Passion of Chachi Presents the 2008 Chachi Music Awards!!
And here…we…go….
SONGS
Dance Song of the Year
Lady GaGa – Just Dance
Chris Brown – Forever
BoA – Eat You Up
JUSTICE – D.A.N.C.E.
Pitbull featuring Lil Jon – Krazy
Ciara featuring T-Pain – Go Girl
NaNa – SHOW GIRL
And The Winner Is…BoA – Eat You Up!
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Not really a shocker but this one was close. Lady GaGa came close to winning this one but in the end no one can top BoA. Anyone get that reference? “Girls on Top?” Anyone? Okay, I admit it was kind of a reach.
Pop Song of the Year
Hearts Grow – Sora
James Morrison – You Give Me
Hyori Lee – U-Go-Girl
Colbie Calliblat – Realize
Duffy – Warrick Avenue
Wonder Girls – So Hot
Bi (Rain) – Love Story
Rihanna – Take A Bow
And The Winner Is…Rain – Love Story!
Okay, this comes as a little bit of an upset but you forget something: THIS IS RAIN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE! He is the sexiest piece of Korean mancake to ever come from the peninsula! Hearts Grow and Wonder Girls both came close but in the end, no one can stop Rain!
Rock Song of the Year
Nightmare – Lost In Blue
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR – HOT LIMIT
Mindless Self-Indulgence – Never Wanted To Dance
Paramore – That’s What You Get
BACK-ON – Sands Of Time
The Killers – Too Human
L’Arc~en~Ciel – DRINK IT DOWN
KELUN – CHU-BURA
And The Winner Is…HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR – HOT LIMIT!
Their swansong year was 2008 and I have to give them credit where credit is due. I initially didn’t like this band but as soon as they became my favorite band…they broke up. This is the least I can do for them rocking our faces as J-Rock fans for the last three years or so.
Hip Hop Song of the Year
Kanye West – Love Lockdown
T.I. feat Rihanna – Live Your Life
Lupe Fiasco feat Mark Santos, Young Jeezy & T.I. – Superstar (Remix)
Game feat Keishia Cole – Game’s Pain
Young Jeezy feat Kanye West – Put On
Lil Wayne feat Static Major – Lollipop
CRS (Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell) – Us Placers
Fonzworth Bentley feat Kanye West and Andre 3000 – Everybody (Don’t Stop)
And The Winner Is…T.I. featuring Rihanna – Live Your Life!
Again, no real upset here, although Us Placers came close to winning this because it will always be a personal fav of mine. In the end, no other hip hop song dominated my time like this one. Mostly because he is going to teh jail soon but still.
J-Pop Song of the Year
YUI – Laugh Away
Hearts Grow – Sora
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR – HOT LIMIT
YA-KYIM – Super Looper
Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia – Flying Easy Loving Crazy
NaNa – SHOW GIRL
Bennie K – Monochrome
May J – Do Tha’, Do Tha’
And The Winner Is… Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia – Flying Easy Loving Crazy!
Is this an upset? TK is a legend in the J-pop scene but to take out Bennie K, YA-KYIM, NaNa and YUI is quite an accomplishment. Wow, this was all women except for TK and HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR. Man, are males even IN J-Pop anymore? Where in the hell is VERBAL?
R&B Song of the Year
Foxxi MisQ – X.B.F.
Usher feat Young Jeezy – Love This Club
Alicia Keys – Superwoman
Erykah Badu – Honey
Rain – Love Story
Jennifer Hudson feat Young Jeezy – Spotlight (Remix)
Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia – Flying Easy Loving Crazy
John Legend feat Andre 3000 – Green Light
And The Winner Is… Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia – Flying Easy Loving Crazy!
Well, this was between Toshinobu Kobuta and Usher and TK came out on top. It was a slow year for R&B on the American shores but Japan and Korea stepped their games up I must say. I am STILL all about this song and IMHO rightfully so. It is the mad notes.
K-Pop Song of the Year
Tae Yang – Watching Only You
Rain – Love Story
Hyori Lee – U-Go-Girl
Seo In Young – Cinderella
Wonder Girls – So Hot
BoA – Eat You Up
Uhm Jung Hwa – D.I.S.C.O.
Big Bang – Number 1
And The Winner Is… Wonder Girls – So Hot!
WELL DUH! Yes, Rain and Hyori Lee came close but at the end of the day, any video that just knowing about can get me V& is worth the award. K-Pop looks to be taking over in 2009 and I have to say I am glad to see it. It may make America rethink the whole jailbait thing. Pedo Bear approves!
Song of the Year
Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia - Flying Easy Loving Crazy
CRS (Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell) feat Thom Yorke – Us Placers
Wonder Girls – So Hot
Bennie K – Monochrome
T.I. feat Rihanna – Live Your Life
Hearts Grow – Sora
Duffy – Warrick Avenue
Young Jeezy feat Kanye West – Put On
And The Winner Is…Bennie K – Monochrome!
This was a tough one. At the end of the day, there was no song I listened to more than Bennie K’s “Monochrome” this spring. Hell, I don’t believe there is a group that I have enjoyed listening to more than Bennie K this decade aside from Outkast. And they hate me because they are never making a new album. Either way, this is your biggest song of 2008!
ALBUMS
Pop Album of the Year
Rain – Rainism
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
New Kids on The Block – The Block
Jason Mraz – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
RBD – Empezar Desde Cero
Miley Cyrus – Breakout
Duffy - Rockferry
Hyori Lee – It’s Hyorish
And The Winner Is…Rain – Rainism!
Hip Hop Album of the Year
Game - LAX
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
T.I. – Paper Trail
Kanye West – 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy – The Recession
Common – Universal Mind Control
And the Winner Is…T.I. – Paper Trail!
J-Pop Album of the Year
May J – Baby Girl
Yui – MY SHORT STORIES Vol. 1 & 2
KELUN – KELUN
BACK-ON – YES!!!
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – World World World
EXILE – EXILE LOVE
BoA – THE FACE
And The Winner Is…BACK-ON – YES!!!
R&B Album of the Year
Robin Thicke – Something Else
Chris Brown – Exclusive (Re-Issue)
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Pt. 1 (4th World War)
Usher – Here I Stand
Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
John Legend – Evolver
Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
And The Winner Is…John Legend – Evolver!
J-Rock Album of the Year
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR – ROCK PIT
KELUN – KELUN
An Cafe – Gokutama Rock Cafe
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – World World World
Sambomaster – Ongaku no Kodomo wa Mina Utau
UVERworld - PROGLUTION
BACK-ON – YES!!!
Bennie K – BEST OF THE BESTEST
And The Winner Is…BACK-ON – YES!!!
Album of the Year
Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter III
Hyori Lee – It’s Hyorish
T.I. – Paper Trail
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
John Legend – Evolver
Duffy - Rockferry
Rain – Rainism
Kanye West – 808’s & Heartbreak
And The Winner Is…A TIE: Kanye West – 808’s & Heartbreak and Rain – Rainism!
Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter III
Hyori Lee – It’s Hyorish
T.I. – Paper Trail
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
John Legend – Evolver
Duffy - Rockferry
Rain – Rainism
Kanye West – 808’s & Heartbreak
And The Winner Is…A TIE: Kanye West – 808’s & Heartbreak and Rain – Rainism!
Yes, you read that correctly. There is a tie. Kanye’s album may have not been the rap fans cup of tea (Read: 50 Cent fans) but in terms of being outside of the box it sure was there. He even made the autotuner seem less annoying. But…it was STILL ANNOYING and a returning Rain capitalized on it with a surprisingly awesome return album. Add in an epic video with “Rainism” and you have the two biggest comebacks of 2008!
ARTISTS
Pop Artist of the Year
Colbie Caillat
Nelly Furtado
Coldplay
Jesse McCartney
Duffy
RBD
Miley Cyrus
NLT
And The Winner Is…Duffy!
Rock Artist of the Year
Paramore
Shinedown
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR
Killers
L`Arc~en~Ciel
Theory of a Deadman
Maximum The Hormone
Disturbed
And The Winner Is…HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR!
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Lil’ Wayne
Kanye West
Young Jeezy
Andre 3000
Lupe Fiasco
T.I.
Game
Snoop Dogg
And The Winner Is…Kanye West!
J-Pop Artist of the Year
Toshinobu Kobuta
Kumi Koda
NaNa
YUI
Hearts Grow
Yuna Ito
TM Revolution
Ikimonogakari
And The Winner Is…YUI!
R&B Artist of the Year
Usher
Alicia Keys
Erykah Badu
John Legend
Chris Brown
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Toshinobu Kobuta
And The Winner Is…Usher!
J-Rock Artist of the Year
BACK-ON
KELUN
Maximum The Hormone
Dir En Grey
Tommy Heavenly6
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Aqua Timez
And The Winner Is…HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR!
K-Pop Artist of the Year
Hyori Lee
Big Bang
Rain
BoA
Wonder Girls
Tae Yang
BoA
Uhm Jung Hwa
And The Winner Is…Wonder Girls!
Group of the Year
Paramore
L’Arc~en~Ciel
Ikimonogakari
Hearts Grow
KELUN
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR
Wonder Girls
Bennie K
And The Winner Is…HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR!
Artist of the Year
Kanye West
YUI
Hyori Lee
T.I.
Wonder Girls
Young Jeezy
NaNa
Bennie K
Rain
And The Winner Is…Kanye West!
After losing out in 2006 to John Legend and 2007 to YUI, Kanye West finally takes home the award for Artist of the Year! It was pretty much between he, Wonder Girls and T.I. who all had huge years but in the end it was Yeezy’s time to shine. Four number one videos, a number one album and another year of being all over the news brings him this award. Oh, and a great album to boot.
That is the Chachi Music Awards! 2008 was a great year for music and 2009 is looking HUGE so I look forward to seeing you all next January! Also, stay tuned as Douchebrawl will be coming soon as well!
Chachi Out!
