music in 2009
International
- The E.N.D. came like a blast from the not-so-distant past as The Black Eyed Peas returned with new music after four years. The album was a huge hit, and everyone was happy… except music fans. They watched in despair as the Peas climbed the charts and made history with their songs Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling.
- The infectious hook and accompanying video of Beyoncé's Single Ladies propelled it into becoming a YouTube hit, inspiring countless imitations and parodies.
- Kris Allen won American Idol, beating the much-hyped Adam Lambert. Also, Paula Abdul left the show and was replaced by comedian Ellen DeGeneres.
- After ignoring their last three albums, the world decided to fall in love with the Kings of Leon. Their song Use Somebody off last year's Only By The Night gained constant rotation… or it might have been another Kings of Leon song because frankly we can't really tell them apart.
- The lovely Taylor Swift didn't let the fact that she can't sing stand in the way of her success. The faux-country startlet – who is as cute as a button, seems modest and well grounded, even dated one of the Jo Bros (which ended in the by-now-infamous 27-second phone call), and on the whole seems a lot more well adjusted than her destined-for-rehab friend Miley Cyrus – saw her sophomore album Fearless rank among the year's highest selling records and was showered with an endless stream of awards (much to the dismay of Kanye West).
- Troubled singer Amy Winehouse and her troubled spouse Blake Fielder-Civil untied the knot and went their own ways. They now plan to self-destruct separately.
- Green Day released their new album, 21st Century Breakdown, which sounds like it could've been the b-side to their previous album, American Idiot.
- After realizing that all their individual projects had tanked, Blink-182 reunited.
- Michael Jackson's death propelled him to the top of the charts around the world, and led him to number one spot on the year's Internet search lists. And the release of his This Is It documentary re-established his King of Pop credentials, yet again.
- And Boyzone singer Stephen Gately's death raised so much interest in the deceased singer that his name became the most searched for topic of 2009 on Google UK.
- Eminem made a comeback with his first album in five years, Relapse, which opened at number one in various countries around the world.
- Rappers Flo Rida and Tinchy Stryder conquered the charts with their respective sophomore albums.
- Newcomers including La Roux and Keri Hilson also found chart success.
- After three years of marriage (that's nearly 30 in Hollywood years), pop singer Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley decided to part ways. We still can't decide whether she was too good for him or he was too good for her.
- Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle's thoroughly dreary first album, I Dreamed a Dream, broke the record of the highest debut by a female solo artist ever.
- Alice In Chains released their first album since Layne Staley's death, Creed reunited to make the album Full Circle, Coldplay's live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft was made available as a free download, U2 released their new offering No Line on the Horizon, and Muse came up with yet another ambitiously awesome album, The Resistance.
- Guitarist Noel Gallagher left Oasis after yet another fallout with his brother, vocalist Liam Gallagher. But music fans' joy was cut short when Liam announced that he plans to continue recording as Oasis.
- Chris Brown was sentenced to "five years of probation, one year of domestic violence counselling, and six months of community service" following his domestic violence incident involving Rihanna.
- Everyone who has a show on the Disney channel released a few dozen albums each.
- Owl City autotuned their way to success.
- Pop/R&B girl band Sugababes went through their 3258176th line-up change when Keisha Buchanan was kicked out of the band (replaced by Jade Ewen), which means the band no longer has any of its founding members.
- And while one was tempted to pull out a thesaurus and list all the synonyms for "annoying" in reference to Lady Gaga, it seems as though her "so terrible that it's amazing" shtick worked quite well. Her fashion sense was spectacularly awful, but that's because it was meant to draw attention… which it did. Her music sounded like it was created in a pop focus group and put together every pop cliché that had been successful on the charts in the last few decades. So, very unsurprisingly, her albums and singles sold by the bucketload.
- Also, Shakira, Rihanna, Lily Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, and even Whitney Houston returned to the charts with new album, as did Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, who released her debut solo album 3 Words.
Pakistan
Us Magazine, The News - 25 December, 2009
International
- The E.N.D. came like a blast from the not-so-distant past as The Black Eyed Peas returned with new music after four years. The album was a huge hit, and everyone was happy… except music fans. They watched in despair as the Peas climbed the charts and made history with their songs Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling.
- The infectious hook and accompanying video of Beyoncé's Single Ladies propelled it into becoming a YouTube hit, inspiring countless imitations and parodies.
- Kris Allen won American Idol, beating the much-hyped Adam Lambert. Also, Paula Abdul left the show and was replaced by comedian Ellen DeGeneres.
- After ignoring their last three albums, the world decided to fall in love with the Kings of Leon. Their song Use Somebody off last year's Only By The Night gained constant rotation… or it might have been another Kings of Leon song because frankly we can't really tell them apart.
- The lovely Taylor Swift didn't let the fact that she can't sing stand in the way of her success. The faux-country startlet – who is as cute as a button, seems modest and well grounded, even dated one of the Jo Bros (which ended in the by-now-infamous 27-second phone call), and on the whole seems a lot more well adjusted than her destined-for-rehab friend Miley Cyrus – saw her sophomore album Fearless rank among the year's highest selling records and was showered with an endless stream of awards (much to the dismay of Kanye West).
- Troubled singer Amy Winehouse and her troubled spouse Blake Fielder-Civil untied the knot and went their own ways. They now plan to self-destruct separately.
- Green Day released their new album, 21st Century Breakdown, which sounds like it could've been the b-side to their previous album, American Idiot.
- After realizing that all their individual projects had tanked, Blink-182 reunited.
- Michael Jackson's death propelled him to the top of the charts around the world, and led him to number one spot on the year's Internet search lists. And the release of his This Is It documentary re-established his King of Pop credentials, yet again.
- And Boyzone singer Stephen Gately's death raised so much interest in the deceased singer that his name became the most searched for topic of 2009 on Google UK.
- Eminem made a comeback with his first album in five years, Relapse, which opened at number one in various countries around the world.
- Rappers Flo Rida and Tinchy Stryder conquered the charts with their respective sophomore albums.
- Newcomers including La Roux and Keri Hilson also found chart success.
- After three years of marriage (that's nearly 30 in Hollywood years), pop singer Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley decided to part ways. We still can't decide whether she was too good for him or he was too good for her.
- Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle's thoroughly dreary first album, I Dreamed a Dream, broke the record of the highest debut by a female solo artist ever.
- Alice In Chains released their first album since Layne Staley's death, Creed reunited to make the album Full Circle, Coldplay's live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft was made available as a free download, U2 released their new offering No Line on the Horizon, and Muse came up with yet another ambitiously awesome album, The Resistance.
- Guitarist Noel Gallagher left Oasis after yet another fallout with his brother, vocalist Liam Gallagher. But music fans' joy was cut short when Liam announced that he plans to continue recording as Oasis.
- Chris Brown was sentenced to "five years of probation, one year of domestic violence counselling, and six months of community service" following his domestic violence incident involving Rihanna.
- Everyone who has a show on the Disney channel released a few dozen albums each.
- Owl City autotuned their way to success.
- Pop/R&B girl band Sugababes went through their 3258176th line-up change when Keisha Buchanan was kicked out of the band (replaced by Jade Ewen), which means the band no longer has any of its founding members.
- And while one was tempted to pull out a thesaurus and list all the synonyms for "annoying" in reference to Lady Gaga, it seems as though her "so terrible that it's amazing" shtick worked quite well. Her fashion sense was spectacularly awful, but that's because it was meant to draw attention… which it did. Her music sounded like it was created in a pop focus group and put together every pop cliché that had been successful on the charts in the last few decades. So, very unsurprisingly, her albums and singles sold by the bucketload.
- Also, Shakira, Rihanna, Lily Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, and even Whitney Houston returned to the charts with new album, as did Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, who released her debut solo album 3 Words.
Pakistan
- Mustafa Zahid (Roxen): 2009 has been dull mainly because of the current situation in the country; adding agony to the pain is having unlimited news channels on the screen and less entertainment channel. How can someone switch to a music channel and look at what's coming now when a bomb's been blasted every fortnight? The sad truth is that entertainment has gone down big time in 2009. We did Bujh Hai Gaya as Roxen and Khuda Kay Liyay as my solo project, but overall things have been rough for everyone. Eye catcher, or shall I say ear catcher, for me in 2009 was Hadiqa's song with her brother Irfan on her album Jab Say Tum Gai; brilliant song. 2009 made me an Ali Zafar fan too, finally, with his effort in Coke Studio, especially Yaar Dadhi.
- Faiza Mujahid: I think there was nothing good about 2009 productively, except for Coke Studio, and I think '09 was a hard time for all the musicians in Pakistan. I loved Coke Studio (session 2). And there wasn't anything to dislike, as very few people released their albums or songs. I loved Atif Aslam's songs in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. It's amazing how in such times he isn't affected by the recession, mashAllah. Everyone needs luck like him! ;) 2010 will be my year hopefully, inshAllah! :)
- Abbas Ali Khan: Whatever music came out in 2009 was basically neglected and overshadowed by the news channels, thanks to the security situation in the country. Whatever music I could see and hear was ok, nothing great. Some good albums which came out were from MHB, Overload, and Shiraz Uppal (and of course John Mayer). I only released one track on TV and Internet. The response was overwhelming. The track was a tribute song from drama serial Dhoop Kinare called Raat Yun Dil Mein Teri. In 2010, I plan to release more videos, do more classical and fusion concerts, and as a parallel project I'm planning to release an album based on ghazals and nazams.
Us Magazine, The News - 25 December, 2009
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