The top album of 2012 was "RED" by Taylor Swift, while the top song of the year was "Gangnam Style" by Psy.
Matching the anticipation leading up to it, "The Avengers" was the highest-grossing motion picture of 2012.
The most important entertainment story of 2012 was the death of singer Whitney Houston, one night before the Grammy Awards ceremony.
Dave Morales from Backstage OL named "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg, as the best motion picture of 2012 and he predicts the movie will win plenty of Oscar awards. He also named One Direction as the Backstage OL Artist of the Year, based on the group's 13 million records sold in 2012.
On the Web:
Backstage OL -- http://www.backstageol.com/