Author: JD

DONDRIA GETS ANOTHER 9 NOMINATIONS (ILOVE IT)!!!!!! MiddleChild Promotions revealed their nominations for their upcoming awards and guess who got nine nominations?! The Fans chose the nominees and the fans will choose the winners! So get ready… voting starts tomorrow.Read the full press release and view the nominees below: Nicki Minaj Leads 2010 Nominees with Ten (10) Monica, Dondria, and Chris Brown Follow with Nine (9) K. Michelle, LeToya, One Chance, Mya, and Willow Smith to Compete in Special ‘MCP Choice Award’ Category; Winners Determined by Online Voting at middlechildpromotions.comstarting Tuesday, October 19th LOS ANGELES, CA (October 17, 2010) – The 2010 MiddleChild Promotions M.U.S.I.C. Awards Official Nominations are being released today live on their website. Even without an album in stores, Nicki Minaj continues to be a monster in 2010 and dominates the list with a total of 10 nominations; Monica, Dondria, and Chris Brown trail closely behind with a total of nine (9) each. Additional nominees include Rick Ross (8 ), Fantasia (6), Drake, and Trey Songz (5) (full list of nominees below). The live ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010; details about time and location will be forthcoming and made available on the MiddleChild Promotions website. In our inaugural year, winners will be determined by online voting at the designated voting location: www.middlechildpromotions.com. Artists are being honored across 25 categories ranging from singles and albums to album covers and mixtapes. Fans can also go to the official website to find more information about the artists nominated as well as about MiddleChild Promotions itself. The MiddleChild Promotions staff jointly stated, “First of all, we definitely want to congratulate each and every nominee for contributing something worth honoring to music and entertainment in 2010, thus making our awards show even possible. We are ecstatic not just about the nominees but also about the response and support we received from our readers and the fans during the nomination process. We would be nowhere without them, first and foremost.” About the Voting: MiddleChild Promotions M.U.S.I.C. Awards nominees were selected from close to 3,200 ballots submitted via their official website in conjunction with SurveyMonkey. The nomination method for the MCP M.U.S.I.C. Awards was unique in that instead of keeping the entire process internal, MiddleChild Promotions opened it up to their readers and music fans in general. Once the ballots were received, the votes were compiled and analyzed and the final nominees were reduced down to the five most popular in each respective category. About MiddleChild Promotions: MiddleChild Promotions (MCP) was built with the sole purpose of keeping music fans and the online community in the loop of what is going on in the world of urban music and entertainment. MCP was founded in 2002 and has maintained a strong online presence ever since. About the MiddleChild Promotions M.U.S.I.C. Awards – 2010 marks the first year of what is to be an annual event: the MCP M.U.S.I.C. Awards. The meaning and intent behind the awards is found in the name itself– MiddleChild Promotions’ desire and goal to support, reward, and celebrate the Mainstream and Underground, Significant and Independent makers of Classic music! OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 MCP M.U.S.I.C. AWARDS Favorite R&B Single of the Year Monica – “Everything to Me” Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall – “Deuces” Usher – “There Goes My Baby” Alicia Keys – “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me” Favorite R&B Album of the Year Monica – Still Standing Dondria – Dondria vs. Phatfffat Fantasia – Back to Me Chris Brown – Graffiti Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure Favorite Male R&B Vocal Performance Usher – “There Goes My Baby” Trey Songz – “Can’t Be Friends” Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall – “Deuces” Tank – “Sex Music” Jaheim – “Finding My Way Back” Favorite Female R&B Vocal Performance Monica – “Love All Over Me” Dondria – “You’re the One” Fantasia – “Bittersweet” Keke Wyatt – “Weakest” Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me” Favorite Male R&B Artist Trey Songz Usher Chris Brown Maxwell Tank Favorite Female R&B Artist Monica Dondria Fantasia Alicia Keys Toni Braxton Favorite Rap Single of the Year Nicki Minaj – “Your Love” Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz – “Fancy” Rick Ross feat. Styles P – “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)” DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross – “All I Do Is Win” Kanye West feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver – “Monster” Favorite Rap Album of the Year Drake – Thank Me Later Ludacris – Battle of the Sexes Rick Ross – Teflon Don Eminem – Recovery B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray Favorite Rap Artist Drake Eminem Nicki Minaj T.I. Ludacris MCP Choice Award K. Michelle – “Fallin’” LeToya feat. Ludacris – “Regret” One Chance – “Sexin’ on You” Mýa feat. Nicki Minaj – “Ponytail” Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair” Favorite New Artist Dondria Nicki Minaj K. Michelle Kevin McGee Drake Favorite Video of the Year Monica – “Love All Over Me” Nicki Minaj – “Your Love” Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me” Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce – “Telephone” Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie” Favorite Collaboration of the Year Dondria feat. Johnta Austin & Diamond – “Shawty Wus Up” Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall – “Deuces” Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up” DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross – “All I Do Is Win” Kanye West feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver – “Monster” Favorite Remix of the Year Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj – “Hello Good Morning (Remix)” Chris Brown feat. Drake, Kanye West, Andre 3000, T.I., Fabolous & Rick Ross – “Deuces (Remix)” Jazmine Sullivan feat. Mary J. Blige & Swizz Beatz – “Holding You Down (Remix)” Mariah Carey feat. Nicki Minaj – “Up Out My Face (Remix)” Janelle Monae feat. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco – “Tightrope (Wondamix)” Favorite Under the Radar Artist of the Year Muffy Siergio Redd Angelo Se’Von Favorite MCP Interview of the Year Monica Dondria Brutha K. Michelle Vivian Green Favorite Album Cover of the Year Monica – Still Standing Dondria – Dondria vs. Phatfffat Fantasia – Back to Me Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure Chris Brown – Graffiti Favorite Mixtape of the Year Brutha – Destination: Short Stay Chris Brown & Tyga – Fan of a Fan Dondria – Dondria Duets DJ Sheednomics & DJ SlowBoogie – The DisOrientation K. Michelle – What’s the 901? Favorite Comeback of the Year Monica Fantasia Whitney Houston Toni Braxton Faith Evans Favorite Underdog of the Year Brutha Keke Wyatt Kelly Rowland Janelle Monae LeToya Favorite Producer of the Year Polow da Don Bryan-Michael Cox Jermaine Dupri Missy Elliott Swizz Beatz Favorite Indie Artist of the Year Dondria Faith Evans Keke Wyatt Joonie Rhona Bennett Favorite Reality Show of the Year Monica: Still Standing Fantasia for Real The Real Housewives of Atlanta Project Runway Jersey Shore Favorite Movie of the Year Takers Why Did I Get Married Too? Just Wright Salt Precious