Red indicates my extreme distaste. These ‘musicians’ ‘create’ mass-produced pop-crap.
Black indicates either my ignorance of the artist, or they’re simply not good enough to be bold.
Bold indicates a certain level of respect I have for said musician, either because of deep/witty lyrics, amazing talent, or I actually really like their music.
This list is in order of rank on LSI’s top 50 hot artists, with the ‘hottest’ being at the top right and working down to number 50 at the bottom left.
| #1 Lady Gaga Taylor Swift Beyonce Kelly Clarkson Jason Mraz Britney Spears Miley Cyrus Eminem Lil Wayne Akon Coldplay Paramore The Pussycat Dolls Kings of Leon Pink Rihanna Flo Rida Nickelback Rascal Flatts The Fray Ne-Yo Katy Perry Lily Allen Kanye West The Beatles |
# 25 Avril Lavigne T.I. Keri Hilson The Killers Linkin Park The All American Rejects Fall Out Boy 3oh!3 Lars Winnerbäck Mariah Carey Metallica Yellowcard Hollywood Undead Chris Brown Jonas Brothers Secondhand Serenade Carrie Underwood John Mayer Christina Aguilera Soulja Boy Blink-182 James Morrison Robert Pattinson Enrique Iglesias Jack Johnson |
I’ve only managed to highlight five artists I enjoy that are on the ‘Hot 50′ list. If you’re like me and don’t like the ‘hot’ artists, I have a suggestion for you. It’s called last.fm, and it’s a musical oasis. Should you choose to, last.fm can track what you listen to and offer suggestions on artists you might also like. As this model suggests, it gets more accurate with time. I’ve discovered hundreds of musicians I’d have otherwise not heard of – and I can safely say many of which are far more talented than the garbage broadcast in the FM frequency band.
my last.fm profile, if you’d like to see what else i’d have made bold: http://www.last.fm/user/anyjdoe3713
