Hozier Leads a Life of Crime in "From Eden"

Hozier is known for his boundary-pushing music videos, and with his latest for "From Eden" the boundary in question is once again ethics and morality. As the 24-year-old Irish singer takes the family on a nice, carefree crime spree. It's a modern family bonding. The soulful tune is really mesmerizing and too pretty, and the cinematic clip is definitely an interesting watch and the final slow-motion shot is just heart-warming.
The uplifting indie-rock song "From Eden," is the official fourth single from Hozier's critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album, although it was originally included on the Irish musician's second EP also named "From Eden." The track is a simple love song, seemingly concerned with that time when love begins and a relationship is uncertain.
Hozier, who directed the video himself, takes us on a divergent visual path. He casts himself as the father figure in a young family of three who appear to be on a fun road trip until it becomes apparent that their gas stop is actually a stick-up and he runs out to the car with his approximately 5-year-old child and his significant other, with a paper bag full of money.
No firm back story is offered to the viewer, but between the hold up and the time the cops arrive at their home, we are treated to sunny visuals of a happy family, although clearly not well off, having a nice day together. This is not Bonnie & Clyde, this is the traditional, American nuclear family. It creates a disconcerting effect, in which you find yourself rooting for the criminals with absolutely no reason. In the end, Hozier goes to jail and his son is left without a father. Eden is left in jeopardy. The ending and supporting song make the video surprisingly tender. Again, a roller coaster of emotions here.

George Ezra stuck in a posh house in "Cassy O'"

George Ezra has premiered his new music video for "Cassy O'," the first cut and title track from UK singer songwriter's new EP of the same name, which released on March 16. Finished in fifth place on the BBC Sound of 2014's longlist, and closing 2013 with the release of his debut "Did You Hear the Rain?" EP, the 20-year-old Bristol native cites Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie as his musical influences. His sound has been described as bluesy with a voice beyond the years as he marked himself out as someone who could match a folk sensibility to a pop touch.
The debut EP is a gorgeous, folk-inflected song that perfectly introduces Ezra to the masses: a shaggy-haired musician who might be good-looking, but he's also incredibly talented. Ezra is standing on the edges, and all he needs is the right push, the right moment, the right song... Now that he's plopped firmly into pop culture consciousness, the rising star is shaking things up in a big way with "Cassy O.'" Well, "Cassy O'" could be it. Stripped from the newly-released sophomore EP, which is a strident, rough hewn effort with just a touch of gloss.
"Cassy O'" is a jangly, clap-a-long stompy number which showcases Ezra's powerful, deep vocals nicely. With the swagger that comes from hundreds of thousand Soundcloud plays, and a confident, rebellious vibe, the clip is proof that Ezra's not just one to watch - he's one to know. Adorable moppet Ezra's "Cassy O'" video sees the acceptable face of singer-songwriterdom stuck in a posh house and wandering around a family scene, guitar in hand, with a load of girls alternately fighting and masturbating, like a hipster version of Big Brother.
The accompanying music video also sees the song's namesake O represented with numerous objects, including spaghetti hoops, a rubber ring, a party ring biscuit and a vinyl. "Cassy O'" is so catchy, but be warned: Ezra's bluesy voice makes everything sound sad and the lyrics make no sense. Not that it matters. As with all songs written by someone born after 1990, let's just go ahead and assume that it's about a depraved sex act or a new drug, neither of which you'll ever do.

Joss Stone 'The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)'

British soul singer Joss Stone has released a new music video for the indie artist's emotional remake, "The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)," the leading cover track from her sixth studio album, "The Soul Sessions Volume 2," the sequel to her decade-old 2003 debut and a powerful, heartfelt and classy comeback project saw her cover a number of soul classics released between the 60s and 80s. Phenomenal. Put simply, she's far too gifted and talented to have her cause forgotten even more than it already has.
The 26-year-old Grammy Award winner and British singer brings us new music wrapped in stunning vocal power and passion. Stone has certainly returned to her debut's soul covers format in more mature and superb voice, and has always been a tremendous shouter, but has acquired a vulnerability and ability to truly inhabit emotional song. Originally released in 1971 by US R&B group The Dells, “The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind),” is appropriately covered by the contemporary soulster.
Stone remodels the song by applying her spiritual, earthy soul voice to produce a startling and soulful makeover. Her version received praise from the band, whose lead singer Marvin Junior passed away last month. Ten years on from the original "Soul Sessions" album, which Stone recorded aged 15, there is undoubtedly a new level of maturity in evidence on this critically acclaimed new set - a stunning exercise in vocal poise, passion and power. You can almost feel the fire fueled behind her powerful vocals. The original is a terrific song but Stone's interpretation blows it out of the water.
Stone's emotional storm manifests into tangible torrential rains in her music video which finds Stone adding some modern twists to the 70s classic. Directed by Anit Bashar and Brian Nelson, the clip features Dover, UK born songstress at home alone in tears reminiscing over love lost and longing for the return of the object of her affection. "The video I think is perfect because of the water really. Second you hear I'm gonna be drenched in water you think... this is a white t-shirt contest, but that's not it, this is all surrounded by the drops going down the pain of glass... It's all about actual tear drops," says Stone.

ZZ Ward is sick of the runaround in "365 Days"

With her Freddie Gibbs ("Criminal") and Kendrick Lamar ("Cryin’ Wolf") assisted genre-blending debut album "Til the Casket Drops" still receiving plays around since last October, the buzzing blue-eyed soul singer ZZ Ward drops off the official video to her Hip-Hop influenced album's closing track, "365 Days." An eclectic and innovative performer, Ward's mix of backporch blues and gritty hip-hop beats has been resonating with both fans and critics alike.
The song "365 Days," written by Ward, showcases her soulful voice, keyboard prowess and echoes a sentiment of empowerment as a bad relationship fizzles, making the song not only relatable but a fan favorite. Ward herself said "'365 Days' was the perfect song to end my record with. It's about waiting around for someone too long. JP Keller's (from Blended Babies) guitar solo ends the song with a perfected clumsiness it's right on the edge of falling apart. They really think about the story when they produce, just like it my lyrics, and it shows."
On Booth debut "Lil Darlin'," featured back in November of 2012, Ward pleaded with her man to "please, please, please quite draggin' [her] heart through them coals." Evidently he didn't listen; sick of waiting on him to change, the Hollywood Records signee unceremoniously cuts him loose on the newly-released "365 Days." The Blended Babies' rhythmic piano chords back Ward as she shows her two-timing fella the door, delivering her kiss-offs in a smoky vocal style sure to elicit a few comparisons to Adele. Ward soulfully takes to the streets with her grand piano in this optical illusion of a music video for "365 Days."
Featuring some trippy, Inception-esque special effects, the Ramon & Pedro-directed official visuals offer an imaginative illustration of the record's theme and shows a poised Ward as the relationship spirals (literally) to its end as the Oregon-born singer playing the keys on the sunny streets while the city stays buzzing. The video plays back a year in the dysfunctional relationship—making excuses for your man over and over and over so many times that it literally has you spinning on your head. Don't get dizzy watching this one, and we hope we're never on the wrong side of the breakup with this girl.

ZZ Ward fighting for love in "Put the Gun Down"

Rising eclectic pop singer-songwriter ZZ Ward has blown us away with her bluesy take on R&B and hip-hop, and the LA-based, Oregon-raised artist wows us again as she shows off what she refers to as "Dirty Shine" in the music video for her swampy "Put The Gun Down," a boot-stomping rocker off her full-length debut album, "Til the Casket Drops," which she said "is about going to war for someone that you love. You have to fight for great love sometimes. I feel like I really just embraced who I was, even if it's different, on this record."
The gender-blending artist is one whose artistry spins on a luminous axis of voice and soul, is truly unlike anyone else working in music today. Her fierce stage presence and no holds barred approach to storytelling has set her apart from her peers. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Roseburg, Oregon, Ward's musical influences from her father who wrote songs and played harmonica in blues bands, but it was old school masters from her parent's vinyl collection that first intrigued Ward. "It was the authenticity," she recalls, "the soulfulness."
Paired with her subsequent connection to the Eugene, Oregon, a hip-hop community, to write and perform hooks at high-energy, rap shows. This rhythmic journey, combined with her bluesy upbringing, would become essential in laying the foundation for her signature "dirty blues and beats" sound. While Ward is now at home on stage in reverential Los Angeles listening rooms, she was schooled in smokey dive bars and juke joints across the Pacific Northwest - anywhere she could sing.
Driving fog-shrouded logging roads to gigs, hauling gear and setting up the sound system before playing three hours a night, Ward is battle-tested. "I'm proud of the fact that I've done a lot," she says. "I've paid dues and I'm still paying dues. I put albums together and sold them in parking lots. It was hard to go up to strangers and talk about music, but it made me tough." The new video for "Put the Gun Down" was directed by Alex Bulkley, and it shows off Ward's hard hitting zeal closely reminiscent of Adele and Christina Aguilera and performing "Put The Gun Down" with her four-piece backing band.

Joss Stone Gets Us So High In "The High Road"

The British neo-soul singer Joss Stone released the music video for "The High Road," the first U.S. single and a stone-cold soul makeover of the Broken Bells' cult hit, taken from UK songstress' latest sixth disc "The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2," a sultry, sexy covers-only affair. The resulting album showcases a young woman at the height of her vocal powers. The 25-year-old Grammy award winner's return to the soul basics that made her first album such a breakout hit fits cozily into my headphones as she breathes new life into old songs.
And as the name implies, "The Soul Sessions Vol. 2," follows in the footsteps of her 2003 debut album in that all the songs are cover versions of Soul classics, most of which were recorded in the 1960s and '70s. Or actually, make that most of the songs covered are Soul classics. One very notable exception is Stone' version of "The High Road," a song that was the first-ever single by electro-indie duo Broken Bells in 2009. The song juxtaposes an uplifting melodic chorus with a depressing lyric about not knowing if the dead can talk, or even not knowing if you're alive.
"The High Road" isn't that old but is something that Stone decided to put a soulful spin on with stellar results. And like all good remakes, Stone' version reshapes the original song into something that sounds fresh and new, but also has a familiar quality to it at the same time. This new smooth, spine-tingly tune replacing the original bluesy number's Danger Mouse-produced sheen with electric guitars, piano and her signature vocals, Stone unearths two Chi-Lites chestnuts and gives Broken Bells' "The High Road" a psychedelic-soul makeover. But her musical instincts are off, and she steamrolls nearly every song with her bombastic blues growl.
The psychedelic video features Stone taking a train ride to a very special station. She exits the subway and slap us with some melting Dali clocks and lead us through the enchanted forest on all sorts of magical adventures with all sorts of fantastical things surrounding her including an elephant that provides her next mode of transport. Stone then happens upon a hooded stranger who entices her into a game of chess, and how the game ends shouldn't really come as a surprise. Watch below to take "The High Road" with Stone into her dreamland of make believe.

Katie Melua Debuts "The Bit That I Don't Get"

Katie Melua has debuted a music video in support of her latest offering "The Bit That I Don't Get," from British singer's upcoming fifth studio album "Secret Symphony," will be released in the U.K. on March 5. The Georgian-born singer/songwriter's new album is an exquisite collection of songs that perfectly showcases the unique, instantly recognizable voice. The record allows Melua's distinctive voice and the songs to truly shine.
The "Spider's Web" singer was Britain's best-selling female musician just four years ago. But the public hasn't seen much of sultry singer Melua of late. Husky-voiced Melua, 27, takes fans to enjoy her performance at Ronnie Scott's before giving them a quick look at her when she's not on stage. It's fair to suggest that she's ever-so-slightly moved back into her comfort zone with "The Bit That I Don't Get."
"There is a simplicity to the album that I love," Melua told about "Secret Symphony" in an interview recently. "The last album was quite a challenge and there was a lot of soul-searching. This time, I just wanted to sing. On this record I simply wanted to find beautiful songs and to really sing my heart out. This album was going to be my 'singer's album.' I had always wanted to do this one day; singing other people's songs brings something out of you and your voice that isn't perhaps where you would have gone vocally with your own material."
Prior to the release of "Secret Symphony," Melua has performed two nights at Ronnie Scott's in London on February 6th & 7th. These shows given fans a rare opportunity to see her beautiful songs and unique voice which have touched millions and she is one of Britain's most successful artists of the last decade, in such an intimate setting. The clip combines footage from her performance at Ronnie Scott's with montage which shows a closer look at her from behind the scene.

Jack White Debuts Video For "Love Interruption"

Nashville resident rocker Jack White released a self-directed cloudy, vintage-looking performance video for his acoustic guitar and keyboard-led track "Love Interruption," the first single from the uuber-cool rocker's upcoming solo debut effort "Blunderbuss," will drop in full on April 23. The former White Stripes man has a pretty large profile in the music world. But, he'll launch his solo career on March 3, when he performs on Saturday Night Live – an episode to be hosted by Lindsay Lohan.
"Love Interruption," is a sparse and breezy episode of empty air acoustics, where a few simple strums of the guitar are given dimension by subtle swirls of clarinet and electric piano. White's distinctly familiar voice is the undeniable center of the arrangement, but his simple man delivery is blanketed by the full-bodied brood of backup vocalist Ruby Amanfu, whose mere presence rightfully keeps the tune from turning too much into one man's desperate plea for absolution. The sound may be mellow but the lyrics sure ain't as we hear White and Amanfu singing intensely of love in a bitter way.
The lyrics are exactly what you would expect from White at this stage; a concise and clever meditation on the longing that comes with loneliness, albeit with a darkened twist that is as cynical as it is romantic. Not just anyone could have you feeling a sense of empowerment while singing along to lines about killing your own mother and turning all of your friends into enemies, but White pulls it off here, particularly when the been-burned-before defiance of the chorus becomes more and more redemptive with each repetition.
White's "Love Interruption," as its discourse is all love. White its understated melody hints at something simpler, White's love is not for the faint of heart, speaking to murder plots and doors slamming on fingers, to lost friends and fresh enemies. It's not a song that needs a catchy video, and with its ashy tones and simple backdrop, the vision is not particularly compelling. "Love Interruption" isn’t a track for everyone, and it is certainly not a track for Valentine's Day, but in the midst of winter skies and winter sickness and winter stay-abed love affairs, it will suit many of us just fine.

Casey James Debuts "Let's Don't Call It a Night"

American Idol alum Casey James has premiered the new video on CMT for his first soulful country tune, "Let's Don't Call It a Night" Friday as part of its Big New Music Weekend. Texas-based country singer got the nation's attention as a third place finalist on the 9th season of American Idol last year, and is currently working on his debut album, to be released on Sony Nashville early next year.
The 29-year-old only dabbled in country music while on then 9th season of American Idol. He played a Keith Urban song, and a Shania Twain song during Shania Twain week, but was clearly more influenced by rock and blues. His time on the show was bookended by John Mayer songs, appropriate because of all the artists he covered on the show, it's Mayer that his debut song "Let's Don't Call It a Night" most closely mimics. James actually sounds more like Jonny Lang than John Mayer, but both men play a guitar similar to the one James uses as a tool for his seduction.
American Idol Contestant made his mark on the popular show with his bluesy voice, southern-rock edge, and stellar guitar skills. James wrote the soulful song with Brice Long and Terry McBride. The single reflects exactly the image James stayed true to throughout his stint on American Idol. Definitely leaning towards the southern-rock end of the Country Music spectrum; his bluesy voice is making knees go weak all over the place as he sings of not wanting his night with his lady to end because he's got big plans.
The slow and sexy sheet-burner is a little clumsier than anything the always-polished Mayer would record. From the first lyric, one can't deny the lure of this song's sultry stylings, but the words are a little vapid. If James were actually singing this song to seduce some lucky woman, she'd likely grab a handful of his gorgeous hair, look deep into his blue eyes and whisper, "Shhh... don't talk." But the song goes on, allowing the Texas-born singer to redeem himself some during the chorus. It's an appropriately steamy clip for such a sultry tune; director Roman White keeps the slightly goofy-creepy premise is James serenading these ladies from the hallway on an even keel.

Adele Looks So Forlorn In "Someone Like You"

Adele finally unveiled the heartbreaking and beautiful visual for her massive hit "Someone Like You," the soaring, cut-yourself-already ballad is the second single from her heartbreaking sophomore album "21." The clip lets the raw, powerful emotion of the song speak for itself and perfectly captures song's somber feel. The 23-year-old British songstress looks so forlorn and lost when she watches her love slipping through her fingers.
Romantic pain has rarely been so utterly beautiful, the piano-and-vocal-only ballad tune was inspired by a broken relationship of hers, and lyrically it speaks about the end of Adele's first "real relationship" with her long-time friend and lover and it shows her confronting his marriage. Adele told The Sun: "It's simple - just letting go. It makes me really upset. It's my most articulate song. It's just to the point, it's not trying to be clever, I think that's why I like it so much, because it's just so honest, no glitter on it."
The piano melody is gorgeous and combined with Adele's sonorous, sorrowful voice, the effect is highly emotional. Adele co-penned this hushed closing track on "21" and it maybe a cliché, but Adele has saved the best until last with this heartfelt and enchanting piano ballad. The songs on "21" come from a deep place, and most of lyrics refer to Adele working through the ending of a relationship. It's sad but beautiful and displays Adele at her best – marking the perfect end to what has been in our eyes, a faultless album. "Someone Like You," is an actual thing of beauty, placing the listener in one of those moments where you feel you're in the presence of a future standard.
In keeping with the singer's subdued style and its vibe fits with the melancholy tune, the Jake Nava-directed clip is a somber, black-and-white affair, features Adele wandering the early morning streets, strolling alongside a river, gazing out over a river against a cloudy backdrop in Paris, and pining for her long-lost love. It's incredibly sad but also, in a lot of ways, beautiful and resolute." Nava explained, "The location evokes style and romance. And shooting early in the morning allows you to focus on Adele in this lonely and emotional space." It's not every day that someone as talented as Adele comes along, and her latest video is living proof of that!

Henry Wolfe Has Muppet Soul For 'Someone Else'

L.A. musician and singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe has released the video for his lead single "Someone Else" off of his upcoming winsome, sunshiney full-length debut album "Linda Vista," due out April 5th. "Someone Else," is a gentle rocker about life changes, and the pleading, Nylon Magazine called it "Muppet Soul." Wolfe gives us the lovely, astute juxtaposition of a jaunty, minstrel refrain which belies the morose, introspective lyrics shuffling Bojangles-style right on past you, unless you're paying attention. Which I am, and you should too.
The 31-year-old L.A. troubadour isn't as of yet, completely over the comparison. But what can I say? It's unbelievably rare to hear a current performer comfortably embrace the mischievous, soft-shoe pop that Nilsson once embodied so impeccably in the 60's and 70's. But now we have Wolfe, himself a poignant bard, who while putting his own reedy, soulful voice and modern-day stamp on it, still allows both Nilsson and the spirits of Cole Porter, Carol King, Randy Newman and Paul Williams to billow about his perfect confection of Broadway sass and breezy, California sunshine folk. His music is alternately jazzy and twangy, funky and soulful, channeling the best of the past for an audience of the present.
In era of dwindling attention spans, it is something of a shock to discover a musician who doesn't want to shock, who doesn't want to drive a dagger into the heart of modern music for fifteen megabytes of fame, who simply wants to write beautiful, timeless songs. But that's precisely what you hear when you listen to Wolfe's refreshingly tasteful new album "Linda Vista." A loose, dressed down affair, it captures the sound of real people in a room, playing together in real time. The result is an assuredly understated full-length debut. Inspired by the past, and informed by the present, the tunes on "Linda Vista" have a swing, a swagger and, most of all, a soul.
At once playful and earnest, Wolfe's music is an intoxicating brew: direct, unadorned language chased with sweet melodies that are sophisticated yet hummable. Musically, he speaks to me in ways that are both comforting and awe-inspiring at once. His songs trigger emotions that quickly transform from joy to sadness, but he delivers them in such a playful way that often, half way through a song, you forget why you were crying to begin with, or why you were happy in the first verse and now your soul is torn in two. But that's his gift. Armed with a guitar, a harmonica and a sly smile, he's poised to take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride and you won't even mind that you haven't been put on the guest list and are actually paying for the ticket.

Adele's Mega-Angry In "Rolling in the Deep" Clip

Adele, the UK songstress who successfully crossed the pond with her 2008 critically acclaimed debut album "19" is gearing up for "21," her highly anticipated new sophomore release. After winning the Grammy for Best New Artist last year, it seemed she took a break from the music scene in the states. Her official video for her amazing lead single, "Rolling In The Deep" has premiered on iTunes yesterday and it is breathtaking in its simplicity. Adele sits alone in a stark room belting out the song amidst scenes of destruction.
It's been a while since we've heard from the two-time Grammy Award winner songstress whose hit song "Hometown Glory" has been everywhere. She's still got that powerful, soulful voice and you can hear that influence in the stomping "Rolling in the Deep," which was written quickly and in the heat of the moment. "I was so angry that I finished 'Rolling in the Deep' in about an hour," the 22-year-old , tells PEOPLE of the witty revenge tune. Sometimes anger can produce something beautiful. On this revenge song, Adele lays into a former boyfriend. "It's me making a bit of a statement," she told Q Magazine.
The soulful Adele describes the revenge tune as a "dark bluesy gospel disco tune." it's a sweet mix of soul, blues and folk with a bit of an indie rock feel on top. Adele's vocals are as powerful as they ever were. "We were kind of expecting to come up with another 'Chasing Pavements,'" says Adele of another track on the album, "but we ended up with this beautiful gospel piano tune, and it's lovely." Yes, Adele is done chasing pavements on "Rolling in the Deep," which is sung from the perspective of a scorned lover, who is finally able to see the light, but despite regretful sentiments, reconciliation is not an option here.
Like "19," the "21" title refers to Adele's age at the time the songs were written. The British singer explained on her website that the album "knocked me for six when writing it." As for the themes of her new album, Adele explains, "I've grown up. I can deal with rejection better and I'm not as serious in my normal life as I was in my music." The video directed by Sam Brown featuring "strong images of a female warrior performing a contemporary dance." If any other artist said they could film an entire music video sitting in a chair and singing, while the world fell apart around them, I would laugh and say, "nice try Susan Boyle." But when Adele does it, the result is a magical and emotional mini-movie that tells a story just as heart wrenching as the song itself. Enjoy!

Katie Melua Finds "A Happy Place" In New Video

British-Georgian singer Katie Melua is out with the new video to her new single "A Happy Place," the second release off her latest Chart Topping fourth album "The House," which is a real leap forward lyrically, musically and vocally. With lyrics expressing her dismay at the overwhelming pressures of 21st century life over strident strings and military percussion, The single "A Happy Place" is perfect evidence of the more mature Melua who is now, it sees Melua push on from her familiar sound to establish herself as an intelligent pop chanteuse. The new album "The House," is also adding plenty of stylistic strings to her bow.
"A Happy Place," isn't quite the modern masterpiece its predecessor "The Flood" was but the William Orbit produced track is definitely much better than "Nine Million Bicycles." What also stands out is the track's wonderful video. The bright and attention-grabbing outfit works wonderfully well with the dark undertones of the song. The video itself was filmed in a paternoster lift, which is constantly moving and as there are no doors, you just walk in and hop off when you want. The constant movement and one's inability to actually stop it represents the constant flow of life, don'tchaknow. Melua explains to the Sun: "It was about finding peace within yourself no matter how much life is flowing in the right or wrong direction." Melua definitely uses her creative juices for her music videos these days.
Plucked from music school obscurity by songwriter/producer Mike Batt, who'd been looking for a vocalist capable in both jazz and blues styles, Melua is already a hit in UK, and she's also made a dent in the European and Australian record charts, but hasn't yet had much of an impact in America. She hasn't yet felt the need to exploit her youth by showing off her lean and healthy frame. The sexiest thing about this young lady is still her smooth, sultry voice, and we don't expect to be seeing her writhing around in a music video displaying fresh breast implants any time soon. What I like most about Melua's new style is that she has simply evolved her music into something more grand and less irritating, not changing it and abandoning her old fans. And also she manages the all important feat of doing it while keeping her clothes on.
Dark, beautiful and grown-up it's the moment Melua starts being taken seriously. In what has to be one of the biggest musical turnarounds in recent history, Melua has quickly gone from being a snooze-worthy, low-key singer songwriter with vaguely annoying, sleepy songs to one of the most arty, interesting popstars of 2010. Whether the 25-year-old has finally grasped creative control of her work or her record company have realized quirky is really in these days, I'm certainly loving the new direction she's taken with album "The House."

India.Arie ft.Gramps Morgan | "Therapy" (Video)

The Grammy Award winning soul R&B artist India.Arie (born October 3, 1975 in Colorado) is back, and giving us a new, beautifully music video for her song "Therapy," the 2nd single off India.Arie's 4th studio album "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics," which was released on February 10, 2009. It debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200, and No.2 on the R&B chart.
It's a bright and sunny love song. I'm glad this song finally got a video. The famed photographer David LaChapelle directed video depicts Arie living it up, and singing from the mountain tops in Hawaii. The clip sure does it justice, and a lots of vibrancy here with the backdrop colors and Arie’s outfits with her personality, and featuring roots reggae artist Roy "Gramps" Morgan. On it, Arie says that love is the best medicine: "You're takin' good care of me, boy I can't bear to leave, 'cause I need your therapy," she sings.
I love this great video, the song is beautiful and Arie definitely looks amazing and sparkling in this one. Also her lyrics and voice are a gem for the music industry, especially today. Stunning! I hope she will have a big hit with it! Enjoy the clip below.

Christina Aguilera | "Hurt" (Video)

Christina Aguilera was born December 18, 1980 in New York. She has become one of the most successful recording artists of the decade, selling more than 42 million albums worldwide. "Hurt" is a pop ballad song, and the 2nd single from her 3rd studio album, "Back to Basics" in 2006. The song's lyrical content describes how one deals with the loss of a loved one, and it has received praise from pop music critics.

The circus-themed video for "Hurt" was shot over five days in September and the video premiered yesterday on TRL. It is the first video Aguilera has directed. The video begins with the ending instrumental to "Enter the circus"/"Welcome", over which a carnival barker introduces a spectacular circus, and begins in black and white, and ends with a shot of Aguilera sitting on a circus box, singing and crying, before fading out to Aguilera's grief-stricken form on the ground outside the circus tent.
My favorite singles from Aguilera: "Beautiful", "Genie In A Bottle" and "I Turn To You".