Monday, October 10, 2011

VIDEO TEASER: The Saturdays - My Heart Takes Over

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I've never really "got" The Saturdays, who come across to me as a rather basic version of Girls Aloud, who weren't all that interesting in the first place (bar their rather exceptional early singles). Still, they've had their fair share of hit singles so maybe I'm missing something and need to take some time out to delve into their back catalogue..

Be that as it may, their new album "On Your Radar" comes out November 21st and is preceded by current single "My Heart Takes Over", release digitally one week prior on November 13th. 

MUSIC VIDEO: Beyoncé - Countdown


As her pregnancy progresses, Beyoncé will be releasing a number of music videos to accompany all or most of the songs from her latest LP "4". In addition to two video edits of lead single "Run The World (Girls)", fans have already been graced with videos for follow-up single release "Best Thing I Never Had" and promotional release "1+1". A video has been shot for "Party" featuring Kanyé West and André 3000; life-long friend and "sister" Kelly Rowland appears alongside Beyoncé, as will rapper J Cole, who features on the upcoming official remix of the song and shot additional scenes for a remix video this past week. Lastly, the premiere of a preview indicates the video for "Love On Top" - confirmed as the next single in Australiua - will also follow shortly. 

With so much to look forward to (even if Bey's videos are notoriously low-budget, especially when done in bulk) I present to you the video for Beyoncé's latest single, "Countdown", which sees the diva doing full choreography despite a rather obvious baby bump. The visuals makes various references to art, fashion and dances of the past, with the most prominent nod being to the late Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face.

Probably not the smash hit she would benefit from at this point, but not bad at all.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

NEW MUSIC: Will.i.am. feat. Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger - Hard


Black Eyed Peas' frontman, rapper and producer Will.i.am enlists the vocal help of reigning latina diva Jennifer Lopez and rock legend Mick Jagger for club banger "Hard", which will serve as the lead single from his upcoming solo album, "Black Einstein". 

It's as awful as one would expect of any Will.i.am solo venture, but it's just possible that this will sell big on name alone (the name of the featured artists, that is). With a great video, who knows, it might just get played enough to catch on and become the huge solo hit which has remained elusive for Will thus far. 

Thursday, October 6, 2011

MUSIC VIDEO: Pixie Lott feat. Pusha T - What Do You Take Me For


British singer-songwriter and actress Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott has just unleashed the visual for her new single, "What Do You Take Me For", which features a rap cameo from Pusha T, best known as one-half of critically acclaimed American rap duo Clipse. 

The release follows up lead single "All About Tonight" which recently became Pixie's third UK Number 1 single. The song will be available for download on November 6th, one day before Pixie's upcoming second album "Young Foolish Happy", which will also feature collaborations with Stevie Wonder and John Legend. 

I'm undecided over the song itself - it's not exactly generic but not particularly memorable either. Pusha T's rap is equally throw-away. That said, Pixie looks fabulous and the actual video heavily channels Keri Hilson at her sexiest, a great look which seems to be working very well for Miss Lott. Enjoy below: 

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

MUSIC VIDEO: Cher Lloyd feat. Mike Posner - With Ur Love


The music video for Cher Lloyd & Mike Posner's collaboration "With Ur Love" is now out. 

Other than the fact "Swagger Jagger" topped the charts on it's first week, I think we can all agree it's better for all involved to just consider this [far better song] Cher's debut single. Just...yeah. Enjoy the cutesy video below:

Monday, October 3, 2011

NEW MUSIC: Bombs & Bottles - When The Lights Go Out


Bombs & Bottles is a young electro-pop artist/DJ/producer from New York. "When The Lights Go Out" is the first single taken from his upcoming 5-track EP titled "Tonight", which will be out sometime in the next few weeks. The EP "chronicles a night out on the town from both a man and woman's perspective, their chase through the club and a passionate fling at the end of the night and encompasses many musical genres from House, Pop, Electro and Dubstep" which all sounds very promising.

As male Pop vocalists go, Bombs & Bottles is sounding pretty darn promising - definitely one to bookmark for future reference. 'Lights' itself is certainly a damned good track and worth a few consecutive listens, which you can do below:

NEW MUSIC: Nick Cannon - Warning (Remix)


Rapper-presenter-businessman extraordinaire Nick Cannon continues to prove he's much more than just 'Mr Mariah Carey' with his remix of Uncle Murda's hard-hitting "Warning", which directly references nemesis and former Mariah-love interest Eminem, who dissed both Nick and Mariah in his explicit-ladden diss "The Warning" a while back. (The Warning itself was a response to Mariah's smash hit "Obsessed", which itself was a response to various Em tracks which referenced her and her husband).