ABMA (Afowzo B'da Music Awards) 2015 Nominees

Hi everyone, its another year in music (wow its been that long already *sigh) and every year brings with it an array of earth shattering records (from songs I merely stumbled on to Chart topping hits). The point is this annual awards celebrate songs and artists that have caught and held my attention within the past twelve months (... and the fact that I get older and hopefully wiser ever year).

I cant believe this is the sixth edition of this! the driving force is the music. hopefully with this list, you get to listen to artists and songs that you may have missed out on in the past year and you get to know my overall musical sensibilities as far as last year goes. If you've ever gone through previous editions, you know a constant is that I always add new categories; this year is no different as the pop and RandB categories have been split into 2 and a brand new "EP" category has been added to make room for the abundance of dope records iv come across. Enough of all that, check it all out here:

(PS. That's me and the very talented TemiDOLLface, who is also a nominee this year)

Bruno Mars Returns with 'Locked Out of Heaven'

After spending much of 2012 out of the spotlight, Bruno Mars re-emerged Monday night with a YouTube video chat during which he answered fans' questions and premiered his new single, "Locked Out of Heaven." It's a lean, bouncy soul-rock cut that quickly mushrooms into a dramatic synth-pop epic -- think the Police (circa "Ghost in the Machine") infiltrating the Human League.

"Your sex takes me to paradise," Mars moans in the song's chorus, and if you were wondering whether all that grenade-catching had made a man out of him, there's your answer. Listen to the song below.

Usher Nearly Collaborated With Amy Winehouse

Usher's experimental new album Looking 4 Myself is garnering rave reviews across the board, but he says it's not as great as it might have been. The singer opened up about his desire to work with the late Amy Winehouse to MTV News, revealing that the world narrowly missed out on ...

Michael Jackson’s “Bad” Gets Remixed By Afrojack For ‘Bad 25′

Michael Jackson‘s Bad turns 25 this year in style, as the 1987 smash success is getting the anniversary treatment with a ginormous re-issue package that includes the original album, a DVD of his 1988 Wembley Stadium concert, and more goodies than you could ever ask for.
To help promote the September 17 release of Bad 25 (though how much promotion does a new musical offering from the King Of Pop really need to guarantee the public snatching it up in spades?), a handful of today’s most ...