Happy New Year! Here are my personal top 5 favorite songs that I discovered this year.

1. The Killers - "Human (Stuart Price Club Mix)"
2. Pet Shop Boys - "Love, Etc."
3. MGMT - "Electric Feel"
4. David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over"
5. Deadmau5 feat. Kaskade - "I Remember"

Labels: David Guetta, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Kelly Rowland, MGMT, music, Pet Shop Boys, Stuart Price, The Killers

Full list at: http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx

This year's Grammy Award nominations feature a wide-range of dance/electronic music artists, but focuses mainly on pop. What do you think?

Best Dance Recording

• The Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow"
• David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over"
• Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
• Madonna - "Celebration"
• Britney Spears - "Womanizer"

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• The Crystal Method - "Divided By Night"
• David Guetta - "One Night"
• Lady Gaga - "The Fame"
• LMFAO - "Party Rock"
• Pet Shop Boys - "Yes"

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Dido - "Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix)"
• Royksopp - "The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix)"
• Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA - "I Want You (Dave Aude Remix")
  
• Franz Ferdinand - "No You Girls (Trentemøller Remix)"
• David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (David Guetta Electro Extended Mix)

Meanwhile, electronic duo rockers MGMT surprisingly got a nomation for Best New Artist, although they won the award last years for Best Remixed Recording. MGMT's "Kids" is also nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals.

David Guetta is nominated in all the main dance categories, including doing a remix of his own song! Guetta is additionally nominated for The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" which he helped to produce. The track is nominated for Record of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals.

Depeche Mode's "Sound of the Universe" was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album along with their video of "Wrong" for Best Short Form Music Video.

Whitney Houston was snubbed this year as her big comeback failed to pick up even 1 nod. Beyonce had the most nominations with 10. And watch out...Beyonce, Kanye West, and Taylor Swift are in the top 4 most-nominated along with R&B singer, Maxwell.

Labels: Britney Spears, David Guetta, Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Madonna, MGMT, Pet Shop Boys, The Black Eyed Peas, The Crystal Method

In no particular order...

• Daniel Merriweather - Impossible
  
• Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill (Freemasons Radio Edit)
  
• Local H - Bound For The Floor
  
• Paloma Faith - New York
  
• Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Be Real (Radio Edit)
  
• Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix)
  
• David Guetta feat. Julie McKnight - How Soon Is Now
  
• Awesome 3 - Don't Go
  
• Madonna - Celebration
  
• Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
  

Labels: Arctic Monkeys, Awesome 3, Daniel Merriweather, David Guetta, Fedde Le Grand, Madonna, music, Paloma Faith, Whitney Houston

David Guetta and Kelly Rowland's (of Destiny's Child) song, "When Love Takes Over" has topped the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart. The hit features a sample of Coldplay's "Clocks".

Meanwhile, the Pet Shop Boy's "Love Etc." jumped from 13 to 9.







David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over" official video:

Labels: David Guetta, Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland, Pet Shop Boys