Spotlight

2008 was clearly a busy and memorable year for DJ AM. His list of the best of the best songs ranges from The Virgins to Dirt Nasty. We're sure these tracks will continue to rock the dancefloor in 2009.

Last year, Lupe Fiasco claimed he was going to retire from music — but apparently he's up to some non-rap hijinx, having allegedly started up a mysterious post-punk outfit called Japanese Cartoon.

Check out two new songs where Lupe is singing in a British accent under the nickname Percival Fats.

22 year old, L.A.-based singer/songwriter and rising star Miguel is a busy man. While waiting for his major label debut on Jive Records, Miguel keeps busy by writing songs for Usher, Musiq Soulchild and Mary J. Blige.

Check out his recently released “Mischief: The Mixtape,” a record that showcases Miguel’s fearless talent with songs ranging from radio singles to club bangers to acoustic ballads.

Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne collaborate on 2009’s first certified club smash, “Up in This Club.” Swizzy and Weezy trade verses in this quirky little gem made of video game bloops and steel drum patterns. The highlight comes when Weezy cries out the chorus in his now signature auto-tune register. How does this new jam stack up against 50 Cent’s first hit “In Da Club?”

It's clear that Jacksonville-based Black Kids had an electic taste for indie rock in 2008. Find out what artists in addition to Ladyhawke, The Virgins, Deerhunter and TV on the Radio, inspire this quirky pop-rock quintet that released their first album, "Partie Traumatic," last year.

T-Pain, Chris “Lamborghini Breezy” Brown and a cast of dancers freak out in a cartoon-colored wonderland in this brand new video from T-Pain’s album "THR33 RINGZ." Warning - the video may cause severe flashbacks to the '80s.

Have you ever wondered what songs have been most playlisted on imeem? We calculated, tabulated and created one killer playlist of the most playlisted tracks. Check it out now.

Go behind the scenes with exclusive photos from J-Money's video shoot for "I'm Ballin" in South Beach. Rick Ross and Flo Rida make appearances in this hot video. Get your taste now before the single comes out on J-Money's album in March.

15 years ago, the Atlanta hip-hop scene saw a renaissance with the rise of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Organized Noise. Today, the newest splash to hit the scene is Hollyweerd with their funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop fusion hit, “Weerdo.” Performing to sold-out crowds and already touring the country, Hollyweerd is most definitely a band that you need to be on the look-out for in ‘09.

Blog Fresh Radio has teamed up with the Hype Machine -aka the mothership of the music blogosphere- to launch the Music Blog Zeitgeist of 2008.

Check out the first playlist in a five part series that introduces the top 41-50 songs in 2008 as chosen by the most passionate music fans alive: music bloggers.