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

Here they are: pictures from the Pet Shop Boys concert I went to in DC! It was awesome. Their set featured "West End Girls", "New York City Boy", "Suburbia", and "Love, Etc."...all my favorites! The choreography and backdrop was really cool. I had the best time ever, and great seats...

All the pictures from my trip are here: http://andydesrosiers.shutterfly.com/

Labels: concerts, personal, Pet Shop Boys, travels

The Pet Shop Boys' "Love Etc." is proving to be a big hit. The song is currently #2 on Billboard's weekly 'Hot Dance Club Play' chart. Dave Aude is all over the charts and might just be the year's most successful remixer with his remixes of Lady Gaga's "LoveGame" (#1), Wynona Judd's "Sing" (#7), U2's "Magnificent" (#3), and Oceana's "Body Rock" (#9).

Labels: Dave Aude, Lady Gaga, music, music charts, Oceana, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Wynona Judd

I'll be at the live Pet Shop Boys concert on September 3rd at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC!! It's my first ever solo trip, and I'll be driving up and staying for a few days to see the sights of DC. I'm very excited, and will be posting updates here. :)

Labels: Pet Shop Boys, politics, travels

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

Animal Rights Organization, PETA, has asked the electronic duo Pet Shop Boys, to change their name to "Rescue Shelter Boys" to bring awareness to "cramped, filthy conditions" that breeders keep animals in. The band has said they won't change their name, but posted a letter on their website about the matter. Check out their awesome new album, "Yes", released in April 2009.

Labels: music, Pet Shop Boys, politics