Miranda Cosgrove Is "Kissin' U" In Her New Video

Nickelodeon's flagship comedy "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove is finally releasing her debut album, "Sparks Fly!" The 16-year-old might be the star of the hit Nickelodeon show, but if you want to make it in Hollywood, you've got to face the hard truth: you have to expand your brand to stay ahead of the game, and that means recording an album.
A music video for her brand new album's lead single "Kissin' U" has been premiered during Friday's episode of "iCarly" on Nickelodeon, and her upcoming album "Sparks Fly!" is due to come out in the U.S. on April 27. The 'iCarly' actress goes public with her romance in the newly-premiered music video filmed at the boardwalk in Santa Monica on March 4, the video captures her locking lips with her love interest when taking shelter from the pouring rain. Cosgrove's bound to find a place on the charts and make a name for her.
The new single "Kissin' U" was written by Cosgrove with the help of Dr. Luke, the man behind Britney Spears and Katy Perry's hit singles. It is a zippy if cookie-cutter pop song — not terribly exciting or risky, but with enough listens you'll find yourself singing along with the chorus. It was debuted on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show as well as a live chat on her Facebook on March 12, and will be released to iTunes next Tuesday. From the sounds of her new single, her voice has matured into something like a yearning Michelle Branch yelp — but it's not bad.
It appears Cosgrove is ready to compete with the likes of other teen double-threats Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato by releasing her first full-length solo album, "Sparks Fly!" According to THR, Cosgrove just inked a new deal with Nickelodeon to film an extra 26 episodes for "iCarly," that puts her salary in the low to mid-seven-figure range. iCarly's most recent one-hour special, "iSaved Your Life" pulled in 12.4 million viewers, the network's highest-rated and most-watched live-action telecast ever.

T-Pain Tells His "Reverse Cowgirl" To Giddy Up

Mr. Auto-Tune T-Pain has debuted a very expensive music video filmed to support his new single "Reverse Cowgirl". The Jeremy Rall-directed video features the zombie auto-tune MC rapping to the camera with slow motion cherries fall out of glasses, and captures of beautiful women dance around him in a "classy" manner. This is actually pretty arty for a T-Pain video, and is going to be one of those songs that you'll only hear at shitty clubs at one in the morning, where it might sound like the best, but you're embarrassed you know the words.
Teddy Pain attempts to Auto-Tune another hit with "Reverse Cowgirl" is the lead offering from his upcoming fourth studio effort, "RevolveR," which will drop later this year. Young Jeezy who provides additional verses to the song doesn't make any cameo appearance in the accompanying music video. The video has a different look compared to the heavy 3-D graphics that were featured in his last album "Thr33 Rings" but, like every artist today, T-Pain is re-inventing himself. Beside prepping to release his own record, T-Pain also has a joint album with Lil Wayne. Recently, he told MTV that the T-Wayne album will be released after Weezy gets out of jail. "He has so much going on. He has 'Rebirth' out right now. I don't wanna interrupt that," he said.
Florida-born T-Pain, is a Grammy winning American hip hop artist and producer known for his use of auto-tune. At the age of ten he turned his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and he began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. The "T" in T-Pain stands for Tallahassee, and the 'Pain' means the pain trying to get out of Tallahassee. T-Pain has had over 10 top ten singles on Billboard Hot 100, and in 2008 he won a Grammy with rapper Kanye West for the single "Good Life." In June 2009, T-Pain collaborated with country-pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, and performed "Thug Story," a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story."

Vivian Green Comebacks With "Beautiful" Video

Sporting a new look but the same soulful sound that first captivated us all, R&B and Soulful songbird Vivian Green is BACK, and looking radiant and ready to jump back into the music scene after being gone for a few years, unveiled a brand new music video for her first comeback and title track "Beautiful," off of her upcoming third long-awaited studio album, her first album since 2005's "Vivian," that was directed by Chris Standford and will hits stores April 6 via E1 Music. The song details how a man should treat a woman. It's a wonderful song amidst the trash flooding the radio right about now. The singer talked about recording the CD in her home studio with Anthony Bell saying: "It's the most fun I've ever had making a record."
Soulful songbird Green was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she became a member of a female quintet called Younique. Green received her big break at the age of nineteen when she became a backing singer for Jill Scott, who took her on an international tour. She was signed to Columbia Records in November 2001. Green clearly developed a fan base because her debut album, "A Love Story went Gold," featuring the hit "Emotional Rollercoaster," was so good that it built a lot of hype around the album in November 2002.
The Chris Stanford directed clip tells the tale of a man who is being schooled on how to be romantic and sensitive with his lover. Green sets a lover free, telling him she hopes he soon finds out how to love. "I hope you soon find out how to love. Once upon a time you wanted to learn, I thought I could teach you but you were more afraid than willing," R&B songstress sings."So when it comes don't push it away. One day you will find it is the greatest gift." "Beautiful" showcases her amazing voice and talent that never really got her time to fully shine. I love it and going to buy it for inspiration.

Martina McBride Premiered "Wrong Baby Wrong"

Kansas native country music singer, Martina McBride premiered a new video on VEVO Network for her third single, "Wrong Baby Wrong," following "I Just Call You Mine" and "Ride" from McBride's latest tenth studio chart-topping album, "Shine" (RCA Nashville). The singer has spent the winter on the road in support of the disc. She's been traveling across North America with Trace Adkins on the 'Shine All Night' tour, along with opening act, Sarah Buxton.
"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" was written by Brad and Brett Warren along with Robert Ellis Orrall and Love and Theft member Stephen Barker Liles. On country radio, the song charted under the shortened name "Wrong Baby Wrong." The single is a moderate up-tempo, backed primarily by electric guitar, that features a hook where the beginning of each lyrical phrase in the verses are repeated to match the song's title. In the song, a female narrator describes telling another woman to pick herself back up after her man has walked out on her, describing that everyone experiences these moments as part of life.
"When the song was originally written, it was written as a guy who was hanging out with this girl," she says. "She'd broken up with this guy or he'd broken up with her. And the person who was singing this song was a guy who was kind of hanging out going, 'Well, eventually you'll notice me.' So we took it and turned it around so it's two friends talking to each other." The 9513 reviewer Blake Boldt gave the song a thumbs-up, stating that while the song "stumbles in telling its story," it "offers the listener a blast of sass that's sorely missing from country radio." He also favorably described the song's production as having a "bluesier edge," with a "groovy energy [that] breathes life into a slight little ditty."
The 43-year-old McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range. The one Of my all time favorite songs form McBride is her 2006 hit single, "Anyway," was nominated for 'Single of the Year' and 'Song of the Year' awards, is an inspirational song based on a favorite poem of Mother Teresa's, written by Keith Kent, which he originally titled, "The Paradoxical Commandments". The song generally means, no matter what puts you down in life, do not give up, do it anyway!

Mika Tries To "Kick-Ass" With New RedOne Single

There is only one film teenagers will be talking about in the next few months "Kick-Ass," a two hours of laugh-out-loud, action-packed entertainment, rather like Tarantino for kids. It's all about a teenage lad who tries his hand as a superhero. But "Kick-Ass," as he christens himself, is just a geeky teen with a decent social conscience and a horrible green jumpsuit.
British pop sensation and true-blood comics fan Mika has debuted a music video in support of his single "Kick Ass" which serves as a title soundtrack for the upcoming high-octane, new superhero movie. The clip opens with a scene where the 26-year-old lays flat on the street of an alleyway with bloody face after being mugged, until the 2:20 mark, when the shark is jumped, hilariously. He begins to sing and as he does, the words of empowerment in the lyrics and his finding of an issue of the "Kick-Ass" comic inspire him to run for the rooftops and wail the chorus to the sky. It also features intercut scenes from the Marvel Comics film in question. The video is posted on the internet and soon receives over twenty-million views, making "Kick-Ass" a star overnight.
Mika's most recent album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much," failed to capture the interest of American music fans, as the album peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200. But can teaming up with a red hot producer and attaching his name to a superhero flick push the British pop darling into the mainstream? The film's title track is produced by top-notch producer RedOne, the mastermind behind hit singles from the likes of Lady GaGa and Akon. Beside having a track from Mika, the movie's soundtrack album also consists of songs performed by The Prodigy, The Pretty Reckless, Ellie Goulding and Elvis Presley. The album will be released on April 6, while the Matthew Vaughn-directed film, "Kick-Ass," will be hits in theaters on March 26 in UK and April 16 in US. The new uptempo track will be Mika's 10th official UK single with the soundtrack being released via Polydor Records on March 29.
That Mika was selected for the title song seems appropriate: Squirrely, lean, and unassuming, He is just like the ambitious group of crime-stoppers featured in the film. Less prone to actual ass kicking, however. The song itself features Mika doing what he does best: showing off his fancy falsetto and powering through the song with gutsy emotion. It's a different direction for the British singer, too, with a heavier electro beat we haven't heard on any of his previous singles. However, the track is a bit repetitive and unremarkable.

Trina's "Million Dollar Girl" f. Diddy & Keri Hilson

The Miami-based rapper Trina aka. Da Baddest B***h has premiered the spanking brand new music video for her latest single "Million Dollar Girl," featuring singer Keri Hilson and music mogul Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs. I like the fact that Trina always brings something new with each album, and at least an attempt at the prominence her career's been missing. she's a girl like no other, driving pink Ferrari and hitting numerous red carpet events with her 'million dollar smile'.
Much like Akon's "I'm So Paid" clip, South Florida's "baddest bitch" Trina shows to the world what makes her "the baddest b***h" who is far from average, and wants people to know that the current economic climate is not affecting her lavish lifestyle in her new 'comeback' video, which was shoot in a Miami hangar during Super Bowl weekend, and directed by Gil Green, known for his prior work with Rick Ross and Akon. The luxury video has everything, in addition to the private jet lent by Diddy, pink sportscars and stewardess outfits, Trina dominates an office too as her nattily dressed male counterparts are left with their jaws on the floor. Hilson's infectious hook and eyes more than make up for Diddy's flat appearance the song. While filming, Trina took time out to Tweet about the new video, saying, "Shooting the scene where I'm coming out of the plane!! SICK!!!;) I'm feeling so WAVY!!!!"
"Million Dollar Girl" is produced by Mario Winans and C.P. Hollywood. It is confirmed to appear in Trina's upcoming fifth studio effort "Amazin" which is slated for purchase across U.S. on May 4 via Slip-n-Slide Records. The album is preceded with the release of a mixtape called "The Definition of a Million Dollar Girl". Beside Diddy and Hilson, other big stars lined up for the forthcoming album include Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Lady GaGa, Monica, Rico Love and Kalenna of Dirty Money. Trina is still thick in the best way possible. Props to Yardie on the rippers. I'm hoping the song/video does big things for the self-proclaimed 'Da Baddest B***h.'

She & Him Debut Fantasy Sequence "In The Sun"

American indie folk band, She & Him is one of pops finest collaborations and heavenly combination, with all songs written by Zooey Deschanel (She) and produced by Matt Ward (Him). They just premiered a new video for "In The Sun" on Pitchfork Media's web site last Tuesday, the first single off the duo's upcoming sophomore LP "Volume Two," will be available in stores March 23 via Merge Records and is available now for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon, and the Merge Records online store. The new video, an absolutely lovely High School Musical-inspired romp through the halls of a public high school with cute overload from Deschanel. The politics of high school should always be this easy.
There's really nothing not to like about She & Him's new video, directed by filmmaker Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Yes Man) and features performances by the indie pop superstar duo of Deschanel and Ward, also features guest vocals from Omaha twee brigade Tilly and the Wall. Indie rock crush Deschanel doesn't just act and sing. She also dances, hula hoops, and winks! All of her various talents are on display in this high school musical-style video. While Mr. Ward seems like he's having a decent time, a sunglassed and pasty Ward turns up in a supporting role, guitar in hand, looking like the song was titled as a suggestion for how he should spend his free time. Good thing about having an actress front your musical project: Your videos will be very watchable.
She & Him make music for an eternal springtime, when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the top rolled down and the radio turned up. They occupy an alternate universe where the saddest of songs feel as warm as sun showers; the rain may be coming down, but somewhere nearby, everything looks bright. What began as a fascinating, no-strings attached collaboration on 2008’s "Volume One" has evolved into a bona fide, touring band, and She & Him are here to stay. Deschanel and Ward are as comfortable and complementary a musical pair as Les Paul and Mary Ford; hearing them again on "Volume Two" feels like getting together with two old friends. This time, the harmonies have grown more angelically layered, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting even sharper and more confident. The new video for "In The Sun" supplies us with an ample dose of sunshine and indie pop cheer, complementing the week's first glimpse at Spring. Somehow it all evens out, creating this perfect picture of life. Because life is not always sunny, its not always dark it's somewhere in between.