Jessie J reveals "Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)"

It's been awhile since Jessie J has released new music and now fans can breathe again as she peels off her clothes in her new video for the upbeat empowering ballad, "Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)," the lead single from the original motion picture soundtrack for the Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence starring new film, "Silver Linings Playbook," is out in cinemas now. The 24-year-old British singer-songwriter is currently out in Los Angeles working on her new sophomore album, still untitled, by mid-2013.
We're normally not too big on Jessie ballads and mid-tempo songs due to the vocal acrobatics, but her latest single, "Silver Lining," hits the spot. Penned by legendary hitmaker Dianne Warren, who has written some of the biggest ballads of the past few decades. The mid-tempo pop-meets-R&B tune, layered with an 80's inspired beat and gentle piano melody, is a simple love song, providing another opportunity for Jessie to showcase her impressive strong vocal talents, while not going over-board.
Jessie's vocals float effortlessly over a simple, yet powerful stomping beat. True, "Silver Lining" does divert from Jessie's trademark hip-hop/pop "Price Tag" vibe, but her confident and optimistic lyrics offer up some flawless advice for how to stay strong when life gets tough. Call us crazy, but this song just makes us want to hold everyone's hands in a circle and sway back and forth like this. Who's in?! The life-affirming song says very little about silver linings of any kind, but instead shows a brown-haired Jessie looking very artsy as she sings the repetitive yet catchy track.
The Andrew Logan-directed clip starts with the "Domino" star shows off her lighter brown hair and sat on a swivel chair seemingly naked effect outfit in darkened room, as she checking on her laptop, looking at the Facebook page for new flick. Her phone rings, then the song kicks in. The clip then follows the standard format of featuring Jessie singing in tight white tube pants and a white crop top as lyrics to the track run across her and dancing in a thigh-skimming embellished dress, while interspersed with scenes from the new film are projected onto her body to cover her modesty.

Ne-Yo Stuck In A Nightmare "Forever Now"

Ne-Yo unleashes a steamy and dance-intense cinematic video for his next dance-pop song, "Forever Now," the second international single and fourth overall cut lifted from his fifth studio album, "R.E.D.," which if you watch the clip after jump, you will discover means 'Revealing Every Dream.' It is about heart ache, and the 30-year-old R&B hitmaker struggles with the everlasting feeling of heartbreak, when he loses the woman he planned to spend, well, forever with.
Though "Forever Now," is an uptempo club banger laden with synths, booming drums, and sparkling pop production, that doesn't mean Ne-Yo isn't singing about something totally sad! As opposed to watching him fend off women left and right, in "Forever Now," Ne-Yo begs his woman not to leave him for another dude. "What am I gonna do with forever now?/ I'll live out my life forever following you," he asks himself as he sings in the rain. Ne-Yo' flirtation and passion straight up pulsates through the tune's melodies and our skin!
Having the same nightmare over and over, Ne-Yo reveals the dilemma of having a career and a lover. The R&B gentleman sings away his sorrows as he sees his girl give her heart to another man. He struggles with the situation while going about his business, answering questions at a press conference and rehearsing for a performance with his dancers. If Ne-Yo could turn back the hands of time, he certainly would back track. So for R.E.D.'s new choreographic clip, he really just wants that old thing back. Is he too late?
What does Ne-Yo do with Forever now? In the clip we see a lovestruck Ne-Yo battling with what to do with his future love now she has been seen kissing another guy! Ne-Yo may not technically be stuck in a dream as losing one's love is more like a waking nightmare, but he's definitely entered into one of our nighttime fantasies in this Ryan Pallotta-directed video. Embracing the cinematic, the moody clip fuses the star's trademark performance art with a compelling storyline, while the Grammy winner daydreams of reuniting with his 'Miss Right' in a cinematic night scene as rain belts down upon them.

Britt Nicole sings we are worth more than "Gold"

Britt Nicole is back and stronger than ever, and finally revealed the moving, teen-empowering video for the catchy toe tapping dance track, "Gold," her first-ever Capitol Records debut mainstream single and the title track from contemporary Christian standout's latest third studio album, which Nicole finds the sweet spot with "Gold," showcasing catchy dance beats with the star quality of a Disney Channel diva. Fans were waiting a couple of weeks to watch the video and it seems it was well worth waiting for.
Nicole has wowed the Christian music world since her debut, "Say It," in 2007, and the new album is a laser beam of positivity, and its intense, narrowly focused beam of empowerment picks up right where her previous efforts left off. The slick, shimmering and happy-go-lucky title track "Gold," is a potent yet joyful self-empowerment anthem and it showcases the passionately thoughtful lyrics that attest Nicole's strength as a songwriter. The song is a very uplifting one that basically tells everyone that we are all worth more than gold, no matter what anybody tells us.
Isn't that worth more than all the gold we can have? "Gold," also strives to help kids overcome feelings of lonely self-doubt and find their way to courage and confidence. In her own words, Nicole described the song as an ode to being true to yourself and knowing that who you are is good enough. Rising through the ranks has given Nicole ample opportunity to shower teen and preteen young women with her unmistakable message of identity. "Gold" packs a punch and gives the listeners a hefty topic to ponder, while also giving the arms and legs some exercise well.
The 27-year-old Nashville-based artist explains: "The message of 'Gold' is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine." The new clip exactly matches the song which aiming to uplift and inspire with a worthy message, it features a cast of characters working through issues common among today's teenagers, such as eating disorders and self-mutilation.

Amelia Lily unveils clip for "Shut Up (AGMWYG)"

Amelia Lily is hoping to continue the success and shows off her powerful vocal talents, some fierce attitude and a new grunge-inspired look in the club themed video for her explosive dance-pop single, "Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)," the official second cut from the X Factor UK alumnus' forthcoming major label untitled debut album. The track, will be released in January 13th before returning with her debut solo album later in 2013, is also reportedly used in 2008 comic book film, "The Dark Night."
Another slice of the infectious electro, "Shut Up" may not be as compelling or a timeless pop hit as her successful debut "You Bring Me Joy," which gave the 18-year-old British pop singer her first chart hit over the summer, but Lily has certainly proved she's no one-hit wonder with the premiere of her new Xenomania-produced dancefloor-filler "Shut Up." Xenomania are obviously digging Lily as they're giving her some banging' dance beats! We find the tempo rather plodding to be honest, but perhaps it's a grower.
The down-beat electro backdrop is saturated in attitude. Despite the considerably laid-back beat, Lily commands attention with her powerful vocals. Between belting out the massive bridge - potentially even more memorable than the actual chorus - there remain plenty of sing-a-long moments, particularly the middle eight in which she sounds a tad like Katy Perry. Like her debut, Lily should soar to similar heights with this impressive sophomore effort. Formed around her definitive, punchy delivery, there isn't much more Lily could have done to fulfill her side of the bargain.
Shot it in East London where a scene from "The Dark Knight" was filmed, the new clip is styled with a kind of rock chick look, moving away from the Hollywood/electro dancey vibe of "You Bring Me Joy." It shows the X Factor runner up looking lost while wandering in a type of maze, entering at a dark, underground club and performing a gig, singing a pretty catch pop-rock riff with a band in front of a glass-walled corridor backed by flashing lights. "There is a lot more attitude in there and it's a lot darker," Lily explained. "The video is completely different to the first one and a lot of it was all my ideas so I'm excited."

50 Cent spitting his journey to fame in "My Life"

50 Cent just released his dark and gloomy action-packed video for "My Life," which the 37-year-old G-Unit hip-hop mogul has enlisted some major star power from his Shady partner-in-crime Eminem and Maroon 5's frontman Adam Levine. The new rap track is the third cut from his upcoming fifth 'more personal' album, "Street King Immortal," which has been delayed to be released on February 26, 2013. And their latest visual is really intended to get a message across.
The track, which premiered yesterday, finds the rappers spitting about their individual struggles the pressures of fame over the years, and expressing some melancholy and confusion of their lives as the singer touts the whole reason this may be a hit. 50 Cent speaking on his journey from the streets to the fame and having friends turn to enemies. After Levine croons on the hook with an undeniable earworm, Eminem reveals that he may not have been ready for the fame that followed "Recovery," but his guest verse is the best thing he's done in 2012.
50 Cent is a weird case among rappers, isn't he? He put out one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time in Get Rich or Die Tryin', and his personal narrative is as ingrained in the popular consciousness as any mainstream star’s of the past two decades. On the other hand, he's had a string of duds and non-starters, both in the music world and in the straight-to-DVD universe. But he's still a prodigious talent, and his upcoming album "Street King Immortal" might be the thing that puts him back on top of the rap world.
The Rich Lee-directed video might seem like a simple fugitives on the run from law enforcement story as they desperately try to escape a tenacious helicopter that relentlessly follows them throughout their environments, but it's actually a metaphor for life under the spotlight. The high-budgeted, action-packed is a perfect illustration of the difficulties they face day by day. As Eminem described: "The video is kind of abstract; it's kind of metaphoric in a sense, like the paranoia of feeling like we're being chased. Whether it's true or not, it's kind of how we feel. It's kind of a metaphor for us running for our lives. Personal lives and from fame, everything that goes with the game."

Florence+The Machine updated "Lover To Lover"

Indie rock band Florence + The Machine have already unveiled one video for their powerful tune, "Lover to Lover," the darkly stripped-back live clip that surfaced in January, but the English powerhouse went in a much more cinematic direction when releasing an updated set of visuals, which premiered last Wednesday on Nowness. The gospel-tinged blastoff appears on the band's 2011 hit sophomore set, "Ceremonials," and is scheduled to be released on December 4th as their fifth single.
This song finds lead singer Florence Welch singing of hopping from "room to room, bed to bed." It was inspired by '60s Soul numbers such as "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." She explained to Mojo magazine: "It's me saying, 'I want to make a song just like this.' I was listening to lots of Marvin Gaye and lots of Otis Redding, and 'Lover To Lover' was me wanting to make a song I could imagine a male Soul singer doing. I was listening to a lot of Sam and Dave, as well." The arena-scale Motown of "Lover to Lover," is reminiscent of the Eurythmics at their most soulful.
Helmed by director Vincent Haycock, the dramatic new clip features shots of Welch in the throes of a tumultuous and disintegrating relationship with up-and-coming Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn as their lovers' quarrel escalates into something a little more darkly dramatic. "It was completely improvised," she said. "I had to think about things that I was actually angry and upset about. It is cathartic, but you have to literally let yourself go. Ben is so sweet and accommodating - afterwards he gave me this massive hug and made me feel so comfortable."
Beginning in a drab Los Angeles house and building to a cathartic gospel frenzy, the romance ends as the lovesick heroine disappears amid mist into the Pacific Ocean. The baroque pop chanteuse Welch playing a put-upon housewife who echoes the track's heart-aching refrain, and performs a Tale of American Heartbreak who sets a fire burning possessions and seeking her salvation and gets swallowed up by the ocean in a washed-out California beach town and according to Welch, the shoot was an emotional one: "It was the most intense experience because we shot the whole day before; I went back to the hotel, slept for three hours, woke up and dove into the sea."

Carly Rae Jepsen begs for more love "Curiosity"

Carly Rae Jepsen's unofficial and unreleased music video for the song "Curiosity" gets leaked online Saturday by some random fan for the viewing pleasure of everybody, and according to the description of the leak, the video was shelved because it was "too sexy" for the 27-year-old Canadian singer's new-found teen demographic. The sexy clip features Jepsen caught up in an affair, which is a stark contrast from her family-friendly videos for "This Kiss," and "Call Me Maybe."
The Ryan Stewart-produced "Curiosity," the second single and title track from her debut EP, is an amazingly upbeat strong pop track that draws influences from dance and synthpop. Lyrically, the track alludes to a girl who is poorly treated by a bad boy, but she can't get out of her mind, and begs for more of his love. The track came out differently to anything Jepsen would done previously - more poppy than her other folk-styled tunes. "I was singing it in the mic, to demo it out, with these guts that I didn't know I had," Jepsen recalled. "And it was exciting. It was like a braver version of me that I never had experimented with before, at least not out loud to people."
"Curiosity" brings the same lighthearted vibe while touching on a more personal note, and it encompasses the feelings of a girl fighting to keep her relationship alive while struggling with the ever-present curiosity of 'what ifs.' It received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics, who deemed it as similar to Jepsen's previous hit single, "Call Me Maybe" with heavy dance beats and catchy hooks. Her voice sings the highs and lows of love and everything that comes along with it.
The Colin Minihan directed clip opens with Jepsen meeting up a guy at his home. The house seems like a fantasy with its endless labyrinth of doors and hallways and supernatural occurrences. Jepsen wears a form-fitting red dress walking through the home, but is later seen clad in lingerie as she kisses her lover in the bedroom. It's not a fairytale ending for the two as a second woman gets involved. Finding out the boy of her eye in “Call Me Maybe” was gay made for a funny moment, but Jepsen seeing her man with another woman in “Curiosity” is heartbreaking. How could anyone cheat on sweet and humble Jepsen?