F2K10 has been a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Relieve the journey here.
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F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here.
The Fox show Glee might have been the most aggravating pop-cultural phenomenon of the year, what with its persistent conflation of the terms "stereotype" and "nuanced character who's really bringing something new to prime time," its ability to stoke predictable culture-war outrage, and the way it thrived while the superior show starring Jane Lynch that debuted last year got hung out to dry by the nth-rate cable network on which it aired. 
F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here.
In 2010, when pop musicians are struggling to have half the visibility of the latest news-cycle-spawned entrant into Google Trends, it's hard not to see charity endeavors as ego extensions. Recall "Just Stand Up!," the Babyface-penned 2008 track in which Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, and others outsung each other in hopes of convincing the audience that they cared about fighting cancer more than their fellow singers. Or American Idol's self-congratulatory "Idol Gives Back," which this year pitted Alicia Keys singing about conquering New York City and a skit featuring the Octomom against scenes of economic devastation at home and abroad. Or the Keys-spearheaded, ridiculously silly "we won't Tweet until you pay up" campaign in which celebrities tried to force people to donate to AIDS-related charities by holding back their 140-character nuggets of wisdom, and which only really succeeded in briefly zombifying Usher and giving some rich guy a big tax write-off right before the year's end. 
F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here.
Let's say you're Staind frontman Aaron Lewis. You're a titan of the post-alt era who made his bones moaning about the frustrations of the rock-embracing American male--but you're a bit long in the tooth, which means that wallowing in teen angst might not be the best look for you. What's a safe space for you to continue your musical career without being forced to make yourself as happy as Uncle Kracker, or as Scott Stappy as the former Creed frontman? 
F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here.
If you were here when we last embarked on this quest, you may remember the "Carlos Santana reworks the 'Black Magic Woman' riff while an overexposed singer warbles nearby" formula, which is one that Sony Music Entertainment has been flogging since Rob Thomas sang about oceans and moons some 11 years ago. But 2010 brought an even crasser take on that equation into the world, and we probably have the late-aughts success of Guitar Hero and albums by the likes of Shinedown to thank. 
F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here.
How to be a rock critic in 2010 in two steps:
1. Use the safety of the internet to laugh and point at people who look and act different than you.
2. When these people hit critical mass, proclaim them "secret geniuses" to mask your childish xenophobia.
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