MAJOR MAESTRO: June 2016

Attention!!!

It was just last year that I started compiling this list as I saw the distinction between success that artists/bands achieved during throughout the year and the influence wielded by them over the mainstream music fandom. These influential artists achieve chart success with no relevance to the quality of the music. From awesome talent such as Rihanna and Ed Sheeran the influence ranges to the dramatic and controversial Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. Last year witnessed the teen pop stars emerging from their shells as adult artists/bands with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes and One Direction all releasing more mature content. Their influence only grew more after the release of their albums which unsurprisingly reached the top on global charts.

However, it is the reigning Princess of Pop Taylor Swift that retains the crown from last year as the most influential artist/band of 2015. Her power and influence in the music industry was put to the test when she went toe-to-toe against Apple Inc and their newest streaming service Apple Music with its free trial month period. Her stance on the issue made Apple Inc. change its policy regarding payment to artists during the free three month trial. However, her rule is surely over as Justin Bieber clearly made waves and garnered influence in leaps and bounds at the tail-end of 2015. We will see some changes in 2016, but for now these are the 20 most influential artists/bands of 2015.

One Direction and Selena Gomez each slides down one slot to No.3 and No.4 respectively on account of Bieber's ascent. Those that did not make the list this year include Pitbull, Miley Cyrus, Eminem, Iggy Azalea, 5 Seconds of Summer, OneRepublic, Pharrell Williams, Cheryl Cole, Jennifer Lopez, Imagine Dragons and Ellie Goulding. Ariana Grande, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj all three take a dip in the rankings while Ed Sheeran rises and Demi Lovato and Sam Smith remain on the same position.

Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
Fifth Harmony
Ed Sheeran
Demi Lovato
Lady Gaga
The Weeknd
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Kendrick Lamar
Little Mix
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Adele
Beyonce
Sam Smith
Calvin Harris

Till the next beat...

At Ease!!!

Attention!!!

Remember what it was like to be a kid. With basically no responsibilities it was all play and no work. It was awesome growing up in the 90s and other than the great music the decade had to offer, it also offered some of the most memorable cartoon shows of all time. The mediocre crap that is spewed by cartoon networks these days cannot even be compared with the likes of the awesome entertainment those cartoons offered. These cartoons were always accompanied by brilliant scores and themes which ultimately made them such masterpieces.

On this list I have compiled all those great themes which you may have forgotten by now. I have excluded adult cartoons such as The Simpsons and Family Guy because I wanted to show the kids these days what they missed. Of course ThunderCats takes the crown hands down for having the best cartoon theme song of all time followed by X-Men. The Pokemon franchise has the most number of entries with 4 followed by My Little Pony with 2. So here are the best 50 cartoon theme songs of all time: