When we last saw Bea Miller, formerly known as Beatrice at the time, she was sobbing her little eyes out on a Thanksgiving-night elimination episode of The X Factor USA Season 2. (Worst. Thanksgiving. Ever.) But now, a little less than two years later, Miller finds herself with much to be thankful for. Now, the 15-year-old sensation gets all teen-angsty in her brand new video for "Young Blood," the lead single and title track from her debut album and debut EP. No need to fear the wolves at night... it's just Miller and a group of kindred spirits out on the prowl.
The Instagram sensation and the gravelly-voiced teen made enough of an impression to land a record deal with Hollywood Records, in conjunction with Simon Cowell's Syco label. Not that she's your typical reality-show singer or Disney diva. The 15-year-old worships The Pretty Reckless, recorded her debut EP full of relatively rebellious pop/rock anthems burning up iTunes and is an outspoken LGBT advocate (she was raised by two awesome moms). And she proved she really does have the "X factor," even if it won't be long before she's made a name for herself outside of Cowell's old show.
Miller wanted to empower the teens who will rule the world when taking about "Young Blood," which has a rebellious edge that representative of what she's about? "It's very dark, but, like I said with the actual song, it's kind of a balance of light and dark. It's weird. I actually saw the rough edit. There are going to be so many more rough edits, but I saw it yesterday, and there's a lot of jump cuts and quick movements but there are also slow moments. It has kids laughing and then kids screaming and crying... it's kind of a balance all of these emotions."
Like the song itself, it makes sense then that the clip would be a fairly gritty affair. Directed by Mark Pellington, the atmospheric video was filmed in what appears to be an abandoned warehouse and finds Miller and a bunch of equally pained-looking teens in an extremely emo mood. It's a great fit for the catchy and surprisingly stirring anthem. "The song has darkness and light within it, which I think is really cool and representative of kids," Miller explained. "We're the future, and we can do whatever we want because someday this world will be ours. Literally, it will be because we will be the adults who are in charge some day."
The Instagram sensation and the gravelly-voiced teen made enough of an impression to land a record deal with Hollywood Records, in conjunction with Simon Cowell's Syco label. Not that she's your typical reality-show singer or Disney diva. The 15-year-old worships The Pretty Reckless, recorded her debut EP full of relatively rebellious pop/rock anthems burning up iTunes and is an outspoken LGBT advocate (she was raised by two awesome moms). And she proved she really does have the "X factor," even if it won't be long before she's made a name for herself outside of Cowell's old show.
Miller wanted to empower the teens who will rule the world when taking about "Young Blood," which has a rebellious edge that representative of what she's about? "It's very dark, but, like I said with the actual song, it's kind of a balance of light and dark. It's weird. I actually saw the rough edit. There are going to be so many more rough edits, but I saw it yesterday, and there's a lot of jump cuts and quick movements but there are also slow moments. It has kids laughing and then kids screaming and crying... it's kind of a balance all of these emotions."
Like the song itself, it makes sense then that the clip would be a fairly gritty affair. Directed by Mark Pellington, the atmospheric video was filmed in what appears to be an abandoned warehouse and finds Miller and a bunch of equally pained-looking teens in an extremely emo mood. It's a great fit for the catchy and surprisingly stirring anthem. "The song has darkness and light within it, which I think is really cool and representative of kids," Miller explained. "We're the future, and we can do whatever we want because someday this world will be ours. Literally, it will be because we will be the adults who are in charge some day."
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