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There are no official criteria for a "one-hit wonder," and it might be jumping the gun to call them as such. But for the time being, here are 7 of the one-hit wonders from the last decade: -
Magic!, Kiesza and Death From Above 1979 Win at Canadian Radio Music Awards
Magic! and its hit "Rude" has fallen far from the American Billboard Hot 100 at this point but at least one nation, Canada, hasn't forgotten the group. The reggae-influenced pop group took home three awards at the Canadian Radio Music Awards on Friday. The band won for Best New Group or Artist Adult Contemporary and Fans Choice, as well as SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Song of The Year for its single, which went to no. 1 up north (as well as in the United States). -
Juno Award Nominations 2015: MAGIC!, Kiesza & Leonard Cohen Lead Best-Of Canadian Music
Awards season is in full swing for 2015, and Canada is no exception. Today (Jan. 27), just a few weeks before the Grammys the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for the 2015 Juno Awards and it's going to be a "Rude" year. Chart-toppers MAGIC! lead the nominations with five nods, with Leonard Cohen and Kiesza following closely in tow with four nods apiece. -
Pharrell Williams' "Happy" is the Hot 100's No. 1 Song of 2014: Katy Perry "Dark Horse," John Legend and Taylor Swift Also Crack Top 20
2014 has been a "Happy" year, hasn't it? Today (Dec. 9), Billboard unveiled its year-end Hot 100, and despite major hits from the likes of Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, John Legend and Meghan Trainor, this year the year of Pharrell Williams. -
iTunes Year-End Best Sellers are Soundtrack Heavy: Pharrell Williams "Happy," 'Frozen' & 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Sell High
It was a big year for movie soundtracks and singles. Today (Dec. 8), iTunes announced its top-selling songs and albums of the year, and Despicable Me 2's "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and the soundtrack to Disney's Frozen lead the pack, clocking bigger numbers than Taylor Swift's 1989 and mega-hits from John Legend, Katy Perry and Meghan Trainor. -
John Legend, Meghan Trainor & Sam Smith Among Most Searched for Artists of 2014 on Shazam
Even if some songs were among the biggest hits of 2014, that doesn't mean pop music fans know them immediately by name. This week, music identifying app Shazam released its annual list of the most tagged songs and artists of the year, featuring tracks from the likes of John Legend, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith and more. -
'Time' Names Beyoncé And Nicki Minaj's 'Flawless (Remix)' The Best Song of 2014, Calls 'Rude' by MAGIC! The Worst
Beyoncé took everyone by surprise last year when she released her self-titled visual album. Fans were thankful for the album and no one imagined Yoncé would team up with the self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap" for a remix to one of the album's hottest cuts, but it happened. "Time" recently named the "Flawless (Remix)" featuring Nicki Minaj the best song of 2014 while the magazine called "Rude" by MAGIC! the year's worst. -
MAGIC!, Idina Menzel And Florida Georgia Line Join Lineup for 'New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015'
The biggest party night of the year just got a little bit better. Watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve in Times Square is one of the most iconic images from the changing of the calendar, and people fly in from all over the world to stand shoulder to shoulder in the frigid cold for hours just to be a part of it. The whole event in Times Square is always broadcast on TV, and it includes live performances from some of the biggest musicians playing at the time. This year's cast for "New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015" is impressive headlined by Taylor Swift and is only going to get better with the additions of country stars Florida Georgia Line, Frozen soundtrack anthem "Let It Go" singer Idina Menzel and "Rude" stars MAGIC!According to "Billboard," Menzel will predictably sing "Let It Go," while Florida Georgia Line will perform a medley of tunes including "Cruise," "This Is How We Roll" and "Sun Daze," while MAGIC! will unleash smash single "Rude" and "Let Your Hair Down" on the Times Square crowd. -
Zedd Releases Magic 'Rude' Remix Music Video With Absolut Vodka [WATCH]
Zedd has released the music video for his hit remix of Magic!'s smash single "Rude." The video is clearly sponsored by Absolut and is really just an advertisement for them as it is posted for on the Absolut YouTube channel and features the alcohol placed throughout the video. -
Meghan Trainor 'All About That Bass' Tops Billboard Hot 100, Shaking Off Taylor Swift [VIDEOS]
Meghan Trainor is "All About That Bass" and now America is too. This week, the body positive rising pop star did the seemingly impossible... knocked Taylor Swift's new 1989 single "Shake It Off" from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 after just two weeks. -
Meghan Trainor Takes Digital Downloads Chart as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande see Big Drops
Normally it's album sales that we worry about...digital downloads have continued to rise and even record-low record sales don't correlate with the success of the hit singles from those albums. This week was the unusual one where almost every song in the Digital Downloads Top 10 saw a drop in sales, and most by a dramatic amount. -
Spotify Most Streamed Songs of Summer 2014: Calvin Harris 'Summer', Iggy Azalea 'Fancy', MAGIC! 'Rude' and More
The most streamed song across the globe from Memorial Day to Labor Day was... the fittingly titled Calvin Harris single "Summer."
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