Top 3 songs for America

By Kiki Glenn

Latest update for America’s favorite songs, songs from Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Rihanna, this month’s songs are going off the chart!

Bruno Mars came out with “Locked out of Heaven” on October 1^st. It hit 1^st on the billboard of Hot 100. The song finds Bruno singing of his relationship and the “narrator” found that he was “locked out of heaven.” Before it came out, one of the fans asked him to name the song after his/her favorite lyric from the song called, "But Swimming in Your Water is Something Spiritual.” The music video was directed by Cameron Duddy, who also directed the video “Lazy Song.”

Eleanore Mearns says “My favorite part of the song is the chorus, because it’s fun and funky!”

Taylor Swift released an album on October 22^nd 2012 named “Red.” The song “I Knew You were Trouble” came out on October 9^th 2012; a week later 416,000 copies were sold. What inspired her to write this? people ask. She says that her old boyfriend inspired her to write the song. She had also said that the song “pushed her boundaries” because she had never written something like it before. She also said that her favorite part of the video was when the girl didn’t just get into the relationship but she forgot who she was, that was the sad part of it.

Elizabeth Marshall said “I love this song because it’s very relatable.”

And last, “Diamonds” by Rihanna. “Diamonds” made it on the Hot 100, number 1 single. The song came out on November 25^th on Thanksgiving. When she performed it on “The Voice,” she was wearing a black shining jumpsuit, but while she was singing she kept the audience wanting more. Laura states “I love this song because it’s catchy.”

The big night is coming up! It has been predicted the Grammys will show on February 10^th at 7 p.m. They also think that this year’s Grammys will be filled with more surprises than last years. The record of the year includes Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) Kelly Clarkson, We Are Young by Fun featuring Janelle Monae, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift, and a few more. The album of the year includes Some Nights by Fun, El Camino by The Black Keys, and more!

From Rihanna to Taylor Swift, 2013 is looking up to be a great year for the music industry.