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Friday, November 7, 2014

Selena Gomez "The Heart Wants What It Wants"

Selena Gomez breaks down into tears in the heartbreaking music video premiere for her brand-new song, "The Heart Wants What It Wants," the lead single from the 22-year-old entertainer's upcoming first greatest hits compilation album, "For You," due out November 24 via Hollywood Records. Love is a true mystery. Gomez opened up about the raw tune and bares her heart and soul in this touching new emotional rollercoaster. Would we all be better off if we could truly choose who we love?
Since splitting from Justin Bieber two years ago, Gomez has had a fair share of rumors, confusion, drama, and criticism lobbed at her for consistently reuniting with her ex. Now, the star who went to the treatment earlier this year for her "toxic relationship," is answering all concerned parties in a very big way. She's shy no more! Produced by Rock Mafia, "The Heart Wants What It Wants," is a super personal ballad that hears Gomez singing about her own life and critics she's received from the outside relating to her relationships.
"There is a million reasons why I should give you up/ but The Heart Wants What It Wants," sings Gomez in the chorus of the emotional pop ballad. "The Heart Wants What It Wants," is so unlike anything Gomez has released in the past. And it's so personal it feels like music she's been wanting to release for a long time but hasn't been allowed to. It's the most vulnerable we've ever heard Gomez, who tries to justify her volatile relationship with Bieber.
The former Disney star opens the somber black-and-white visual with a personal monologue about being wronged by someone who's messing with her head: "You make me feel crazy, you make me feel like it's my fault," Gomez's voice is shaky. "I was in pain... I know him though, and I know that I know his heart, and I know what he wouldn't do to hurt me." Then the dramatic clip leads into the vulnerable track as Gomez croons to a smooth mid-tempo beat about love and love lost. She is heard breaking down and crying as she walking away from the camera, in a very film noir-esque shot. At the end of the video, "The Heart Wants What It Wants" flashes across the screen. Gomez just tore her heart open and left it for us to fix.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Cheryl shows off playful side with "I Don't Care"

The British singer Cheryl Cole sums up pretty much how she feel right now and lounges in bed in the music video for her long-awaited new single, "I Don't Care," whose audio she had radio premiered just two days ago. The 80's dance song, is the second official single taken from Cheryl's upcoming fourth solo album, "Only Human," establishing her position as pop royalty, due out November 24. Spending a lot of the time waving her arms around and up, close, and personal with the camera, Cheryl looks completely flawless and makes us think that we probably wouldn't care about much if we looked as good as her either.
Carefree! The upbeat anthem celebrates the exciting new chapter in Cheryl's life. The message of the catchy pop song probably means a lot to Cheryl, who is now married and loving life again in July after a three-month long relationship, singing: "Everyone is saying I have to slow it down or I'll get hurt again." A fresh-faced and glowing Cheryl really doesn't care as she chants irreverent lyrics "I don't care and it feels so f****** good to say, I swear that I don't care."
Speaking of her latest upbeat anthem, which will be officially released on November 9, the Newcastle native explained it reflected how she's feeling about her current state of mind and life at the moment. "I'm a woman now; I'm at that age that things don't bother me like they used to," Cheryl noted. Focusing on what matters: "I still care about things, but I've discovered what's important to care about, and what's most definitely not," she mused.
In the four minute long summery clip, was shot in Marbella, Spain, the 31-year-old beautiful Geordie chanteuse shows off her playful side with a more laid-back and natural look than usual, as she walking by the beach, sunbathing with a group of her girlfriends on a yacht in a white crop-top, denim shorts and bright pink sunglasses, while feeling like the queen of the world at the top of a mountain. The stunning star also shows off her flat abs in a yellow crop-top while her ombre locks bounce about in loose waves.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Jennifer Lopez & Iggy Azalea Celebrate "Booty"

Jennifer Lopez's celebration of the backside has arrived. The steamy video for the painfully repetitive song "Booty (Remix)," featuring a verse and bonus booty from Iggy Azalea delivers exactly what the song promises. It's definitely about butts in case you were confused, and shows off two of the best backsides in music as Lopez and Azalea, women who have butts, sing about them and go back-to-back and shake their assets. The wait for big booty is over and we have reached booty exhaustion.
The rump shaking ode' originally appeared on Lopez's "A.K.A." album earlier this year and was written by Chris Brown and Diplo and it features Lopez's fellow Hispanic pop star and frequent collaborator Pitbull. Lopez has always been known for her curves, but was initially shy about recording this floor filler that celebrates her infamous backside. She explained the song's meaning on Hot 97's The Angie Martinez Show: "It's about owning everything about you and who you are and embracing that." The bouncy tune finds Lopez poking fun at her celebrated rear.
This latest remix adds Azalea's ample talent to an already butt-shaking song, which finds the Australian rapper shouting out one of Lopez's old hits. "The last time the world seen a booty this good was on 'Jenny From The Block,'" she spits. "I want to tell all my ladies to get up on the floor and shake it, shake it!" Pitbull's verse was completely replaced by Azalea's on this new version.
The Hype Williams-directed music video is exactly what it was advertised to be by the teaser as the two divas dance together in black-and-white bathing suits with slicked back wet hair while colliding their backsides with one another. The butt slapping begins in earnest followed by nearly four minutes of gyrating hips and ample booty shaking. These ladies are proud of what they've got but aren't afraid to appreciate another woman's physique either. In the final scene, the 45-year-old debuts her alter-ego "Roxy," who shakes her glorious backside in hyper speed while dressed fishnet stockings. Watch below and learn how to pay it proper to the almighty derrière.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Alexandra Stan Can't Help Herself But "Dance"

Following the release of her latest single "Cherry Pop," the Romanian dance/pop singer and model Alexandra Stan doesn't rest at all and she has ready another one called "Dance," as the third promotional track from her upcoming sophomore album and possibly the first international (specifically the U.S.) one. Burst onto the scenes with her international smash dance hit "Mr. Saxobeat," the 25-year-old Euro-dance vocalist has ditched experimenting with K-Pop and gone back to the sensual sexy sounds of the saxophone.
This time the singer returns to a more pop sound with electronic touches and the famous sax, slightly softened, and Stan moves away from the K-Pop experiment used in "Dance” and gone back to the sensual sexy sounds of her famous saxophone. It sounds more of K-pop with electronic touches and the song's beat is reminiscent of Ke$ha's "Die Young" meets Stan's very own "Mr. Saxobeat." It has a catchy melody to it that will just inspire her fans and listeners to get up and dance.
The lyrics start out rebellious yet they turn into positive and optimistic. "In my dreams you're falling, you're falling, you're falling down, I'm breaking, I'm breaking your rules, I really believe you can try and change your ways," Stan sings. "By the time you'll know I'm gonna take your hand, Won't let you go, We'll lose our mind, We'll lose our mind." I love how it ends subtle, with Stan singing the closing lyrics backed by acoustic guitar, displaying her honey-rich voice. "Why don't you dance dance dance, And fall in love with friends, let's start a new romance," she sings.
"Dance" is a fun little track (albeit safe) with an equally enjoyable visual. The Khaled Mokhtar-directed steamy video is pretty straight forward. It shows the Romanian dance queen, who is a gymnast/dancer/boxer, can't help but "Dance" and lets body language do the talking with her extremely toned body in an array of unitards while vamping it up for the entire 3:41, as Stan dancing and moving her body to the cheerful beat of "Dance," while different people dancing it out to this K-pop styled jammer exceptionally well. It reminds me of early Kylie! Check out the video below.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Fifth Harmony show off their swagger in "Bo$$"

After finishing in third place on the U.S. X Factor in 2012, Fifth Harmony are back, they're sexier than ever, and they're making it perfectly clear to let everyone know who's "Bo$$." The girls - Camila Cabello, Normani Hamilton, Dinah-Jane Hansen, Ally Brooke, and Lauren Jauregui - gave fans exclusive access to the confidence-inspiring video a day earlier after Shazam'ing the premiere of their new track, which is the first off their upcoming debut album, scheduled to be released later this year via Syco and Epic Records.
"Shut your mouth/Boy I think you know who run this house," Fifth Harmony command in unison on their hard-nosed "Bo$$," an upbeat girl-power anthem that features the fivesome demanding your respect, showing off their confidence, and unabashedly getting exactly what they want. As the quintet name-drops the likes of Michelle Obama and Kanye West while exploring a theme of female empowerment over horn-filled beats. "The whole point of this song is for girls who are our age to turn it on and feel confident and empowered because at this age being insecure is such a normal, common thing," Cabello told MTV. "So I think when you turn that song on, feel sexy and feel good about yourself, so the whole point is about being yourself and liking it."
And in the music video, the X Factor girl group member once again prove that they mean business. "The concept for the video, it's very empowering and kind of defines 'Bo$$' in different settings," Brooke shared with MTV. "We have four or five different set-ups and each kind of represents us in our own element, us kind of owning that certain situation." She added, "As we grow, our music grows, and it's very natural and organic and it's nothing that's forced, which is really really important to us because we don’t want to just do something drastic just to do it. We want to do something that's more real to us."
Dressed in an all-black ensembles for the video, the girls bring their empowering song to life, as they were clearly on some "Michelle Obama ish," proudly displaying their sexy, confident attitude in each scene. Kicking over chairs in white jackets, beating dudes in arm-wrestling matches, shimmering during a photo shoot, it's all in a day's work for the Fifth Harmony ladies, who flash nary a smile while flaunting their independence as women. The choreography is on-point, and Fifth Harmony appears to be reaching a new level as a collective.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Madison Beer Breaks Free In "Unbreakable"

Madison Beer just dropped her brand new video for the EDM-inflected pop anthem "Unbreakable," just as the new single went up on iTunes and she gave us all the deets. Beer may only be 15 years old, but she wants to promote an ultra positive message through her music and that's just what "Unbreakable" does. "It is about staying true to yourself. Everything gets better," she told HollywoodLife.com exclusively all about what inspired it, what her hopes are for the future, and of course what tips Justin Bieber has been giving her.
Beer, found by Bieber in 2012, has shown tremendous growth over the past two years, appearing on a mix of Cody Simpson's "Valentine," remaking John Legend's "All of Me," and releasing an original track and video for "Melodies" that includes a cameo from Bieber himself. The Jericho, Long Island, New York singer's latest song, "Unbreakable," is a message-oriented, summertime synth-pop record. It isn't geared for block parties like her debut single, "Melodies." Instead the midtempo pop number aims to uplift anyone who's ever felt insecure or broken down, with its faint electro flourishes and encouraging hook.
"It's a powerful, inspirational song, like [Katy Perry's] 'Firework,'" Beer told J-14.com. "If you listen to the words, it's telling you that you can't let what other people say bring you down." The Island Records artist, who is working on her debut solo album, has told Hollywood Life that she identifies with the song's lyrics. "I love the whole message, and it's definitely something that I live by, just because it's hard sometimes to stay true to yourself and not feel weird around other people. It's hard to stay strong sometimes, especially when you are going through some things that normal people wouldn't go through. It's really an important thing to me."
Beer shows depth about teenagers that are needing a positive 'push' in life in video, which tackles friendship, disabilities, fear and heartache. The clip begins with Beer and a crowd wanders aimlessly until they find a field, dance around as a happy Beer belts out the inspiring lyrics of the country-tinged tune's chorus "We're gonna ride through fire like we've never been burned/ We're gonna laugh out loud like we've never been heard/ We're gonna shout it out to the edge of the world/ We're unbreakable/ You're unbreakable," while walking across a smoking flare on a horse ranch with images of struggling low self-esteem teens literally carrying their emotions around on the countryside, scrawled across black balloons that describe how they feel about themselves.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Nicole Scherzinger heats things up in 'Your Love'

She's finally coming back after finishing last season as a judge on The X Factor UK, Nicole Scherzinger has been stepping up and is finalizing the details of this new full length project, if everything goes as planned, it will be released this fall after having signed a $5 million record deal with Sony Music Entertainment, which would result in the end of her 10-year relationship with Interscope Records. "For the first time in my career I feel like this album is me, it's real," she said. "It's a very personal album for me. It is a reflection of the woman I am, the woman I am not, and the woman I want to be."
The 35-year-old singer has released her newest single "Your Love," the first from her sophomore album. The memorable dance track, is a pop and dance song with elements of house. Built on a 1990s-inspired bright piano-led beat with synths calls while keeping it on this side of contemporary. Throughout the song Scherzinger adopts sultry vocals and uses filtered near-whispers and moans. Lyrically Scherzinger tries to express how her man's love makes her feel. The song is a definite song of the summer contender with its warm '90s house vibe and inescapable vocal hooks, which is also very different from what she had done before. Scherzinger try darling.
She's known for her raunchy dance moves and charisma as the former Pussycat Dolls chanteuse heats things up and parades up and down the beach, shows off her banging body in the Dawn Shadforth-directed clip. It begins with the sunkissed singer frolicking on the beautiful Malibu coastline in a black croptop and shorts. After starting off with the line, "Boy you don't know how much I like it," Scherzinger is joined by a pop lockin' dancer and an Alvin Ailey-esque performer who both boogie and sway to the uptempo track with enthusiastic and rhythmic flair before she playfully runs in the sea.
Scherzinger makes a sexy wardrobe change to a black wraparound swimsuit while singing about an alluring romance and letting her love interest know that he's one lucky SOB with the line, "Yeah baby, you got me, Yeah my body's like Bugatti/ You know everybody wants mine/ You got every thing they don't, uh." When the sun sets, the visuals take a more artistic turn, with Scherzinger dancing in front of a blue-and-red-lit tree and flanked by fire-breathing entertainers and plumes of pyrotechnics to the tribal rhythm. Watch the bikini-clad bombshell positively sizzle in the sand below.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Pia Mia turns up a dance moves in 'Mr. President'

Pia Mia is making all the right moves. The Youtube sensation may be known for serenading Drake at the Kardashian household, being a Jenner sidekick or collabo'ing with Chance The Rapper, but the 17-year-old pop songstress is finally breaking out on her own. Signed to Wolfpack/Interscope Records earlier this year, the blonde bombshell rocks a mean red lip and a flat midriff to match while putting her swag on full display in the new viral music video for the NicNac-produced single, "Mr. President," one of the six tracks off her debut EP "The Gift."
The budding blonde star is currently working on her upcoming Interscope Records debut, and recently stated that she is planning a somewhat different approach to live performances on her upcoming tour, wanting to model after one of her inspirations, Pink. "It's gonna be rhythmic pop," Mia revealed. "I really like to do that because I'm able to lean more towards the urban side, I'm able to do more pop, and I'm able to do some stripped down ballads also, so I'm kinda able to touch everywhere."
Mia gets street in her dance anthem music video for "Mr. President," which was directed by Luis Perez and shot in downtown L.A. The video fits flawlessly with the track finding Mia showing off her amazing vocals and unique style, bringing her track to life flawlessly. The track plays the perfect soundtrack to the video, with Mia effortlessly doing her thing. "This video was inspired by a photo that we saw of a girl laying across an old car," she told Rap-Up TV. "I thought it would be dope to make the video a cool, underground party."
In the video, the Guam native sporting her signature a grill and red bandana with gold earrings while chillin' with her girls in a room filled with television sets. Later she's laid up in the front seat of a Camaro, before hopping out and turning up with a intricate dance routine on with her male counterparts in a warehouse. Continuing her dance sequence, the video cuts into "I Got It," another track featured on the EP, where we see Mia and her back-up dancers suited in all black as they break out a choreographed dance number to the bass-knocking track.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Shakira plays truth or "Dare" on the dance floor

Shakira is on a roll lately and there's no stopping her. First, she released her smash hit "Empire," performing on 'The Voice,' and now, she's back on the music scene with a brand new video for her latest club-thumper "Dare (La La La)." The uptempo dance track, that contains Brazilian beats and takes influence from electronica, was written for the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup and will be the official anthem for it. Channeling Mad Max, a warrior princess and a certain hedonistic vibe, Shakira can make something as simple as standing against a colored wall look daring with her new video for the catchy tune.
"Dare (La La La)" maybe not Shakira's finest banger to date, but the video for Ibiza's Next Top Wordless Chorus does feature the Colombian hitmaker running through fields and liberating dance floors like a club-hopping Khaleesi. Also making up for the track's clunky spoken-word verses is the return of what appears to be her "She Wolf" choreography. "The Hips Don't Lie" singer shakes her thing in front of a colored wall, and grinds up on it - yep, her hips still don't lie. It's been almost five years since she danced around in an anatomically suggestive glittery cavern, but we couldn't remember to forget those moves - the lurching shoulders, the claw hands - even if we tried.
It's filled with fun techno dance beats, Shakira's vocals are crazy good and she's shaking her booty in the entire music video. You know that old saying, "Dance like nobody's watching"? Well, in the new "Dare (La La La)" video, Shakira's dancing like EVERYBODY's watching, which makes sense because she's, like, Shakira, as she throws her hands in the air like she just don't care. Much like in "She Wolf," the Anthony Mandler-directed clip shows Shakira dancing, ducking and weaving her way around a monument, a mini-hedge maze, and an assortment of colorfully tiled walls.
The Pied Piper that she is, Shakira's soon joined by throngs of eager dancers as she questions: "Is it true that you love me/ I dare you to kiss me/ With everyone watching/ It's truth or dare on the dancefloor." Oh, dare! Pick dare. No, truth! No, wait... Dare! After this hot dance video, we bet someone will! Needless to say, we're scheduling an appointment to get it tramp-stamped after work. Till then, we'll just be sitting here with the clip on repeat, mesmerized by the almighty power of Shakira and we don't care who's watching.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Usher gets lipstick on his leg in "Good Kisser"

After teasing new music for a few weeks now, Usher finally delivers his new 'ode to oral sex' single, "Good Kisser," the lead single from his upcoming as-yet-untitled eighth studio album expected to drop later this year via RCA. And just moments ago he's liberated the official music video for streaming on VEVO. The 35-year-old R&B crooner has been steadily working on his new LP for awhile now and the old-school feel of "Good Kisser" is fitting.
After experimenting with bits of electronic and dubstep with his last 2012 album, "Looking 4 Myself," Usher returns to a more straight-forward blend and R&B, soul, and funk rhythms. Produced by a team that includes Pop & Oak, it's a stripped-back soul-funk number in which Usher suggestively describes his lover's skills that tows the line between '60s pop innocence and slightly naughtier, early '90s R&B fare a la Bell Biv DeVoe. She makes him holler. She gets lipstick on his leg. She prepares steak and eggs at 5 in the morning. And that's just for starters.
Usher has "lipstick on (his) leg," and that's no accident. It's one of many seductive boasts on his funky new single, "Good Kisser," which finds the R&B phenom celebrating the art of the smooch over a nimble, uptempo groove that's a bit retro without sounding like a total throwback. "I done been around the world / I done kissed a lotta girls," Usher sings at the top. He then spends the rest of the track praising one particular set of lips, setting the scene with lots of specific imagery as jazzy keyboards and handclaps roll into the chorus.
A stylish new music video, directed by Christopher Sims, lets Usher Baby serenade you in person. In the "Good Kisser" visual, which found the 'Confessions' singer unleashes his trademark glide move in a group choreography with the perfect mood lighting and channels in on the dance scene over some funky up-tempo production, croons with his shirt off and watches a mysterious freckles lady, only wearing underwear lick an ice cube. The director giving us close up shots of many girls puckering up their colorfully lip-glossed lips.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Timeflies teamed up with Katie Sky in "Monsters"

Eminem and Rihanna aren't the only ones who are dealing with "Monsters," the musical masterminds of electro-pop-hip-hop-rap group Timeflies have some demons they're dealing with, too. The pop-rap duo teamed up with the guest vocals of Bristol-based singer-songwriter Katie Sky, unleashed their brand new music video for "Monsters," the third official and fourth overall single off of their upcoming debut studio album "After Hours," which will be released on April 29th via Island and UMG Recordings, and it is currently available for pre-order on iTunes.
Timeflies taking over the music scene since late 2010 has proven to be more than just a one-note Internet sensation since then and has definitely been a rewarding experience. The 'electro-hip-hop-dub-something' duo consisting of Producer Rob "Rez" Resnick and vocalist Cal Shapiro. Though they got their start in Boston, the guys are originally from New Jersey and New York, respectively, and are currently living in Manhattan. Using elements of pop, hip-hop, electro, dubstep, and rock, Timeflies aims to escape genre limitations.
Their goal has always been to make music that people can connect with. Though Resnick and Shapiro co-write all melodies and lyrics, Resnick's passion for his music is apparent in the way he speaks: a rapid-fire, fervent kind of way that gives the impression that he's constantly thinking in rhythm, notes and chords. Though Resnick is chiefly responsible for mixing beats and the synth in the background of tracks, he is equally as comfortable with the piano, drums and guitar - a testament to his musicality. His academic and practical understanding of classic musical theory also permits him to stray from the norms and thoughtfully defend what he's doing.
Now the multi-talented duo hit us with yet another new track for "Monsters," this time slowing up from their previous hits. "Monster" has a light sound that's not over-powering and a smooth beat in the background to complement it. What also makes this track amazing is that Sky has the sweetest sounding vocals I've heard in a while. Overall, the song has that traditional Timeflies sound, but in a good way. It's a sound they know listeners like. Without doubt, another brilliant track, mixing the perfect voice of Sky with the vocals of Shapiro. Their infusion of pop, hip-hop and dancefloor music will keep everyone excited and going long "After Hours."

Friday, April 4, 2014

Katy B returns with the emotional ballad "Still"

After releasing her excellent "Crying for No Reason," UK pop performer Katy B has unveiled another emotional music video for her brand new single, "Still," the third official single from Katy's fantastic sophomore album "Little Red," which launched back in February via Rinse/Columbia. The minimalist clip features the UK singer-songwriter performing the track in a white room surrounded by bright light, sitting a glowing table, and dressed in all white. The star has also released both "5AM" and "Crying For No Reason" from the record, and will kick off a new UK tour in October this year.
Four years ago, a fresh-faced graduate of the famed BRIT School brazenly stamped her name on the music scene with a ferocious dubstep track aptly titled "Katy On A Mission." Since then, Katy has firmly secured herself as a talented negotiator between niche UK dance scenes and pop, Katy has burrowed into the rhythms of adulthood. She's been living on her own for the first time, taking cooking classes, and partying much less in recent months. It seems a bit silly, certainly, to pine for youth at 23, but the transitions are making Katy more emotional than she'd expected.
This epic breakup song finds Katy singing about grieving when a relationship crumbles. She penned the track with Fraser T Smith, who is best known for producing and co-writing Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain." Katy joked to Q magazine: "Writing that track helped me get over an ex, but maybe I shouldn't have done it because now everyone is going to ask me who he is." The moving ballad "Still," is not the most obvious choice, given that another electro slow-burner, "Crying For No Reason," preceded this. Plus, the album is chock full of up-tempo tracks that the world simply must hear. Still, a Katy ballad is worth more than a lot of other folks' output, especially in this fine era of hers.
The clip offers more than just a little red, finds Katy emoting dramatically and looking right anguished, as she and her flame-colored striking red hair are bathed in glorious white light while she's adorned in all white, often in front of a white background. Elsewhere, she thoughtfully sings the song at a dining table, from a couch, in a forest and in a giant empty loft. While Katy's last video paired her against a dark background that eventually exploded with lights and colors, the new "Still" is all stark white and glowing light. They're almost complete opposites, but in both cases Katy's iconic red hair pops against the setting, and her performance is absolutely gripping. Watch it below.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Rita Ora returns with 'I Will Never Let You Down'

Following a two-year hiatus since the release of her debut album, the British bombshell Rita Ora comes back strong on the music scene with a one-two punch, dropping a new single in the morning and an accompanying music video in the afternoon for the sumptuous pop track "I Will Never Let You Down," the kick off single from Ora's upcoming sophomore studio album. The sweet, fun and sexy video re-imagines the carefree rabble-rouser from the "How We Do (Party)" clip as an elegant model, complete with black-and-white poses, glittering gloves and luscious red lipstick that truly lets her personality shine.
Written and produced by real-life boyfriend Calvin Harris, the uptempo feel-good pop song features Ora singing sweetly about love as her vocals, with its EDM edges smoothed out, perfectly blend over Harris' up-lifting electro-pop big beats, a repetitive lyrical construction and creating a song and a sound that's a perfect lead-in for the upcoming summer months. When asked by Nick Grimshaw on his BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show what it was like working with her man, she confessed: "Honestly, it was so natural. I wouldn't have done it if it didn't make any sense."
"I think this is the perfect song to launch my new album because I wanted to be as personal as possible and honest as possible and I'm happy right now, I'm in a really good place," revealing details of the stylish spring jam to Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon on Heart FM, Ora said. "I really wanted people to see how I felt and how I want other people to feel when they listen to my music - happy - so I love the fact that this is such an uplifting love song... it has such a positive message."
Ora brought what she described as a "good, energetic love song," to life in the 80s themed visuals. With a bit of an '80s theme, the video, which was directed by Francesco Carrozzini, feels like a high-fashion photo shoot as it fully encompasses the fun vibe of the song. The clip flip-flops between black-and-white shots and color scenes, as we see the 23-year-old Kosovo pop princess striking several glamorous poses and choreographies around in an array of revealing neon outfits and show off her playful side, her dance moves, her runway walk and her love for fashion.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Neon Jungle throw 'Welcome to the Jungle' rave

British four-piece girl group Neon Jungle strike back with the release of their brand new spankin' music video for the EDM-reggae rave-y club tune, "Welcome to the Jungle." Just with four feisty girlband members instead of a massive bear. Everything about those Neon Jungle ladies is big. Big hair, even bigger fangirly crushes on boybands and bloody mahoosive tunes. And their shiny new single "Welcome to the Jungle" might just be their biggest yet.
Following their first two hit and flawless singles, "Trouble" and "Braveheart," with the latter peaking at No.4 on the UK chart earlier this year. The ladies of Neon Jungle - Scot Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka revealed the naked truth to The Razz with "Welcome to the Jungle" as the third official cut to be lifted from their upcoming still untitled debut studio album, scheduled to be released this Summer via Sony and RCA Records.
The girls continues showing all potential with another club banger from start to finish mixing pop, rap and electronic music with an hypnotic and catchy. "Welcome To The Jungle" picks up where the girls left off with earth-shattering beats, insanely catchy vocals and hands-in-the-air atmospherics. It is a pretty epic electro-pop powerhouse anthem complete with sick euphoric breakdowns, an insanely catchy chorus, and a slick rapping verse to finish us off, and the EDM-tinged beat breaks are hot. Blowing a party horn.
Whilst there isn't an actual jungle in the video, Neon Jungle throw a rave in abandoned warehouse/giant club and showed their wild side when two of the girl band stripped off in a wood during filming for their dimly-lit new video. Staying true to form, the visuals see the girls hanging out in some weird woodland-y type scenario for a right old shin dig before finding themselves shrouded by neon-colored lights at a rave involving lots of foliage, a swing and some shaky camerawork. There's fire, break-dancing and plenty of awesome hair.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

DJ Cassidy dancing party for "Calling All Hearts"

At any given point during a night at the club, you'll only find a fraction of the clientele actually dancing, while the rest order drinks and chat in the periphery. Unless the DJ is spinning that song - you know, that one jam that makes everyone drop what ever they're doing and rush out onto the floor. With his debut single, "Calling All Hearts," Booth newcomer DJ Cassidy was clearly angling to write that song. On this high-energy cut, the Columbia Records signee's electrifying disco boardwork bangs in the back as Grammy nominee Robin Thicke and British pop hitmaker Jessie J exercise their powers of persuasion, urging couples to get a little bit closer and wallflowers to abandon their positions on the sidelines.
Cassidy's vibrant new video for his feel good upbeat party anthem, "Calling All Hearts" is a disco inspired Dance hit with some R&B flavor and is about to be a R&B dance party! The exuberant retro song pays tribute to the golden era of Club music, and like the rest of Cassidy's upcoming debut LP "Paradise Royale," due in May, it honors the disco era of late '70s and early '80s by purposely avoiding modern studio techniques like sampling and recycling established material. "Four years ago, I set out on a mission to bring the greatest and most universal dance music of all time back to the airwaves, back to nightlife, back to the dance floor," Cassidy told Rolling Stone.
The X-directed video was shot in London and is equally epic affair, which begins and ends with a storyline that features Cassidy and a girlfriend. Initially she leaves him after forcing him to make a difficult decision, but after Cassidy enters a hat store and gets a complimentary hat, she changes her tune and they reunite. The celebrity DJ gets dumped by his girl in the black-and-white intro before he's whisked away to a pink soundstage after buying a magical hat. It's like 'The Wizard Of Oz' with a disco soundtrack!
Aiding in dancing away Cassidy's pain are pals Jessie J and Thicke, not to mention a 13-piece band in preppy sweaters jamming on a 52 square-foot flamingo-pink lacquer heart-shaped "Paradise Royal" stage, surrounded by flamboyant pink flamingos and palm trees, while Cassidy rocks the CDJ's in a lime green tuxedo jacket and his signature 1920's boater hat. The jubilant song bounds along on a pop-funk-disco euphoria, despite all the hangdog mugging that opened the video. That's because, much like chewing gum and walking, it's almost impossible to dance and mope at the same time. Watch the candy-colored visual below.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Jennifer Lopez goes back to roots in "Same Girl"

Jennifer Lopez go back to her roots and reminds us she's the "Same Girl" in her new nostalgic music video which was first premiered on American Idol. The new ballad will be featured in her upcoming 10th studio album rumored to be titled "The Bronx," scheduled for release this Spring. In 2002, Lopez reminded she was still 'Jenny From the Block' despite having chart-topping success and fame. That still applies over a decade later. She returns to her hometown of the Bronx, New York for her new video "Same Girl," and where she aims to prove she hasn't changed.
The songstress is not only back on American Idol, but back with new music as well! Co-written by Lopez in collaboration with Chris Brown and produced by Amadeus and Cory Rooney, the 44-year-old entertainer shared about new song: "This was just something I was doing for the fans. It's not a first single or anything like that. But the song is about getting back to your roots and remembering where you're from and I think we captured that in the video too." It's sounding like this tender ballad looking back to the star's roots on the streets of Brooklyn.
The video for "Same Girl," is an homage to the Nuyorican's roots as Lopez re-visited to her Castle Hill neighborhood in the Bronx, NY last December and filmed video with director Steven Gomillion & Dennis Leupold in the borough's Andrew Freedman Home. "I had this idea like, oh, when I do the video for [Same Girl], if I ever do a video for this, I'm gonna go back to my old neighborhood in the Bronx," Lopez said on The Tonight Show. "I'm gonna go back to Castle Hill, I'm gonna get on the train from Manhattan, I'm just gonna film the hole thing. So we did!"
Flaunting her most famous asset in tight jeans, and also wears stiletto ankle boots, a black leather jacket with a fur collar and a Yankees cap for a casual look, the judge of "American Idol" braves the rain in a deep gaze while waiting for a ride at a subway station for the 6 train, dancing in the rain underneath a subway platform and mugging in front of Bronx graffiti. And just to really make sure we see how authentic she is, Lopez sings, "'Cause I'm on the same grind, no I never changed, I'm loving everyday, I know that I'm the same Jenny from around the way now." Message received.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Jennifer Hudson 'I can't describe(the way I feel)'

Jennifer Hudson returns with a glossy music video for her newest 70s stylized uptempo ballad, "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)." The T.I.-assisted, Pharrell-produced 70's-influenced jazz-soul uptempo ballad is the first offering from Hudson's upcoming yet-untitled third studio album, expected on RCA this winter. Hudson has spent a lot of her time onstage fiercely performing the single, which is reminiscent of 70s throwback dance tracks and the new video transfers every bit of that ferocity in four minutes with feel-good sounds by taking Hudson fans back to the disco.
The Oscar and Grammy-winning singer, who doesn't wait long to explain herself despite the title for "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)," "It feels so good it hurts." Musically, it is an uptempo 1970s-inspired dance ballad that incorporates elements of disco music. Considering she had the "Blurred Lines" combo of Pharrell and T.I., the sensual track keeps up the throwback feel that marks a few of Pharrell's other recent collaborations. Excited about the new track, the former 'American Idol' contestant says, "Working with a visionary like Pharrell was a really special experience for me. He is one of the most talented musicians of our time and I couldn't be more proud of what we did together."
The Weight Watchers spokeswoman has been working with Timbaland, Pharrell, and R. Kelly on her upcoming album. "Some of the songs have a nice old school swag to them, but I think people will be very pleasantly surprised with this album 'cause it's about the mood and the groove and real music," she recently shared with Yahoo! Music of the follow-up to 2011's "I Remember Me," will have an old school feel, while revealing that the new record pays homage to Evelyn's 1981 hit "I'm in Love" and Rufus and Chaka's 1979 smash "Do You Love What You Feel."
In the Anthony Mandler-directed clip, the former 'American Idol' star shows off her svelte figure and gets her sexy on in a red bustier and sunglasses while busting out some choreographed moves (by Fatima Robinson) with her shirtless male crew. T.I. also shows up dressed in a tux. His swagger keeps in line with the coolness of his verse, as he stays calm during a peep show. Hudson told Huffington Post about new video: "It's a different side of me. I'm not going to say I discovered anything, but I'm introducing a new side of me."

Monday, December 23, 2013

Brit Smith shows off dance move in 'Provocative'

Brittany Smith aka Brit Smith, has one of the more complicated back stories in pop. She's an American actress, model, singer and songwriter. She was best known for being one half of short-lived girl band Brit & Alex (with twin sister Alex), up until their breakup in 2009 (not as twins, only as a musical duo). She debuted as a solo artist in 2010 under the stage name Matisse with her only single to date but the genuinely amazing "Better Than Her," one of the best dance-pop singles in recent memory.
The persistent diva signed to Interscope Records earlier this year and just dropped her debut single (under her own name) and a fun video for "Provocative (hiDhi)" on her debut studio album, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2014. Produced by Timbaland and features will.i.am, "Provocative" is a pseudo-Timbo-pussycat-urban track, that attempts to emulate the sound of the glorious era of "Loose" by Nelly Furtado, but fails. Her style is a strange mix between Christina Aguilera performing "Dirrty," Shakira's hair, and any of these new urban singers who emerge without warning in the music scene.
The result is a bone-shaking, bass-heavy club banger that absolutely compels you to move. Just ask the legendary Betty White. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? That's the lesson White learns when the 28-year-old brilliant booty dancer Smith holds a dance class in the studio above her apartment. It takes nearly the entire song for White to finally make her way to the dance studio, but when she does, it's memorable. The 91-year-old Golden Girls star decides to go upstairs, signed up for the awesome video, hit the dance floor and ends up showing Smith how to bust a move when the music gets unbearably loud - causing items to fall off tables, shelves and television sets.
"Turn that music off!" she bellows across the room. "Alright bitches, wanna know how to move provocative? Check this out...," before joining in on the dance party. Then, with a twinkle in her eye, the super-fit nonagenarian shimmies on to the floor and rapidly steals the show from Smith and her twerking pals. Like Gloria Estefan once said, the rhythm’s gonna get you. And it does - turns out White's the most provocative lady in the room. Strippers and spin class instructors have a new favorite anthem!

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Akon follows his damsel in distress in "So Blue"

Akon is back! Five years after the release of his last album "Freedom," the Konvict singer makes his long-awaited return with with a brand new visual for his most recent uptempo cut, "So Blue," a track that fits the bill and is set to appear on his upcoming long-awaited fourth studio album, "Stadium," which appears the 40-year-old pop artist is getting the vibes back to his hit-making days. The new video feels like a short film and has Akon at the center of the action, saving the female lead.
Akon first came onto the music scene back in 2003 with his hit, "Locked up," and he has become a force in the music industry with his unique, sexy and smooth vocal range. Akon's latest hit is another example of how this R&B singer cannot go wrong when it comes to music. Akon has not tried to push his musical sound forward at all but success would indicate that Akon should just do more of the same when it comes to his music. After all, Akon has a simple formula when it comes to success; find a song that will show off his style as a musician and flash his beautiful eyes to the camera.
Akon can churn out a potential hit single without any issues. "So Blue," a smooth song that has a catchy hook and chorus, is driven by some nice, laid back keys and strings that makes for a nice combination for his vocals to rest upon. Akon takes to the track effortlessly, floating upon the melody and rattling drums and showcasing his sounds. Here, we see Akon sing about a woman who's being mistreated by her significant other. "How he end up with a girl like you/ You're too fine to be looking so blue," he sings over emotional chords and pop percussion. "So Blue" finds the singer/songwriter supplying us with something smooth and new, riding the pop and R&B line nicely.
Akon shows loads of bravery in the video. While the drama is the crux of the clip, we find the Konvict Music crooner pacing around a room by himself and singing. After he sees a woman (Nia Long) being mistreated by her man (Tiny Lester) and ends up setting her own room on fire and bashes a lamp on Lister's head in hopes to escape, he comes to her rescue. He follows her through a ransacked building, while she leaves clues along the way for the singer to hopefully rescue her. As a fire rips through the bedroom, the charming hero sweeps her up and into safety. And the two live happily ever after - naturally. Watch Akon save the day and get the girl.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Demi Lovato gets somber and chilly in "Let It Go"

No word yet on a “Neon Lights” video treatment, but Demi Lovato has given fans a nice stopgap as she juggles a thousand-and-one projects (The X Factor! Glee! Touring! Promoting her own music!) by contributing the song "Let It Go," which is featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Disney animated flick, "Frozen," and she sings in the dark and is surrounded by ice and snowflakes in her newest simple-but-sweet video for the track. In typical soundtrack style, it's footage of Lovato intercut with footage of the film, but the Demetria-centric stuff is lovely.
Disney's newest musical-fantasy, opens in US theaters on Thanksgiving. is loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's fairly tale of a young girl named Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell), a fearless optimist, who sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom."
"Let it go, let it go / Can't hold it back anymore," the 21-year-old 'X Factor' judge passionately sings in the chorus of the emotive liberation-themed power ballad. Then, "Standing frozen / In the life I've chosen / You won't find me / The past is all behind me," go the powerful lyrics of the propulsive bridge. "Let It Go" was penned by couple Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The song was originally performed by Broadway queen Idina Menzel who plays the central role of Elsa and performs the song in "Frozen" itself, but Lovato's powerful pipes absolutely demolish it.
Winter comes early in Lovato's new clip which is set in a mansion, atop a snowy mountain, where the glam singer, still in her blond-hair era, looks a bit sullen is bundled up in black, lacy Gothic dress inside a cold, dark and abandoned mansion and all of its furniture is covered in white sheets. As Lovato makes her way through the estate, even sitting at the piano, playing with some of the treasures, and expressively pours her heart out. With every room Lovato goes through, it seems she begins to feel more and more empowered. When she hits her most inspiring notes, she's suddenly a new woman with a gorgeous white gown, and throws the covers off of the furniture and the mansion is full of sunlight. The video's empowering message certainly pays homage to the film.