominations this year, with 12, including 2 for Best Song. Both Timbaland and T-Pain were nominated 11 times. Justin Timberlake was nominated 10 times and Lil' Wayne 9 times. The top nominated female artists were Beyonce and Rihanna with 7 nominations each and the top nominated group was Danity Kane with 4. The top nominated song this year was "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse with 5 nominations, including Best Song.

Follow the link below for the nominees!!!


The nominees for the 2008 Alex Awards are:
General

Best Song
A. LoveStoned Justin Timberlake
B. Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield
C. No One Alicia Keys
D. Rehab Amy Winehouse
E. Low Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
F. Don’t Stop the Music Rihanna
G. Damaged Danity Kane
H. Ayo Technology 50 Cent feat. Justin & Timabaland
I. Bubbly Colbie Caillat
J. Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
K. The Way I Am Ingrid Michaelson
L. Like This Kelly Rowland feat. Eve
M. Falling Slowly Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
N. Stronger Kanye West
O. Take You There Sean Kingston
P. Love In This Club Usher feat. Young Jeezy
Q. Gimme More Britney Spears
R. Apologize Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
S. Umbrella Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
T. What I’ve Done Linkin Park
U. Glamorous Fergie feat. Ludacris
V. Sweetest Girl Wyclef Jean feat. Lil’ Wayne, Akon & Niia
W. Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood
X. Mercy Duffy
Y. Hip-Hop Saved My Life Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki Jean
Z. The Way I Are Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & DOE
AA. No Air Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
BB. Can’t Tell Me Nothing Kanye West
CC. Let It Go Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil Kim
DD. American Boy Estelle feat. Kanye West

Best Breakout
A. Low Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
B. Bubbly Colbie Caillat
C. Apologize OneRepublic
D. Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston
E. Exclusive (No Excuses) Day26
F. Tattoo Jordin Sparks
G. Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy
H. Bed J. Holiday
I. Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
J. What You Got Colby O’Donis feat. Akon
K. Mercy Duffy

Best Video
A. Umbrella Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
B. Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
C. Get Me Bodied Beyonce
D. Tambourine Eve
E. Stronger Kanye West
F. Damaged Danity Kane
G. Sexual Eruption Snoop Dogg
H. The Way I Are Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson, DOE, & Sebastian
I. Foundations Kate Nash
J. Drivin’ Me Wild Common feat. Lily Allen

Best Production
A. 4 Minutes (Madonna) Timbaland, Justin Timberlake & Danja
B. American Boy (Estelle) will.i.am
C. Oh My God (Mark Ronson) Mark Ronson
D. Ayo Technology (50 Cent) Timbaland & Danja
E. Stronger (Kanye West) Kanye West
F. Rehab (Amy Winehouse) Mark Ronson
G. Apologize (OneRepublic) Timbaland, Greg Wells, & Ryan Tedder
H. Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown) T-Pain
I. Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna) Stargate
J. Piece of Me (Britney Spears) Bloodshy & Avant
K. Stop Me (Mark Ronson) Mark Ronson
L. Let It Go (Keyshia Cole) Missy Elliott

Best Guest Appearance
A. No Air (Jordin Sparks) Chris Brown
B. Rehab (Remix) (Amy Winehouse) Jay-Z
C. American Boy (Estelle) Kanye West
D. What You Got (Colby O’Donis) Akon
E. Scream (Timbaland) Keri Hilson
F. 4 Minutes (Madonna) Justin Timberlake
G. Do Yo Dance (Cupid) Aubrey O’Day
H. I’m So Hood (Remix) (DJ Khaled) Ludacris
I. Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake) Beyonce
J. Ayo Technology (50 Cent) Justin Timberlake

Pop

Best Pop Male
A. Hollywood’s Not America Ferras
B. Wait For You Elliott Yamin
C. LoveStoned Justin Timberlake
D. In Love With a Girl Gavin DeGraw
E. Leavin’ Jesse McCartney
F. Stop Me Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather
G. Push Enrique Iglesias

Best Pop Female
A. Foundations Kate Nash
B. Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
C. Gimme More Britney Spears
D. Bubbly Colbie Caillat
E. The Way I Am Ingrid Michaelson
F. Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Beddingfield
G. Mercy Duffy
H. Oh My God Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen
I. Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood

Best Pop Group
A. Dance Floor Anthem Good Charlotte
B. Headlines Spice Girls
C. Hey There Delilah Plain White T’s
D. Make Me Wonder Maroon 5
E. Apologize OneRepublic
F. Rockstar Nickelback
G. What I’ve Done Linkin Park

Best Pop Collaboration
A. Whine Up Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man
B. Glamorous Fergie feat. Ludacris
C. Love Like This Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston
D. Until the End of Time (Remix) Justin Timberlake feat. Beyonce
E. Falling Slowly Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
F. 4 Minutes Madonna feat. Justin & Timbaland
G. Do It (Remix) Nelly Furtado feat. Missy Elliott
H. Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now Joss Stone feat. Common

R&B

Best R&B Male
A. Emotional Casely
B. Falsetto The-Dream
C. With You Chris Brown
D. Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston
E. Cupid Shuffle Cupid
F. Wall to Wall Chris Brown
G. Bed J. Holiday
H. Take You There Sean Kingston

Best R&B Female
A. Just Fine Mary J. Blige
B. Don’t Stop the Music Rihanna
C. Get Me Bodied Beyonce
D. Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole
E. Rehab Amy Winehouse
F. Feedback Janet Jackson
G. Tattoo Jordin Sparks
H. No One Alicia Keys

Best R&B Group
A. Got Me Going Day26
B. U Can’t One Chance
C. Push It Baby Pretty Ricky
D. Damaged Danity Kane
E. Exclusive (No Excuses) Day26
F. Amnesia Cherish
G. Rockstar Prima J

Best R&B Collaboration
A. Kiss Kiss Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
B. Let It Go Keyshia Cole feat. Lil’ Kim & Missy Elliott
C. American Boy Estelle feat. Kanye West
D. Umbrella Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
E. Killa Cherish feat. Yung Joc
F. Like This Kelly Rowland feat. Eve
G. No Air Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
H. Love in This Club Usher feat. Young Jeezy
I. Do Yo Dance Cupid feat. Aubrey O’Day

Hip-Hop

Best Hip-Hop Male
A. I Get Money 50 Cent
B. Lollipop Lil’ Wayne
C. Stronger Kanye West
D. Superstar Lupe Fiasco
E. Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy
F. Big Things Poppin’ T.I.
G. Can’t Tell Me Nothing Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Female
A. Google Me Teyana Taylor
B. Tambourine Eve
C. Ching-A-Ling Missy Elliott
D. Paper Planes M.I.A.
E. G-Slide (Tour Bus) Lil’ Mama
F. Clear It Out Trina

Best Hip-Hop Group
A. Art of Story Telling (Part 4) Outkast
B. That Good Da Fam feat. Fabo
C. Everyone Nose NERD
D. Give You the World The Dey
E. Duffle Bag Boy Playaz Circle feat. Lil’ Wayne
F. Tattoo The Alliance feat. Fabo
G. Clothes Off Gym Class Heroes

Best Hip-Hop Rap/Rap Collaboration
A. Get Buck in Here DJ Felli Fel feat. Diddy, Ludacris, Akon & Lil’ Jon
B. Pro Nails Kid Sister feat. Kanye West
C. Pop Bottles Birdman feat. Lil’ Wayne
D. We Takin’ Over DJ Khaled feat. T.I., Akon, Birdman, Lil’ Wayne & Rick Ross
E. Sweetest Girl Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Lil’ Wayne & Niia
F. Sexual Seduction (Remix) Snoop Dogg feat. Lil’ Kim
G. I’m So Hood DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies

Best Hip-Hop Rap/Sung Collaboration
A. Low Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
B. Ayo Technology 50 Cent feat. Justin & Timbaland
C. Shawty Get Loose Lil’ Mama feat. T-Pain & Chris Brown
D. Drivin’ Me Wild Common feat. Lily Allen
E. Hip-Hop Saved My Life Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki Jean
F. The Way I Are Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & DOE
G. Cyclone Baby Bash feat. T-Pain

Extra

Best Reggae Song
A. El Impacto (Remix) Daddy Yankee feat. Fergie
B. Take You There Sean Kingston
C. Calabria 2007 Enur
D. Sound of Freedon Bob Sinclair & Cutee B
E. The Anthem Pitbull feat. Lil’ Jon
F. Watch Them Roll Sean Paul
G. Five-O Elephant Man feat. Wyclef Jean

Best Dance Song
A. What Hurts the Most Cascada
B. Get Me Bodied Beyonce
C. Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy
D. Whine Up Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man
E. Calabria 2007 Enur
F. Damaged Danity Kane
G. Sound of Freedom Bob Sinclair & Cutee B
H. Don’t Stop the Music Rihanna

Best Remix
A. Until the End of Time (Remix) Justin Timberlake feat. Beyonce
B. Wake Up Call (Remix) Maroon 5 feat. Mary J. Blige
C. We Takin’ Over (Remix) DJ Khaled feat. Akon, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Lil'
Kim & Young Jeezy
D. Lollipop (Remix) Lil’ Wayne feat. Kanye West
E. Rehab (Remix) Amy Winehouse feat. Jay-Z
F. Love In This Club (Part II) Usher feat. Beyonce & Lil’ Wayne
G. I’m So Hood (Remix) DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman & Rick Ross

Best Soundtrack Song (Non-Musical)
A. Keep Breathing (Grey’s Anatomy) Ingrid Michaelson
B. Low (Step Up 2) Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
C. What I’ve Done (Transformers) Linkin Park
D. Ching-A-Ling (Step Up 2) Missy Elliott
E. Falling Slowly (Once) Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
F. Anyone Else But You (Juno) Michael Cera & Ellen Page
G. Raise It Up (August Rush) The IMPACT Repertory Theatre
H. Killa (Step Up 2) Cherish feat. Yung Joc

Best Musical Soundtrack
A. Hairspray
B. Across The Universe
C. High School Musical 2
D. Sweeney Todd

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Alex's Top 40: 6/15/08

1) Lollipop (Remix) by Lil' Wayne feat. Kanye West
2)We Break the Dawn by Michelle Williams
3) Like Me by Girlicious
4) Party People by Nelly feat. Fergie
5) The Way That I Love You by Ashanti
6) Closer by Ne-Yo
7) If I Never See Your Face Again (Remix) by Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna
8) Leavin' by Jesse McCartney
9) Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
10) We Made It by Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park
11) Forever by Chris Brown
12) Heaven Sent by Keyshia Cole
13) Coconut Juice by Tyga feat. Travis McCoy
14) What You Got by Colby O'Donis feat. Akon
15) Bad Girl by Danity Kane feat. Missy Elliott
16) Homecoming by Kanye West feat. Chris Martin
17) Emotional by Casely
18) Damaged by Danity Kane
19) Dangerous by Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon **One to Watch**
20) American Boy by Estelle feat. Kanye West


21) No Air by Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
22) Mercy by Duffy
23) Handlebars by Flobots **One to Watch**
24) Amnesia by Cherish
25) Going On by Gnarls Barkley
26) U Can't by One Chance feat. Usher
27) Got Money by Lil' Wayne feat. T-Pain **One to Watch**
28) Killa by Cherish feat. Yung Joc
29) Spotlight by Jennifer Hudson
30) I Like the Way She Do It by G-Unit
31) Labels or Love by Fergie **Re-entry**
32) Take a Bow by Rihanna
33) Love In This Club by Usher feat. Young Jeezy
34) 4 Minutes by Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
35) Moving Mountains by Usher **New** **Hot Shot Debut**
36) Move, Shake, Drop by DJ Laz feat. Flo Rida, Casely & Pitbull
37) Energy by Keri Hilson **New**
38) 16 @ War by Karina Pasian
39) Out Here Grindin' by DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Ace Hood, Trick Daddy, Boosie, Lil' Wayne, Plies & Rick Ross
40) She Got It by 2 Pistols feat. T-Pain

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ALEX AWARDS 2008!!

Yes! The 2008 Alex Awards
are finally here!

They're back and better than ever!

You'll get the chance to vote and see the nominees soon.

Just be patient and wait. Only a couple more days.

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