Summer 2011, your music was good to us. Here’s a final, end of summer, hot list hoorah.
Let’s face it. You WILL hear LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” at least 10 times a day.
Channel surf your radio stations, and you’ll get the “everyday I’m shuffling,” soundbite on multiple frequencies. Even the Kia “HamStars” are shuffling to this super hot summer hit from the Gordy, uncle-nephew duo.
It’s virtually impossible to resist “Anthem’s” super contagious beat and hook. All summer, the track has dominated the charts and is one of YouTube’s most viewed videos ever. “Party Rock Anthem” = Positively Sizzling!
From “Can’t Buy Me Love” to “Yesterday,” the Beatles’ 1 compiles 27 of their #1s from the 1960s and 70s.
At the beginning of September, 1 was re-released as an exclusive-to-iTunes digital album. Congratulations, Beatles. You’ve mastered the art of getting your fans to purchase the same exact music three times. That’s pretty hot.
Four years later, “Cupid’s Chokehold” is still the band’s biggest hit, but I predict Gym Class Heroes’ newest single, “Stereo Hearts” featuring Adam Levine will give “Cupid” a fair fight. Travie McCoy has a lyrical finesse that energizes every Gym Class Heroes song. “Stereo Hearts” has summer hot list cred!
Do the names Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, and Jacob Fink ring a bell? If not, then I introduce to you indie pop band, Foster the People.
Not until I became utterly obsessed with their eerily sexy hit, “Pumped Up Kicks,” did I, myself, know who they were.
“Pumped Up Kicks” was released about a year ago, but it was in the summer of 2011 that this sleeper became a chart topper. Its provocative lyrics referencing bullets and guns paired with an MGMT-esque electropop beat make it a sultry song that needs both censorship and repeat play. Their sudden stardom has even landed them an October 8th date with Saturday Night Live. Foster the People’s hot list appeal is sizzling through to Fall!
As always, check back often for more of the latest music news and reviews from Erica Renee Davis, right here on Positively Celebrity!
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