Today's Pick

New York Housewife Countess LuAnn de Lesseps has taken her vanity-fueled foray into music one step further and now has something in common with Lady Gaga, a catchy dance music video for her first single, "Money Can't Buy You Class." The song has been described as Emily Post meets T-Pain. It's part singing, or at least an attempt at singing, and part spoken word. The Countess' number has a dance beat and imparts these pearls of wisdom about social behavior: Life is all about elegance and flair and savoir-faire; you don't have to be rich and famous to be unforgettable; it's not about where you're from, it's about what you've learned.
Money may not be able to buy you class, as de Lesseps sings, but it can buy her a music video, and see the "Real Housewives of New York City" star transform from reality TV personality to disco diva. The video was shot in the Midtown Manhattan club Covet, and de Lesseps loads up the video with plenty of man candy. "When I made the song, I had dancing in Saint-Tropez in mind," the Countess told People magazine. "I'm putting myself out there knowing that I won't always be perfect. And it's scary, but it's worth it. Let people talk about it." It is, and they are. "There's not really dancing," she said. "I just have very good looking men standing around. And it's about how money can't buy you class, so I'm taking money out of their pockets and throwing it onto the floor."
Raised in Connecticut by her Algonquin father and a French mother, de Lesseps knows firsthand that class is a state of mind, not a birthright. On her first trip to Europe, The Countess fell in love with the Italian lifestyle, and remained in Italy to model, eventually becoming a TV personality. After three years of absorbing continental manners and style, she began a fairy-tale romance with Alexandre Count de Lesseps, a French Aristocrat of the Suez Canal dynasty, and married into high society. The Countess is a living example that elegance, taste, and chic can be acquired. It is this sophistication that she hopes to share with her fans.
The sexy Supernanny dominatrix in the video was actually looks good! The Countess isn't an unattractive woman, but between the corsets, the hair extensions, and however it is they smoothed out her complexion, she looks like a Pussycat Doll's older sister rather than the dowager of the Real Housewives. As for the video itself, it has to be seen to be believed. Just like in the song, the Countess instructs a bunch of young men how to treat a lady. Here she acts it out by simultaneously schooling the boys and rubbing her ladybits all over them, including a scene where she lounges in bed with a group of barely-clad gentleman. It's all very "Express Yourself"-era Madonna but, you know, kinda creepy. The auto-tune has done what it can for the housewife.

The electro-synth pop artist LIGHTS premiered the official music video on MOD for the fourth single "Second Go" as featured on her intergalactic sonic debut album "The Listening," is out now in Canada, UK and the US. What does she means by intergalactic? The fairly small-sized, Canadian girl is try to find sounds that seem like they could have been plucked from Saturn's rings or a meteor belt. Equal parts fantastical/epic/beautiful/emotional.
Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. She is best known for her heavily synthesized dream pop music. She also seems to be quite creative through her videos and also comics on her site. The awesome LIGHTS has decided to show everyone her expert painting skills in her new messy, colorful, paint-splashed video "Second Go". Using a few methods ranging from throwing, lobbing, smearing, spraying, rolling and sloshing this video is also rumored to have originally been an audition for the next series of Changing Rooms, though unfortunately, she got turned down as they weren't happy with her choice of colors and the fact she didn't put any sheets down prior to starting.
If the recording artist known as LIGHTS ever offers to paint your house or apartment for free, make sure you watch her new music video before saying yes. Just a word to the wise. As you'll see in the "Second Go" video, which we're pleased to be streaming exclusively right here after the jump. She just wonders around white surroundings painting everything with color, poetic, beautiful, and amazing. The Canadian electro singer has some slightly unorthodox ideas about interior decoration.
"Second Go" follows "Savior," "The Listening," and "Ice." The 23-year-old singer filmed the whole splattery video, directed by Sean Michael Turrell, was shot in one single take. Looks like a fun shoot! If you missed LIGHTS on her recent stint touring the country with sincere synth-pop compadre Owl City, you can catch her this summer at select Lilith Fair dates.

With only a few days after music video for fourth US single "Rockstar 101" made its debut, another clip for Barbadian singer Rihanna's third international single "Te Amo" has exclusively sneaked out from Germany, and it definitely keeps with the "Rated R" theme. The four-minute steamy visual takes a look at the "Unfaithful" hitmaker in intimate scenes with dark-haired French supermodel Laetitia Casta and getting close to the Spanglish tune.
The daring scenes portray the heterosexual Barbadian singer as a leather clad dominatrix, kissing and striking suggestive poses with Laetitia Casta. The 22-year-old singer is seen sharing steamy scenes and romancing her on-screen same-sex lover while wearing lacy lingerie in the video which has not been officially shown in the US. The lyrics for the song "Te Amo" are about sapphic desires for a woman.
The new song "Te Amo" (English: "I Love You") is about a sexualized encounter between Rihanna and co-star Laetitia Casta, who gets hot and heavy with Rihanna. So you knew that angle was going to be played up in this video. I quite like the castle/pleasure dungeon theme of the video and the lighting creates a nice mood to fit the song. "Te Amo" is a personal album highlight so it's already much better to me than "Rockstar 101" in that regard. Digital Spy stating that "After the rather explicit 'Rude Boy' campaign, Rihanna's taking a well-deserved break from titillating the blokes here - only to find herself the object of another lady's affections. One of her Rated R LP's less menacing moments, 'Te Amo' finds La Fenty grappling with her sexuality over some irresistible, latin-infused Stargate beats."
The Anthony Mandler-directed video was shot late of April at the grounds of the 15th century castle of the Chateau de Vigny, which is located just outside Paris, when the Barbadian songstress stayed in town for her Last Girl on Earth tour. It shows Rihanna in a colorful floral maxi dress and a black lacy basque. "About to drop Te Amo... Really proud of what we did," Mandler tweeted about the video shoot, "Thanks to all of Rihanna's fans for the long list of suggestions... we're gonna follow our instincts and give you guys something special..." The clip's soft lighting and red hue give off a "Moulin Rouge" vibe, matching the song's sexy undertone.

Sometimes the apple don't fall far from the tree, and thus seems to be with the case with Harper Simon, son of Paul Simon. Quite thankfully. There are hurdles enough in staking a claim as a singer songwriter in your own right without being the son of a living legend. It seems Simon has done his share of drifting in the past, but this was no easy vanity record dropped, just because he could. It wasn't all simple as a bee/as a melody in C as he sings in this song, but a long journey to this point for a man now in his late 30's and fresh from a tumultuous past. The first Simon's video for "Wishes and Stars," directed by Joshua Leonard, off his self-titled debut album, which is a study in contrasts, dropped at the end of last year on [PIAS] Recordings.
Simon co-wrote this winning melancholy ballad "Wishes and Stars" with the poet Ben Okri. There are more wishes than stars. That's just a tremendous line and a hard truth more recognized today than it was back when Simon's pops released Graceland and we were all bopping around to "You Can Call Me Al" in our PJ's. All along, there were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations. But don't let it get you down. In the end, "Wishes and Stars" is just coming to terms with this as we all do, and we're all right. Just look at that old guy, the motel owner at the end. That's John Perry Barlow, who used to write lyrics for the Grateful Dead. Those are all various friends of Simon's you see, actors, artists, writers. The clown that looks like he might lose it any minute is Money Mark best known for his dope keyboard work on Beastie Boys records.
Between the spare acoustic ballads, psychedelic jazz ballads and country and western, it is the closest to the concept of Cosmic Americana. Simon emerges on the scene as a substantial new artist and one who possesses a sophisticated voice, seriousness of purpose and a boundless appreciation for American music. "Wishes And Stars" showcases Simon's inherent ability to pen beautiful lyrics and straightforward Americana tune. His songs are melodically and intimate in theme, yet, a study in form. Simon's debut is intriguing and fantastic. "The long playing album is the great artistic medium invented in the second half of the 20th century, [it's] not just ten songs thrown together randomly. It has an arc. It has a structure," Simon says. "It is the attempt to make ten songs that are all as good as each other, and fit together in a seamless whole. Long playing albums like Sgt Peppers, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Pet Sounds, Blonde On Blonde, Sticky Fingers -- these albums have helped define our culture."
I'm so pleased about that and his desire to craft an album, something those of us in our 30's (and 40's) tend to covet more than most. I'm only just stumbling across some of his stuff now, but it's all majorly fantastic. Simon has a soft, acoustic, almost vintage, folk sound. In fact, he sounds a lot like his dad, but he definitely manages to make this sounds his own. "Wishes And Stars" is a beautiful, pop-folk tune, and I think this album has the real potential to make an impact, Enjoy!

R&B crooner Trey Songz usually leaves the ladies hot and bothered with his steamy videos, but the "I Invented Sex" singer tugs at his fans' hearts in a different way, and he's passing out the tissues to go along with his love and war new video, "Yo Side of the Bed," which is the seventh track taken from Songz's 2009 Gold-certified album "Ready," premiered Wednesday exclusively on Essence.com. The tearjerker co-stars Keri Hilson as his wife and the mother of his infant daughter. The couple's prefect life is turned upside down when she is deployed to war and has to leave him with their daughter.
The Yolande Geralds directed video opens with a question about how long the two have been together with lyrics, "Well, if you count the time it took to get her on a date with me," Songz replies, "three years and seven or eight months." The video then flashes back to when they met: Hilson is jogging by Songz, who is seated on a park bench. Hilson is seen decked out in workout gear and a cap, adorned with the insignia of the US Army.
The track sends out a powerful and emotional message of love. "She's in the military and has been called to go on a war," Songz explained on the character that his collaborator is tackling in the video. Sadness and all the emotional feelings experienced by the on-screen couple, especially Songz when he has to come to terms with her departure, are explored in this new video.
Their lives are turned upside-down as Songz struggles to raise his daughter alone and Hilson visibly is missing her family while she goes into combat. Sadly, there's no happy ending in this tragic tale. This was a well thought out video with a great concept because things like that happen every day, right now. It's sad, but it's reality.

Just had her 36th birthday on Sunday, the country crossover artist Jewel Kilcher released the new video on CMT for her latest second single, "Satisfied," off her upcoming ninth studio album "Sweet and Wild," which is slated for release on June 8 via Valory Music Group.
Kicking off her set with no one watching, Jewel takes the center stage of empty War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville in Peter Zavadil directed video. While the country music singer who wears cream tube dress is delivering her verses, as the video progresses, people begin one by one to enter the auditorium to see her performance, and gradually become happier after listening to the song's uplifting message. The song is yet to be released to radio but the video gives fans a great look at the beauty and elegance of Jewel.
Backed by shakers and a piano melody, Jewel sings about "Letting someone know you love them, while you can." "My husband (Ty Murray) and I have talked a lot about what is happiness and what makes a person happy," she told The Tennessean about what inspired her to write the song. "It's funny because I feel like we all are interested in happiness, but I feel like very few of us sit down to actually see how much we're doing in our day lends to our happiness. It also seems like when you're a kid you have all these goals about what you want your life to become. Now when you accomplish those goals, you have to re-evaluate and see if they are making you happy because what makes a person feel satisfied might be different than what you thought."
Jewel looking as beautiful and as graceful as ever releases her latest music video for her new song "Satisfied" and it is truly an amazingly sweet love song. "Satisfied" is a song that everyone can relate to and it is so good to hear her angelic voice singing a new song. "Satisfied" is clean, soft and filtered through a prism of commercialism. "Satisfied" is a sweet little sliver of hope, professionally crafted and sung by one of music's most identifiable (and gifted) voices. It's definitely more country-ish then some of her previous songs. It has a beautiful melody and her vocals work so well with it. That's quite an achievement, all things considered–though probably not the one she was aiming for.

In between performing on her international tour and hitting the party circuit with her friends, the Bajan superstar Rihanna's hotly anticipated new music video for new single "Rockstar 101" has premiered a little early but not on Vevo. The song "Rockstar 101" on which legendary rocker Slash collaborated is the fourth single off of Rihanna's latest album, "Rated R." The video is a dark theme not her best but still quite frisky and dark. It shows off the Barbadian songstress channeling her collaborator Slash by wearing his signature top hat, long curly wig and strumming an electric guitar. In addition, the Barbados can be also seen rocking it out with Travis Barker (Blink-182)'s battery while dressed in a bold latex outfit and wearing a red wig inspired by the Crazy Horse dancers.
Beside readying "Rockstar 101" music video, Rihanna is also preparing to release a a video for her next international Stargate-produced single, "Te Amo." She filmed the visuals at a 16th century castle of Vigny in the suburbs of Paris, France when staying in the country for the European leg of her Last Girl on Earth tour. Both songs are taken from Rihanna's 2009 studio album "Rated R". The music video for "Rockstar 101" is directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also did Rihanna's "Hard" and "Rude Boy" videos, and "Te Amo" clip is directed by Anthony Mandler with French supermodel Laeticia Casta making a cameo appearance.
The 22-year-old will be channeling several different looks though maintaining to stay sexy and keeps taking the "Rated R" theme and pushes it to new extremes as she really leaves little to the imagination in this black and white homage to the rockstar lifestyle. The imagery suits the song well and Rihanna certainly looks fierce in all aspects of the word, but it's a little too late after it's been the same thing in all of her videos from this era. All in all, it's certainly an interesting watch, but goodness would I have much rather she done one for "Fire Bomb."
Rihanna succeeds in executing the cockiness and attitude that this record boasts and you have just got to love the Slash impersonation. "Rockstar 101" was performed on American Idol on April 7 and it will officially impact both Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on June 1. The song is being used for the new CW show "Nikita," which will debut in the fall of 2010. Within the context of "Rated R," the intensely chilly, distant feel of the song works, but it is difficult to see "Rockstar 101" endearing itself to a wide spectrum of pop fans listening to the radio.

With a charming personality and an ear for some catchy tunes, Kellie Pickler has managed to move from American Idol runner-up to gold-selling recording artist on country radio for 19/BNA Records. Her three previous singles from her self-titled sophomore album have all managed to get inside the Top 20 with her 'duet' with BFF and tour partner Taylor Swift and now she's following it up with song that really recalls something that Pickler's idol Dolly Parton might have recorded. The blonde beauty's fourth single "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again," is about finding true love. Pickler choses a 1940s era theme to bring "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" to life. Pickler has visited the Persian Gulf and other locations in support of the military.
"Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" is an up-tempo song, featuring a production with prominent electric guitar. The song's female narrator describes being in love and despite being told that it will fade, she finds the love rejuvenating every moment she spends with him, as if he's "makin' [her] fall in love again" each time. In an interview with The Boot, Pickler felt the song was a reflection of her current relationship. Pickler looks at her latest single as a blessing, because it was one that came in under the radar and was close to being too late to make her album. "This was the last song that we recorded for the album," she explains. "It just barely made it. We were ready to send it off to be mastered and to get it ready to be packaged for the shelves, but ["Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"] just made it barely. I was actually surprised how it did make it on there. I'm glad it did... It completed the record."
The music video, which was directed by Roman White, was filmed in Los Angeles in April, and premiered on GAC on May 14, and May 17 on CMT. In the video, Pickler is shown surrounded by members of the USO, and performing in various outfits that resemble fashions of the 1940s. The video's concept was chosen by Pickler, because she felt the 1940s celebrated the female figure: "I don't feel there was a pressure to be skinny and so deathly looking as what the pressure is now. The women were more 'womanly'-looking. They had curves. They had beautiful fair skin. It was just more natural."
Written by James Slater, Karyn Rochelle and Shane Stevens, "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again" has a catchy melody, a vocal that finds Pickler completely invested in the lyrics she's singing, as if she truly is falling in love over and over with her man. It's a song that anyone in a great relationship will relate to while it also is the kind of relationship people really want to find themselves in. Perfect for the lighter, feel-good summer radio playlists, the song has the potential to be Pickler's biggest hit to date and it could really give her some great traction at both radio and sales.

To celebrate the release of the DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After" Motion Picture soundtrack collection on May 18 and the movie Shrek The Final Chapter in 3D hits theaters this Friday, the exclusive new video for the new song "Darling I Do" has just premiered on Myspace! Tens of millions of Shrek fans around the world are counting down the days until Friday's premiere. "Shrek Forever After," is the fourth and last installment of the animated powerhouse Shrek franchise. The Oscar-winning animated series has grossed over $2 billion in worldwide box office since its launch in 2001, and its previous three feature film soundtrack albums have sold nearly 4 million copies in the US alone!
The single "Darling I Do" was written and performed by Unsigned singer-songwriter Lucy Schwartz and RCA artist Landon Pigg, off the Shrek Forever After Soundtrack. They are starting a trend of mixing music into their movie dealings. In this great new video, the song transforms both singer's rehearsal studio into Shrek's magical forest - the perfect setting for love to bloom. The duo also recently performed the song on The Tonight Show.
Like its three predecessors, the new "Shrek Forever After" soundtrack album will be a savvy cross-generational mix of tunes by new and established artists. In addition to "Darling I Do," the Shrek Forever After Soundtrack also features tracks from The Carpenters, Scissor Sisters, Lionel Ritchie, and Weezer's cover of "I'm a Believer," as well as appearances by all your favorite Shrek characters. It is available now for download on iTunes, with physical copies sold exclusively at Walmart.
After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws' kingdom, whats an ogre to do? Well, if you're Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Whats happened to this ogre's roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

Former America's Got Talent contestant and Limelight Spotlight alum, Alexis Jordan has just premiered a very adorable music video on VEVO for her debut single, "Happiness." The 18-year-old powerhouse is the newest face to emerge from the arsenal of talent, who was once told she's an amazing singer by the one and only Simon Cowell, is bringing us to her fantasy world in her new video with fun, colorful animations and, of course, the ethereal dance beat for "Happiness."
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Jordan embodies the new spirit of America with her rich cultural background that includes her father's Puerto Rican heritage and her mother's African American, Native American and European ancestry. On her first single "Happiness," she belts out a dance song about self-joy and empowerment over Stargate's up-tempo track. "I want to be really positive, no cussing, none of that," says Jordan. "I'm a young artist and I want to be a role model. A lot of songs are upbeat, and some are ballads. There's a little bit of that country vibe in it, and a little bit of that reggae vibe. My album really has everything."
After appearing on the Simon Cowell produced T.V. competition, America's Got Talent, and making it all the way to the semi-finals, Jordan racked up millions of views on her YouTube page doing covers of other songs. Stargate, the multi-platinum, award-winning production and writing team, contacted Jordan and flew her out to New York and signed to Jay-Z and super-producing duo StarGate's StarRoc/RocNation imprint distributed through Sony. On her debut single "Happiness," produced by Stargate, who wrapped her powerful pipes in a slick pop sheen, the South Carolina songstress belts out her affection for one lucky boy over an easy, breezy tune designed for the dance floor.
Now that the newest signee Jordan has had the chance to work with some of the industry's most sought after hit makers, she is getting ready to release her genre-crossing debut album which is a universal collection of songs that not only displays her tremendous voice, but also conveys the constructive message she feels is missing in mainstream music today.

Finally, the "Twilight" universe's favorite band is back, as if Stephenie Meyer and the creative minds behind the big-screen vampire franchise would have it any other way. The English alternative rock band Muse is making it three-for-three when it comes to the vampire movie soundtracks, contributing the lead single "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" off the upcoming third film of "The Twilight Saga, Eclipse." And now they've premiered the brand new video on MTV for the song.
The song was first announced on Stephenie Meyer's official website. BBC Radio 1 aired the full song on Monday, May 17 during Zane Lowe's show, accompanied by an interview with band's lead vocals Matt Bellamy, who explained that the song was written after he split with his long-term girlfriend at the end of 2009, and was based on his feelings at the beginning of their relationship. While Muse featured on the Twilight and New Moon soundtracks previously (with "Supermassive Black Hole" in Twilight and a special remix of "I Belong to You" in New Moon), this marks the second time the band has produced the lead single for a movie.
Their sound is a blend of alternative rock, classical music, electronica, metal, spanish guitars, and progressive rock. Usually they use the bass line as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody, the bass has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main tune and play higher notes. Another peculiarity is Muse's piano style in many of their songs; their music has been inspired by the works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, and has thus resulted in a fusion of Romantic style with modern rock.
If there's one piece that's usually been lacking in the Muse puzzle, it's been a truly memorable video. They've obviously got plenty of bucks to spend on such promos, and the clips usually look good. In Anthony Mandler directed new video, the band plays in front of oversize screens, colored lights glow and mix around them and snippets of Edward, Bella and Jacob flash across the screen. The video doesn't show us a ton of fresh footage, but we do get a sense of story elements set to the tune of a brooding, epic rock song. The 'Eclipse' soundtrack album is due on June 8 and the movie hits theaters on June 30.

The Nebraska-based Christian indie pop rock band Remedy Drive have just premiered the latest music video on Ransom.TV for their new Coldplay-esque single "Rescue," from their new "Daylight Is Coming" project, features footage shot in downtown Nashville before the recent flood left the historic area devastated. "If you've seen Remedy Drive live, you can't help but be struck by the band's energy and passion," said Kevin Adamson, producer for Ransom.tv. "Those are two components we really tried to capture in the video for 'Rescue.' The song is a perfect fit for Ransom.tv because of its rich lyrics and its creative approach to sharing the band's faith."
Christian music's rising rock act, Remedy Drive is a four-piece, four-brother(David, Philip, Paul, and Daniel Zach) band that has been cranking out their own brand of music as a full time indie for the past seven years, while becoming a west coast and Midwest audience favorite. Like most brothers, they had their fair share of squabbles growing up. And with no television at home to distract them, the boys had few other outlets for their energies. Fortunately, they found common ground in their love of music. In fact, the first time they heard a guitar solo, they say it "made them feel alive." And for four brothers who listened to a steady diet of Keith Green, it was a revelation that ended up having a profound effect on their future.
Lyrically speaking, the guys find inspiration in the everyday and always have a pocket-sized notebook nearby to jot down new observations. "I want our listeners to be involved with everything we do in Remedy Drive, our music should reflect real life," Daniel says. David adds, "We're all getting sold this lie that the stuff we own can make you happy and validate who you are. We want to sing about something permanent, something real that'll never burn out or fade away. Ultimately, we want to give our listeners hope."
One of the most refreshing qualities about Remedy Drive's work is its desire to provide food for thought without all the candy coating. Although Remedy Drive is readying the release of their debut effort on Word Records, these guys are no rookies to making music. With a list of indie releases already under their belts, the all-brother band hooked up with artist/producer Ian Eskelin for their label debut, which helps bring out the best elements of the band's piano-driven pop rock sound.

American pop rock band from Colorado, OneRepublic have finally unveiled the third version of music video directed by Chris Sims for the second single "Secrets" from band's latest second studio album, "Waking Up." It follows a girl who is waiting for her love interest in a restaurant. A live performance scene, featured on the previously-premiered clip, is also included in it. That means the random movie scenes have been replaced by slightly less random scenes that actually involve some of the band members, but the rest of the video is the same.
The music video's first appearance on German TV was on October 16, 2009. It shows the band playing their instruments and Lead singer Ryan Tedder singing. Furthermore, it features scenes from the film "Zweiohrküken." There is also a second version of the video, which was actually a promo for the premiere of the sixth season of TV series "Lost." This version has takes from the original video, with the band playing on a studio, mixed with scenes from the series. "We used strings and some organic hip hop drums. Probably the most fun to play in our set as well," bassist Brent Kutzle commented on the song.
The string-heavy ballad song rocketed up the German and Austrian airplay charts and as of October 27 has hit No.1 on the iTunes chart in Germany. The song was released in the US iTunes Store on November 3, 2009. The song has had moderate success, staying at the top of the iTunes Rock chart for the week following its release. The song was also included in a promotional video for the upcoming third season of "In Plain Sight" of USA Network. The song was recently featured in the end of the 14th episode from the third season of "Gossip Girl" titled "The Lady Vanished."

The Belton, Texas-based heavy rock quintet Flyleaf has released their fifth music video for the fifth track "Sorrow," on their self-titled studio album, "Flyleaf." The video, directed by Jake Davis, features the quintet dressed up and rocking out in a Broadway musical type theme.
The American rock band formed in 2000 when frontwoman Lacey Mosley tried out a string of the dark, hard-edged songs she consistently wrote as a brooding teen on drummer James Culpepper. Following their self-titled 2005 release of "Flyleaf," the band did what they do best and toured heavily on the festival circuit, and were even voted Yahoo's Who's Next band in March 2006, and were also named MTV's artist of the week on December 24, 2007.
"A flyleaf is the blank page at the front of a book," explains Mosley, Flyleaf's vocalist. "It's the dedication page, the place you write a message to someone you're giving a book to. And, that's kind of what our songs are — personal messages that provide a few moments of clarity before the story begins."
The music video displays the band playing on a dark stage. The video intercuts between the band performing and lead singer Mosley walking around a theater and preparing for a show that she is about to perform. At the end of the music video, Mosley is shown handcuffed and thrown into a tank as part of a magic trick in front of a crowd of people. The crowd then looks on in horror as Mosley is shown struggling and apparently drowning in the tank until she is pulled out.
Flyleaf have always worn their hearts on their sleeves. In fact, there's a raw and real honesty at the core of every song that the band's written from their debut "Flyleaf" to their latest offering,
"Memento Mori." Flyleaf have evolved immensely since their debut, and their story continues to inspire fans worldwide. Right now, the band's in the midst of their "Unite & Fight Tour" alongside 10 Years and Fair to Midland. "Unite & Fight" means a lot to the quintet, and they decided to tell us all about it backstage at the tour's Anaheim California stop.

Céline Dion... It's almost enough to say her name and there's an instant hit. But when she's singing the enchanting "Alone," she's unstoppable... Dion's beautiful single "Alone" is very spiritual to listen to as her fine vocals exude such a depth of feeling, delivering the meaning behind the poignant lyrics in a way that will leave them resonating in your heart and mind. But you can't help thinking that she wouldn't have to try too hard to get any red-blooded male alone!
Dion's "Alone" is a power ballad cover of the Heart classic with an ambient twist and is produced by Ben Moody (formerly of Evanescence), it became a worldwide hit in 1987. The song was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the UK from her 2007 critically-acclaimed Top 5 platinum studio album "Taking Chances." "Alone" was also covered in the 2009 TV series "Glee" and included on the Glee: The Music, Volume 1. Fabulous notes, great song, terrific music! there is something of the mystique of Dion with "Alone." Pure and simple. And wonderful.
"Alone" induces so many cringes that you'll need a dozen Botox jabs to clear the wrinkles from your face after listening to it. With horrendous lyrics that sound like they were nicked from a Hallmark Valentine's Day card ("But the secret is still my own, and my love for you is still unknown... alone") and Dion showing off her spine-chilling holler in all its terrifying glory, this track is the aural equivalent of a train wreck. Even if she sells another 200 million records, it won't justify this charmless monstrosity.
French-Canadian singer has always been one of those talented singers who cannot fail to be noticed. Rising from humble beginnings in the small town of Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion became one of the biggest international stars in pop music history, selling more than 100 million albums worldwide. Dion's longest tenure on the pop charts would come in 1997, when she recorded "My Heart Will Go On," the theme song for James Cameron's blockbuster movie "Titanic." The song became omnipresent on the radio as "Titanic" fever swept the world, and by then, Dion had the power to gather a supporting cast of stars, and bring her a whole new world of fans.
Although Dion has been performing in her record-breaking Las Vegas engagement for the past five years, which has been documented on the DVD "A New Day: Live in Las Vegas," it has been close to ten years since she last toured the globe. But if there's just one certainty in this uncertain world, it is that Dion will never cease to be loved and will never be Alone...

After a decade of silence, the English soul and R&B group Sade is back, and have a new music video debuted to support their latest second single "Babyfather," from Sade's comeback sixth platinum-plus studio album, "Soldier of Love." Released in February this year, the album is a chart topper. Filled with ten new materials, it ruled Billboard Hot 200 for three consecutive weeks. "I've had my ups and downs in the years between these albums. That's partly why I'm able to write songs that people in some way can hear. I express feelings, real feelings," Sade commented on her songwriting. Everyone loves Sade! She's such an incredible talent. In her latest video, she shows that she not only has the vocal chops, but the presence on screen to make things happen.
In this reggae-flavored number, band's frontwoman Sade Adu sings of a male figure who can be the father of a woman's child and a strong male role model, without necessary being a lifemate. Adu told People that "Babyfather" is "about how great it is to be a parent, what a great honor and privilege that is, and what a terrible thing that is to waste. As long as you feel good about yourself, you can be a good parent, and then it becomes an endless fruitful cycle," she says. As for the sound of the new song, "I wanted it to sound quite rough and scrappy, not too honed," says the 51-year-old Grammy-winning singer. "The beginning," says Sade, "feels like the ice cream van coming down the street."
The music video, which features people wearing bright-colored outfits and initially slaps the viewer in the face with such vibrant colors in a great way, is directed by Sophie Muller, who also took the picture for the single's cover art and Beyoncé's "Deja Vu" video. It's amazing how Sade just do things on their own time, and it features Adu takes on the role of a pure housewife, who is doing her daily household chores from cooking to washing dishes to doing the laundry in what seems to be a neighborhood of peace. The video is so clean and reminds us that there can still be good in the world, seriously as corny as that sounds. Anyway, the dub/reggae sounds on here are a welcome change of pace from the darker, stark elements of Soldier of Love's eponymous single.

The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato just released their new music video for the track, "It's On," off the TV-movie "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" soundtrack Friday on Disney Channel. The Brandon Dickerson directed video gives fans a glimpse on what they'll see in the upcoming movie, and also showing Lovato and popular hip-hop artist Matthew 'Mdot' Finley go head to head. Choreographed by the movie's Rosero McCoy, it's the first-ever concept music video from the leading channel for kids, tweens and families.
The new video, features Lovato and the three Brothers rock out with the rest of the cast of Camp Rock 2, was made just after they wrapped the Disney movie "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," which will premiere September 3 on Disney Channel, the guys say that the video perfectly encapsulates the vibe of the sequel. "We shot [the video] back in September, October, and it was a great experience," Joe Jonas told MTV News at the Young Hollywood Awards on Thursday night. "We were able to get back with the cast, and the video was really fun. Joe added that the video, which was directed by Brandon Dickerson, will give fans a taste of what they will see in the flick. "It has a lot of pieces to the puzzle to what people will see when the movie does come out," he said. "I think it's also a little something of what people are going to see when we go out on tour."
"The video is a really cool concept," Kevin Jonas continued. "It takes on the aspect of the music and just the intensity, the high energy of what the song is. What's cool is just the passion of all the people who are singing." Nick explained that it was a bit of a high-intensity shoot since they filmed "It's On" at night. "It was good. It was a long night. We shot it overnight, 'cause we wrapped the movie with night shoots so from basically 10 [at night] to 10 in the morning every day [we shot the movie]," he said. "And after the movie wrapped, we shot the video, so we had to stay on that schedule. We stayed up all night and then [had] a flight on the next day. It was [an experience] we'll never forget."
The movie's soundtrack, meanwhile, will be made available for purchase nationwide on July 27 on Walt Disney Records with 15 original songs that span hip-hop, pop/rock and dance, and is the biggest, broadest music yet for a Disney Channel Original Movie. In support of the TV movie and the theme songs, Jonas Brothers will be going on a tour with their co-stars beginning July 27 in Dallas, Texas. In addition, the band along with Lovato will perform on "Good Morning America" this coming Tuesday, May 18.

The British Soulful, R&B-influenced pop vocalist Pixie Lott has released the music video for her latest single "Turn It Up," which is scheduled to be released on June 7. The Cutfather and Jonas Jeburg-produced track serves as the title track and and the fifth single released from her debut Platinum-selling hit debut album.
The uptempo song "Turn It Up" itself has had a make-over, taking a relatively simple, and very enjoyable ballad and synthed it up, as well as throwing a few other production tricks into the mix. It may lose the subtleties of the original, but delivers that "big" Summer sound that radio loves, and it's now officially the cheeriest song about breaking up and moving on known to man.
The 19-year-old songstress rocks a figure-hugging black mini dress which is embellished with cream tassles in her newly-premiered video, which was shot in Los Angeles on April 17, and premiered on May 6. The video is literal of the songs lyrics, it's fresh and fun just in time for summer. It features Lott walking the back streets of Los Angeles whilst singing, before cutting to several different scenes on rooftops of Lott singing and dancing during sunrise and sunset. The theme of the video depicts Lott attempting to reconcile with her former lover who refuses to answer her calls. Ultimately, the two end up back in each others arms.
It's been a more than a year since I first laid my ears on this English gal, despite kicking off her pop career with two No.1 singles, debut single "Mama Do" and follow-up single "Boys and Girls," consecutive efforts have peaked lower in the charts. Now she sets her eyes into releasing a fifth single, and title one, which turn it up for the people that say "We're moving on and we'll be okay." This new single proves that she is here to stay. And she's got a long and winding road ahead of her.

The R&B songbird Alicia Keys premiered a music video with a message attached through Vevo and on BET for the song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)," off her recently released "Element of Freedom" album, which debuted at No.2 when it was released in last December and has since gone platinum in the US. The track was initially scheduled to be the fifth single but will now impact as the fourth single whilst "Put It in a Love Song," Keys' colorful collaboration with Beyoncé will impact Summer.
Keys is known to be more than just a music artist when it comes to human interests. The "No One" singer is very involved in the relief efforts in Africa, has been for years, with her non-profit organization, Keep A Child Alive, under her belt. She decided to tackle a new area of focus that although has evolved throughout the decades, still remains a hot topic, interracial relationships, which in the 1950s may have been life-threatening, but by the 1980s they were increasingly common.
The standout song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" is an emotional ballad describing the feelings that go into loving someone who is either off-limits or looked down on by others' beliefs and still following through with your heart. It starts out moody and evocative but ends up floundering in its own dreary atmosphere. The singer/pianist goes from entertaining puppy love to confessing deeper emotions. "You give me a feeling that I've never felt before, it's becoming something that's impossible to ignore," Keys sings nervously over extended piano strokes. She finally builds up the courage to share a serious desire with her lover atop a building, thumping beat. For an artist who has built her career on songs about love, lust and heartache, Keys has never sounded quite as vulnerable and exposed as she does here.
The Grammy winner filmed the music video in Los Angeles with director Jake Nava, who previously told Rap-Up: "Alicia is a true artist and I was very pleased that she was brave enough to go with this unusual concept. Together I believe we have done something new and important." The songstress takes on the issue of forbidden love and interracial dating through the past and present in the powerful clip, and as Keys told Rap Up magazine, "The promo clip will highlight the past and present stigmas surrounding the subject." This fits in well with the song's meaning and is a very graphic detail of race relations in the 1950's and helping to portray the pain Keys is going through with her love affair in the song. In all, this video is really DEEP!

The Brooklyn-based band Wakey!Wakey! and The Family Records released the music video for "Light Outside," one of my favorite tunes off their extraordinary sophomore LP, "Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You" last month. The beautifully filmed video stirs you to action, and has an expected emotional appeal and was, interestingly enough, co-directed by the actors in the video, Andrew and Carissa Gallo of VsTheBrain.
"Light Outside" is a really beautiful song that combines so many nice music elements including Piano, Violin, Bass and Drums to create a wonderful sound. The song starts out with a really cool piano part combined with the powerful voice of the lead singer, Mike Grubbs. Aside from playing everyone's favorite musically-inclined bartender on The CW's "One Tree Hill," Grubbs is also the frontman of Brooklyn chamber pop outfit Wakey!Wakey! in real life.
I think we all could write some great material if we poured out our hearts about something we regretted not saying to someone that we cared about. "Light Outside" are one of the songs that have a sad undertone to them, and the sad ones are what really pull me in. The video is also got a nice build up and a pretty sweet. Grubbs's voice is like a smoke alarm in the dead of night: huge, dominant, unable to be ignored, maybe even life-saving. His singing commanded the room, but his songs resonated for more reasons than just the one. If you have ever been broken by love, the lyrics will tear at your heartstrings, yet leave you wanting more.
Speaking of standing out, Wakey!Wakey! made their presence known over the past couple years by finding a perfect balance between crowd-pleasing pop and art-damaged indie rock. Wakey!Wakey! are bringing their ever-impressive live show to The Bowery Ballroom on May 20 for a headlining show. Grubbs also will be doing weekly live performance streams on Facebook on Mondays at 8 PM, up through May 17.

Tamar Kaprelian has just premiered the official music video for her first single "New Day," will appear on her debut album, "Sinner Or A Saint," she has culminated a library of original music, which grows daily in the melodic journey that will bring her project to fruition, due out July 13 on Interscope Records. She calls the album a coming-of-age record that chronicles her life, relationships, and her utter determination to create an album that is real and true to herself, both personally and artistically. In video, the rising star take her piano through beautiful fields and forests in the ultimate fairytale setting.
Kaprelian has started writing songs from her early childhood, and wrote on her MySpace page that she has been influenced by classic Disney films as a child, but her true love for music came out after discovering Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. The 22-years-old recently has buzzed the music world with her latest released song "New Day." She has been writing since she was just fourteen years old and hopes to send a profoundly positive message with "New Day." She says, it's "about struggling, persevering, and being in a situation where you don't know how you’re gonna dig yourself out of it. And at the end of it, life is like a road—you don't stop in the middle of it. I really want people to listen to this record and get a sense of hope from it."
Kaprelian's big break came after winning the OneRepublic "Apologize" Cover Contest in March 2008, and and soon landed herself a contract with band's label. No doubt she have been brought up in a very peaceful environment, as her song lyrics are really different and classic. Kaprelian wrote her songs mainly over piano, and her songs are hopeful, honest, light and attractive. She describes her music as "thought provoking, hopeful, playful, and honest." Her unique style of piano driven pop-rock has surfaced as a distinctively inventive sound unfamiliar to today's typical model. Fans of MTV's 'The Hills' might recognize Kaprelian's single "New Day" which was featured prominently in the Season Five finale. Get to know this rising star in an intimate, acoustic performance of the song where she shares a little more about her music.

IFC premieres the video on Tuesday night for Texas-based musician and artist Bob Schneider's "40 Dogs (Like Romeo & Juliet)," based on the novel by Nick Hornby, apparently, and the first single off Schneider's latest eleventh solo album "Lovely Creatures," directed by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, the critically acclaimed director of Sin City, Grindhouse and From Dusk Till Dawn. The song has received significant national radio play. The music promo was filmed in Austin, and is an ironic romantic encounter between two people who represent different lifestyles, described simply as digital and analog.
Schneider and Rodriguez were two local legends destined to cross paths in Austin, the chilled-out city they love to call home. Naturally, when they finally did, a breezy, fast and loose music video was the result. For "40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)," Rodriguez took a weekend off from his wild post-production schedules on "Predators" and "Machete," called up actress Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) in the lead female role playing opposite Schneider, is an ironic romantic encounter between two people who represent different lifestyles, described simply as digital and analog. The concept seems to focus on the generation gap between both, who appear to be in a May-December romance. He's an analog man and she is a digital girl. Those familiar with Austin will surely notice landmarks.
For nearly ten years, Schneider has performed a Monday night residency at the Saxon Pub, an intimate and legendary venue on South Lamar. There are always new songs that are played for the first time or new arrangements of classics that are tested. The show often begins with acoustic, somber and introspective songs and eventually gives way to storytelling, raunchy rock and comedic breaks. But anything goes, really. And, that is exactly what the audience loves about Schneider. His repertoire covers a spectrum of musical styles: mambo, rap, blues, country, Latin, swing, soul, even bluegrass. All done with the aplomb of a virtuoso of any one of those musical genres. We've always had our suspicions about Austin's most-loved artist. It's all red balloons and cupcakes until you tell Schneider how you really feel about his music.

Former 'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee has released an accompanying music video for the new version of her single "Terrified" with a somewhat unlikely duet partner: "Chuck" star Zachary Levi. The video for their collaboration was released Friday on Vevo, and while it doesn't sound all that different from the song as it appears on her album "Unbroken" with Jason Reeves. What's impressive, though, is that Levi is not only the sweetest super-spy geek on TV, but apparently he is also a great budding singer!
"Terrified" really is a cracking tune! McPhee is now re-releasing the tune as a duet with the delectable Levi. The song, which is available on iTunes, was originally was composed by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi and singer-songwriter Jason Reeves. McPhee originally recorded it with Jason Reeves for her sophomore album "Unbroken" but decided on a collaboration with Levi when she discovered that he can sing as well as act and will be showcasing his vocal skills in Disney's upcoming animated film, "Tangled." The song was also covered by Idol finalist Didi Benami during Hollywood Week earlier this season.
This newly-premiered video is directed by Judson Pearce Morgan, and is intercepted with scenes featuring Kelly Overtone and Shane McRae as a couple who falls for one another. On working with Levi, McPhee told People, "He was such a blast; so funny and charming." The actor also has nothing but good words for her, stating "Working with Katharine was awesome. She's a multi-talented girl, with a great heart. I hope I get the chance to work with her again." While some industry folks and most fans are surprised by this singing revelation, it turns out Levi actually has a background in musical theater.The budding singer grew up performing in community plays and musicals near his childhood Ventura, Calif., home before he became Chuck the spy.

Two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood premiered the music video for her third radio single, "Undo It" from her latest third studio album "Play On" on CMT Friday. It will repeat throughout the weekend. The Chris Hicky directed video features shots of Underwood performing the song in concert along with shots of the background video played during the performance of the song in the Play On Tour, which is coming to Oklahoma City and Tulsa in fall.
"Undo It" is more of a rocker than a country tune, written by Kara DioGuardi, Martin Frederiksen, Luke Laird and co-written and recorded by Underwood. It was made available to digital retailers on last October, and will be released as an official single to country radio as her follow-up to "Temporary Home" on May 24. The single received mainly negative reviews, saying that it had "catchy repeatable lyrics, but she can do so much better."
For Underwood's new music video, "Undo It" the lovely blonde singer portrays a sassy woman who seems more angry about her breakup than hurt. She wants to put it behind her and move forward with positive energy, and the video portrays this message very well. Underwood is always full of positive energy, it seems, so this song and interpretation suit her very well. Her body language in the video is all about being positive and in charge and standing up to what is, and moving forward as a full woman, and not as a victim.
In the video "Undo It," the country star struts around in sexy outfits and leaves her shady
ex-boyfriend licking his wounds. Underwood regrets a love gone awry in her latest single, "Undo It," but it's hard to tell in her music video. Actually it seems like she revels in the role of the woman scorned and consequently can have fun with it. In the live-action video, the powerhouse singer struts to the microphone and takes a authoritative stance, even as she sings about not being able to help herself from the temptations of the bad boy. She rallies the troops with fist-pumps and "Na-Na" sing-alongs, and even though it seems out of the question to think of anyone taking Underwood's heart for a ride, you realize it's something that everyone goes through at some point. Maybe that's why she chooses to to take charge instead of mope. There's no use in crying over spilled milk.

Canadian rock band Nickelback have streamed the video for their latest single "This Afternoon," the band's legendary house party, off their album "Dark Horse." Ever party until 6 in the morning with all your friends? Wake up in a room full of empty beer bottles only to bring them back so you can buy some more? Ever have the cops come by to break up your shindig, and join in the fun instead?! The ultimate party - that's what Nickelback pays homage to in the new video for "This Afternoon," which makes it's iTunes debut on Tuesday with 48 hours free download, and just in time for the Summer.
"This Afternoon," a summer party anthem song, the lead vocals Chad Kroeger sings about a carefree life, boozing and lighting up with friends. The track is the eighth single from band's 2008 'Mutt' Lange-produced and critically acclaimed sixth studio album "Dark Horse." The song is an upbeat country rock song reminiscent of "Rockstar". The bass guitar Mike Kroeger commented on the influence of country music on this tune: "It's a big-time part of our background, that whole laid-back, barroom kind of feel. Where we grew up everybody listened to Country."
A Music video for the song has been confirmed and according to Roadrunner, "Get ready to see the band like you have never seen them before." During the build up to the video, Roadrunner Records have been running daily screenshots of the video as teasers. The pictures have included many young women at what seems to be a party. It suggests an extremely feel good atmospheric video which features the band playing on a propped up stage above the festivities. To say the video will bring a happy laid back feel is an understatement, reflecting perfectly what the song is all about, living the life of a normal, working class person, having the best times with friends, however having little or no money and struggling to pay the rent on accommodation. The video certainly looks like encapsulating that whole feel good nature that the song does so well. "We never take anything for granted," says Chad Kroeger. But this is one band that certainly could.