We've just launched a new sweepstakes with pop/R&B superstar Ciara. Users who download DRM-free MP3s from Ciara at Dada.net will be entered to win one of four signed copies of her new CD, Fantasy Ride (Jive Records).

On Dada.net, users can stream tracks, create playlists and share music with their friends within Dada's music community. All MP3 downloads on dada.net are high-quality and DRM-free which means they are i-Pod compatible and can be moved to any player. Dada is currently running a promotion where users who sign up to its music community can download 3 free MP3s. An upgrade to a Premium membership offers a one-time bonus of 10 free MP3s as well as a monthly pack of 15 MP3s for just $9.99 per month.

Ciara's Fantasy Ride debuted at number three on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart last week. The album features new music from the superstar including the hit single "Love, Sex, Magic" featuring Justin Timberlake. Fans can access high-quality MP3s from Ciara's entire catalogue as well as nearly two million tracks from other artist on Dada.net. Dada's rich catalogue makes it a fan favorite for discovering new music and creating playlists.

We are really excited to announce the launch of a new magazine at Dada.net!

Music Bytes by Dada is your new source for all the news about your favorite artists! Get music news, reviews and much more  in your Music Bytes - updated daily with all the news you need to know! Music Bytes is also the place to access our Dada Spot videos - watch as artists like Rick Ross, Asher Roth and An Horse enter the Dada Spot and talk exclusively to Dada about their latest projects.

Get it!

Hard to believe it's been 15 years since Kurt Cobain was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Millions of fans around the world grieved the Nirvana frontman - the father of grunge music and Generation X's spokesman (all labels he hated) - when his body was discovered in Seattle on April 8, 1994.

When Nirvana burst onto the scene in the late 1980s/early 1990s, a shift in music was instantly born. The cheesy pop and hip-hop groups (think Milli Vanilli) and heavy metal hair bands had long ruled what was becoming a tired and uninspired music scene. Nirvana (Cobain along with Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl) was something we had never heard before. They were the first band out of Seattle's growing grunge rock scene to make a big impact on the national scene.

After their debut album, 1989's Bleach, became an underground hit, Nirvana signed with a major record company. 1991's Nevermind went on to sell more than 10 million copies with the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" becoming an anthem for Generation X. Nirvana was suddenly the biggest band in the world and Cobain was the king. However, he was never comfortable with commercial success and global fame and, also suffering from a heroin addiction that he repeatedly tried to kick without success, decided to end his life by committing suicide on April 5, 1994. His body was found in Seattle three days later.

A true musical genius. Very rare. RIP Kurt.

We've added a cool new feature here at Dada.net.

Want to get an exclusive and intimate look at your favorite artists? Well, join us in the Dada Spot! We're sitting down with all of your favorite Dada bands, asking them the questions you want answered and showing you the sometimes crazy results.

Erin McCarley and An Horse are in the Spot first - with much more to come. Check it out!

I'm here at SXSW in Austin, checking out some bands...

SXSW is a huge music festival where bands come from all over the world to play live and make it big. That means the city is overflowing with artists, bringing both the noise and the funk. And, soon, Dada will be bringing all the noisy funky goodness directly to you!

I'm talking to artists like Eric McCarley and An Horse. We're going to bring you their live interviews on our new Dada Spot page!

Stay tuned for all the Austin action and musical magic.

I am excited to go to SXSW next week!

For those of you who don't know, SXSW is a huge music festival and trade show that takes place in Austin every year. I'm going with my Dada.net crew to hang out with bands and artists like An Horse, Landon Pigg, Cage The Elephant, Shiny Toy Guns, Inward Eye, Barcelona and many more! We're going to interview the bands and post the videos on Dada.net so you can get to know these great artists! Also, Jen and I will be Twittering all week from Austin so follow our updates at AriDada and JenDada. We'll give you all the music news and gossip from Austin just as if you were there...

Congrats to NightOwl88, this week's Dada DJ and a fan of Mariah Carey, Jazmine Sullivan and and Britney Spears. Check out NightOwl's Deja Vu playlist for songs like ""Dreamlover," "Lions, Tigers & Bears" and "Womanizer."

Want to be a Dada DJ of the Week? All you have to do is create a playlist of your favorite tracks. Each week, I am choosing a new guest Dada DJ  - I'll highlight your playlist on Dada.net and give you a shout-out right here.

So, how do you get started creating a playlist? It's really easy -

1) Log onto your Dada.net account
2) Click the 'play' icon next to the song you want to add to your playlist and it will open in the Dada Player.
3) Continue to select all the songs you want to listen to - they will be automatically added to your Dada Player. Don't want a song to remain in your playlist after you have listened to it? Just delete it.
4) Once you've collected all the songs you want to include in your playlist, click "Add All Songs To Playlist." You will now be prompted to create a playlist which will let you name all the songs you just added.
5) Name your playlist and give it a description.
6) You will now see your just-created playlist in the 'Your Playlists' section of the Dada Player. Now, you can listen to it at anytime!
7) If you are listening to a new song and want to add it to an already existiing playlist, just click  'Add all songs to playlist.'  But make sure you only have songs in the player that you want to add to your playlist!
8) You can also delete a playlist anytime!

Want to share your playlist with the entire community? Just add your playlist to your profile - make sure you log in and click on your username at the top right corner of the home page. When your profile page loads:

1) Click "Add/Remove Widget" at the top of the page.
2) Select "Music Widgets" and then "Playlist Widget."
3) Save your changes. Your playlist will now show on your page.

You can make as many playlists (with up to 100 songs per playlist) as you like!

Don't forget to check back here to find out who is next week's guest Dada DJ.

Flo Rida has made history with the most downloads of a song in just one week, Billboard is reporting.

"Right Round" was downloaded 636, 000 times in just one week making for an easy number one debut on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart. It will also be number one on this week's Billboard Hot 100, the overall singles chart. The song sample

Flo Rida is actually breaking his own download record. His song "Low" made history just over a year ago when it sold 467, 000 downloads in one week, a previous record.

Duffy picked up three Brit Awards last night - the U.K.'s version of the Grammys. Her hat trick included Album of the Year (Rockferry), Best British Female Artist and British Breakthrough Award.

Other big winners at the Brits were Coldplay for Best British Band, Kings of Leon for Best International Band and Best International Album for Only By The Night and Paul Weller for Best British Male Artist
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This week, we are going back to the country here at Dada.net with a playlist from msbirch called You're Lookin At Country. Check out recent hits from Julianne Hough, Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney.

Want to be a Dada DJ of the Week? All you have to do is create a playlist of your favorite tracks. Each week, I am choosing a new guest Dada DJ  - I'll highlight your playlist on Dada.net and give you a shout-out right here.

So, how do you get started creating a playlist? It's really easy -

1) Log onto your Dada.net account
2) Click the 'play' icon next to the song you want to add to your playlist and it will open in the Dada Player.
3) Continue to select all the songs you want to listen to - they will be automatically added to your Dada Player. Don't want a song to remain in your playlist after you have listened to it? Just delete it.
4) Once you've collected all the songs you want to include in your playlist, click "Add All Songs To Playlist." You will now be prompted to create a playlist which will let you name all the songs you just added.
5) Name your playlist and give it a description.
6) You will now see your just-created playlist in the 'Your Playlists' section of the Dada Player. Now, you can listen to it at anytime!
7) If you are listening to a new song and want to add it to an already existiing playlist, just click  'Add all songs to playlist.'  But make sure you only have songs in the player that you want to add to your playlist!
8) You can also delete a playlist anytime!

Want to share your playlist with the entire community? Just add your playlist to your profile - make sure you log in and click on your username at the top right corner of the home page. When your profile page loads:

1) Click "Add/Remove Widget" at the top of the page.
2) Select "Music Widgets" and then "Playlist Widget."
3) Save your changes. Your playlist will now show on your page.

You can make as many playlists (with up to 100 songs per playlist) as you like!

Don't forget to check back here to find out who is next week's guest Dada DJ.

Fresh off her appearances at the Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl, Jennifer Hudson will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 27. J Hud will perform "If This Isn't Love" and sit down with Oprah to chat about her music and movie careers and the recent tragedies in her family.

Everyone is still talking about Sunday night's Grammy Awards! Music's biggest night was highlighted by amazing performances from Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson, Radiohead and many more. Here's a recap of the winners.

Album of the Year: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 'Raising Sand'
Record of the Year: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 'Please Read The Letter'
Song of the Year: Coldplay "Viva La Vida'
Best New Artist: Adele
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss "Rich Woman"
Best Female Pop Vocal: Adele “Chasing Pavements”
Best Male Pop Vocal: John Mayer “Say”
Best Solo Rock Vocal: John Mayer “Gravity”
Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group: Kings of Leon “Sex On Fire”
Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
Best Female RB Vocal: Alicia Keys “Superwoman”
Best RB Album: Jennifer Hudson “Jennifer Hudson”
Best Female Country Vocal: Carrie Underwood “Last Name”
Best Male Country Vocal: Brad Paisley “Letter To Me”
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 'Killing the Blues'
Best Country Instrumental: Brad Paisley “Cluster Pluck”
Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary “Get Up”
Best Gospel Song: Kirk Franklin “Help Me Believe”
Best Contemporary RB Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin “The Fight Of My Life”
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 'Raising Sand'
Best Remixed Recording: MGMT “Electric Feel (Justice Remix)”
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones 'Jingle All The Way'

Best Pop Vocal Album: Duffy ‘Rockferry’
Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta ‘Wax Simulacra’
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ne-Yo ‘Miss Independent’
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am ‘Be OK’
Best R&B Song: Ne-Yo ‘Miss Independent’
Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige ‘Growing Pains’
Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne ’A Milli’
Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group: Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne “Swagga Like Us”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboratio: Kanye West ‘American Boy’
Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major ‘Lollipop’
Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne ‘Tha Carter III’
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals: Sugarland ‘Stay’
Best Country Instrumental Performance: Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill et al. ‘Cluster Pluck’
Best Country Song: Sugarland ‘Stay’

Best Country Album: George Strait ‘Troubadour’
Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder ‘Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass’
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Gary Burton & Chick Corea ‘Waltz for Debby’
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Chick Corea & Gary Burton ‘The New Crystal Silence’
Best Latin Pop Album: Juanes ‘La Vida.. Es Un Ratico’
Best Latin Urban Album: Wisin y Yandel ‘Los Extraterrestres’
Best Tropical Latin Album: Jose Feliciano ‘Senor Bachata’
Best Norteno Album: Los Tigres Del Norte ‘Raices’
Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King ‘One Kind Favor’
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ‘Raising Sound’
Best Traditional World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo ‘Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu’
Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra ‘Let The Whole World Sing’
Best Musical Album for Children: They Might Be Giants ‘Here Come the 123s’
Best Comedy Album:  George Carlin ‘It’s Bad For Ya’
Best Song Written for Motion Picture: Peter Gabriel ‘Down To Earth’ (from Wall-E)
Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams ‘The Adventures of Mutt’ (from Indiana Jones)
Best Instrumental Arrangement: Thomas Newman ‘Define Dancing’ (from Wall-E)
Best Surround Sound Album: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ‘Mussorgsky’
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra): Hilary Hahn/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra ‘Schoenberg/Sibelius Violin Concertos’
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): Gloria Cheng ‘Piano Music’
Best Short Form Music Video: Weezer ‘Pork and Beans’

Check out one of our favorites, TV On The Radio, this weekend on Saturday Night Live! Bradley Cooper (He's Just Not That Into You) hosts.

TVOTR's latest album Dear Science (DGC/Interscope) was proclaimed the number one album of 2008 by Rolling Stone, Spin and The New York Times. GQ is calling them the breakout band of 2009.

Don't miss their SNL performance and see for yourself what all the buzz is about!

Kelly Clarkson - whose new album All I Ever Wanted (RCA) drops March 10 - has set another record on the Billboard Hot 100! Her new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You," catapulted from number 97 all the way to number one! That's the highest climb a song has ever made to number one!

"My Life Would Suck Without You" is the second number one single from the former American Idol. Her AI victory song, "A Moment Like This," went number one back in 2002.

We can all breathe a sigh of relief. American Idol is back on the air!

Simon, Paula and Randy are back (with new judge Kara) and they are looking for the best singer in the country (and of course Simon won't be afraid to tell us who is the worst).

Over here at Dada.net, we are celebrating the anticipation of a new American Idol with music from previous Idols, including David Cook, Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta, Kelly Clarkson (pssst - her new album drops March 10. Check out the first single "My Life Would Suck Without You"), Jordin Sparks and Jennifer Hudson.

We're huge fans of AI here at Dada. I can't wait to vote for my favorite singer. Who's yours so far?

The new First Couple danced their First Dance to "At Last," Beyonce's cover of the Etta James classic. Beyonce's "At Last" is featured on the Cadillac Records soundtrack. The film is garnering major critical buzz, including talk of an Oscar nomination for Beyonce, who plays Etta James in the film.

Industry trade Radio and Records is reporting Beyonce has tied for the longest reign by a woman on their urban chart.

The diva's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" is spending its ninth week on top of the urban list, tying the record runs of  Ashanti's "Foolish" in 2002 and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" in 2005.

One more week and Beyonce will be the sole leader! Stay tuned!

The newest dance craze comes courtesy of the GS Boyz, the latest discovery from Yung Joc. Their "Stanky Legg" is rising up the charts while the dance craze is sweeping the nation.

Check it out on YouTube, where it's gotten over 3.5 million plays already! Do da stanky legg, do da stanky legg!

Lady GaGa is number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Just Dance," the first single from her album The Fame (Interscope/UMG) and her first number one hit!

Did you know Lady GaGa started her career as a songwriter? She actually wrote songs for pop acts such as the Pussycat Dolls before embarking on her solo career.

Check out more songs fro Lady GaGa's The Fame including "Starstruck," "Paparazzi" and "Brown Eyes."

Today would've been Elvis Presley's 74th birthday!

Dada.net is celebrating The King's legacy all weekend by taking a look at some of his classic hits.

Some of my personal Elvis faves? It's Now or Never, Burning Love, Suspicious Minds, Blue Suede Shoes, Can't Help Falling In Love, Hound Dog, All Shook Up and Heartbreak Hotel.


What's your favorite Elvis song?

Buzz around Fall About Boy's new album, Folie A Deux (Decadence/Fueled By Ramen/Island) has been huge since it went on sale three weeks ago, making Patrick, Pete and the boys the top artists at Dada.net!

The new CD debuted on the Billboard charts at number eight. The first single "I Don't Care" has sold over 500,000 copies and the new single, "America's Suitehearts," is also rising up the charts.

Check out the band on the cover of Blender magazine next week!

You probably already know this - since you love buying your music at Dada.net - but online sales of music were at an all-time high last year!

Billboard magazine is reporting that over 1.5 billion units of music (albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks) were sold in 2008 - that's up 10.5% over 2007! Digital tracks by themselves sold over one billion units - a 27% gain over last year - while digital albums grew 32% to 65.8 million units.

So, what were music fans like you downloading? Over here at Dada.net, the three biggest tracks of 2008 were "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis (pictured left), "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry and Lil Wayne's "Lollipop."

Across the board, Billboard reports that "Bleeding Love" was also the year's biggest digital song with 3.4 million paid downloads while Rihanna was 2008's top digital track selling artist. (Rihanna also had Dada.net's 10th most popular download of the year with "Disturbia").

Lil Wayne also had a huge year. He scored 2008's biggest selling album with Tha Carter III and his "Lollipop," in addition to being the third most popular song at Dada.net, was the year's biggest ringtone.

Leona Lewis's breakthrough hit "Bleeding Love" (Syco/J Records) was the most popular song at Dada.net in 2008.

"Bleeding Love" was the first number one single for the British songstress and X Factor winner, reaching the top spot in the U.S. and U.K.

Lewis followed up her huge hit with the top 10 "Better In Time."

Katy Perry made everyone sit up and listen to her single "I Kissed A Girl," Dada.net's second most popular song of 2008.


The risque lyrics to "I Kissed A Girl" made the song an instant hit, topping the chart in 20 countries including the U.S. "I Kissed A Girl" catapulted sales of Perry's debut album One of the Boys (Capitol/EMI) to platinum. The album's follow-up single "Hot N Cold" was also a huge hit at the end of 2008.

Her songs have been heard in MTV's The Hills, Self-Inflicted and Thinking of You, Oxygen's Fight Girls, Fingerprints and the film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. "I Kissed A Girl" was also featured on the popular NOW 10th Anniversary collection, available exclusively for download at Dada.net.

Lil Wayne had the third most popular song of 2008 at Dada.net with "Lollipop," his first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., the rapper joined the Cash Money Records collective while just a teenager. In 1997, he formed the group Hot Boys along with rappers Juvenile, Turk and B.G. and they released their debut Get It How You Live that same year. Hot Boys followed up their debut with two more releases before Lil Wayne launched his solo career in 1999. His first three CDs were met with little success until the 2004 release, Tha Carter, and a featured spot on Destiny Child's "Soldier" turned his career around.

The next couple of years were nonstop. Tha Carter II followed in 2005. In 2006, Lil Wayne collaborated with rapper Birdman for the album“Like Father, Like Son. He later featured on Fat Joe's single "Make it Rain" that year. In 2007, he also appeared on the R&B single "You" by singer Lloyd.

Tha Carter III was released in 2008 and brought Lil Wayne to a level of commercial success he had never had before. "Lollipop" was the album's first single - and it put Lil Wayne on top of the Billboard charts for the first time. The song also appeared on the popular hits collection, NOW 10th Anniversary, available exclusively for download at Dada.net.

Another year, another big album for Coldplay.

The U.K. megaband released Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (EMI) earlier this year, scoring number one Billboard singles with "Violet Hill" and "Viva La Vida."

"Viva La Vida" is Dada.net's fourth most popular song of 2008.

Since forming in London 10 years, ago, the alternative rock band has sold 40 million albums worldwide. They are known for their hit singles "Yellow," "The Scientist," "Speed of Sound" and "Clocks." Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2 and Travis but with Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, they have firmly est
ablished a place all their own

M.I.A. has Dada.net's fifth song on the Best of 2008 with "Paper Planes," the latest single from the singer who crosses many genres and who is not afraid to confront social issues through her music.

The singer known as M.I.A. was born Maya Arulpragasam in Sri Lanka amid major political strife before moving to England as a teenager and later pursuing a music career. Her debut album, 2005's Arular, was a huge critical success and put her on the charts at home and in the U.S. with the singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang."

Her second album, Kala, followed in 2007.

2008 was The Year of Ne-Yo.

The R&B star released his third album, The Year of the Gentleman (Island Def Jam), and had two hit singles by the end of the year, "Miss Independent" and "Closer," Dada.net's sixth most popular song of 2008.

2009 is sure to be another great year for Ne-Yo. Gentlemen's third single, Mad, is currently rising the charts and he has several acting projects in the works.

Dada.net's seventh most popular song of 2008 is the breakout single from Sara Bareilles, "Love Song."

"Love Song" was the first single from the singer/songwriter/pianist's sophomore album, Little Voices (Epic Records). The song actually entered the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2007 but was a chart staple for months to come. Bareilles embarked on a nationwide tour and appeared on many television talk shows to promote the song. A follow-up, "Bottle It Up" was released in mid-2008.

Fresh off a divorce, P!nk released Funhouse (LaFace/Jive) and poked fun at all the nosy tabloids up in her bidness with "So What," Dada.net's eighth most popular song of 2008.

"So What" was a fresh and funny look at the newly-divorced and always gutsy P!nk, who rose to fame in 2000 with the release of her first album, Can't Take Me Home (LaFace/Arista). Throughout the decades, the singer born Alecia Moore has been a mainstay in the top 10 with singles like "Get This Party Started," "Who Knew," "Just Like a Pill," "Don't Let Me Get Me," and "Most Girls."

Funhouse is P!nk's fourth album and also features the new single "Sober." Watch for it on Dada.net's Best of 2009 list.

Timbaland may have been all over the charts in 2008 but he sometimes showed up in surprising places anyway - including OneRepublic's breakout hit "Apologize," Dada.net's ninth most popular song of 2008.

Produced by Timbaland, OneRepublic introduced longtime songwriter Ryan Tedder to mass audiences as the face and voice of OneRepublic. "Apologize" was a huge number one hit in early 2008 and was followed by "Stop and Stare," proving the act was no one-hit wonder and Timbaland had another platinum project on his hands.

Following 2007's release of her multplatinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad (Island Def Jam) and a slew of big singles include "Umbrella," "Hate That I Love You," "Shut Up and Drive," "Take A Bow" and "Don't Stop The Music," 2008 was another big year for Rihanna. With the release of Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded and the huge hit "Disturbia," the Barbados-born singer established herself as the year's biggest star. So it's no surprise that "Disturbia" lands at number 10 on Dada.net's Best of 2008 list.

Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Rihanna was discovered when music producer Evan Rogers vacationed in Barbados and was introduced to the budding singer. Her music was well-received in the U.S., with singles like "Pon De Replay," "SOS" and "Unfaithful" all making their mark on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Rihanna's 2007 album, Good Girl Gone Bad, that firmly established her with global stars like Beyonce and Britney Spears, garnering several number one singles and two Grammy wins. Rihanna is the second artist - and the first female- from Barbados to ever receive a Grammy.

Sugarland's huge hit "Stay" is the lone entry on Dada.net's Best of 2008, coming in at number 11.

One of the biggest acts in country music - and one which often crosses over to the pop charts - Sugarland has released several multiplatinum albums, including 2008's Love On The Inside. They have consistently reached the top 10 of the country charts since their 2003 formation with hits like "Stay," "Settlin'," "Everyday America," and "All I Want to Do."

Sugarland vocalist Jennifer Nettles also scored a number one song - and a huge pop hit - with the 2006
duet "Who Says You Can't Go Home."

Usher's dance anthem "Love In This Club" is Dada.net's 12th most popular song of 2008.

The number one Billboard single from the artist born Usher Raymond IV is from his latest multi-platinum album, 2008's Here I Stand (Zomba). Since the mid 1990s, Usher has been a mainstay at the top of the charts with hits like "You Make Me Wanna...," "U Remind Me" and "Yeah!."

Chris Brown 's "Forever" was one of the biggest hits of the year (it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100) and at Dada.net. It's the 13th most popular song of 2008.

Over the past three years, the teenage Brown has become the hottest sensation in R&B and pop thanks to hits like "With You," "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Kiss Kiss." His sophomore album, Exclusive (Jive/Zomba), has sold over one copies since its 2007 release. Brown has even dabbled in acting appearing on Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and in the 2007 dance movie Stomp The Yard with Ne-Yo, Megan Good and Columbus Short.

Welsh singer/songwriter Duffy made a huge impact on the international music scene with "Mercy," a throwback to 60s R&B and Dada.net's 14th most popular song of 2008.

Born Aimee Anne Duffy, the singer known as Duffy teamed up with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler in 2004, co-writing several songs and developing her Stax- and Motown-influenced pop sound. Duffy's debut album, Rockferry, was released in 2008 and the single, "Mercy," made her a fast-rising star, reaching number one on the Billboard charts.

How's this for a success story? Kings of Leon, whose "Sex on Fire" is Dada.net's 15th most popular song of 2008, have reached greater heights with each new album, taking the band far from their Tennessee roots and making them one of Europe's most popular acts.

Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon experienced immediate popularity in the U.K. but it's taken a little longer for music fans stateside to catch on. Though the single "Molly's Chambers" and tours supporting U2 helping break the band early, it wasn't until 2007's Because of the Times that the Kings of Leon started receiving widespread recognition in the U.S. The album debuted at number 25 on the Billboard charts and also topped the charts in several countries. 2008's Only By The Night, debuted at number four in the U.S. and number one in the U.K., sealing the band's status as one of the decade's coolest bands.


These Tennessee rockers are just beginning their global domination.

Attention country fans!

Dada.net is holding a sweepstakes to give away a free guitar autographed by country superstar Toby Keith!

From now through January 8, if you download a Toby Keith MP3 or ringtone at Dada.net, you will automatically be entered to win a guitar signed by Mr. Keith himself. You can also mail your entry in to us. See complete sweepstakes rules for details. Sorry, only one entry per person.

I'll let you know who the lucky winner is in January. Good luck!

The biggest hit off of Mariah Carey's latest multiplatinum album E=MC2 (Island Def Jam) was the number one hit "Touch My Body" - Dada.net's 16th most popular song of 2008.

"Touch My Body" also marked a new feat for Mariah. She now holds the record for the solo artist with the most number one singles in history, besting the previous record set by The King himself, Elvis Presley.

The 17th most popular song of 2008 at Dada.net belongs to Keyshia Cole's "Heaven Sent," the first single off of her new album, A Different Me (A&M/Interscope).

Keyshia Cole's first album, 2005's The Way It Is, spawned several hit singles (including the top 10s  "Love" and "The Way It Is") but it was her guest appearance on Diddy's "Last Night" and R. Kelly's "Best Friend" that really paved the way for the California-bred R&B singer/songwriter. Her 2007 album Just Like You was a massive success as was her BET reality series of the same name. Keyshia Cole was now a household name.

"Heaven Sent" reached the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.