Jessie J Plays Bizarre Outfits For "Domino"

Jessie J has unveiled the video for her most recent single, "Domino." The new track, produced by Dr Luke who put a funky dance beat to it, was originally released in August, but is being re-released as the second US single, following "Price Tag" featuring B.o.B., from the 23-year-old's debut studio album, "Who You Are." She performed the song at this year's MTV Video Music Awards and then again on The X Factor USA as she attempted to boost her profile across the Pond.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Jessie J said: "There'll be a lot more pain in the lyrics on my next album. For the seven years before I signed my record deal I was in a bad place and I was scared that I couldn't get out of it. That's why I wrote such upbeat music, as a way of trying to escape how I felt. Now that I am happier, I won't be afraid to explore my pain. But in a good way; it'll be me saying that it's OK not to feel OK. Not every song needs a happy ending."
"Domino" has received very positive reviews from the critics, who praised the sound and tone of Jessie J's performance but likened the track as too similar to Katy Perry, however "Domino" is catchy enough to potentially become her biggest American hit. Jessie J is known for her quirky style, and her latest video is no exception as the 23-year-old dances around in front of 70s-inspired moving wallpaper in different scenes and changes her outfit several times throughout the vibrant clip.
The 'Who You Are' singer is as eye-catching as ever, and seems to be having a blast in the Norwegian director Ray Kay filmed promo, which kicks off with Jessie dressed in a black feathered ensemble in front of moving wallpaper. Considered a style chameleon, Jessie J made sure that the video was bright, bold and colorful and shows off her bubbly personality in a variety of what seems to be a wardrobe of flashy outfits, with some even matching the wallpaper. Jessie J attempts to rival Lagy Gaga and Madonna for costume changes as she attempts to crack the US.

The Fray Shares Inspiration for "Heartbeat"

The Fray are apparently still kicking around the music industry with their new music video for "Heartbeat," the first single off of the American Piano-Rock band's upcoming third album, "Scars And Stories," finds us revisiting familiar The Fray tearjerker territory. Though it's cleverly hidden beneath the sweeping sounds of orchestral drums and rock guitars, "Heartbeat" is driven by a gorgeous piano melody. Lead vocalist Isaac Slade's voice is in top form, and he demonstrates his massive range while singing about the best way to love someone.
It's been a tough couple of years for The Fray die-hards. The Colorado foursome hasn't put out a new record since the alt-rock troupe matured into deeper emotional territory on their Grammy-nominated 2009 self-titled sophomore album. Despite some obvious similarities to past works, "Heartbeat" is serious kind of heavy lyric with a big, upbeat energy and he capitalized on that energy with a bit more rock-driven, a catchy chorus, a nice mixture of Slade's melodic falsetto and quirky lower range, and a driving beat to back up the power chords.
Slade penned the song with guitarist Joe King. It was inspired by the singer's experiences whilst traveling in Africa about the awful carnage and the remarkable way in which the survivors are recovering. He explained: "That song came out of a period of my life when I was trying hard to be open to whatever came my way. I traveled through South Africa and Rwanda with a buddy, and at first it was really hard to stay open in the face of so much pain and heartache. But then I ended up meeting so many cool and inspiring people, and all these ideas for lyrics and melodies just started rushing in."
Shot on the beach at Los Angeles, the Justin Francis-directed beach themed video features the boys in the band ride out to the water and carry their gear down to the shore during a care-free night on the beach and performing bonfire-side for a crowd of crunchy-chic ladies and dudes while scary-huge waves crash in the background. The original concept was to shoot the clip with a sunny beach look but when a fog rolled in, it looked like the filming would have to be aborted for the day. Francis says he aimed to capture the spirit of a group of people "enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime evening together."

Javier Colon Debuts "As Long As We Got Love"

'The Voice' winner Javier Colon is giving fans an early holiday gift with the premiere of his debut music video for "As Long As We Got Love," the debut single off of the newly released third studio album,"Come Through for You." The reality competition star teamed up with Natasha Bedingfield for the video duet, and now you can watch the super-sweet fruits of their collaborative labor!
The soft-focus production finds 33-year-old R&B/Pop singer hooking up with Bedingfield. Colon penned the track with former Evanescence member David Hodges, who also co-wrote his winner's song on The Voice, "Stitch By Stitch." The song describes the journey that love can take after two people meet. Bedingfield told Artist Direct what spoke to her about the song: "It's quite a realistic and relatable love story, and that's what spoke to me about the song. When you know someone for a while so well, it's easy to take them for granted. Life can be hard at times and full of responsibilities, but having love in the midst of all of that is what helps us get through it all, having each other helps us know what life's about."
Bedingfield and Colon recorded their vocals separately though they did meet up later for the video. She told Artist Direct: "Due to our schedules and where we both live, it wasn't possible to be in the studio at the same time and in the same place! We had met before this, but we met again on the set for filming the video. It's always fun being around Javier and how he just bursts into song! We sang his songs, my songs and even some Disney [Laughs]."
Colon strums his guitar while belting out the uplifting lyrics and harmonizing with the lovely Bedingfield. "I've been a fan of hers for a long time, to have her on the song is an amazing feat to be able to get her on there. She's a co-writer on the song, too," Colon told AOL Music of his experience working with Bedingfield. The video follows a handsome young couple as they start a family together and Colonn and Bedingfield narrate the love story.

David Archuleta Grieves Loss Of Friend In "Wait"

American Idol runner up David Archuleta has premiered the new video for "Wait" exclusively on Channel [V]HD on Christmas Day. Produced by [V] Entertainment, the video was shot in Hong Kong at the beginning of November during his trip to Hong Kong. The track is one of the bonus tracks featured on the 21-year-old musician's Asian Tour Edition of his newest album, "The Other Side of Down."
With Archuleta's recent announcement that he will be taking a break from the music scene for two years as he goes on a Church of Latter Day Saints mission, fans have been trying to take in as much of Archuleta as they possibly can before he leaves. "I've chosen to serve a full-time mission," the 20-year-old musician said during a concert in Salt Lake City. "It's not because someone told me I was supposed to do it and not because I no longer want to do music anymore. It's because it's what I feel I need to do next in my life."
The Miami native just wrapped up his 'My Kind of Christmas' tour and tweeted of a bit of a trouble getting back home for the holidays, "No place like home for the holidays!" He later wished his devotees around the world a happy holiday, "Merry Christmas Eve! And Merry Christmas to those on the other end of the world!! May everyone have a great Holiday Weekend!" Fans of the former 'American Idol' tuned in to watch him perform two Christmas carols, 'Silent Night' and 'The First Noel' on 'Fox and Friends' special that aired on Christmas day.
Archuleta puts his head in his hands as he grieves the loss of a close friend in his new video for "Wait." The runner-up of "American Idol" season 7 is seen staring off into the distance while standing in the middle of the streets. "Even though you're gone I can hear your heart/ It's calling out my name like a flash in the dark," he pours his heart out. Still a bit shocked that he's going to be a full-time missionary. This would have been a promising start to a huge career in Asia.

Howie D. Ditches The Boys For “Lie To Me”

Looks like those "100" kisses finally wore off. Backstreet Boy Howie D looked pretty perky in his debut solo clip a few weeks ago while watching that lady dance all sassy-like around his house. Not so much now with the premiere of his video for "Lie To Me," the second single off of the singer's debut solo album, "Back To Me," is a sweepingly fanciful song about heartbreak and loss.
"Lie To Me," is a slower track that closely resembles some of Backstreet's more classic pop ballads. "At the time [I was putting the album together]," Howie D tells Entertainment Weekly, "I was really in this positive place in life, had lots of energy, between Backstreet-New Kids and my family. So a lot of the album is dance and up-tempo [music]. But there's definitely also the crooner ballads that people would know me for."
The Cazhhmere-directed visual was put together in Toronto, and features Canadian pop-rock quartet Neverest and tells the story of Howie D as he is reeling from a break-up as he's about to shoot his music video. Howie D goes the devastation route in his new clip, looking pained and forlorn while gushing to the camera and really showing us the meaning of being lonely. "Nobody told me we were too young/Nobody told me we couldn't love," he sadly croons during the devastation ballad's crushing chorus.
The black and white clip shows Howie D trying his best to stay busy on a set, responding to a lengthy text message breakup? with a broad statement resembling something of an invitation to chat. But talking is easier said than done, as he still gets distracted by instruments, inviting performance spaces and his compulsion to give artistic notes to any surrounding crew members, so he'll settle for singing his way out of this one. Old dogs.

Natasha Bedingfield Debuts 'Shake Up Christmas'

For a lot of people Coca-Cola's holiday campaigns are the first official sign Christmas is really coming. Since 1920, the company has been making a stand with its family and cheerful Christmas advertising campaigns. This year, Coca-Cola continues to focus on music as it launches a new holiday tune "Shake Up Christmas," which was initially popularized by Train, and it was specially re-recorded by Natasha Bedingfield for Coca Cola's 2011 global holiday campaign.
Bedingfield is putting her unique spin on the holiday anthem "Shake Up Christmas", not just through her inspiring vocals, but through her amazing flair for languages. Bedingfield has recorded the song in a remarkable six languages to reflect the truly global tradition of coming together at this special time of year, a key message of the Coca-Cola holiday campaign. The funny thing is it's a lot easier to sing in the language than it is to speak," Bedingfield tells Billboard.
"I feel like Christmas has so many layers to it, and this campaign speaks to me personally, since my career often takes me out on the road, which makes me cherish those precious moments with friends and family that much more," Bedingfield says. "It's the most incredible time where we hang out with our family, but has those moments where it gets messy. I like that the campaign talks about the highs and lows of that season, what family means and how complicated and incredible that is. You can't have one without the other. A lot of our best memories happen at Christmas time."
Bedingfield is an essential part of the campaign. Her voice and image are already worldwide recognized, making it a lot easier for Coca-Cola to send its holiday message. According to a press release from Coca-Cola, "Natasha Bedingfield is putting her unique spin on the holiday anthem Shake Up Christmas." The 30-year-old spreads holiday cheers in a music video for her festive song "Shake Up Christmas." The 'Pocketful of Sunshine' hitmaker has a blast jamming the festive song with her band on the balcony of her hotel in an acoustic set overlooking the city, and also showcasing it on stage.

Rihanna Drops Ultra Stylish For "You Da One"

Continuing her proud tradition of killer music videos, Rihanna returns to lighthearted fare with an early Christmas present for her fans - premiering the video for her latest single "You Da One" online Friday. The 23-year-old Barbadian songstress goes beyond the typical pop video parameters by paying homage to the legendary 1971 Stanley Kubrick film "A Clockwork Orange."
Released as the second single from her sixth studio album "Talk That Talk," "You Da One" is a mid-tempo pop and electropop song with elements of other musical genres, including dancehall and reggae, and it has simple lyrics talking about a comfortable relationship. The song starts in traditional Rihanna territory with building on a slow, skanking rhythm, expands with a starbursty chorus, then contracts nearly as quickly on a knotty, ratcheting middle, and also features a dubstep bridge before the final chorus.
This island-flavored tune finds Rihanna singing of good loving, and the Bajan singer told Ryan Seacrest that its message of the power of love is what attracted her to the tune. "This is one of those records, it becomes very addictive," she said on his KIIS FM radio show. "To me, it's very infectious: the more you listen to it, the more you want to listen to it. It had a reggae vibe, but it's a sweet little love letter. I love the record. It's kind of dirty, I love it."
The video was directed by Melina Matsoukas, and filmed on November in Northern Ireland. Mostly shot in black and white, the clip is a cut-up of styles and influences, with partly a photo shoot and a lyric video as lyrics are stamped across the screen and Rihanna's body. As the only person shown traipsing around a film, Rihanna gyrates her way through the 3:28 song and exudes sexuality, whether she's touching her bowler hat, strutting toward the camera with a pimp cane or draping herself over a giant ball. The result is simple, psychedelic, and totally brilliant.