Today's Pick

Bebe Rexha is s no stranger to a mean pop hook. The burgeoning pop singer-songwriter is crawling from under the bed in search of her own spotlight and finally having her solo moment, after crafting the skeleton of Eminem and Rihanna's hit "The Monster" and Cash Cash's club smash, “Take Me Home.” The 25-year-old quirky pop prospect released the lead single from her debut album, "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," earlier this year, and then released her debut video for the song at Billboard that was inspired by the films Girl, Interrupted and Melancholia.
Rexha, a first-generation Albanian-American from Brooklyn, draws from her experiences with romance, family difficulties and personal challenges to create electrifying tracks that are a combination of toughness and vulnerability with her astounding vocals. Her sound is as versatile as her subject matter. With the release of her single, "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," a song that MTV calls a "certifiable smash," 2014 is shaping up to be the year Rexha takes center stage. She penned the song while being hammered following a bad break up.
One listen to her strong pipes and edgy lyrics on "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," you'll want to give her a shot. "'I Can't Stop Drinking About You' is about that gut-sinking feeling you get right after your heart's been broken," says Rexha. "I wanted the song to be a snapshot of how someone feels at that exact moment. The video is modest and raw, and I tried to capture that feeling of heart break and the whirlwind of the emotions that come with it: a little bit of anger, frustration, sadness, the craziness, and the fear of the unknown. It's the aftermath of love gone wrong."
The video was directed by Michael Mihail, who used the slow-mo camera. The clip, pairs absolutely perfectly with the confessional lyrics of the song, is a little bit more alternative and dark. It finds the Staten Island native sanctuary in a Los Angeles home and surrounded by empty bottles and not much else, as she tries to remember the harrowing final moments of a tumultuous romance relationship and it's intense. Like the song itself, the video introduces Rexha as a striking pop personality while zeroing in on her most dramatic impulses.

Jasmine Villegas has been fully entrenched in the entertainment industry since the age of 9, appearing in various television shows and music videos throughout her adolescence, including a leading role in Justin Bieber's "Baby." Now under the stage name Jasmine V, the 20-year-old L.A. songbird has her sights on a music career. After signing a record deal with Interscope Records last year, Jasmine shares her fresh hip hop new single, "That's Me Right There," which features Compton's own Kendrick Lamar that oozes confidence and star power.
"That's Me Right There," which has smooth R&B vibes and a killer booty-shaking beat, will be the first single from Jasmine's upcoming EP this October, with her full-length debut to be released in early 2015. Hailing from San Jose, the rising R&B pop songstress providing some smooth vocals and a catchy hook, while hip hop master Lamar comes in and steals the show with a vicious verse, as expected. As the title implies, "That's Me Right There" is all about Jasmine; backed by Harmony Samuels's trap-tinged percussion and lumbering synth-brass, the singer celebrates her own poise, self-assurance and realness.
"'That's Me Right There' is talking about being confident in a relationship," Jasmine told Rap-Up TV. "Basically saying you can leave your man or girl wherever and at the end of the day, nobody can take them from you." Even so, the cut is a team effort as fellow west coast native Lamar grabs the mic to deliver some characteristically masterful guest bars on the back end. Jasmine was excited to collaborate with the Compton MC. "He's amazing. So low key and he's so quiet, but he's such a humble guy," she said. "I was definitely honored and blessed to be on the same set as him."
But her new flick is pretty grown up. Jasmine keeps her love locked down in the Gil Green-directed video as she heats up the screen with a new man. Most of it features Jasmine dancing suggestively and woos the fellas on the court before portraying a budding romance with a handsome basketball player. They cozy up on the basketball court and on the hood of an old school Chevy, while Jasmine busts out some fierce moves suggestively. With a hoodie covering his eyes, Lamar makes a dark, creepy, and Slim Shady-esque appearance seated behind the wheel of his four-door car. There is no storyline to speak of, other than the basic romance-in-progress. The couple isn't unhappy, but they are clearly meant to be lower income and ethnic.

The Chainsmokers, the NYC-based DJ and production duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall skyrocketed into the music scene earlier this year with the infuriatingly catchy "Selfie," a track that splices the filter-obsessed voices of selfie-takers over bouncy dance synths. A gazillion or so YouTube streams later, the pair are back and released 'Maid in Manhattan'-style video for their hard to classify, meme-able follow-up single, "Kanye," and it's a cinematic experience somewhere between Maid in Manhattan and Cinderella.

The song, which features vocalist SirenXX, is all about how you can be exactly however you dream of being. Just like Kanye, but the message of the song doesn't reference West's oft-controversial rants. Instead, it draws from West's best quality: His complete and utter originality. Overall, "Kanye," throws a hugely positive vibe of self-empowerment and living life on one's own terms, something The Chainsmokers say was important to them to convey with their latest project. "We look at the word 'Kanye' as an adjective," Pall explained via email. "The song is about what it means to be like Kanye. It's about just owning it no matter what you're doing."

"Whether you're on top of the world partying in a penthouse or you're driving an old car playing your favorite song, it's about enjoying the moment you're in and feeling like you're the king," Pall added. "'Kanye' is a special video for us in that it represents the ideal that every person should live their life the way they want to," the duo said. "Like Yeezy, do what you believe and makes you happy and be confident regardless of what anyone else thinks. "We hope the video conveys just that, the message of self-assurance and living out life on your own terms... and of course the story, our story, starts where #Selfie left off."

The sequel to their iconic "#Selfie” video, directed by Ike Love Jones, is surprisingly down-to-earth. It starts in a hotel room where a chambermaid is scrubbing the floors outside of the bathroom where you can hear the conversation of two girls from "Selfie." Quickly, the maid realizes she doesn't want to scrub the floor - she wants to be like Kanye, and she helps herself to put it on the Selfie girls' fancy clothes and furs, and is soon out on the town with the other socialites for one night only live the life of glamorous girl and enjoy the perks of the good life. After she's spent some time drinking champagne and wearing a tiara, the maid realizes the lifestyle isn't for her and makes her way back to her job at the hotel and go back to her house.

Fresh off his white-hot performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Usher lights up the screen alongside Nicki Minaj in the dance-heavy and super-sexy new music video for their underground disco, "She Came To Give It To You," the first single off of Usher's upcoming eighth album, "UR." The song is Usher and Minaj's second collaboration since 2010 for their hit tune "Lil Freak." And the new clip features the R&B superstar performing at an underground club, where he has his eye on a particular lady (The Floor's Taylour Paige) and it's a jolly good time.
This dance track finds Mr. Raymond telling a story of love in the club. Produced by Pharrell Williams, who delivers a smooth '80s boogie soul sound, "She Came to Give It to You" boasts the same retro vibe of "Blurred Lines," but instead of borrowing from Marvin Gaye, Usher's cut borrows more from the Gap Band. Minaj jumps in and delivers 16 bars, in which she makes sure the guys know what to do with a good woman: "Tell your man play the back like a spine/ you only last six seconds like a Vine," Minaj raps.
In the video, Usher clad in all black while he walks into an electronic store that are up and down New York City's Eighth Avenue. As he makes his way to the back, he enters a secret night club equipped with a full band as he performs the 70s inspired hit. He shows off his famous fancy footwork with one memorable dance scene with a girl, and Minaj comes through the after-hours party, dressed to kill in all black, looks sassier than ever and spits her quirky verse in front of a wall of TV monitors. The entire reality-bending video has a dark, sexy vibe and features really cool lighting.
Things seem pretty normal at first with Usher just performing the "UR" cut, but at the 1:38 mark, some dude's eyeball melts out of its socket. A few seconds later, another dancer's face erodes off and leaves a skull. The Philip Andelman-directed video also features some impressive camera tricks that seem to bend reality like an Escher etching. Still, the weirdest thing about this video is Usher singing, "Don't be stingy, pass the J." Minaj makes an appearance about halfway through! We first see Minaj's legs and feet as she struts her stuff. The camera pans upward to show Minaj's rocking body in a little black dress.

You already know Charli XCX from her verses on buzzy songs like Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and Icona Pop's "I Love It," as well as for her "Fault In Our Stars" soundtrack cut "Boom Clap." Now, the British alt-pop singer is setting out for solo stardom with a new prom themed video for her bass-heavy track, "Break the Rules," the lead cut from the 22-year-old British songstress' upcoming sophomore album, "Sucker," due out on October 21st. It's time to go back to school! And Charli is a rebellious yet popular girl at her high school, and we've gotta say: This is one rebel you'll want to watch out for.
The new teenager/F-the system anthem is an anti-pep-rally ode to getting high and getting wrecked, and finds Charli and her misfit crew unenthused about the impending new school year. "I don't want to go to school/ I just want to break the rules." Charli explained: "The song is inspired by a lot of the things I was listening to whilst in Sweden at the end of last year, I spent about a month making a punk record and covering songs by Swedish punk bands like Snuffed By The Yakuza and stuff. This song was written when I came out of the other side of that punk phase and translated it into something more pop," she added. "Obviously, it's about not giving a f**k."
Charli always has fun but stylishly shot videos, whether it's the lo-fi intimacy of "What I Like" or the Amsterdam-based "Boom Clap," and her latest, for "Break The Rules," is another striking visual that doesn't take itself too seriously. Playing off the song's theme of teenage rebellion, the video casts Charli 'as the leader of a high school crew who are breaking the rules and having fun, from hijacking a school bus to hit up a lingerie store and ending up at a very messy prom night, which features a cameo from actress Rose McGowan as a ruler-smacking chaperone. The highlight is the grand finale - a playful twist to a Stephen King horror classic.
In the end, they will all get involuntarily covered in disgusting pink slime, but instead of having it kill their mood, they embrace the moment, and love it. Speaking about the video to Charli told Billboard: "I was inspired by movies like 'Jawbreaker' and 'Carrie' for the 'Break the Rules' video. I never went to prom when I was at school so this was kind of me living out my weird fantasy of what prom would be like in my head. I asked Rose McGowan to be in the video and I never ever thought she would say yes, but she did... so she came to prom too... And she trashed it"

One bangin' Sunday! It was a big wild night for Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on Sunday night, when the three celebrated performers took the stage to open the  MTV's 2014 Video Music Awards, performing a medley of their own singles and their new hit "Bang Bang," and later dropping the music video, which is set to go off like a bang and shows the most glamorous sides of all the ladies. Despite the song's message, it's the kind of song, you put on when you want to dance and let loose and that's exactly what the three manage to do.
The chart-topping track, which is produced by Max Martin, serves as the first cut off of Jessie J's upcoming third studio album, "Sweet Talker," due out on October 14th and also appear on the deluxe version of Grande's sophomore studio album, "My Everything," released today. Backed by clap-heavy production, and built over big bouncy beats and horn blasts, the up-tempo soulful and powerful song is composed of piercing vocals courtesy of two contemporary crooners, as well as rapid-fire spitting from the hottest female MC on the planet who really steals the show with her verse.
The video for "Bang Bang" was shot on the Paramount lot in Hollywood by Hannah Lux Davis who said: "The concept of the video is really about girls coming together and partying it up." Takes us to the streets of New York and beyond, the retro-inspired clip (with shades of the '60s and '70s) opens with Grande, 21, hangs out in her neon apartment as she applies makeup and prepares for a performance; Minaj, 31, then enters a shot, strutting in stilettos and leopard print and takes us above the concrete jungle, as she climbs into her private helicopter drops her off on the helipad on top of one of NYC's skyscrapers.
And finally Jessie J, 26, makes her appearance on a steamy NYC street, driving down a busy thoroughfare in a hot rod and shakes her groove thing with her friends. The trio of divas then break it down in respective scenes shine and shake their booty while singing they turn the streets of Manhattan into a pink paradise." While they take their 'bang bang' action out on the middle of the NYC streets and into the room, the video is certainly not a let down as the dynamic pop trio then come together on the rooftop, wearing brightly-colored skimpy outfits. It makes us wish summer would never end!

So was she just daydreaming? Only one week after premiering her new single "Comeback," the up-and-coming London soul songstress Ella Eyre premiered the Jon Jon Augustavo-directed music video which documents a tale of bittersweet revenge. Described as "the ultimate break up song" by Eyre, her newest "Comeback" feeds off comradery and girl power, is the second single follows her debut single "If I Go" from her upcoming full-length debut album, still untitled, scheduled to be released later this year via Virgin EMI Records.
With a whole heap of attitude, this thrilling, horn-led smash new tune is based on a break-up Eyre experienced at 17, but is written from the point of view of speaking to a troubled best friend. "We've all been played, we've all been hurt, just take the pain, let that motherf**ker burn... you will find in time, that they always come back." Fierce, bold and brash, it's a feel good ditty about empowerment, independence and strength. Eyre says her previous track, if "If I Go" was about whether or not she should leave a relationship, and "Comeback" is about the relationship’s aftermath. "There's no more vulnerability, it's a very defiant 'f**k you,'" she says.
Eyre returns with visuals for the rousing, scorned-lover-anthemic-energy and powerhouse vocals of "Comeback," the U.S.-shot video reflecting her feelings about the sassy, fiery breakup song, with Eyre saying "'Comeback' is such a...boisterous, attitudey and quite a fierce sort of song, I wanted a video that could relate to that, really, and I think for me all I can say is that it's for me what represents what anyone would want to do to their ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend if they ever found out that they cheated on them."
The clip opens with Eyre and her ex talking at a diner. He wants her back but she is not buying since he's a filthy cheater and will always be one. So, not caring about what he has to say, Eyre begins to daydream upon looking at her ex's car keys. As Eyre and her pack of trendy pals getting sweet revenge; turning up at his house, smashing plates, causing havoc in his bedroom and even blowing up his car! At the end of the video, Eyre wakes up from her daydreaming, throws a glass of water to the man's face and walks out the diner.

Inspired by Hollywood hits "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Sin City," Teyana Taylor is a red bombshell and serves up sensual and cinematic in a comic book-styled visual for her latest hit, "Maybe," The track, which features rapper Pusha T and Yo Gotti who gave verses that fit the singer's lyrics, will be the first single included on Taylor's long-awaited debut album, "VII," is slated for an October 21st release.
Sensual seduction. The 23-year-old songstress heats things up with this new, mysterious visual as a wanted woman and it oozes sex appeal. The dark and sexy scenes play out like a comic book. The G.O.O.D. Music's first lady slips into character as three different assassin alter egos with the same goal: herself, a blonde-haired Greyla Greathouse and a red tresses, Jacquéline Mercury, rocking different looks while seducing her men. Greathouse entices us with an ab-heavy striptease while Mercury hunts down her target (Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks) at a masquerade ball.
In the preview, Taylor previously said she was going for a "sexy, underworld type of a feeling." Themed from classic seductive films "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Sin City," the young Harlemnite takes a sexier approach to things in Brendan Cochrane-directed video to play three roles - most notably channeling her inner Nicole Kidman. Using a masquerade elements in the dark underworld environments, The singer/actress tries to use her goodies to complete as a task as an under assassin.
"It was like a comic book theme so I got to play the beautiful assassin," she said. "The look that I was going for was the whole underworld, kinda sassy, kinda sexy place." You have the right to remain sexy. Taylor's the hottest perp in the game, but she's not immune to the charms of her mark. Using a series of wigs and costume changes, and lure men into her diabolical hands. She plays herself in an all-black get-up and a wig of long kinky curls, as well as Mercury in a fiery red wig and matching cat suit, and finally, Greathouse in a seductive bra and panty set complete with a gray purple wig. Watch the drama of the heist unfold.

Coldplay have released the music video for "True Love," the third single off British rock band's latest "Ghost Stories" album. The theme of that album was frontman Chris Martin's conscious uncoupling from wife Gwyneth Paltrow. The "True Love" video tells a sad, yet heartwarming story about two outcasts who find strength through their struggles and ultimately find happiness within themselves and each other. And the message behind the video is that, in spite of the obstacles blocking our access, 'anything is possible.'
This song finds Martin missing the passion they had at the beginning of their relationship and questioning if she still loves him. During an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Martin was asked directly by the DJ whether the subject of the album was the breakdown of his relationship, Martin responded, "I wouldn't use the word breakdown, this was more a realization about trying to grow up basically."
Romantic at heart: Martin shows how huge his heart is by putting on an inflatable sumo suit to portray a backstage janitor with a 'big' heart yearning in search of the bigger picture dance on stage in Jonas Åkerlund-directed video which serves as a moving representation of the song's lyrics about wanting not only love, but a love that's real. Martin sings, "Just tell me you love me/ If you don't then lie/ Lie to me/ And call it true/ Call it true love." But Martin actually isn't alone, he has Canadian actress Jessica Lucas, starring opposite him as an aspiring lithe ballerina sporting her own sumo suit and is therefore ostracized by her fellow dancers and frequently turned down for gigs.
However, the free-spirited, beautiful ballerina doesn't let it get her down, and she's proud to dance to the beat of her own drum, while Martin's more lonesome-seeming janitor goes about his daily duties and entertains his own fantasies about the corps de ballet. Mocked and chastised for their appearance, they both aspire to be dancers despite repeated put-downs by those around them. They eventually meet, fall in love and put on a dance show of their own showcasing their unique styles. The whimsical video is a sweethearted affair that disgustingly cute!

The Gaslight Anthem play to spastic dancers in the music video for their dramatic new single "Get Hurt," the second single and title track from American rock band's just-released fifth studio album. Musically, the song continues where their major label debut "Handwritten" left off, moving the band into smoother sonic territory. With its big chorus and the polished production, "Get Hurt" is a far cry from their punk-meets-Bruce Springsteen early days. The video features a modern dance theme, with dancers appearing alongside the band, who are playing in a lavish barroom.
Breaking away from their by now trademark South Jersey, cruising with the radio on brand of punk rock that first got them noticed, the band is feeling particularly emotional on their new album. Strip away the glossy, nostalgic lines touting vinyl records, handwritten letters and grandma's old radio, the New Brunswick rock four-piece have cashed in time and time again on nods to old-school hot rods, blue collars and frontman Brian Fallon's ceaseless heartache. But "Get Hurt" finds catharsis, strength in endless heartache as Fallon seems to have recognized the painful pattern. It might be about heartbreak (an upside-down heart forms the cover art), but Fallon has always written about such stuff.
The album's slow-building title track, is a surprisingly Killers-esque turn for a band who used to occupy the middle ground between Bruce Springsteen and Social Distortion. The modern, alternative ballad, featured a hard-rock sound, offers plenty of melodrama, building to an intense sing-along classic, sparkles with the kind of romance and vulnerability that has become one of the band's hallmarks but at the same time the atmospheric, expansive sound signals a progression in favor of a more nuanced approach.
The video takes place in one of those dimly-lit, old-timey and run-down dive bars where full of half-drunk, half-sleepy people. But when the Jersey boys start rocking out to their anthemic title track, they're not entertaining just any old rowdy crowd; instead, the bar denizens hop up and start doing some spastic interpretive dancing as soon as the chorus kicks in. It ends, as it must, with a pretty lady in particular gives it her all, dancing amid a flurry of pillow feathers as red light bathes the room. It's pretty silly! Watch it below.

After enticing her Barbz with behind-the-scenes vlogs and teaser videos dripping with sexuality, Nicki Minaj has finally unleashed the raunchiest video of the year via her Twitter account at the stroke of midnight Wednesday for her much-hyped, Sir-Mix-A-Lot sampling "Anaconda," which has simply taken the social media world by storm since its arrival. It has garnered praise from some fans, while others are left scratching their heads. The clip, which also finds the "The Pink Print" rapstress giving rapper Drake a lap dance, has opened up a slew of questions, too.
The song was originally recorded by Missy Elliott in 2012, but the rapper decided to shelf the track so it was re-recorded by Minaj two years later. The second single from Minaj's "The Pink Print" album, this drew some criticisms for its bootylicious cover art revealing a great deal of the Queen Barbz's rear. Set in a steamy jungle setting, the song is built around a sample of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon" line from the elder rapper's 1992 ode to women with large posteriors, "Baby Got Back." Minaj adds a heavy dose of raunchy sexual innuendos to the mix.
To expect anything else from this video would have been naive. Whichever side you're on, this video certainly has people talking and likely will for a little while. And we can't stop thinking about Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 rap classic "Baby Got Back" while watching. This video has all the butts you could ever want in a music video. Minaj might not be breaking a sweat, but that outfit certainly is. Minaj, an avid student of the "show, don't tell" approach to narrative, has made ample use of visual imagery in order to convey the central themes of "Anaconda."
The tropical-themed clip, directed by Colin Tilley, stars the Young Money Queen in the Amazon jungle in all her voluptuous glory, surrounded by buxom women who gyrate like it's a bodily function, and it is exactly what you'd expect (and more) from the cheeky twerk anthem: Scantily-clad girls shaking their butts in the steamy jungle, Minaj "working out" her assets in a pink thong and then giving Drake that much-anticipated lap dance of a lifetime. Mesmerized by all the booty-shaking, the video for "Anaconda," is Minaj's tribute to all the women who "ain't missing no meals," while also denouncing all "the skinny bitches in the club."

This March, after a few years penning songs for artists like Icona Pop, Cher Lloyd and Girls Aloud, Swedish rising star Tove Lo unleashed her debut EP "Truth Serum," a six-song collection featuring the rising, gold-certified "Habits (Stay High)." Thanks to that success, her debut full-length, "Queen of the Clouds," will be released September 30th in the U.S. on Island Records. Now, the 26-year-old pop singer is back with another stunner, one that flips the substance abuse script of "Habits," the album's second single, "Not on Drugs."

Lo insists, she's back on her feet and reaching for the stars—she's not on drugs, she's just in love, and she has the post-Icona Pop beat drop to prove it. "I'm up with the kites in a dream so blue," she sings. "I live in the sky/ You come live here, too." There's a crushing weight to the song's chorus that roughly approximates the overwhelming, brain-altering infatuation Lo's singing about: if love hit you with this much force, you'd probably seem high too. It's probably better for your health to keep this one on replay, and after hearing it once you won't complain. "Not On Drugs" is so good, it's addictive. It's an epic pop song, no matter how you ingest it.
With "Not on Drugs," she's basking in love's mind-melting glow rather than using to escape its aftermath. "'Not On Drugs' is - like many of my songs so far - about love," Stockholm's Lo told MTV UK. "At least it's about the happy kind of love where you feel like there's nothing that can get you higher than the person you're with and have these feelings for. I guess the best way to listen to it is when you're in that state of mind; I think if you're heartbroken it might be a bit hard to relate to it. So if you've just met someone you love you should listen to it then... On repeat!"
The Kaleidoscopic backgrounds, warped images and fluorescent smoke make the video feel anything but trippy. It finds the Scandi babe dancing in a white room that is filled with both computerized animation and colorful, real-life smoke bombs. "I choked on the paint, the smoke made me half blind and here is my three-minute trip that shows the intensity and weirdness I feel when falling in love," Lo told Rolling Stone, via e-mail. "The main theme we had in mind while making this video was 'What just happened?' It was quite amazing making something with the happy piece of my heart this time! There's always the happy part before the broken heart. Here's mine, about the good kind. Come join me in my little love trip."

Taylor Swift has just given fans a lot of news to digest as the singer has just revealed her newest song and the dance-heavy video at the same time for her new haters-gonna-hate anthem, "Shake It Off" during her worldwide Yahoo! Live stream on Monday. "Shake It Off," her bouncy ode to brushing off haters, is the first single off of her upcoming fifth album, "1989," a purely pop collection, Swift described as "my very first documented official pop album," and was inspired by the "bold" risk-taking of late '80s pop, which is due October 27 and named after the year of her birth.
I think it's safe to say that Swift has officially made her transition to pop music. On "Shake It Off," Swift reteams with producers Max Martin and Shellback, but the trio is done toeing the line. The song suggests the world's biggest country star now belongs to a different genre entirely. The completed transition is jarring, but the impeccable straight-up pop stylings make it easy to swallow. As the 24-year-old strikes back at the snark lobbed her way with every award win and rumored romance.
"Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate," she sings, vowing to brush off tabloid takedowns. Defensive? Maybe, but her kicky delivery, especially on the pseudo-rap bridge, makes it sound like she's simply having more fun than her faceless detractors. "Shake It Off," is the new anthem to anyone who's ever been too shy to dance or is the first one on the dance floor, but is made fun of because of their "free spirit shakes." Swift proves why she belongs among pop's queen bees.
The Mark Romanek-directed cinematic masterpiece finds Swift poking fun at her own much-maligned dancing skills in myriad costumes and contexts. As Swift tries to integrate herself into different dance crews from hip-hop dancers, to ballerinas as she tries to find which style of dance is right for her. She hilarious tries to fit in with the different cliques and finds that she ends up having more fun when she's being herself rather than trying to be someone else. In the end she realizes that dancing to the beat of her own drum is what suits her the best. It's all quite slick!

David Guetta decided on a wild west theme for his new "Lovers On The Sun" music video. The track is the fourth single and the the title track taken from Guetta's newest four-track EP, along with "Shot Me Down," "Bad," and "Blast Off." French electro music producer and DJ teased the follow-up to 2011 breakthrough LP "Nothing But The Beat" with a trio of unusually hard electro-house buzz singles before retreating to more familiar ground on the Avicii-assisted, Sam Martin-voiced "Lovers On The Sun."

The blockbuster collaboration is one of those euphoric, vocal anthems you're probably expecting with a release like this. This summer jam is catchy and upbeat and features American singer-songwriter Sam Martin on vocals and was co-produced by Avicii and plugs into a similar country/folk/EDM hybrid as the Swedish DJ's own "Wake Me Up." This features guitar work by Mike Einziger of the rock band Incubus. The multi-instrumentalist also co-wrote the track.
The song is heavy on guitar and whistling, reminiscent of numerous westerns. The feel of the song (except for the parts when Martin cuts out) are a bit like the music from Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. The song now gets a suitably epic visual starring Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta who portrays a villain who intent on torturing our hero when he is saved by a poncho-wearing babe with magical powers. It's refreshing to see a comparatively big budget video in the DIY era and the French DJ makes every cent count with a special effects-filled extravaganza.
The Marc Klasfeld-directed clip is western-themed, as the sound of the song dictates, follows Liotta and his villain friends on a chase through the desert looking for a cowboy and a girl with super powers after escaping from being tortured. After a long night of love-making and hiding, the two are found the next morning by Liotta and instead of killing them in cold blood, he decides to do challenge them to a duel. Oblivious to her magical powers, Liotta thinks this is a good idea until he goes to draw and she uses the power of the sun to melt his and his partners in crimes weapons and scare them away. It's a clever twist on your typical spaghetti western-Themed with a better than average soundtrack.

With help from Usher and Rick Ross, Chris Brown dropped a clean and breezy new visual and has ignited a "New Flame," the fifth single from the controversial R&B singer Brown's oft-delayed upcoming sixth studio album, "X," which will be released on September 16. The setting is sleek. It's a classy, classic video full of beautiful women, lavish surroundings and a plenty of fire and shades of white, as the trio stars heat things up and dressed in all white, as are most of the models.
This synthy slow burner finds Brown attempting to convince a girl to embark on a relationship with him after meeting her in a club. The song was debuted by the singer at the 2014 BET Awards on June 29. It was his first performance after spending two and a half months in prison, as a result of getting involved in a fight outside a hotel in Washington DC. Ross brings in the rear with his luxurious raps and his closing verse has a baseball theme with references to the late New York Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, and famous Yankee players Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter and Yogi Berra.
For the visuals, it's an all-white party, of sorts, with the two R&B stars looking crisp as they dance across scenes from the beach to Brown's weird little one man island to Usher's steps to nowhere. And a shirtless Ross joins the festivities for his verse, but sadly doesn't moonwalk, or do anything of the sort. It begins with a gratuitous shot of a Beats by Dre Pill boombox, with a bikini clad woman listening to the new Brown single with the device. But that's not all the product placement! There's also a skillfully shot frame with Zing Vodka at the start of the clip, because you have to fund music videos somehow.
It's a simplistic clip for the simple love song, as the trio hanging out together singing about a newfound love and literally sparks flames with their fiery moves. There's Brown, dances on white platforms surrounded by endless blue water and on a sandy beach at night busting synchronized moves with his crew in the sand. There's Usher, in front of a giant flaming "X," matching Brown's tone and musical efforts perfectly. And there's Ross, surrounding by women and shirtless himself on a throne, rapping the day away. It closes, of course, with some signature Brown choreography.

Five years after his death, Michael Jackson, who revolutionized the music video in his lifetime, is back with another posthumous video for "A Place With No Name" that breaks new ground with its premiere exclusively on Twitter, the first time for the social media site with the whole clip featured in tweet form. One might think that new footage of Jackson would eventually run out, but for fans, his vault of never-before-seen footage is the gift that won't stop giving.
The late King of Pop had written the song "A Place With No Name" with loose inspiration both melody and lyrics from the 1972 folk rock classic "A Horse With No Name" by the band America. The song, co-written by former Jackson collaborator Dr. Freeze, marks the second single and the centerpiece on Jackson's posthumous album "XSCAPE," released in May, tells the story of a motorist whose Jeep suffers a flat tire on the highway, where he meets a woman who takes him to an utopia where "no people have pain."
But in classic Jackson fashion, there's still tension - the woman who takes him there offers sexual fulfillment, but he ends the song by pulling out his wallet and looking at pictures of his family, who aren't with him. In Jackson's words, explains, "Don't you worry, my friend, I'll take care." The pop singer sings, "Take me to a place without no name," rhythmically if ungrammatically, to a heavy bass line. He explains the couple's onward journey and discovery of a "beautiful city" where "kids are playing and people are laughing and smiling, and no one's in fear."
Crafted by award-winning director Samuel Bayer, the seksi music video starts off in black and white, and features archival footage of a mid-career Jackson, dancing in a tight tank top against a black and white backdrop, along with a couple - a Jeep driver's encounter in the desert with the woman in the fog sensuously intertwining that Jackson sings about, before switching to vibrant color about halfway in, including some previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage from the late pop star's 1992 video "In The Closet."

Don't cross Iggy Azalea or Rita Ora. The two blonde ladies teamed up, gearing up to get the wheels in motion and portray sexy samurais in the 'Kill Bill'-inspired music video for "Black Widow," the latest single from the Aussie rap sensation's debut studio album, "The New Classic." The hate and revenge is echoed in the cinematic new clip features female assassins, pays homage to '70s kung-fu flicks and it's pretty killer.
"Black Widow," was co-written by Katy Perry, boasts a hook sung by British singer Ora, and its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship. "It has a little bit of a 'Dark Horse' vibe," Azalea commented. "The beat is a bit grimy... catchy, but it's very hip-hop-y. It's not a pop-driven record, and Rita really sings on it." Azalea explained the song's meaning: "It's kind of about being so enamored with somebody that you're so obsessed with them that you just hate their guts and just want to kill them," she said. "To me they love it and then they crush it."
Directed by Director X, the visual starts off with an opening skit where we see Azalea working as a waitress at a diner, who takes the order of Ora's character and her obnoxious male companion, played by "Kill Bill" actor Michael Madsen. It seems to get on Azalea's nerves. she begins to dream up ways she and her blonde sidekick would work together to take him down. From there on, it's an all-out action sequence, as Azalea enters samurai training, while Ora wins a hand of poker against T.I. and "Goodfellas" actor Paul Sorvino, who make quick cameos.

Influenced by a beloved film, the girls reunite and get their "Kill Bill" steez on at the end of the video, which is heavily inspired by the Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill," as both music stars rocking one-piece leather suits, and using samurai swords fighting off a group of men with their impressive sword skills and ultimately having the black widow venomous spider take down Madsen with their stunning swordplay. Ora's cleavage at the poker table scene is pretty intense. Watch the video now and don’t forget to see the girls perform the song together live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards next Sunday.

Have you seen Gravity? Barbarella? Or Star Trek? Or the newer trilogy of Star Wars movies? Mash those all together in your mind, add Ariana Grande and Zedd, and remove sense. Congratulations, you mentally created the same "Break Free" video Grande and her team made in real life. The the out-of-this-world clip is one hilarious mess, as Grande flaunts her enviable figure (and even channels her inner Katy Perry and Lady Gaga), and fighting off aliens, floating around in a spaceship while rocking a scandalous outfit and showing off her best dance moves.
The joy-infused song, the second single from her upcoming sophomore album "My Everything," finds Grande celebrating her independence from a past love. The intergalactic video start with the same Star Wars-esque scroll we saw in the "Break Free" lyric video. The scroll promises us it will be "two steps ahead of modern day sexiness," and it's definitely two steps ahead of something. Our heroine appears in a really terribly green-screened wide shot! As far as we can tell, the 21-year-old pop star is a heroine come to save the alien captives on a distant planet.
She shoots down the two guards with ease. The caged alien right next to her during her ambush fails to react at all to the tiny girl with the big ponytail and white boots shooting two reptilian aliens. This planet's people are apparently not very expressive. But Grande's battles are not over yet! After freeing the prisoners, she fights off the other guards by ducking at a convenient time and by shooting missiles out of her breasts.
Then we see Grande writhe around in her space shuttle and apply space lipstick on her way to da club! Zedd pretty much sticks to bouncing around adorably at his table. And, of course, it makes time to introduce us to the inexplicable alien elephant chilling on the ship. But even their combined adorableness still can't explain why the damn elephant exists. So the camera finally makes time to watch Grande dance. Our heroine and her scruffy sidekick then pilot the ship right on through the galaxies, onto what will hopefully be a much better "Bang Bang" video.

When it comes to the old X Factor game, there have been a fair few winners and losers in the show's time. While things didn't quite work out for former winners Steve Brookstein, Leon Jackson and Shayne Ward, a few have been lucky. And it's probably safe to say Ella Henderson's joined the likes of One Direction, Little Mix and Cher Lloyd as one of those who broke the telly talent show curse. Yup, after the mahoosive success of her platinum-certified and Ryan Tedder-penned debut single "Ghost," the 18-year-old British soulstress' back with another big belter of a tune.
Taken from the former X Factor star's ridiculously-long-awaited debut album, "Chapter One," "Glow," serves as the follow-up to her debut single "Ghost," which went straight to No.1 in the UK back in June. Produced by Steve Mac, "Glow," is a pop mid-tempo with a vibe of a sadness and melancholy and Henderson's deep voice makes a perfect fit with this song. Literally living for the chanty chorus bit. "Glow" heads in a rather different direction than the power-pop number "Ghost." With its thumping and dreamy melody, the song not only shows Henderson's incredible versatility, but also really allows her angelic vocals to shine through.

Just like her catchy pop thumper "Ghost," the accompanying wistful clip, is just as ethereal, also has a sort of 'dark' theme, despite of the song title, sees Henderson glides through a field from dusk till dawn, belting the track on the edge of a forest, while a group of teenagers wander about an industrial site and do a cool 'tribal' dance at nigh time. When daylight is almost back, the adolescents walk through the field Henderson was singing in and make their way head towards a city in the distance. There are loads of cool critters dancing about like loons in a spooky woods as she shows off those unstoppable vocal chops of hers.
Like "Ghost," it's a bit of a grower, but you can guarantee your mom/dad/nan/literally everyone will be asking for the album for Christmas. Cool video, and I get the message. We are the youth, we are full of life, and we are glowing! Simply put, it's every bit as young, wild and free as you wanted it to be. On top of the insanely catchy hook and gorgeous video, it's a showcase for a pretty unique voice in Brit-pop that might be a surprising one to watch this fall.

Steve Angello released his new video for a killer new track "Wasted Love" to his many eager fans in Times Square on the Sony jumbo-tron Monday, posing for pictures with his loyal fans, and handing out T-shirts customized "Wild Youth" T-shirts in anticipation of Angello's upcoming album due this fall via Columbia Records. The 31-year-old dance music innovator and globally acclaimed producer/DJ needs no introduction when it comes to pushing creativity beyond limits and made no exception for the premiere of the "Wasted Love" video taking it as big as it can get - the center of New York.
"Wasted Love" is his the first release from "Wild Youth," and this love ballad finds Angello linking up with the anthemic Australian band The Temper Trap's frontman Dougy Mandagi and adding guitars and strings to his usual EDM mix. The pair originally met in LA in late 2012. "We just wanted to have a song where our worlds collided a little bit, something that speaks to all of us, so I wanted to create something that was different but also honored The Temper Trap style," Angello told Rolling Stone. "I also wanted to find a great balance between dance and indie, and I kind of held back a lot just to create that moment where it's about the melodies and the songs."
"Wasted Love" takes you on an emotional roller coaster that leaves you in awe. Dougy's powerful voice and delivery of the lyrics and Angello's control of the energy in the melody and beat of "Wasted Love" build us up to a drop that rocks you to your very core. "It's always really interesting to see something really un-traditional happen," the former Swedish House Mafia member explained to MTV News this fantasy land is not a dream, but the video game of life. "We got a lot of initial pitches from different directors and we tried to find something that's very visual and different that ties together with my art direction of the album."
The new video, directed by Lance Drake, is a cinematic experience that seems to fall somewhere between a dream and an alternate reality, features an iconic cameo from Angello and an epic performance from Dougy. In the clip, we step into a vast "desert landscape meets art installation" world where we observe a video game of life being played. Viewers move from level to level during the song, experiencing the many stages of life, each obstacle represents birth, death, struggle, love, until the game is over.

The past year has been an exciting one for R5 and they don't plan on toning it down anytime soon. The Hollywood Records pop/rock group has returned but is getting into some trouble on the set of their new music video for the indecisive love-crazed new track "Heart Made Up On You," the lead single and title track from their latest third EP, which serves as the first taste of the pop-rock quintet of R5's upcoming sophomore full-length studio album, scheduled to be released on September 30.
It doesn't take much listening to tell that the band's sound has evolved since their last record, which featured pop chart-toppers "Loud" and "(I Can't) Forget About You." Ellington Ratliff, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Ross Lynch and Rydel Lynch are venturing away from bubble-gum pop in their new material, instead delving into dance-pop with EDM elements, as can be heard in the EP's lead single "Heart Made Up on You." With catchy beats and lyrics, it's possible that this can be the next "(I Can’t) Forget About You."
"Heart Made Up on You," is a ridiculously catchy and radio-friendly yet tune about a very complex relationship with a boy being psychologically hooked on a girl who's no good, and Ross' vocals have certainly grown stronger and matured in this new EP. "Lyrically, behind the song, is the fact that a girl isn't good for you but you still want her. So we took the concept into the video and made it a very literal thing where the girl is basically leading us into a trap. Ross is in love with her, so we're trying to help him out he's there and then it ends up being that she's, was completely bad for him and the fact that we were all right and we shouldn't have been involved with her in the first place," Riker explained in an interview.
The gritty crime setup is an unexpected as R5 get involved in an epic heist in the "Heart Made Up on You" video, which fits perfectly with the message of song. What better way to showcase that than with a double-crossing hope-to-be girlfriend? The video, which plays like a crime thriller, shows the band getting mixed up with Ross' up-to-no-good girlfriend and her father in the small and slightly abandoned town. As the jewelry theft unwinds, R5 perform their catchy single, "My mind says, no you're no good for me/ You're no good but my heart's made up on you." However, the heist eventually goes awry and the plan turns to chaos or does it? You'll have to watch the twist ending to find out!

BANKS has hypnotized fans around the world with her real moody R&B chops since she released "Before I Ever Met You" and "Fall Over" in 2013, and whilst some of the early BANKS tracks felt a little passive and apathetic at times, her more recent run of material are far more direct and forceful, going straight for the jugular, especially in the cutting lyrical content. With her fittingly titled debut LP, "Goddess," out just about a month away, the Los Angeles songstress is gradually teasing the entire album on her Soundcloud, with another track, "Beggin For Thread."
This time around, BANKS steps out from the shadows of neo-R&B, coming across a bit more forceful and aggressive over an especially moody, house-inspired medley of chunky synths, zig-zagging layers of percussion, and random studio noise. While her croon can be especially poignant and fragile at times, the rawness is doubly apparent in lines like "I got itches that scratch/ And sometimes I don't got a filter/ But I'm so tired of even/ I love my misspoken words." "Beggin For Thread," is yet again sultry but surprisingly danceable. It may be the most upbeat and memorable track she's released but don't expect disco balls or choreographed dance moves.
On "Beggin For Thread," the big-in-England singer-songwriter sounds something like a genetic fusion of Fiona Apple and James Blake, and I consider that to be high praise indeed. The brooding chanteuse sticks to her somber black-and-white tones in the song's accompanying clip, produced by Jesse Rogg and Tim Andreson. Unlike her video for "Drowning," this one is entirely done in black-and-white, following sensual body movements by topless, and bulky, male dancers, as BANKS shows off that vocal range of hers, and even dances a bit in the background.
So far, BANKS' videos have been moody and minimal and her latest is no different and matches the emotional intensity of the song. In the stark, intense, mostly black-and-white video with dramatic flashes of tonal red cut in for contrast, we see BANKS on a soundstage, surrounded by provocative interpretative dancers and a white horse appear on an empty sound stage, moving and writhing to the California musician's haunting melody and lyrics. But the best thing about this video is BANKS' icy stare into the camera. Dark and elegant, this video giving depth to the music thanks to the talented director Barnaby Roper.

Professor Green opens up about losing the woman who raised him as he unveils emotional music video for "Lullaby," the lead single of the British rapper and producer's forthcoming third studio album "Growing Up in Public," due in UK stores on September 22nd via Virgin Records. It features the vocal talents of American up-and-coming singer Tori Kelly, who first found fame in the 2010 series of American Idol.
"Lullaby" is a tender rap-pop song very in the vein of the Eminem and Rihanna collaborations. This is Kelly's first major duet. Fans have been left moved by the emotional "Lullaby" video. And Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, has revealed the inspiration behind the British star's heartfelt hit song is his late grandmother, Patricia, who raised him as a child. Speaking exclusively after the release of his video clip, he said: "I wrote the song about my great grandmother who I lived with and was brought up by until I was 13 when she passed away. It's the specific details that matter here, the bed she slept in, the blue blanket she had on her bed, the things and the place I associated with being safe and secure."
Opening up about the time his beloved grandmother passed away, Green said: "I remember when she passed away I was on the sofa at my mums asleep and I opened my eyes as she picked up the phone to be told she'd passed away - unexpectedly as when she went into hospital they thought it was a stomach ulcer and nothing more serious." He went on to describe his shock at the news as he said: "I cried before she'd put the phone down and told me. I remember getting home and all of her things being there but her not, it was the first time I'd suffered lost and I'd lost one of the most important people in my life."
Matching the tone of the single, the Alex Herron-directed touching video focuses on a young boy and his grandfather and follows their story as the grandfather becomes unwell and passes away. Kelly sings the chorus on a pick-up truck, and in a wheat field, while Green raps walking the city streets as we get to see footage of the actual treatment of the video; the young boy taking care of his grandfather as he lives his last days. When he returns home from the hospital where is his grandfather has passed away, the song's filled with nostalgia that will make him break down. Fortunately for him, he has the support of his girlfriend to carry through.

The Script head to South Africa for "Superheroes" music video. Instead of basking in the spotlight, the Irish mellow-rockers are turning the camera on others and celebrates the everyday heroes of the city and zones in on one in particular, a father on his workday in video for their lead single from Dublin trio's upcoming fourth album, "No Sound Without Silence," which the frontman Danny O'Donoghue has described as a "prequel" to their hugely successful debut, is out on September 15th via Columbia.
The Irish rockers continue to display its biggest strength - making pop music with heart and power two years after of the release of its third album "#3," including smash single "Hall of Fame." The new album is actually the sound of the Script firing on all cylinders. It was written whilst the band were touring in 2013 - they used a specially built mobile recording studio. "This album is all about trying to bottle that energy when we come off stage, as well as that contemplative space between notes," frontman said in a release about the album.
Like an origin story set to music, "Superheroes," traces the way people turn the pain into power. The ultra catchy song has a self-empowerment theme and was inspired by the elation that The Script felt after playing a sold-out stadium show in America. The song, which calls out people who are going through the hardest of times but can keep their head held high and have been fighting all their life and working day and night to make things work. The band tweeted that it's about the unsung heroes out in the world.
The heartwarming song with an equally inspiring video. Filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Vaughan Arnell, the video celebrates the everyday heroes of the city and in particular follows an ordinary South African father's journey to provide for his kid, as he leaves his home, dressed in a suit as he says goodbye to his daughter, and travels to a local dump where he changes clothes to forage for his workday. The scenes are cut with sequences of Dublin trio performing on the street for locals. It's an uplifting and powerful video to an great an inspirational song.

Nick Jonas is all grown up and free of his Jonas Brothes 'chains.' The actor-singer kicked off his solo career with a bang earlier this week when he released the video for "Chains," his first post-Jonas Brothers single, and a song that he said "embodies the feeling of being trapped in a love that is hopeless." The 21-year-old made one thing very clear: It's not going to sound a damn thing like "Lovebug." Quite the opposite, in fact: "Chains" is drenched in S&M and rather adult themes straight out of "Fifty Shades of Grey." It's all about a girl who's got him in - you guessed it - chains for her love - but we're guessing that's not just a metaphor.
In the black-and-white, brooding and decidedly adult video, directed by Ryan Pallotta, Jonas is seen falling through the air, fighting with an army, while a well-produced track plays over occasionally disconcerting imagery. "Gave you my heart but you took my soul," sings Jonas, while being dragged across the floor of a church and tied up in chains on a chair by a mystery woman.  "You got me in chains for your love..." he sings in the dark, R&B-leaning track and shows off his biceps in a rolled up, ragged white T-shirt by AllSaints.
About halfway through, Jonas finally breaks free of his titular shackles - which may or may not be a metaphor for his time with the Jonas Brothes - and pursues a beautiful girl he loves, played by Dylan Penn, the daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright. Jonas then has to push through a S.W.A.T. team to reach the 23-year-old model. "I'm talking about love, I'm talking about heartbreak, a big theme for me in this is trust, and fear," he told MTV News about the inspiration for the song.
"The story behind 'Chains' is basically that feeling that all people can relate to, its being trapped. For me specifically in this song, I connected to love and trust and for some people they have said its broader for them, its more than love, it can be about anything that entangles you in your life and doesn't let you do what you need to do to feel free," he said. "I think this is a good fit and I fell in love with the song and I really feel like it has become a staple for this album." Jonas may be all grown up, but he hasn't completely abandoned his Disney roots.

5 Seconds of Summer has unveiled a new music video for their song "Amnesia," appears in 5 Seconds of Summer's self-titled debut album that debuted at No.1 on Billboard 200 earlier this week. The four-minute visuals opens with the group consisting of Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin performing the heartbreaking ballad in an abandoned summer home, while featuring some flashback scenes showing the boys and their girlfriends having fun together during a summer day. It's full of all the teenage angst we would expect from the Aussie pop-rock boy band.
This regretful track "Amnesia," was co-written by Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden along with Louis and Michael Biancaniello and Louis' frequent songwriting partner, Sam Watters, is due for release in the UK on September 7. It finds the guys unable to escape the memories of a failed relationship. While the lyric video for the heartbreaking ballad was filled with painful memories of a relationship gone wrong, the latest promo is a flashback to what seems to be an epic summer day, and sees the lads leave behind their underwear and superhero costumes to have some fun with some pals instead!
In the video, the boys are suffering from a pretty sad breakup, and decide what better way to get over that heartache than to write a song about it. 5 Seconds of Summer wish they could just forget about their past relationship, saying "I wish that I could wake up with amnesia, and forget about this stupid little thing." However, despite the emotional undertones of the lyrics, the boys seem to be having an all out ball in the video. They throw a pool party, golf on top of their station wagon, and drink outside a 7-11, while having shopping cart races.
The video kicks off with Ashton meeting the guys for band practice in a garage, where they used to get together before hitting it big in Australia. The promo is intercut with shots of Aussie pop-rock group meeting up some friends as they race shopping carts, go on a road trip, play golf on top of a car and have a pool party, complete with blow-up giraffes, an astronaut costume, lots of water guns and really wet skinny jeans. Watch the lads get up to all sorts of summer fun in their latest promo below.

Ed Sheeran premiered the dance-driven music video for his beat-driven slice of funk lite "Don't," the official second single from the British singer-songwriter's eclectic sophomore album, "X." Though Sheeran's latest single, "Don't," was inspired by a bitter breakup, the singer has taken a more optimistic approach with the track's new video. Directed by Emil Nava, the clip focuses on one dancer's journey from poverty to wealth, as he limberly pops and locks his way from the ghetto to a mansion.
The Benny Blanco and Rick Rubin co-produced mid-tempo "Don't," the biting cheating anthem is all about a ex-girlfriend who cheated on Sheeran, and moving seamlessly through life. Sheeran almost didn't include "Don't" on the final cut of "X," as he felt it was "a bit too personal." Label and friends ultimately convinced Sheeran. He opened up to Rolling Stone about the song's origins, saying the funky cut was inspired by a real-life romance with another singer who slept with one of Sheeran's close friends while they were staying in the same hotel. But despite internet rumors, the track wasn't written about Taylor Swift, a songwriter known for penning tracks of romantic revenge.
Despite the song's downer lyrics about a celebrity breakup and betrayal, being packed with a pile of attitude and a sprinkle of revenge, the video delivers a cheerier vibe with a rags-to-riches story about a guy who dances his way to the top. Played by the 25-year-old sinewy hip-hop dancer Phillip Chbeeb, aka PacMan, who was a season 5 contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance," and steals the show in a rags-to-riches saga, as he springs into action, locking, popping, high-stepping and levitating up the social ladder and make his way through the city of Los Angeles until he's ensconced in a mansion.
The video opens with Chbeeb sleeping outside on a weather-beaten mattress, but once Sheeran's soulful falsetto kicks in, he wakes up by a shack, and begins his epic dance voyage. After some quick breakdancing, the man walks into his house and puts on a shirt; from there, he slips in and out of several increasingly nice homes. While he's back in the streets doing his routines, he's checked out by Sheeran from his window as he passes by in a black SUV. And he finally arrives at a fancy mansion, where he finds a nice suit to wear, shows off some Matrix-styled moves, and sits by the grand table to enjoy a massive Thanksgiving-style feast.

Sam Smith debuted his scandalous, fiery and heartbreaking music video for his latest track, "I'm Not The Only One," the fourth single off his soulful debut album, "In the Lonely Hour," which tackles Smith's lack of a love life, debuted at No.1 on the UK charts and has sold over 1.3 million copies. The 22-year-old British crooner's new video features two TV stars depicting a unhappy married couple's tortured relationship and portrays the effects of a husband's affair on his devastated wife.
We've featured Smith's angelic falsetto many a time, but his latest single employs it to devilish effect, "I'm Not The Only One" is a smooth, slow-burn revenge ballad and further proof that Smith is primed to make a big splash with his debut album. He wrote this song with Jimmy Napes, who explained: "I wanted to make a Norah Jones-esque record with a heavier beat. This is the same chord pattern again and again. It's complex in its simplicity." Infidelity is an ugly, wretched subject, but at least Smith has given it a beautiful soundtrack. "I'm Not The Only One," makes revenge sound very, very sweet.
The Luke Monaghan-directed steamy and emotional clip features "Glee's" Dianna Agron as a scorned bride and "The Mindy Project's" Chris Messina as the cause of and cure for her heartache. While the gorgeous couple's life seems perfect on the outside, Agron's character knows she's "not the only one" in her husband's life. Agron delivers a powerful performance as a stepford wife onto his adulterous schemes and trying to keep it together after realizing her husband is cheating on her. "You say I'm crazy," Smith's lyrics echo the anger and frustration Agron's character feels about her husband's cheating ways and pieces together her husband's indiscretions.
"'Cause you don't think I know what you've done/ But when you call me baby/ I know I'm not the only one." Messina's clandestine encounter is intercut with Agron's furious reaction, as she weeps at their home, proceeds to uncork a bottle of white wine in a liquor store, drink away her problems, and then eventually set fire to Messina's possessions. Not the most original imagery, but Smith's soulful vocal lends it some feel-good power. For reasons never explained, she welcomes him back into her home at the end of the video. Maybe her soul has been assuaged by Smith's sweet crooning?