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Person of the year - IMPACT
President Donald J Trump
45th President of the US
Donald J Trump has achieved a lot in a short time, the one that matters the most to us is The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel.
For the State of Israel: H.E. Benjamin, Netanyahu, Prime Minister.
For the United Arab Emirates: H.H. Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Witnessed by: H.E. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America.
Person of the year - Actor
Denzil Washington
The Greatest Actor of the 21st century
Described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", associating with characters defined by their grace, dignity, humanity, and inner strength, his speech at Dillard University graduation “Put God first” is still viral on social media.
Person of the year - Sports
Conor McGregor
MMA Fighter
No stranger to controversy, MMA's baddest boy draws the highest pay per view for his fights. Knowing fully well that supporting the “wrong" political candidate could end a career in today's world, he braved the backlash and tweeted 'Phenomenal president' in support of President J Trump. We believe in free speech, even if your views are different from ours.
Person of the year - Speaker
Kayleigh McEnany
33rd White House press secretary
A cancer and covid survivor, her smile is known to shed liberal tears, her folders bring the fake news media to their knees. She brought a 'Rock star' vibe to a very mundane job (we dare anyone to name a cooler White House press secretary), her devotion to God, Family and Country is what we admire the most. Whatever the future holds for Kyleigh's career, she will always hold a place in history.
Person of the year - Music
John Cooper
Founder/Singer/Bassist of Rock band Skillet
Grammy Award nominee rocker John has been rocking out with his band Skillet since 1996 releasing 10 studio albums till date, during the pandemic lockdowns he took to social media and exposed the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood amidst the Floyd riots.
Person of the year - Comedy
Kevin Hart
Another victim of the extremely biased social media platform Twitter, Kevin Hart not only survived the backlash of 2018 but thrived making it to Forbes Annual Top Earners list repeatedly. Kevin released his 6th Netflix special "Zero F**ks Given”, which premiered globally on Netflix on Nov. 17. He shot it in the comfort of his living room, performing live in front of a few close friends wearing face masks while Kevin was in his pajamas - now thats savage!
Person of the year - Social Media
Hodge Twins
Recently deleted on Tiktok, penalized by Facebook, Twitter and other liberal platforms, The Hodge Twins are also known as the conservative twins for exposing the political and cultural agenda of the social media giants. The identical twin brothers Kevin and Keith Hodge who self describe themselves as "Comedians and Conservative Political Pundits" started out their journey with a successful body building and fitness career in 2010 where they faced no criticism and backlash till they became vocal about their views on politics and culture.
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Person of the year - IMPACT
President Donald J Trump
45th President of the US
Donald J Trump has achieved a lot in a short time, the one that matters the most to us is The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel.
For the State of Israel: H.E. Benjamin, Netanyahu, Prime Minister.
For the United Arab Emirates: H.H. Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Witnessed by: H.E. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America.
Person of the year - Actor
Denzil Washington
The Greatest Actor of the 21st century
Described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", associating with characters defined by their grace, dignity, humanity, and inner strength, his speech at Dillard University graduation “Put God first” is still viral on social media.
Person of the year - Sports
Conor McGregor
MMA Fighter
No stranger to controversy, MMA's baddest boy draws the highest pay per view for his fights. Knowing fully well that supporting the “wrong" political candidate could end a career in today's world, he braved the backlash and tweeted 'Phenomenal president' in support of President J Trump. We believe in free speech, even if your views are different from ours.
Person of the year - Speaker
Kayleigh McEnany
33rd White House press secretary
A cancer and covid survivor, her smile is known to shed liberal tears, her folders bring the fake news media to their knees. She brought a 'Rock star' vibe to a very mundane job (we dare anyone to name a cooler White House press secretary), her devotion to God, Family and Country is what we admire the most. Whatever the future holds for Kyleigh's career, she will always hold a place in history.
Person of the year - Music
John Cooper
Founder/Singer/Bassist of Rock band Skillet
Grammy Award nominee rocker John has been rocking out with his band Skillet since 1996 releasing 10 studio albums till date, during the pandemic lockdowns he took to social media and exposed the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood amidst the Floyd riots.
Person of the year - Comedy
Kevin Hart
Another victim of the extremely biased social media platform Twitter, Kevin Hart not only survived the backlash of 2018 but thrived making it to Forbes Annual Top Earners list repeatedly. Kevin released his 6th Netflix special "Zero F**ks Given”, which premiered globally on Netflix on Nov. 17. He shot it in the comfort of his living room, performing live in front of a few close friends wearing face masks while Kevin was in his pajamas - now thats savage!
Person of the year - Social Media
Hodge Twins
Recently deleted on Tiktok, penalized by Facebook, Twitter and other liberal platforms, The Hodge Twins are also known as the conservative twins for exposing the political and cultural agenda of the social media giants. The identical twin brothers Kevin and Keith Hodge who self describe themselves as "Comedians and Conservative Political Pundits" started out their journey with a successful body building and fitness career in 2010 where they faced no criticism and backlash till they became vocal about their views on politics and culture.
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Leaving a chart topping band is just as dangerous and risky as quitting a high paying day job and starting your own business. These music celebrities have taken a huge gamble on themselves and invested in their own brand, ultimately making themselves household names with remarkable uniqueness and amazing music.
1. Beyonce - Destiny's child
The super popular yet equally forgettable trio Destiny's Child ruled the charts with "Survivor" and "Say my name" all of which had Beyonce as the center of attention. Largely responsible for popularizing the word "Bootylicious", Beyonce and her crew went on to release music videos and albums that were lapped up by fans worldwide.
Despite global success, internal squabbling within the band soon reached fever point with Beyonce leaving and starting her solo career. She went on to become one of the best selling music artists in the world, now how's that for destiny?
2. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
The "Prince of darkness" was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 for his drug abuse and unreliability, he spent his severance package on one last party as he expected to be living on government welfare for the rest of life. However, Jet Records soon signed and paired him with fresh members, including guitar prodigy Randy Rhoads. They released the album "Blizzard of oz" in 1980 which reached multi platinum status, establishing Ozzy as a bonafide Heavy Metal Icon around the world. Later he returned to Black Sabbath for their final album in 2013 aptly titled "13".
Ozzy has released 12 albums till date, his latest being called "Ordinary man", released in 2020. Not bad for an unreliable bloke from Birmingham.
3. Camilla Cabello - Fifth Harmony
Dubbed the female "One Direction" due to their careers arising from a reality TV music competition, Fifth Harmony or 5H experienced massive success with "Miss movin on" and "Better together". Camilla continued to release music independent from 5H and was making huge waves with it, namely duos with Machine Gun Kelly and Shawn Mendes. Quitting the band in 2016 led to tabloid gossip which continues to surface today, however it was her song "Havana", the best-selling digital single of 2018, which earned her Pop star celebrity status.
4. Slash - Guns N' Roses
After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, lead guitarist Slash formed and played in a few successful but short lived bands, namely "Slash's snake pit" and super group "Velvet Revolver". He also went on to release 4 albums under the brand name "Slash", featuring a plethora of singers from Fergie to Adam Levine, and finally settling down with Myles Kennedy as a regular vocalist.
His prodigal return to Guns N' Roses in 2016 didn't change his brand, as he continues to perform and tour the world as Slash till date.
5. Zayn Mailk - One Direction
Just when we thought the boy band era was done, One Direction decided it was time to bring it back and become the most popular band in the world, to which Zayn Malik said "I'm done" and quit the band in 2015. Initially citing the reason for leaving as wanting to live the life of a normal 22 year old, Zayn shattered that to pieces and released his solo album in 2016 titled "Mind of mine", which went platinum in second.
This makes us believe that he loved the limelight at the end of the day, but just wanted to follow...his own direction.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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Leaving a chart topping band is just as dangerous and risky as quitting a high paying day job and starting your own business. These music celebrities have taken a huge gamble on themselves and invested in their own brand, ultimately making themselves household names with remarkable uniqueness and amazing music.
1. Beyonce - Destiny's child
The super popular yet equally forgettable trio Destiny's Child ruled the charts with "Survivor" and "Say my name" all of which had Beyonce as the center of attention. Largely responsible for popularizing the word "Bootylicious", Beyonce and her crew went on to release music videos and albums that were lapped up by fans worldwide.
Despite global success, internal squabbling within the band soon reached fever point with Beyonce leaving and starting her solo career. She went on to become one of the best selling music artists in the world, now how's that for destiny?
2. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
The "Prince of darkness" was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 for his drug abuse and unreliability, he spent his severance package on one last party as he expected to be living on government welfare for the rest of life. However, Jet Records soon signed and paired him with fresh members, including guitar prodigy Randy Rhoads. They released the album "Blizzard of oz" in 1980 which reached multi platinum status, establishing Ozzy as a bonafide Heavy Metal Icon around the world. Later he returned to Black Sabbath for their final album in 2013 aptly titled "13".
Ozzy has released 12 albums till date, his latest being called "Ordinary man", released in 2020. Not bad for an unreliable bloke from Birmingham.
3. Camilla Cabello - Fifth Harmony
Dubbed the female "One Direction" due to their careers arising from a reality TV music competition, Fifth Harmony or 5H experienced massive success with "Miss movin on" and "Better together". Camilla continued to release music independent from 5H and was making huge waves with it, namely duos with Machine Gun Kelly and Shawn Mendes. Quitting the band in 2016 led to tabloid gossip which continues to surface today, however it was her song "Havana", the best-selling digital single of 2018, which earned her Pop star celebrity status.
4. Slash - Guns N' Roses
After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, lead guitarist Slash formed and played in a few successful but short lived bands, namely "Slash's snake pit" and super group "Velvet Revolver". He also went on to release 4 albums under the brand name "Slash", featuring a plethora of singers from Fergie to Adam Levine, and finally settling down with Myles Kennedy as a regular vocalist.
His prodigal return to Guns N' Roses in 2016 didn't change his brand, as he continues to perform and tour the world as Slash till date.
5. Zayn Mailk - One Direction
Just when we thought the boy band era was done, One Direction decided it was time to bring it back and become the most popular band in the world, to which Zayn Malik said "I'm done" and quit the band in 2015. Initially citing the reason for leaving as wanting to live the life of a normal 22 year old, Zayn shattered that to pieces and released his solo album in 2016 titled "Mind of mine", which went platinum in second.
This makes us believe that he loved the limelight at the end of the day, but just wanted to follow...his own direction.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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BREAKTHROUGH Xclusive is proudly independent. What does that mean? Our Top 20 list is not meant to pander with record companies, magazines or music labels, neither is it based on album sales, YouTube views or downloads.
We pride ourselves on the ability to discover hidden jewels a.k.a good music (It's all about the hooks people) and our Top 20 list is based solely on the songs that rocked our world in 2020.
So here we go folks:
1. Jacob Collier - In my Bones (feat. Kimbra & Tank and The Bangas)
Album: Jesse Vol.3
The Verdict: 4 time Grammy award winner Jacob Collier is making A cappella music cool again. Mixing it with a touch of Jazz and Funk.
2. Megan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook
Album: Suga
The Verdict: Megan can rap. She has the beats, she has the hooks, but just make sure your mamma isn’t around when you drop her jams.
3. Machine Gun Kelly ft Halsey - forget me too
Album: Tickets To My Downfall
The Verdict: MGK’s move from Rap to PopPunk was a good decision: The Blink 182 influence is evident and adding Halsey made sure this song is a hit.
4. Benee - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton
Album: Hey u x.
The Verdict: Made immensely huge by TikTok users, Supalonely is one supa catchy song mixing Alternative Pop and Uptempo R&B. If it was up to us, this track would win a Grammy.
5. System Of A Down - Protect The Land
Album: Single
The Verdict: SOAD broke their 15 year silence and released new music to raise awareness and support for their homeland Armenia. The band spoke out about the Twitter censorship concerning this cause and how major celebrities backed out due to fear of being attacked. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has been receiving death threats on the same social media site and no action has been taken, because apparently it’s doesn’t clash with the community guidelines. Don’t be like Twitter.
6. Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now
Album: Future Nostalgia
The Verdict: Is Dua Lipa the reigning princess of Pop? She is... in our book!
7. Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard boy
Album: BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd
The Verdict: Tiktok introduced the world to the Alt Pop music of Claire Rosinkranz, this went on to become the song of the summer, even the quarantine couldn't stop it.
8. Behold The Locus - S.N.T.K.
Album: Nations
The Verdict: If you wanted to know what your boyfriend is discussing behind your back, or if you dreamt of telling it in her face but didn’t know how. You both can pretend the guitar riffs are why you played that song and you never wished you written it first.
9. BTS - Dynamite
Album: Dynamite
The Verdict: These K-pop juggernauts have made 2020 their year - while Dynamite does sound like a Bruno Mars B-side track, it has blown up the charts and garnered them a Grammy Nomination in 2021. It's time they drop the K and just go Pop!
10. Skillet - Dead Man Walking
Album: Victorious: The Aftermath
The Verdict: Skillet gets better with every album. DMW is a heavy hitting rock song with industrial sprinkles that sounds so fresh that it’s hard to imagine the band has been around since 1996. Founding member and lead vocalist John Cooper was recently on Fox News (before they sold their souls) exposing the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood during the Floyd riots.
11. AC/DC - Shot in the dark
Album: Power up
The Verdict: "Shot in the dark" does not reinvent the wheel, and that's a great thing when the wheel you invented in the 70s is still high in demand. "Power Up" is the 17th album from the grand daddies of Hard Rock AC/DC, proving that age is just a number. Singer Brian Johnson at 73 years old sounds just as immaculate as he did back in the 1980 release "Back in Black", and founding member/lead guitarist Angus Young is laying down killer riffs and solos that are just as creamy as they did since the band's inception in 1975.
12. The 1975 - If you're too shy
Album: Notes on a conditional form
The Verdict: This song captures the essence of the great 80s New Wave era - think "Tears for Fears" meets "Go West" in all their glory.
13. Doja Cat - Say So
Album: Hot Pink
The Verdict: Another song that has catapulted to fame through TikTok - the chorus is catchy, so catchy, that it made our list.
14. Little big - Uno
Album: UNO
The Verdict: The St. Petersburg rave band has gained huge momentum with this track, earning them a spot on Eurovision 2020 to represent Mother Russia. Uno is a modern day "Barbie girl".
15. Eminem - Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD
Album: Music to Be Murdered By
The Verdict: Slim Shady can still rhyme like it’s 2000, but it's the pairing of Juice WRLD ( R.I.P) brings out the real genius of this track.
16. Green Day - Father of All
Album: Father of All
The Verdict: Green Day has actually found a way to reinvent themselves with "Father of all’, sounding more Indie than Pop Punk - Kudos to Bille Joe and crew for trying something new.
17. Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood (feat. Travis Scott)
Album: Single
The Verdict: Kanye West has been very outspoken about his Christian faith, allowing it to permeate most of his endeavors. Wash Us in the Blood is a cry for help, a prayer if you will for the African American community, done in true Kanye style - sick beats while he spits bars like a street preacher.
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18. Joe Satriani - Nineteen Eighty
Album: Shapreshifting
The Verdict: The original guitar hero returned in 2020 with this instrumental banger, he even slowed down things a bit for us mere mortals to attempt.
19. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Album: Blinding Lights
The Verdict: The Grammy Awards may have snubbed him, but we still think this song is gonna be on the radio for a long-long time.
20. Saweetie - Tap In
Album: Tap In
The Verdict: Female fronted Rap dethroned the male dominated genre in 2020 - while Saweetie may not be the queen as yet, she’s definitely the Duchess.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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BREAKTHROUGH Xclusive is proudly independent. What does that mean? Our Top 20 list is not meant to pander with record companies, magazines or music labels, neither is it based on album sales, YouTube views or downloads.
We pride ourselves on the ability to discover hidden jewels a.k.a good music (It's all about the hooks people) and our Top 20 list is based solely on the songs that rocked our world in 2020.
So here we go folks:
1. Jacob Collier - In my Bones (feat. Kimbra & Tank and The Bangas)
Album: Jesse Vol.3
The Verdict: 4 time Grammy award winner Jacob Collier is making A cappella music cool again. Mixing it with a touch of Jazz and Funk.
2. Megan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook
Album: Suga
The Verdict: Megan can rap. She has the beats, she has the hooks, but just make sure your mamma isn’t around when you drop her jams.
3. Machine Gun Kelly ft Halsey - forget me too
Album: Tickets To My Downfall
The Verdict: MGK’s move from Rap to PopPunk was a good decision: The Blink 182 influence is evident and adding Halsey made sure this song is a hit.
4. Benee - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton
Album: Hey u x.
The Verdict: Made immensely huge by TikTok users, Supalonely is one supa catchy song mixing Alternative Pop and Uptempo R&B. If it was up to us, this track would win a Grammy.
5. System Of A Down - Protect The Land
Album: Single
The Verdict: SOAD broke their 15 year silence and released new music to raise awareness and support for their homeland Armenia. The band spoke out about the Twitter censorship concerning this cause and how major celebrities backed out due to fear of being attacked. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has been receiving death threats on the same social media site and no action has been taken, because apparently it’s doesn’t clash with the community guidelines. Don’t be like Twitter.
6. Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now
Album: Future Nostalgia
The Verdict: Is Dua Lipa the reigning princess of Pop? She is... in our book!
7. Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard boy
Album: BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd
The Verdict: Tiktok introduced the world to the Alt Pop music of Claire Rosinkranz, this went on to become the song of the summer, even the quarantine couldn't stop it.
8. Behold The Locus - S.N.T.K.
Album: Nations
The Verdict: If you wanted to know what your boyfriend is discussing behind your back, or if you dreamt of telling it in her face but didn’t know how. You both can pretend the guitar riffs are why you played that song and you never wished you written it first.
9. BTS - Dynamite
Album: Dynamite
The Verdict: These K-pop juggernauts have made 2020 their year - while Dynamite does sound like a Bruno Mars B-side track, it has blown up the charts and garnered them a Grammy Nomination in 2021. It's time they drop the K and just go Pop!
10. Skillet - Dead Man Walking
Album: Victorious: The Aftermath
The Verdict: Skillet gets better with every album. DMW is a heavy hitting rock song with industrial sprinkles that sounds so fresh that it’s hard to imagine the band has been around since 1996. Founding member and lead vocalist John Cooper was recently on Fox News (before they sold their souls) exposing the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood during the Floyd riots.
11. AC/DC - Shot in the dark
Album: Power up
The Verdict: "Shot in the dark" does not reinvent the wheel, and that's a great thing when the wheel you invented in the 70s is still high in demand. "Power Up" is the 17th album from the grand daddies of Hard Rock AC/DC, proving that age is just a number. Singer Brian Johnson at 73 years old sounds just as immaculate as he did back in the 1980 release "Back in Black", and founding member/lead guitarist Angus Young is laying down killer riffs and solos that are just as creamy as they did since the band's inception in 1975.
12. The 1975 - If you're too shy
Album: Notes on a conditional form
The Verdict: This song captures the essence of the great 80s New Wave era - think "Tears for Fears" meets "Go West" in all their glory.
13. Doja Cat - Say So
Album: Hot Pink
The Verdict: Another song that has catapulted to fame through TikTok - the chorus is catchy, so catchy, that it made our list.
14. Little big - Uno
Album: UNO
The Verdict: The St. Petersburg rave band has gained huge momentum with this track, earning them a spot on Eurovision 2020 to represent Mother Russia. Uno is a modern day "Barbie girl".
15. Eminem - Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD
Album: Music to Be Murdered By
The Verdict: Slim Shady can still rhyme like it’s 2000, but it's the pairing of Juice WRLD ( R.I.P) brings out the real genius of this track.
16. Green Day - Father of All
Album: Father of All
The Verdict: Green Day has actually found a way to reinvent themselves with "Father of all’, sounding more Indie than Pop Punk - Kudos to Bille Joe and crew for trying something new.
17. Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood (feat. Travis Scott)
Album: Single
The Verdict: Kanye West has been very outspoken about his Christian faith, allowing it to permeate most of his endeavors. Wash Us in the Blood is a cry for help, a prayer if you will for the African American community, done in true Kanye style - sick beats while he spits bars like a street preacher.
18. Joe Satriani - Nineteen Eighty
Album: Shapreshifting
The Verdict: The original guitar hero returned in 2020 with this instrumental banger, he even slowed down things a bit for us mere mortals to attempt.
19. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Album: Blinding Lights
The Verdict: The Grammy Awards may have snubbed him, but we still think this song is gonna be on the radio for a long-long time.
20. Saweetie - Tap In
Album: Tap In
The Verdict: Female fronted Rap dethroned the male dominated genre in 2020 - while Saweetie may not be the queen as yet, she’s definitely the Duchess.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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While artists continue to earn a living from merchandise sales, royalties and copyrights, the crew who make live shows possible have lost their chief source of income, so Kudos to Dream Theater for this noble effort to help people in time of need.
Here is the video the band released requesting fans and music lovers alike to purchase the single.
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While artists continue to earn a living from merchandise sales, royalties and copyrights, the crew who make live shows possible have lost their chief source of income, so Kudos to Dream Theater for this noble effort to help people in time of need.
Here is the video the band released requesting fans and music lovers alike to purchase the single.
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Person of the year - IMPACT
President Donald J Trump
45th President of the US
Donald J Trump has achieved a lot in a short time, the one that matters the most to us is The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel.
For the State of Israel: H.E. Benjamin, Netanyahu, Prime Minister.
For the United Arab Emirates: H.H. Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Witnessed by: H.E. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America.
Person of the year - Actor
Denzil Washington
The Greatest Actor of the 21st century
Described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", associating with characters defined by their grace, dignity, humanity, and inner strength, his speech at Dillard University graduation “Put God first” is still viral on social media.
Person of the year - Sports
Conor McGregor
MMA Fighter
No stranger to controversy, MMA's baddest boy draws the highest pay per view for his fights. Knowing fully well that supporting the “wrong" political candidate could end a career in today's world, he braved the backlash and tweeted 'Phenomenal president' in support of President J Trump. We believe in free speech, even if your views are different from ours.
Person of the year - Speaker
Kayleigh McEnany
33rd White House press secretary
A cancer and covid survivor, her smile is known to shed liberal tears, her folders bring the fake news media to their knees. She brought a 'Rock star' vibe to a very mundane job (we dare anyone to name a cooler White House press secretary), her devotion to God, Family and Country is what we admire the most. Whatever the future holds for Kyleigh's career, she will always hold a place in history.
Person of the year - Music
John Cooper
Founder/Singer/Bassist of Rock band Skillet
Grammy Award nominee rocker John has been rocking out with his band Skillet since 1996 releasing 10 studio albums till date, during the pandemic lockdowns he took to social media and exposed the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood amidst the Floyd riots.
Person of the year - Comedy
Kevin Hart
Another victim of the extremely biased social media platform Twitter, Kevin Hart not only survived the backlash of 2018 but thrived making it to Forbes Annual Top Earners list repeatedly. Kevin released his 6th Netflix special "Zero F**ks Given”, which premiered globally on Netflix on Nov. 17. He shot it in the comfort of his living room, performing live in front of a few close friends wearing face masks while Kevin was in his pajamas - now thats savage!
Person of the year - Social Media
Hodge Twins
Recently deleted on Tiktok, penalized by Facebook, Twitter and other liberal platforms, The Hodge Twins are also known as the conservative twins for exposing the political and cultural agenda of the social media giants. The identical twin brothers Kevin and Keith Hodge who self describe themselves as "Comedians and Conservative Political Pundits" started out their journey with a successful body building and fitness career in 2010 where they faced no criticism and backlash till they became vocal about their views on politics and culture.
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Person of the year - IMPACT
President Donald J Trump
45th President of the US
Donald J Trump has achieved a lot in a short time, the one that matters the most to us is The Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel.
For the State of Israel: H.E. Benjamin, Netanyahu, Prime Minister.
For the United Arab Emirates: H.H. Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Witnessed by: H.E. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America.
Person of the year - Actor
Denzil Washington
The Greatest Actor of the 21st century
Described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom", associating with characters defined by their grace, dignity, humanity, and inner strength, his speech at Dillard University graduation “Put God first” is still viral on social media.
Person of the year - Sports
Conor McGregor
MMA Fighter
No stranger to controversy, MMA's baddest boy draws the highest pay per view for his fights. Knowing fully well that supporting the “wrong" political candidate could end a career in today's world, he braved the backlash and tweeted 'Phenomenal president' in support of President J Trump. We believe in free speech, even if your views are different from ours.
Person of the year - Speaker
Kayleigh McEnany
33rd White House press secretary
A cancer and covid survivor, her smile is known to shed liberal tears, her folders bring the fake news media to their knees. She brought a 'Rock star' vibe to a very mundane job (we dare anyone to name a cooler White House press secretary), her devotion to God, Family and Country is what we admire the most. Whatever the future holds for Kyleigh's career, she will always hold a place in history.
Person of the year - Music
John Cooper
Founder/Singer/Bassist of Rock band Skillet
Grammy Award nominee rocker John has been rocking out with his band Skillet since 1996 releasing 10 studio albums till date, during the pandemic lockdowns he took to social media and exposed the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood amidst the Floyd riots.
Person of the year - Comedy
Kevin Hart
Another victim of the extremely biased social media platform Twitter, Kevin Hart not only survived the backlash of 2018 but thrived making it to Forbes Annual Top Earners list repeatedly. Kevin released his 6th Netflix special "Zero F**ks Given”, which premiered globally on Netflix on Nov. 17. He shot it in the comfort of his living room, performing live in front of a few close friends wearing face masks while Kevin was in his pajamas - now thats savage!
Person of the year - Social Media
Hodge Twins
Recently deleted on Tiktok, penalized by Facebook, Twitter and other liberal platforms, The Hodge Twins are also known as the conservative twins for exposing the political and cultural agenda of the social media giants. The identical twin brothers Kevin and Keith Hodge who self describe themselves as "Comedians and Conservative Political Pundits" started out their journey with a successful body building and fitness career in 2010 where they faced no criticism and backlash till they became vocal about their views on politics and culture.
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Leaving a chart topping band is just as dangerous and risky as quitting a high paying day job and starting your own business. These music celebrities have taken a huge gamble on themselves and invested in their own brand, ultimately making themselves household names with remarkable uniqueness and amazing music.
1. Beyonce - Destiny's child
The super popular yet equally forgettable trio Destiny's Child ruled the charts with "Survivor" and "Say my name" all of which had Beyonce as the center of attention. Largely responsible for popularizing the word "Bootylicious", Beyonce and her crew went on to release music videos and albums that were lapped up by fans worldwide.
Despite global success, internal squabbling within the band soon reached fever point with Beyonce leaving and starting her solo career. She went on to become one of the best selling music artists in the world, now how's that for destiny?
2. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
The "Prince of darkness" was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 for his drug abuse and unreliability, he spent his severance package on one last party as he expected to be living on government welfare for the rest of life. However, Jet Records soon signed and paired him with fresh members, including guitar prodigy Randy Rhoads. They released the album "Blizzard of oz" in 1980 which reached multi platinum status, establishing Ozzy as a bonafide Heavy Metal Icon around the world. Later he returned to Black Sabbath for their final album in 2013 aptly titled "13".
Ozzy has released 12 albums till date, his latest being called "Ordinary man", released in 2020. Not bad for an unreliable bloke from Birmingham.
3. Camilla Cabello - Fifth Harmony
Dubbed the female "One Direction" due to their careers arising from a reality TV music competition, Fifth Harmony or 5H experienced massive success with "Miss movin on" and "Better together". Camilla continued to release music independent from 5H and was making huge waves with it, namely duos with Machine Gun Kelly and Shawn Mendes. Quitting the band in 2016 led to tabloid gossip which continues to surface today, however it was her song "Havana", the best-selling digital single of 2018, which earned her Pop star celebrity status.
4. Slash - Guns N' Roses
After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, lead guitarist Slash formed and played in a few successful but short lived bands, namely "Slash's snake pit" and super group "Velvet Revolver". He also went on to release 4 albums under the brand name "Slash", featuring a plethora of singers from Fergie to Adam Levine, and finally settling down with Myles Kennedy as a regular vocalist.
His prodigal return to Guns N' Roses in 2016 didn't change his brand, as he continues to perform and tour the world as Slash till date.
5. Zayn Mailk - One Direction
Just when we thought the boy band era was done, One Direction decided it was time to bring it back and become the most popular band in the world, to which Zayn Malik said "I'm done" and quit the band in 2015. Initially citing the reason for leaving as wanting to live the life of a normal 22 year old, Zayn shattered that to pieces and released his solo album in 2016 titled "Mind of mine", which went platinum in second.
This makes us believe that he loved the limelight at the end of the day, but just wanted to follow...his own direction.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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Leaving a chart topping band is just as dangerous and risky as quitting a high paying day job and starting your own business. These music celebrities have taken a huge gamble on themselves and invested in their own brand, ultimately making themselves household names with remarkable uniqueness and amazing music.
1. Beyonce - Destiny's child
The super popular yet equally forgettable trio Destiny's Child ruled the charts with "Survivor" and "Say my name" all of which had Beyonce as the center of attention. Largely responsible for popularizing the word "Bootylicious", Beyonce and her crew went on to release music videos and albums that were lapped up by fans worldwide.
Despite global success, internal squabbling within the band soon reached fever point with Beyonce leaving and starting her solo career. She went on to become one of the best selling music artists in the world, now how's that for destiny?
2. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
The "Prince of darkness" was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 for his drug abuse and unreliability, he spent his severance package on one last party as he expected to be living on government welfare for the rest of life. However, Jet Records soon signed and paired him with fresh members, including guitar prodigy Randy Rhoads. They released the album "Blizzard of oz" in 1980 which reached multi platinum status, establishing Ozzy as a bonafide Heavy Metal Icon around the world. Later he returned to Black Sabbath for their final album in 2013 aptly titled "13".
Ozzy has released 12 albums till date, his latest being called "Ordinary man", released in 2020. Not bad for an unreliable bloke from Birmingham.
3. Camilla Cabello - Fifth Harmony
Dubbed the female "One Direction" due to their careers arising from a reality TV music competition, Fifth Harmony or 5H experienced massive success with "Miss movin on" and "Better together". Camilla continued to release music independent from 5H and was making huge waves with it, namely duos with Machine Gun Kelly and Shawn Mendes. Quitting the band in 2016 led to tabloid gossip which continues to surface today, however it was her song "Havana", the best-selling digital single of 2018, which earned her Pop star celebrity status.
4. Slash - Guns N' Roses
After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, lead guitarist Slash formed and played in a few successful but short lived bands, namely "Slash's snake pit" and super group "Velvet Revolver". He also went on to release 4 albums under the brand name "Slash", featuring a plethora of singers from Fergie to Adam Levine, and finally settling down with Myles Kennedy as a regular vocalist.
His prodigal return to Guns N' Roses in 2016 didn't change his brand, as he continues to perform and tour the world as Slash till date.
5. Zayn Mailk - One Direction
Just when we thought the boy band era was done, One Direction decided it was time to bring it back and become the most popular band in the world, to which Zayn Malik said "I'm done" and quit the band in 2015. Initially citing the reason for leaving as wanting to live the life of a normal 22 year old, Zayn shattered that to pieces and released his solo album in 2016 titled "Mind of mine", which went platinum in second.
This makes us believe that he loved the limelight at the end of the day, but just wanted to follow...his own direction.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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BREAKTHROUGH Xclusive is proudly independent. What does that mean? Our Top 20 list is not meant to pander with record companies, magazines or music labels, neither is it based on album sales, YouTube views or downloads.
We pride ourselves on the ability to discover hidden jewels a.k.a good music (It's all about the hooks people) and our Top 20 list is based solely on the songs that rocked our world in 2020.
So here we go folks:
1. Jacob Collier - In my Bones (feat. Kimbra & Tank and The Bangas)
Album: Jesse Vol.3
The Verdict: 4 time Grammy award winner Jacob Collier is making A cappella music cool again. Mixing it with a touch of Jazz and Funk.
2. Megan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook
Album: Suga
The Verdict: Megan can rap. She has the beats, she has the hooks, but just make sure your mamma isn’t around when you drop her jams.
3. Machine Gun Kelly ft Halsey - forget me too
Album: Tickets To My Downfall
The Verdict: MGK’s move from Rap to PopPunk was a good decision: The Blink 182 influence is evident and adding Halsey made sure this song is a hit.
4. Benee - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton
Album: Hey u x.
The Verdict: Made immensely huge by TikTok users, Supalonely is one supa catchy song mixing Alternative Pop and Uptempo R&B. If it was up to us, this track would win a Grammy.
5. System Of A Down - Protect The Land
Album: Single
The Verdict: SOAD broke their 15 year silence and released new music to raise awareness and support for their homeland Armenia. The band spoke out about the Twitter censorship concerning this cause and how major celebrities backed out due to fear of being attacked. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has been receiving death threats on the same social media site and no action has been taken, because apparently it’s doesn’t clash with the community guidelines. Don’t be like Twitter.
6. Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now
Album: Future Nostalgia
The Verdict: Is Dua Lipa the reigning princess of Pop? She is... in our book!
7. Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard boy
Album: BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd
The Verdict: Tiktok introduced the world to the Alt Pop music of Claire Rosinkranz, this went on to become the song of the summer, even the quarantine couldn't stop it.
8. Behold The Locus - S.N.T.K.
Album: Nations
The Verdict: If you wanted to know what your boyfriend is discussing behind your back, or if you dreamt of telling it in her face but didn’t know how. You both can pretend the guitar riffs are why you played that song and you never wished you written it first.
9. BTS - Dynamite
Album: Dynamite
The Verdict: These K-pop juggernauts have made 2020 their year - while Dynamite does sound like a Bruno Mars B-side track, it has blown up the charts and garnered them a Grammy Nomination in 2021. It's time they drop the K and just go Pop!
10. Skillet - Dead Man Walking
Album: Victorious: The Aftermath
The Verdict: Skillet gets better with every album. DMW is a heavy hitting rock song with industrial sprinkles that sounds so fresh that it’s hard to imagine the band has been around since 1996. Founding member and lead vocalist John Cooper was recently on Fox News (before they sold their souls) exposing the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood during the Floyd riots.
11. AC/DC - Shot in the dark
Album: Power up
The Verdict: "Shot in the dark" does not reinvent the wheel, and that's a great thing when the wheel you invented in the 70s is still high in demand. "Power Up" is the 17th album from the grand daddies of Hard Rock AC/DC, proving that age is just a number. Singer Brian Johnson at 73 years old sounds just as immaculate as he did back in the 1980 release "Back in Black", and founding member/lead guitarist Angus Young is laying down killer riffs and solos that are just as creamy as they did since the band's inception in 1975.
12. The 1975 - If you're too shy
Album: Notes on a conditional form
The Verdict: This song captures the essence of the great 80s New Wave era - think "Tears for Fears" meets "Go West" in all their glory.
13. Doja Cat - Say So
Album: Hot Pink
The Verdict: Another song that has catapulted to fame through TikTok - the chorus is catchy, so catchy, that it made our list.
14. Little big - Uno
Album: UNO
The Verdict: The St. Petersburg rave band has gained huge momentum with this track, earning them a spot on Eurovision 2020 to represent Mother Russia. Uno is a modern day "Barbie girl".
15. Eminem - Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD
Album: Music to Be Murdered By
The Verdict: Slim Shady can still rhyme like it’s 2000, but it's the pairing of Juice WRLD ( R.I.P) brings out the real genius of this track.
16. Green Day - Father of All
Album: Father of All
The Verdict: Green Day has actually found a way to reinvent themselves with "Father of all’, sounding more Indie than Pop Punk - Kudos to Bille Joe and crew for trying something new.
17. Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood (feat. Travis Scott)
Album: Single
The Verdict: Kanye West has been very outspoken about his Christian faith, allowing it to permeate most of his endeavors. Wash Us in the Blood is a cry for help, a prayer if you will for the African American community, done in true Kanye style - sick beats while he spits bars like a street preacher.
18. Joe Satriani - Nineteen Eighty
Album: Shapreshifting
The Verdict: The original guitar hero returned in 2020 with this instrumental banger, he even slowed down things a bit for us mere mortals to attempt.
19. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Album: Blinding Lights
The Verdict: The Grammy Awards may have snubbed him, but we still think this song is gonna be on the radio for a long-long time.
20. Saweetie - Tap In
Album: Tap In
The Verdict: Female fronted Rap dethroned the male dominated genre in 2020 - while Saweetie may not be the queen as yet, she’s definitely the Duchess.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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BREAKTHROUGH Xclusive is proudly independent. What does that mean? Our Top 20 list is not meant to pander with record companies, magazines or music labels, neither is it based on album sales, YouTube views or downloads.
We pride ourselves on the ability to discover hidden jewels a.k.a good music (It's all about the hooks people) and our Top 20 list is based solely on the songs that rocked our world in 2020.
So here we go folks:
1. Jacob Collier - In my Bones (feat. Kimbra & Tank and The Bangas)
Album: Jesse Vol.3
The Verdict: 4 time Grammy award winner Jacob Collier is making A cappella music cool again. Mixing it with a touch of Jazz and Funk.
2. Megan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook
Album: Suga
The Verdict: Megan can rap. She has the beats, she has the hooks, but just make sure your mamma isn’t around when you drop her jams.
3. Machine Gun Kelly ft Halsey - forget me too
Album: Tickets To My Downfall
The Verdict: MGK’s move from Rap to PopPunk was a good decision: The Blink 182 influence is evident and adding Halsey made sure this song is a hit.
4. Benee - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton
Album: Hey u x.
The Verdict: Made immensely huge by TikTok users, Supalonely is one supa catchy song mixing Alternative Pop and Uptempo R&B. If it was up to us, this track would win a Grammy.
5. System Of A Down - Protect The Land
Album: Single
The Verdict: SOAD broke their 15 year silence and released new music to raise awareness and support for their homeland Armenia. The band spoke out about the Twitter censorship concerning this cause and how major celebrities backed out due to fear of being attacked. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has been receiving death threats on the same social media site and no action has been taken, because apparently it’s doesn’t clash with the community guidelines. Don’t be like Twitter.
6. Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now
Album: Future Nostalgia
The Verdict: Is Dua Lipa the reigning princess of Pop? She is... in our book!
7. Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard boy
Album: BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd
The Verdict: Tiktok introduced the world to the Alt Pop music of Claire Rosinkranz, this went on to become the song of the summer, even the quarantine couldn't stop it.
8. Behold The Locus - S.N.T.K.
Album: Nations
The Verdict: If you wanted to know what your boyfriend is discussing behind your back, or if you dreamt of telling it in her face but didn’t know how. You both can pretend the guitar riffs are why you played that song and you never wished you written it first.
9. BTS - Dynamite
Album: Dynamite
The Verdict: These K-pop juggernauts have made 2020 their year - while Dynamite does sound like a Bruno Mars B-side track, it has blown up the charts and garnered them a Grammy Nomination in 2021. It's time they drop the K and just go Pop!
10. Skillet - Dead Man Walking
Album: Victorious: The Aftermath
The Verdict: Skillet gets better with every album. DMW is a heavy hitting rock song with industrial sprinkles that sounds so fresh that it’s hard to imagine the band has been around since 1996. Founding member and lead vocalist John Cooper was recently on Fox News (before they sold their souls) exposing the Antifa violence and looting in his neighborhood during the Floyd riots.
11. AC/DC - Shot in the dark
Album: Power up
The Verdict: "Shot in the dark" does not reinvent the wheel, and that's a great thing when the wheel you invented in the 70s is still high in demand. "Power Up" is the 17th album from the grand daddies of Hard Rock AC/DC, proving that age is just a number. Singer Brian Johnson at 73 years old sounds just as immaculate as he did back in the 1980 release "Back in Black", and founding member/lead guitarist Angus Young is laying down killer riffs and solos that are just as creamy as they did since the band's inception in 1975.
12. The 1975 - If you're too shy
Album: Notes on a conditional form
The Verdict: This song captures the essence of the great 80s New Wave era - think "Tears for Fears" meets "Go West" in all their glory.
13. Doja Cat - Say So
Album: Hot Pink
The Verdict: Another song that has catapulted to fame through TikTok - the chorus is catchy, so catchy, that it made our list.
14. Little big - Uno
Album: UNO
The Verdict: The St. Petersburg rave band has gained huge momentum with this track, earning them a spot on Eurovision 2020 to represent Mother Russia. Uno is a modern day "Barbie girl".
15. Eminem - Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD
Album: Music to Be Murdered By
The Verdict: Slim Shady can still rhyme like it’s 2000, but it's the pairing of Juice WRLD ( R.I.P) brings out the real genius of this track.
16. Green Day - Father of All
Album: Father of All
The Verdict: Green Day has actually found a way to reinvent themselves with "Father of all’, sounding more Indie than Pop Punk - Kudos to Bille Joe and crew for trying something new.
17. Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood (feat. Travis Scott)
Album: Single
The Verdict: Kanye West has been very outspoken about his Christian faith, allowing it to permeate most of his endeavors. Wash Us in the Blood is a cry for help, a prayer if you will for the African American community, done in true Kanye style - sick beats while he spits bars like a street preacher.
18. Joe Satriani - Nineteen Eighty
Album: Shapreshifting
The Verdict: The original guitar hero returned in 2020 with this instrumental banger, he even slowed down things a bit for us mere mortals to attempt.
19. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Album: Blinding Lights
The Verdict: The Grammy Awards may have snubbed him, but we still think this song is gonna be on the radio for a long-long time.
20. Saweetie - Tap In
Album: Tap In
The Verdict: Female fronted Rap dethroned the male dominated genre in 2020 - while Saweetie may not be the queen as yet, she’s definitely the Duchess.
By: Fabian J Martin, Elena Solina
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While artists continue to earn a living from merchandise sales, royalties and copyrights, the crew who make live shows possible have lost their chief source of income, so Kudos to Dream Theater for this noble effort to help people in time of need.
Here is the video the band released requesting fans and music lovers alike to purchase the single.
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While artists continue to earn a living from merchandise sales, royalties and copyrights, the crew who make live shows possible have lost their chief source of income, so Kudos to Dream Theater for this noble effort to help people in time of need.
Here is the video the band released requesting fans and music lovers alike to purchase the single.
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