52nd Annual Grammy Nominees Announced

The list of nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards has been announced! Beyonce received a staggering 10 nominations, with Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga following close behind with 8. Some ist of nomnees are below. The awards show will take place January 31 in Los Angeles, and televised on CBS.

Album of the Year:
‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’, Beyonce Knowles
‘The E.N.D.’, The Black Eyed Peas
‘The Fame’, Lady Gaga
‘Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King’, Dave Matthews
‘Fearless’, Taylor Swift

Record of the Year:
‘Halo’, Beyonc Knowles
‘I Gotta Feeling’, The Black Eyed Peas
‘Use Somebody’, Kings Of Leon
‘Poker Face’, Lady Gaga
‘You Belong With Me’, Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:
‘Poker Face’, Lady Gaga
‘Pretty Wings’, Maxwell
‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’, Beyonce Knowles
‘Use Somebody’, Kings Of Leon
‘You Belong With Me’, Taylor Swift


Best Country Album:
'The Foundation’, Zac Brown Band
'Twang’, George Strait
'Fearless’, Taylor Swift
'Defying Gravity’, Keith Urban
'Call Me Crazy’, Lee Ann Womack

Can't wait to see who wins!! It should prove to be a great show.

Britney Hits Number One With "3"

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of her debut on the music scene, Jive Records is releasing Britney Spears The Singles Collection on November 23rd. To launch the special package, a brand new single entitled "3," which Britney recently recorded with hitmaker Max Martin, was released on November 9th in the UK and debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, making her the first artist to do so in over three years, Billboard magazine reports.

The critically acclaimed single will also debut at #1 on the Billboard Digital charts. The ultimate fan box set version of The Singles Collection will contain all 29 of her singles, including the new song "3." Each disc will be packaged in its own slip sleeve case with original artwork, and will include an additional b-side or a remix of the track. The collection will include a DVD featuring all of Britney's videos in chronological order. The ultimate fan box set will also include a special booklet featuring iconic images and fun facts about each track.

The standard version of The Singles Collection will contain 17 of her chart topping favorites along with the new song "3," all on one CD.

New Releases

Check out all the brand new songs at Thank God It's Karaoke!! Come out to a show and sing with us... we have all the latest releases!

Joe Nichols - "Gimme That Girl"
Josh Thompson - "Beer On The Table"
Pearl Jam - "The Fixer"
Corbin Easton - "A Little More Country Than That"
Kesha - "Tik Tok"
Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
Miley Cyrus - "Party In The USA"
Beyonce - "Broke Hearted Girl"
Carrie Underwood - "Cowboy Cazenova"
Nickelback - "Never Gonna Be Alone"
Tim McGraw - "Southern Voice"
Susan Boyle - "Wild Horses"
Owl City - "Fireflys"
Michael Jackson - "This Is It"
Michael Jackson - "Music And Me"
Michael Jackson - "Ease On Down The Road"
Colbie Caliat - "Fallin' For You"
Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
George Strait - "Twang"
Alan Jackson - "I Still Like Bologna"
Brad Paisley - "Water"
Big Kenny - "Long After I'm Gone"
Daughtry - "No Surprise"
Fast Ryde - "That Thang"
Jessie James - "I Look So Good Without You"
Jordin Sparks - "Battlefield"
Kate Voegele - "99 Times"
Keith Urban - "Only You Can Love Me This Way"
Lady Antebellum - "I Was Here"
Mariah Carey - "Obsessed"
Miley Cyrus - "He Could Be The One"
Whitney Houston - "Million Dollar Bill"
Rob Thomas - "Someday"
Shinedown - "Sounds Of Madness"
Uncle Kracker - "Smile"
Tim McGraw - "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You"
and many more!!!

Top Karaoke Songs for 2009

The American Karaoke Group, AKG, has reported its Top Ten Karaoke songs for the entire year of 2009. The list is compiled by 41 reporting KJ's throughout the USA based on number of times the song is performed per reporting event. Here are the top performed songs from all of, 2009...

1. "People Are Crazy" by Billy Currington
2. "I Told You So" by Carrie Underwood
3. "Pokerface" by Lady Gaga
4. "Take A Bow" by Rihanna
5. "Black Or White" by Michael Jackson
6. "American Ride" by Toby Keith
7. "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood
8. "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas
9. "Run To You" by Lady Antebellum
10. "Free And Easy Down The Road I Go" by Dierks Bently

All but three of these are popular at TGIK Shows as well... :)

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Happy Thanksgiving

Have a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving everyone!!

If your plans include travel, please drive safely and keep your lights on. Remember that texting and cell phone use while driving can kill. Also... eating to much food can make you fat, and never discuss religion or politics at the dinner table.. LOL.

Come out and relax after getting stuffed and shopping on Friday, for Karaoke Night at the Watertown VFW.

Plan Ahead - New Years Eve Karaoke

NEW YEARS EVE 2009 PARTY

Watertown VFW Hall

December 31, 2009

8PM - 1AM

Singing, Dancing, Fun, Games, Party Favors, and More!!

"This year it's a PARTY!"

Admission is FREE... bring a dish to pass or snack to share

Karaoke by TGIK

Ring in 2010 with us!! Bring your friends & family!

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Black River Karaoke 11/20

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FRIDAY NIGHT KARAOKE - NOVEMBER 20, 2009
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Come Out & SING, Dance, and Have FUN!!

Black River American Legion Friday, 11/20
7PM - 11PM

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What's New in Karaoke??

Michael Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Beyonce, Colbie Caliat, Zac Brown Band, Owl City,
Tim McGraw, Jake Owens, Carrie Underwood, Susan Boyle, Chipmunks, & TONS MORE!!
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Friday Nights Show 11/13

Some Photos from the Show at the VFW on November 13th!! Enjoy!!

A FEW MORE HALLOWEEN PICS

We got a few more pictures from the Halloween Party at the VFW, so decided to share them on the Blog & Facebook so everyone could see them.. Enjoy!!

Come & Sing Friday the 13th!

Hope to see (and hear) everyone this coming Friday, November 13th, at the Watertown VFW for Karaoke Night.

If you have never been, or have not been out to the show in awhile, we have been having a blast at the VFW lately, and would like to have you join us!

Come out and bring along your friends & family for dancing, mingling, and singing! Check out all of our brand new karaoke songs.

No books... we have just about every song available on cdg/karaoke for you to sing. Simply fill out a slip with your name, the song title, and artist, and hand it to the host.

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More Halloween Photos

A few more photos from the VFW Halloween Party, Saturday, October 31, 2009. Thanks Ginny for sharing your pictures with us!

Cheryl Wheeler - Aces

CHERYL WHEELER - "ACES"

Available to SING on Chartbuster CDG at TGIK!

Country Music Awards

The Country Music Associations 43 Annual Awards show will be broadcast LIVE on November 11th, on ABC TV, at 8 PM Eastern.

Hosts for the show will be Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, who were also last years hosts.

Entertainer of the Year nominees are Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, and George Strait.

For full details visit the CMA site at http://cmaawards.com/

VFW Halloween Party

Well, the second annual VFW Halloween Karaoke Party has come and gone.  We had an outstanding time on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the VFW with about 100 people in attendance through the evening for the event.

The VFW provided prizes for Best Costume and the runners up, as well as lots of delicious snacks.  A few dedicated singers also provided cakes, pizza, and some door prizes.

We played our TGIK Instant Win Games for all who got up on the dance floor and boogied.  There was a total of 40 prizes awarded for that game, and Bobbie sold 50/50 guesses on a huge jar filled with candy.  Congratulations to Shannon for winning the candy and the cash!

With so many interesting and fun costumes, it was hard for our judges to choose the winners.  Everyone sure out did themselves on their wardrobes this year.  We had the OctoMom, a biker, doctor, several witches, pirates, clowns, a hippie, a baby, and other goblins!  However, the Best Costume went to Ginny who was an old hobo with a pet rat.  She even sang "California Girls" in the rats voice as she puppeted his mouth for him.  It was a riot!

Our second, third, and fourth place winners were Micki as a witch, Kelly as a sexy pirate, and Tom as Oliver Hardy.  Congrats to all winners!

Of course we had karaoke too... lots of singing and dancing through the night, with performances by Jeff, Maggie, Bobbie, Cecil, Deb, Shawn, Tom, Brian, Ginny, Kathy, Doc Pete, Nicole, Rob, Penny, Cecilia, Deryk, and Adam.  It was also nice to hear and see Pat & Diane once again.

Doc Pete won a special award for Best Singer, and Corrina won an award for Best Dancer.

Special thanks to Kelly and Bobbie for help in decorating and setting up for the party, as well as for their support of TGIK! Big thanks to all who attended, and we hope you had lots of fun and come back to sing with us next time.

Halloween Weekend Karaoke

Friday Night, 10/30 - Watertown American Legion

Saturday Night, 10/31 - Watertown VFW

The VFW is holding a Costume Contest with prizes. They will also offer snacks and door prizes. So come out Halloween Night for TGIK Karaoke in your favorite costume to have FUN!

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Karaoke Lyric of the Week

"TWANG"

as performed by George Strait

When I get off of work on Friday after working like a dog all week

I go to meet the boys for a cold one at a little joint up the street

They got a jukebox in the corner full of old country tunes

Feed it five dollars worth of quarters is the first thing I always do

'Cause I need a little twang

A little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings

Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train

To get that foot stomping honky tonkin' feeling going through my veins

I need a little twang, twant, twang

Well, I like a lot of kinds of music

I try to keep an open mind

Depending on the mood to strike me

If I'm gonna stay till closing time

So when I wanna lift my spirits to get me feeling worth a dang

I know I'm gonna have to heart it

'Cause I gotta have some Hank to hang

Repeat Chorus 2x

I need a little twang, twang, twang...

Last Fridays Show

Thanks to everyone who came out on Friday, 10/23 to the Watertown VFW. We had a nice crowd and lots of fun was had.

Some of the song highlights included; "The Grand Tour" by Doc Pete, "Margaritaville" by Rob, "Ticks," by Andy, "Coal Miners Daughter" by Betty, "Bette Davis Eyes" by Nicole, and "Livin' For The Night" by Jeff.

We aslo heard great performances by Penny, Bobbie, Lisa, Bob, Merianne, Deryk, Adam, Ginny, Jen, and Kathy. Hope everyone had a great time.

Plan on attending this Friday at the Watertown American Legion or on Saturday at the Watertown VFW for their costume contest and karaoke night. That should be loads of fun, as usual.