Attention!!!
Well every sensation dies down sooner or later. The UK boy band One Direction which was considered as the next best things after The Beatles and the Spice Girls faced a major set back when fellow member Zayn Malik announced his departure. This departure is quite a deja vu as Geri Halliwell aka Ginger Spice's exit from the Spice Girls pretty much obliterated the spark of the flower power that had taken over the world. Let's hope the same demise does not befall One Direction, for however annoying their songs are, you cannot deny their talent in terms of vocals.
In another controversial turn of events Natalia Kills and Willy Moon were fired from the panel of judges on the second season of X Factor New Zealand for passing scathing remarks and abusing a contestant named Joe Irvine. All what we can say to this is good riddance to bad bullies.
The 2nd edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards was held on 29 March 2015 in Los Angeles, USA with Taylor Swift becoming the big winner of the night grabbing the Artist of the Year, the Song of the Year and Best Lyrics for Blank Space. Justin Timberlake was bestowed with the Innovator Award. Notable performances of the night included Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson with Trouble, Meghan Trainor with Dear Future Husband, Sam Smith with Lay Me Down, Nick Jonas with Chains and Kelly Clarkson with Heartbeat Song. Some of the other significant awards were:
- Best Collaboration: Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang bang
- Best New Artist: Sam Smith
- Country Song of the Year: Jason Aldean - Burnin' it down
- Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year: Jeremih ft. YG - Don't tell 'em
- Dance Song of the Year: Calvin Harris - Summer
- Alternative Rock Song of the Year: Hozier - Take me to church
Nickelodeon's 28th Kids' Choice Awards was also held in March and the Favorite Song of the Year was won by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj's Bang Bang. The other winners were:
- Favorite Music Group - One Direction
- Favorite Male Singer - Nick Jonas
- Favorite Female Singer - Selena Gomez
- Favorite New Artist - Fifth Harmony
The 2015 YouTube Music Awards was also held, but very differently from its first edition, where a live ceremony was held. This time the winners were not selected by fan votes per se but by growth in views, subscribers etc. So the full list of honorees are (in alphabetical order): 2NE1, Alt-J, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Bigbang, Big Sean, Brad Paisley, Charli XCX, Dej Loaf, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Ella Henderson, Fifth Harmony, FKA Twigs, Florida Georgia Line, George Ezra, Hoodie Allen, Hozier, Hunter Hayes, J. Cole, Jason Derulo, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Kiesza, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Lady Gaga, Lindsey Stirling, Martin Garrix, Max Megan Nicole, Meghan Trainor, Miggs, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Nicky Jam, OK Go, One Direction, Pentattonix, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Sia, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Tinashe, Tori Kelly, Tove Lo, Troy Sivan and Tyler Ward.
In the US Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk continued its reign at the top throughout the month fending off competition by Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and Maroon 5's Sugar. Ellie Goulding's Love Me Like You Do and Taylor Swift's Style also reached their peaks of No.3 and No.6 respectively during the month and The Weeknd's Earned It, Pitbull & Ne-Yo's Time of Our Lives, Sam Smith's Lay Me Down and Fetty Wap's Trap Queen all entered the Top 10 during the month.
In the UK Ellie Goulding's Love Me Like You Do stayed on at the top completing four weeks altogether. She was replaced by Years & Years' King and thereafter Sam Smith ft. John Legend's Lay Me Down which served as the official Red Nose Day charity single took over for the last two weeks. Some of the other songs which became popular during the month are:
- Sheppard - Geronimo
- James Bay - Hold back the river
- David Guetta ft. Emeli Sande - What I did for love
- Zedd ft. Selena Gomez - I want you to know
- Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih - Somebody
- WALK THE MOON - Shut up and dance
- Ariana Grande - One last time
Till the next beat…
At Ease!!!
