Blog: Idolator

When the music story of 2009 is written, the year's debutante queen and king will be Lady GaGa and Drake, who have treated Billboard 's Hot 100 as their playground lately. Each is a lock for a Best New Artist Grammy nomination next winter, because each is exactly the sort of not-too-innovative, chart-friendly act the Recording Academy routinely rewards. For both acts, however, the path to the Top 10 has been a bit of a slog. GaGa's on a roll now, but she spent most of 2008 watching her debut "Just Dance" creep up [...]