Ed Sheeran Found Angel In "Give Me Love"

Ed Sheeran tackles the concept of giving love versus receiving love in an angelic new video for his melodic folk-pop tune, "Give Me Love," the sixth and final single from his hugely successful debut studio album "+," which hits the airwaves last September, and since then, the 21-year-old British star has swiftly built up a devoted international fanbase and collaborated with two of the biggest acts in the pop world, One Direction and Taylor Swift. And now he giving fans another hopelessly romantic song.
Sheeran's musical career was not taking off how he would have liked. That is, until Sheeran met singer-actor Jamie Foxx who took an interest in the songwriter as well as his music. He cares about in his own life, performing with a "soft toned, flexible voice" with a hip-hop theme and laying down of "+:" "I started recording in January in a friend's garden shed in Suffolk. I wanted to keep that organic lo-fi feel. I've got the rest of my life to make an album in a swish studio. This time round I wanted to stay true to the sound that's got me this far."
"Give Me Love," came through late in the recording process, penned by Sheeran, along with songwriters Jake Gosling and Chris Leonard, is tells a story not of falling in love, but of love lost and a message of hope that we can find love in others despite our shortcomings. Sheeran explained: "That's an important song for me. It's got a more fleshed-out sound, which I think is where I'm headed in future." He added: "It's about a relationship that fell apart and you're asking for it to be put back together. Most people get to a point where they drink themselves into a dark corner in that situation. It's that point of view."
Directed by Emil Nava, the brilliantly powerful storyline based visual revolves around a beautiful girl who becomes cupid. Follows the life of a modern day, the clip features a lonely Sheeran drinking coffee in a diner while an angel wanders through the city at night. Australian actress Isabel Lucas plays the Cupid-like angel and went around making people fall in love by shooting them with an arrow. In spite of her gift for bringing others together, her loneliness brings her to a tragic end.

Kelly Clarkson Stopping To "Catch My Breath"

Kelly Clarkson conjures explosions while hitting some explosive notes in the official new video for her uplifting new pop tune, "Catch My Breath," the lead single off of the chanteuse's first best-of compilation, "Greatest Hits – Chapter 1," due out November 19. The American Idol's most successful champion demonstrates just how she plans to keep up with the young guns on the triumphant meditative song, which moderately incorporates the EDM builds recently in favor with everyone from Pink to Taylor Swift.
Can you believe it's been a decade since Clarkson won original American Idol and launched her career as a pop diva? Neither can she. Back in October, The songstress talked about the meaning behind the song, which reflects on her prolonged success journey for past decade: "This song represents who I've been, what I've felt, and where I'm headed, as not only an artist but as a 30-year-old that is now smart enough to know that it's time to stop, catch my breath, and be proud of not only what has been accomplished but of all the people that have helped me become the woman I am today."
"Catch My Breath" is a midtempo electronic dance song with pop rock arrangements that gradually builds up to an uptempo song in the chorus. The uplifting sunny, synth-laden pop jam is classic Clarkson that showcases her unreal set of pipes, and the euphoric sound of her looking to the future, with the organic tone of her clear vocals revealing her new life mantra. While Clarkson has clocked plenty of songs about the perils of love over the course of her career, her romance on this single is more positive than in the past - warm, upbeat and boasting a chorus so big, you could land a plane on it.
Backed by a green screen and split frame video editing, the clip follows track's formula, is one of her most imaginative and more simpler clips since launching her career with "A Moment Like This." Instead of reflecting on winning the competition in the Kodak Theater though, Clarkson tiptoes on water with gorgeous blonde locks flowing over her elegant dress, surrounded by fire, bubbles, and other elemental visuals as she ponders her decade-long career and belts out the feel-good tune about stopping to catch her breath and appreciate all that she's accomplished in her enviable career thus far.

Ludacris raps about living for "Rest of My Life"

Renown for his hard Hip-Hop appeal, Ludacris switches lanes, and teams up with Usher and beat-behemoth David Guetta released the music video for his new dance track, "Rest of My Life," taken from the 35-year-old rapper's upcoming eighth studio album, "Ludaversal," which is slated for an early 2013 release. It's the follow-up to Ludacris' 2010 album "Battle of the Sexes," which debuted at No.1 and spawned the hits "How Low" and "My Chick Bad" with Nicki Minaj.
It's been a while since we've heard something big from the southern spitter. Though the rapper released a couple of music videos this summer, his last significant hit was a surprise appearance on the remix of country singer Jason Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem." Now, he is back. The new track pushes all the right buttons as far as pedestrian club anthems go, but certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel. The dance-inspired tune finds him serving his usual bold raps, soaring hook from Usher, and Euro-crazed instrumentation from Guetta.
The pop-driven track with a dance beat and an undeniably inspirational sound. "Rest of My Life" opens with earnest vocals from Usher before Ludacris puts away the dirty south rap verses and raps about living life to the fullest over French DJ's sonic soundscape. The song features the same kind of mid-tempo groove and dreamy vibe heard in Usher's last collaboration with Guetta, "Without You." During the instrumental sections, jolting electronic effects add an aggressive energy that should have people on dance floors everywhere going crazy.
We get soaring shots of the sky, crashing ocean waves add an inspirational vibe to Ludacris' new clip, directed by Christopher Sims, matches the track's uplifting vibes with some fantastic cinematography from around the world, from oceans to mountain tops and some occasional Usher dance moves, Guetta surrounded by wisps of smoke, and some American flag action, the video uses some visuals, quite frankly you just can't go wrong with it. So buckle in for the powerful reunion of two thirds of the 2004’s Yeah crew, Eargazms should be expected.

Gabrielle Aplin Covers "The Power of Love"

British singer Gabrielle Aplin has rush-released a new video and put her own spin on her piano-led tender and haunting reworking of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood's classic, "The Power of Love" and has make its debut on the John Lewis Christmas advert called 'The Journey' during Derren Brown Friday tonight. Coincidentally, the single is likely to make its chart impact almost 28 years to the day after the song's original release on November 19 of 1984.
Aplin told The Independent: "For those of you who know me you'll know that I'm a massive fan of the adverts. I started crying in Tesco when I found out [I had been chosen]. It was a big deal." The youngster, who has gained a following from her Youtube videos has also been tipped for this year's Christmas No.1 with this track, which has been described as "haunting." However, being chosen for this means Aplin has had to postpone her debut single, "Please Don't Say You Love Me" from November 18th to February 10th of next year.
Asked to record the song by Lewis, Aplin was initially hesitant that she could bring her own alchemy to a track that was already quite perfect, but she's put an incredible twist on the track. The 20-year-old unsigned YouTube star explained that “The lyrics are so strong and powerful but the song is so intricate and beautiful, I was fascinated with the juxtaposition of it,” Aplin commented. “What I really wanted to do was strip the production away but keep the energy of the song. And I wanted it to be minimal and wintry."
Following in the footsteps of Ellie Goulding and Slow Moving Millie who recorded covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and The Smiths's "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" for the department store's 2010 and 2011 Christmas commercials respectively, the clip for Aplin's beautiful cover of "The Power of Love," is pretty much how you'd imagine it to be. Stark piano balladry, an absolutely stunning and feather-delicate vocals, tastefully done, for sure. It actually gives me chills, certainly. The self-taught pianist, who says she normally shuns the industry madness, and she hopes her version doesn't disappoint grown-up 80s pop fans, a demographic John Lewis consistently targets.

Rihanna Shines Bright Emotion In "Diamonds"

Rihanna gets super-duper dramatic and left the whips and chains behind with mostly raw, black-and-white visuals for No.1 hit, "Diamonds," the Sia-penned first single from the Barbadian singer's upcoming seventh album "Unapologetic," due to come out November 19. The half black-and-white, half 'in the wild' visual is a departure from the 24-year-old Sultry songstress' more story-driven videos and instead focuses on visually stunning shots of Rihanna amidst chaos.
"Diamonds" is a mid-tempo ballad with influences of electronic and soul music. It features drums, heavy synthesizers, a 1980s backbeat, orchestral sounds and electronic rhythms which makes a lyrical departure from Rihanna's recurring theme of an unhealthy relationship, and towards a softer and more prolific edge with a prominent concept of a bright love. Rihanna described the track as "happy and hippy rather than dancey... The lyrics are very hopeful and positive, but it's about love."
While the song seems to hint at Rihanna's ongoing maturation and happiness in a new relationship, the video works overtime at creating a mood, one that amplifies the song's laid-back, luxurious sonics. The result is both incredibly intimate and wide-screen public, which come to think of it, is sort of like the song itself. Speaking to MTV News, Rihanna explained the concept behind the video explaining that with different abstract scenes she wanted to give the audience the right emotion across throughout the song.
The Anthony Mandler-helmed gray washed clip, is full of dreamy and surreal shoots and plays more like a visual poem, opens with Rihanna rolling up a joint made of diamonds much like the single's cover art and ends with her adrift at sea. As she smokes them, a more dramatic seen takes place with Rihanna running from a car. The beauty looks afraid in the chase leads the singer to stunning view of aurora borealis in the sky. She later finds herself in more chaotic situations, including a crumbling room and an intense riot scene. Despite all going wrong around her, Rihanna continues to hold her lover's hand and shines brights.

Ke$ha Plays A Sexy Cult Leader In "Die Young"

Ke$ha has just released the acid-trip video for the hard-thumping, infectiously catchy track, "Die Young," the lead single off of her upcoming sophomore album "Warrior," which is set to hit stores and iTunes on December 4. The 25-year-old singer went on a spiritual journey, came back, and worked really hard to explored her rock roots. With her new album, She intends to show her vulnerable side, and the new clip features our hero as a cult leader, partaking in ceremonies with orgy implications and flashing scores of Illuminati icons. Basically, Ke$ha's back!
It's been two years since we heard new music from the whiskey enthusiast, and it's been well worth the wait. "Die Young" was complimented for the genre mashup. Instrumentally, it has a melody and rhythm reminiscent of Flo Rida's "Good Feeling." Lyrically, it was compared to "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry. Regarding the song's meaning, Ke$ha said: "It's kind of an anthem. It's a celebration song, which I'm obviously known for writing those, but this one, the concept of it was to live each and every single day like it's your last and to always remain having a youthful spirit no matter how old I get."
"Die Young" spreads acoustic guitar strums, over an uptempo dance beat, while Ke$ha belts her half-rapped, half-sung vocals on the verses. Despite the track's fun loving message, there's also an urgency at play that suggests the pair may actually do as the title suggests. Ke$ha, a electro-pop maven, hadn't really done guitars before really in songs. On her last record it was a strict no-guitar rule. If you're going to die young, your life will probably be a lot happier if you spend it listening to "Die Young."
"It's about me being a cult leader at the end of the world," Ke$ha hightails it down to Mexico in a hearse with her disciples for a sexy dance party in her apocalyptic themed video. With tons of blatant Illuminati symbols and some sort of illegal orgy going on. She dances with wolves, dons a fur vest and gets it on in an abandoned church and starts a cult for glitter enthusiasts, and the whole thing builds to a frothy frenzy until the cops show up to shut things down, but the "Warrior" stands defiantly at the door ready to take on the gun-toting policemen. The clip takes the singer's button-pushing ability to dizzying new heights.

Pitbull is living the life in "Don't Stop The Party"

Pitbull has released his highly anticipated vibrant music video for "Don't Stop The Party," the third single from the Latino rapper's upcoming seventh studio album, "Global Warming," in stores on November 19 via RCA. The 31-year-old ferocious Cuban-American rap superstar debuted "Don't Stop the Party" on Dancing with the Stars in September and it's been stuck in our head ever since! So are you ready to party with Pitbull? Lets get loose and "Don't Stop the Party"!
The song features and samples Urales "DJ Buddha" Vargas, house DJ/producer TJR's hit song "Funky Vodka," which itself is based on the 1973 Jamaican Reggae classic "Funky Kingston" by Toots and the Maytals. TJR explained: "'Funky Vodka' is probably the track I'm most proud of. It was pretty cool to see an old school sample-based house tune make it to the overall No.1 spot on Beatport. Producing fulfills my creative side, but DJing is my release."
Pitbull is living the life: Not only does he create good music, tours the world, makes loads of money, and now he gets to film music videos like this new one. The title of Pitbull's latest video basically says it all: Don't Stop the Party! And why should you, really. We have to give props to Pitbull for a minute. At least he is consistent! Because we're not sure if we've ever seen a Pitbull video without a giant rager, a mansion, and and a bevvy of scantily clad ladies. But guess what? We don't blame him one bit, and we have to give it up to him for being such a trendsetter.
Directed by David Rousseau, the clip does evident justice to the song's lyrics that it's a never ending party! Parties in plural actually. Mr Worldwide is livin' la vida loca and throws two celebrations in two different days; first at his Miami mansion and the festivities then continue on his lavish yacht while he makes a splash in the sea. At both events, an ample amount of microscopic lingerie hot girls and fellow TJR are among the attendees. Girls roll around on a bed as Pitbull sits in front of them, rapping about performing for 80,000 people. Good club-oriented single, and good fitting music video.