Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Kanye, Justin Bieber And More Compete In MTV's Summer Jam Games

Who has the hottest jam of the summer? Vote now for your favorites in hip-hop, pop, R&B, EDM and rock.
By James Montgomery

<P><P>Kanye West, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber and more are all vying for the song of the summer in MTV's inaugural Summer Jam Games.</P><P>The Olympics are officially underway in London, but they're not the <i>only</i> games going on: After a <a href="/news/articles/1690638/opening-ceremony-summer-jams-games.jhtml">lavish opening ceremony</a> on Friday (we lit a torch and everything), today, we're kicking off the first-ever <b>Summer Jam Games</b>, where the biggest names in the business will go head-to-head for summer supremacy ... with <i>your</i> votes determining the winners.</P><P>Like the <i>actual</i> Olympics, the Summer Jam Games bring together the best of the best &#8212; the Kanyes, Katys, RiRis, Biebers and Green Days of the world &#8212; to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in their respective genres. Voting is now open &#8212; you can help spread the word via Twitter, using the hashtag #SJG &#8212; and polls will close at midnight ET on Sunday (August 5).</P><P><big><b><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/">Vote for your favorites now in MTV's Summer Jam Games!</a></b></big></P><P>On Monday (August 5), we'll announce the winners in each genre with an elaborate medal ceremony &#8212; anthems and everything &#8212; and all this week, we'll be breaking down the action with in-depth analysis from the MTV News braintrust. The competition for the Summer Jam gold is sure to be fierce, and with acts from all over the globe (the U.S., Canada, Barbados, Sweden, Turkey, wherever David Guetta's from) in the mix, <i>anyone</i> could come out on top. Of course, <i>you</i> get to decide who comes out on top.</P><P>And so, without further ado, here's a look at the field of acts competing in our inaugural Summer Jam Games. From battle-tested vets to upset-minded rookies, they've each trained hard to get here, and now, with dreams of gold dancing in their heads &#8212; and some serious summer-jam cred to their names &#8212; they're looking for your votes. Who has the hottest song of the summer? We're about to find out ... let the games begin!</P><P><center><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/s/summer_jam_games_2012/summer_jam_games_logo/420x390.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/"><b>Vote for your favorite song, discuss and share on Facebook and Twitter in the Summer Jam Games!</b></a></center></P><P><big><b>Hip-Hop</b></big><br> &#187; 2 Chainz feat. Drake - "No Lie"<br> &#187; Cash Out - "Cashin' Out"<br> &#187; Chief Keef - "I Don't Like"<br> &#187; DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West and Rick Ross - "I Wish You Would"<br> &#187; G.O.O.D. Music feat. 2 Chainz - "Mercy"<br> &#187; Meek Mill feat. Drake - "Amen"<br> &#187; Nas feat. Swizz Beatz and Miguel - "Summer on Smash"<br> &#187; Rick Ross, feat. Jay-Z and Dr. Dre - "3 Kings"<br> &#187; Usher feat. Rick Ross - "Lemme See"<br> &#187; Young Jeezy feat. Ne-Yo - "Leave You Alone"<br></P><P><big><b>Pop</b></big><br> &#187; Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"<br> &#187; Flo Rida - "Whistle"<br> &#187; Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean - "As Long As You Love Me"<br> &#187; Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"<br> &#187; Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"<br> &#187; Nicki Minaj - "Starships"<br> &#187; One Direction - "One Thing"<br> &#187; Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - "Good Time"<br> &#187; Pink - "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"<br> &#187; Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"<br></P><P><big><b>R&B</b></big><br> &#187; Chris Brown feat. Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean - "Till I Die"<br> &#187; Frank Ocean - "Thinkin' Bout You"<br> &#187; JoJo - "Demonstrate"<br> &#187; John Legend feat. Ludacris - "Tonight"<br> &#187; Leah LaBelle - "Sexify"<br> &#187; R. Kelly - "Feelin' Single"<br> &#187; Robin Thicke - "All Tied Up"<br> &#187; The-Dream feat. Pusha T - "Dope Chick"<br> &#187; Trey Songz feat. T.I. - "2 Reasons"<br> &#187; Usher - "Scream"<br></P><P><big><b>EDM</b></big><br> &#187; Avicii ft. Salem Al Fakir - "Silhouettes"<br> &#187; Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo - "Let's Go"<br> &#187; David Guetta feat. Sia - "Titanium"<br> &#187; Deniz Koyu - "Bong"<br> &#187; Ellie Goulding - "Lights"<br> &#187; Eric Prydz - "Allein"<br> &#187; Havana Brown feat. Pitbull - "We Run the Night"<br> &#187; Knife Party - "Rage Valley"<br> &#187; Nicky Romero and Z-Roq - "WTF"<br> &#187; Porter Robinson - "Language"<br></P><P><big><b>Rock</b></big><br> &#187; Alex Clare - "Too Close"<br> &#187; fun. - "Some Nights"<br> &#187; Gaslight Anthem - "45"<br> &#187; Green Day - "Oh Love"<br> &#187; Grouplove - "Tongue Tied"<br> &#187; Jack White - "Freedom at 21"<br> &#187; JEFF the Brotherhood - "Sixpack"<br> &#187; The Killers - "Runaways"<br> &#187; Neon Trees - "Everybody Talks"<br> &#187; No Doubt - "Settle Down"<br></P><P><b>Forget about the Olympics, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/">vote now in MTV's Summer Jam Games!</a> Polls are open and will close at midnight ET Sunday (August 5). Guide your favorites to golden glory, and help spread the word via Twitter, using the hashtag #SummerJamGames</b></p></p>

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690728/kanye-west-justin-bieber-summer-jam-games.jhtml

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