O Music Award for Best-Web Born Artist

The MTV O Music Awards commemorates the best in digital music.  The categories are :

• Best Artist with a Cameraphone
• Best Fan Cover
• Best Lyrics Video
• Best Music App
• Best Music Forum
• Best Music Hack
• Best Vintage Viral Video
• Best Web-Born Artist
• Beyond the Blog Award
• Digital Genius Award
• Fan Army FTW
• Hottest Music NILF
• Most Addictive Social Music Service
• Most Innovative Festival 
• Most Outrageous Tweet
• Must Follow Artist on Twitter
• Oops! I Did it Online Award
• Too Much @$$ for TV
• WTF I Love this Award

Today, the results for the O Music Awards were announced.  I have been only following the "Best Web-Born Artist" category because Kina Grannis was a nominee.  Two hours ago, it was announced that Kina won the 2011 MTV O Music Award for Best Web-Born Artist.  Congratulations to Kina! Check out her YouTube channel for video clips of her singing, with her amazing voice, or you can find her on iTunes! 

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode Six

In episode six, Shaun is helping out Mari on 2NE1's choreography for "Clap Your Hands".

Check out Episode Six of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

Sixth Sense

After about two years, Brown Eyed Girls (BEG) has finally made their comeback. BEG is a girl group in South Korea, under the management of Nega Network, but they are not your typical girl group. The group consists of four members: Jea, Narsha, Miryo and Ga-In.  On September 22nd, BEG released their music video to "Sixth Sense" on their YouTube channel.  The "Sixth Sense" track showcases the amazing vocals of BEG, accompanied by a variety of powerful instrumentals.  The music video keeps you curious as to what will happen from start to finish.  The plot of the music video reminds of a revolutionary movement.  The tagline for the song is "Resistance for Freedom of Expression through Music via Sixth Sense".  Check out the song and music video to BEG's "Sixth Sense", below!          

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode Five

In episode five, Keone helps Se7en on "Digital Bounce" and "Better Together".

Check out Episode Five of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

A Game

Aziatix delivered another music video to one of their songs off their album Nocturnal.  On October 10th, Aziatix released the music video to "A Game" on their YouTube channel.  Like I said before, there hasn't been a song that I haven't enjoyed off Aziatix's Nocturnal album.  "A Game" reminds me of one of the warm up songs that would be played before a basketball game.  It is definitely a track that hypes you up.  Check out "A Game" off the Nocturnal album on iTunes.  Majority of the track, Flowsik is spitting rhymes with Eddie and Nicky signing the chorus.  The music video starts off with the guys walking in the streets, possibly on their way to the club.  The music video constantly changes scenes in between the guys of walking in the street, and the guys performing at a night club.  Whoever did the music video editing did a good job, making sure to get the right shot of when each singer is singing, both in the street and the club.  Check out the song and music video to "A Game", below!        

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode Four

In episode four, Mari is helping 2NE1 prepare for "Can't Nobody".

Check out Episode Four of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

Get It In

Tasha (aka Yoon Mirae) is a Korean American R&B singer and rapper. Tasha was born to a Korean mother and African American father. Tasha was the first Korean, female rapper I heard back in 2002, and I fell in love with her voice. Tasha has been dubbed Korea's "Queen of Hip Hop".  My favorite song of hers is "Memories (Smiling Tears)", where she has performed it in Korean and English.  On October 26th, the music video to Tasha's "Get It In" was released on the Creators Project YouTube channel.  The track "Get It In" was produced by !llmind and Jungin, who give the song a hip hop and electronic feel to it.  The music video was directed by Lumpens, and features Tasha doing sword fighting scenes which remind me of those from Kill Bill.  The last fight scene features her real life husband, Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger, who is a well known rapper in Korea.  You'll have to watch to see who wins in the end.  Check out Tasha's song and music video to "Get It In", below!     

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode Three

In episode three, Shaun is helping Taeyang prepare for his debut performance of "Just a Feeling".

Check out Episode Three of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

Destiny

On September 18th, Megan Lee released the music video to her song "Destiny" on her YouTube channel.  I feel like "Destiny" is Megan's message to everyone that there is nothing that is going to stop her from becoming a singer.  Megan delivers an uplifting and powerful piece with "Delivery", and it conveys a beautiful message that she is not going to let anything stand in her way, of her dream, of becoming a singer.  "Destiny can be found on iTunes, here.  The music video is directed and edited by Timothy Tau.  The music video takes us on a journey of Megan auditioning, learning to grow from rejection, and rising up to being who she is today.  Check out her song and music video to "Destiny", below! If you enjoyed this song, you can check out another one of Megan's songs, "Love, Laugh & Live".

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode Two

In episode two, Shaun is helping Taeyang prepare for his debut performance of "Just a Feeling".

Check out Episode Two of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

Bad

Tablo is a Korean hip hop artist, rapper and songwriter.  Tablo is best known for being a part of the hip hop group, Epik High.  For about two years, Tablo struggled with some hard times and stayed under the radar.  In short, there is a group of internet users who didn't believe Tablo graduated from Stanford University and questioned his academic background.  To add salt to the womb, this group kept calling him a liar and harassing his family.  Tablo went on hiatus and stayed out of the public eye. It wasn't until recently YG Entertainment announced Tablo had signed with them for a four year contract.  On October 21st, Tablo released the first half of his first solo album, Fever's End.  Check out the first part of "Fever's End" on iTunes!  It has been said that the first part of his album was written during his toughest times or struggle and pain.  I can definitely feel the emotions resonating from each song, and the songs are sad yet unbelievably beautiful.  Tablo was able to collaborate with many great artists, who have vocals that pair well with each of his songs.  On October 23rd, Tablo released his first solo music video to his track, "Bad", on his YouTube channel.  The track "Bad" features the beautiful voice of Jinsil form Mad Soul Child.  The second half of Fever's End is scheduled to be released on November 1st.  Check out the song and music video to "Bad", below!  

ML Adventures with YGE - Episode One

Movement Lifestyle (ML) is "a premiere full service choreography management company", located in North Hollywood, California.  ML has a group of amazing choreographers who inspire others through the art of movement.  Some choreographers include Shaun Evaristo, Lyle Beniga, Mariel Martin, Keone Madrid, Ellen Kim, Pat Cruz, Vinh Nguyen, Lando Wilkins, and Gigi Torres.  I introduced Mariel and Keone back in July, and I like seeing them bring music to life.  During the summer of 2010, Mariel, Keone, and Shaun went to South Korea to work with YG Entertainment artists.  These three talented choreographers take fans, of both music and dancing, on a journey of what goes behind the choreography for the artists they work with.  With the help of Kanauru Productions, ML was able to document their experience and adventures with YG Entertainment, and released episodes on their YouTube channel.  Check out Episode One of ML's Adventures with YG Entertainment, below!

BRB

Dumbfoundead and Andrew Garcia team up for the track "BRB".  "BRB" was produced by Duke Westlake, and is paired well with Dumbfoundead's slick, spitting lyrics and Garcia's smooth, yet strong vocals.  "BRB" is a track off Dumbfoundead's new album "DFD", which will be released on November 1, 2011. BRB's music video was directed by Casey Chan. The music video features DJ Zo, and starts off with Dumbfoundead and DJ Zo washed up along the shores.  It's cute to see DJ Zo play with the tides and try to make the radio work.  They eventually find their way into a jungle setting and try to look for a way to get help.  This is a completely different setting from Dumbfoundead's previous music videos, but it magically works with the flow of the song. The music video gives a laid back type of vibe.  During the music video, I was waiting for Garcia to pop out of the island, but he eventually presents himself (you'll see).  Check out the song and music video to "BRB" featuring Garcia! Be right back, I'm going to go listen and watch it again...

One Day

Jennifer Chung is a Korean American singer and songwriter.  Jennifer is another amazing artist gaining fans through her YouTube channel, with covers and her own original songs.  For many years, she has been working hard and finally released her debut album, "4 Years & Counting..." on September 10, 2011.  Today, Jennifer released her first music video, off her album, for "One Day".  I remember first hearing "One Day" in the beginning of 2011, and instantly liked the song because I was able to relate to the lyrics.  The music video was written and directed by Erik Lu and Daniel Zhao.  Also, the music video features Khalif Boyd, an aspiring actor and model.  Be sure to check out the Jennifer's full length album either at bigcartel or iTunes!  Check out the song and music video to "One Day", below!

Love Proposal

I'm a fan of watching creative proposals filled with LOVE.  At the end of September, Jamin Love of Marvels Dance Company proposed to his now fiancée, Valerie Albania at Downtown Disney.  Love choreographed a flashmob routine to Bruno Mars' song "Marry You".  Love recruited friends and dancers from Marvels Dance Company to help carry out this flashmob proposal. Love and Albania's friends from Marvels Dance Company helped capture this beautiful moment and shared it with millions on their YouTube channel.  Check out Love's choreography and proposal!

Warning: if you are soft at heart like me, you may cry every time you watch it.

The Boys

Girls Generation (SNSD) is a South Korean girl group under the management of SM Entertainment. SNSD is a group consisted of nine members who are Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny, Yuri, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Hyoyeon, and Yoona.  Yesterday, SM Entertainment released SNSD's latest music video to "The Boys" in both Korean and English, on their YouTube channel.  SNSD had the opportunity to work with Teddy Riley, who wrote, composed, and arranged "The Boys".  Riley is known for working with Michael Jackson, Blackstreet, and MC Hammer.  Riley produced both a Korean and English version to "The Boys", which can be found on iTunes, here.  Riley provides his own flavor to the song, and it gives the SNSD ladies a different vibe than their past songs.  Check out both the song and music video in Korean and English below!

Korean version:


English version: