Today's Pick

With a week to go until Calvin Harris' star-studded fourth studio album "Motion" hits, the 30-year-old Scottish superstar DJ has shared a action-packed new video for his Big Sean-assisted new single "Open Wide," minutes after premiering the audio on New York City-based radio station Hot 97. Along with the refurbished tune comes the explosive video, featuring a gun shootout in the middle of a desert with Harris and Sean right in the middle of it.
More and more dance music producers have been venturing into hip-hop territory, and Harris has done so with "Open Wide," a tune that may sound very familiar to one of his current releases. "Open Wide," is not a new beat from Harris who previously used the same drop and a similar build up on a solo record called "C.U.B.A," Harris' instrumental Beatport No.1 hit, released back in June. Harris took advantage of the incredible success he achieved with "C.U.B.A.," and reworked it into a hip-hop masterpiece.
The big difference between the two songs is the Detroit rapper, who makes another foray into the world of EDM and adds in two energetic and suitable verses that laid on top of the house-meets-trap beat. "Open that shit wide, let me see how big your mouth is," raps Sean over Harris' signature production, adding, "This goes out to...You know who this goes out to." The U.K. hitmaker's new track "Wide Open," is a pretty generic sounding track, but it'll fit right into main stage festival sets.
As for the Emil Nava-directed cinematic clip, it's clearly a high-budget endeavor, featuring high speed racing, guns and pair up two gangs war showdown in the desert with Harris and Sean right in the middle of it that pops off right as the beat drops. As two opposing sides blast shot after shot at each other, all while a ballerina is gracefully dancing in between all of the sheer fuckery, inexplicably moving around while dodging bullets with the dexterity of Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix." It's aesthetically pleasing, but a bit confusing.

After serving us a proper dance anthem with "Whatever We Want" back in March, Australian recording artist, producer and deejay Havana Brown is back to the music scene with new banger, "Better Not Said." The 'trap meets EDM' track is the first taste of new material from her upcoming yet-to-be-named sophomore album, which is due out later this year via Island and Universal Records.
Driven by a clap-heavy trap beat and sharp melodic synth work, "Better Not Said" sees the Aussie export DJ diving deeper into the EDM world with another killer banger that includes quite the explosive dance drop, but has that same vibe Brown's breakout hit "We Run The Night" had. The 29-year-old pop star described the song in an interview with the DailyTelegraph (AUS) as a mix of two genres - trapdoor and EDM. "Mixing the two together is really fun" she said. "It's got a bit of trap with more of a hip hop sound but I still love my EDM drops."
It instantly scoops you up, brings you to the highest point possible, and as soon as you reach that peak the drops brings you right down to get your rage on. "A lot of things are better not said," Brown told The Daily Telegraph about the song's meaning: "It is when you can keep control of a situation, from relationships to the bedroom to work. It is everything. Sometimes things are better on your own, doing it yourself." Better not mess with Brown ever, because if you do her wrong she'll kidnap you and hand you to the Chinese mafia which is the plot for her new video for "Better Not Said."

"It’s about getting what you want from your man, and if he can't deliver that, then I'll do it on my own, you know. So the video clip is loosely based on the idea that a guy hasn't been able to fulfil my needs, so I'm handing him over and I'm trading him off to an Asian gang for cash. It's a little bit rough, and a bit of fun - I loved playing that character," Brown explained. The clip shows Brown riding a high-end car with a man, presumably her boyfriend, tied and locked in the trunk. After making a few stops to execute a fast-pace sexy choreography with a few girlfriends, Brown will arrive to her destination which is meeting a few members of a Chinese mafia to hand the man.

The dance music icon Benny Benassi returns with a beautiful visual for his new summer jam "Let This Last Forever" performed by Gary Go. The music video is a synchronized swimming dream and is bound to stimulate every man's senses with an erotic dose of synchronized swimming. You're probably at the end of a long, exhausting week. Well, skip the espresso machine Monday morning, enjoy the video and get ready for a full dose of electro house induced energy, and let this last forever.
Benassi pools talents with British singer Gary Go, who lends his vocals once again. Their new upbeat collab, a more relaxing tune, beams summertime vibes. The single will be included on the Italian producer's upcoming album, due out later this year via Ultra Music. It's a shimmery, uplifting dance song that's a perfect segue between afternoon day drinking and late night partying. "Let This Last Forever" boasts Benassi's beloved signature sound. Coupled with Gary Go's inspiring, summertime lyrics, some acoustic strumming and a soaring melody, this is sure to please dance fans across the globe.
If you aren't familiar with the world of synchronized swimming, the Aqualillies are who you call. Remember the Nicki Minaj pool scene in the Justin Bieber "Beauty And A Beat" video? That was the Aqualillies synchronized swimming behind them. They are usually a part of a production, but in the video for "Let This Last Forever," director Bryan Schlam makes them the center of attention, focusing the entire video on some of the Aqualillies performing in a pretty amazing looking house overlooking Los Angeles.
The clip depicts graceful water ballet and sensual pool frolicking on a hot and sun-drenched afternoon that features the Aqualillies, a way glamorous synchronized swimming troupe, and alternates between mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic shots of the ladies doing formations in neon, floral print bikinis and swimming around au naturel. Schlam plays that up in the video with plenty of strategically placed shots and lingering slow motion. It's simply stunning, and in this case, might as well keep your head underwater. Watch the "Let This Last Forever" video below in all its glory.

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.

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.

Neon Jungle take it a beat slower in their brand new video for their another corker of an explosive new tune, "Louder," the fourth official single taken from the British four-piece girl group's upcoming debut studio album, "Welcome to the Jungle," due out on July 28th via Sony and RCA Records. Pop starlet troupe Neon Jungle - made up of members Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer and Asami Zdrenka - may be relatively new to the scene, but their voices prove that they're here to stay.
"Louder," a epic electro-pop powerhouse ballad complete with crashing drums and a explosive chorus, is a departure from their usual electronic dance tunes, which the girls have said was done intentionally. In a joint statement to UK's heatworld, the group explained the meaning behind the song, noting that the track is a departure from their other tunes that have a more electronic sound. "I think people expected our fourth single to be another dance track but it was always in our plans to release a slower song and surprise people. It's still got the energy and power but in a more subtle way."
After club bangers "Trouble," "Braveheart" and "Welcome To The Jungle," it's definitely not what we expected for their next track, but that doesn't make it any less addictive! "Lyrically it's very relatable, it's about drowning out feelings and emotions," the feisty girl band recently expressed about the massive bangerballad of a tune. "It's about not being in control of the way you feel because of someone else and wanting to turn everything up louder to escape that."
The ladies of Neon Jungle have one goal in their new Colin Tilley-directed video: "Make everything 'Louder,'" and they certainly succeed, filling their video for "Louder" with booming drum beats, vibrant scenes and an intensity that permeates throughout the entire video. "Make everything louder, do it til my skin vibrates," the British quartet sing on the chorus, passionately belting out the lyrics. "Make everything louder, I wanna hear my eardrums break." The feisty foursome keep the performance intensity and go from big beats to an even bigger power ballad in the dramatic video.

After a long wait, and snippets of teasing clips, Grammy award winner Zedd has finally released a music video for the official extended mix of his new progressive hit "Find You," which features vocals by Carly Rae Jepsen's boyfriend Matthew Koma and up-and-coming Swedish singer Miriam Bryant, dropped back in January. The song's been re-surfacing frequently, over the past couple of months, as acoustic mixes and independent remixes. It's kind of the perfect mix of dance music video meets pop love story. And the colors of course are just wonderful.
This EDM song finds Zedd linking again with "Clarity" co-writer Koma, who provided vocals on another track, "Spectrum." This time Koma shares the singing duties with Swedish vocal powerhouse, Byrant, whom Zedd first heard on German radio. They previously worked together when the German DJ made a remix of her song "Push Play" for the deluxe edition of his debut studio album "Clarity." Speaking on Vice's Thump channel, Zedd said this is a very different tune from any that he'd done before. He added: "It's a song you could easily play with a full band instead of just a DJ."
Zedd debuted a 15-second snippet of this song during the January 26, 2014 Grammy's music awards show. He performed the entire song live for the first time with Koma and Bryant during the episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 3rd. The song can be heard during Bud Light Platinum's "Turn Up Your Night" campaign, which aired for the first time during the 2014 Super Bowl. The song also featured on the soundtrack of the futuristic action-adventure film "Divergent." It's a massive hit and major dance floor bomb in one.
As for the music video, it's so high-budget and features a beautiful storyline as well as breathtaking shots of the three artists. Opening scene sees a girl dramatically getting her head out of the water in a bathtub. Bryant, Koma and Zedd will have scenes, the last two playing the guitar and the turntables, respectively, against white backdrops. The girl from the first scene and a friend will then try to save their life riding and running away from a flock of scary crows who are chasing them. How will it all end? Click 'play' below!

Living in the average man's fantasy world, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull throw a wild massive party and, of course, craziness ensues, and get positively down and dirty with scantily-clad ladies in their new eye-popping music video for the club-ready anthem "I'm a Freak,"  the third English language, and fifth overall, single featuring Pitbull from Iglesias' upcoming album "Sex + Love," scheduled for release on March 18. This time, Iglesias is getting freaky and he is not ashamed to show it.
Unlike recent teaser "El Perdedor," which saw the 38-year-old Spanish heartthrob return to his Latin pop roots, "I'm A Freak" is an unsurprisingly pure party anthem and a decent dance-pop/electro house track featuring a typically hedonistic production from The Cataracs. Despite its wave of EDM bleeps, pulsing beats and suggestive and provocative lyrics, the song is a little more melodic and a little less bombastic than recent club bangers "Turn The Night Up" and "Finally Found You." The song still oozes enough party mojo that would probably be a crowd-pleaser and get any party animal crazy on the dance floor.
"I'm A Freak," about being a sex addict, follows in the age-old music tradition of objectifying women as male performers boast about their sexual prowess. It's actually a testament to how little the basic music video format has changed at all since the 90s - it's like if Hollywood had never stopped making "Die Hard" movies. The thing is, your initial reaction to this might be that it's a terrible load of misogynistic horseshit that to any sensible onlooker accidentally demeans the song's male participants just as much as it deliberately demeans the video's female stars. And you would probably be right.
Now the pair have hooked up for the fifth time on their newest collab "I'm a Freak," and in a house filled with women partying, the Collin Tilley-directed clip pans throughout the wild and crazy pool party with the hypnotic dance beat of "I'm A Freak," as Iglesias sings and Pitbull raps about their sexual proclivities, while being surrounded by the girls, who dance, twerk to the song and try to seduce them. The end result feels a lot like 2013's "The Internship." It marks the return of a dynamic duo (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn), being exactly where they shouldn't be, only in a scenario that somehow feels three times as bizarre and long. It's kind of a headache, but as the viewing public will likely say, "Life's a party. Crash It."

Krewella has just released the official music video for "Human," the third international single and sixth overall taken from the popular EDM trio's latest hit debut album "Get Wet," released last September via Columbia.
 The emotional record is scheduled to impact Top 40 radio in early-February. This time, the electronic music trio, consists of sisters Jahan Yousaf, Yasmine Yousaf and 'Rain Man,' opt for a more soft and delicate production. Moving away from the strength of their previous singles and focusing on a dance piano ballad with touches of dubstep.
The road to the top of electronic music charts has been a long, yet rewarding journey for Chicago producer trio Krewella. Millions of adoring fans around the world have committed themselves to "Krewlife" as the breakout electro / dubstep group achieved stardom with successive hit singles. Krewella kicks off the New Year with the release of an emotionally charged music video for their inspirational dubstep single "Human," its emotion is just so raw and powerful. Well, the new video for their chillstep ballad was really no different. Krewella reminds us all that no matter what, We're only "Human."
With all the smoke and mirrors involved in the entertainment industry, it's incredibly refreshing to see that Krewella isn't afraid to show the world their true colors. This four-minute video is merely a snapshot of their journey to superstardom over the past two years, but it still manages to say everything about who Jahan, Yasmine, and 'Rain Man' are as people; anger and joy, sweat and tears, good times and bad, these are all parts of being human no matter who you are, where you're from, or what you do for a living. It's a recap video of two full years of touring and other shenanigans and the emotional shots of Krewella  in candid moments of sadness, loneliness, and exhaustion in contrast to some heartwarming moments of joy and togetherness.
The clip that fits perfectly with the song and really drives home the "I am only human" chorus, as director and videographer behind many of Krewella's visuals, Miles Evert, truly captures the humanity of these artists. It opens up with a quote: "This video was shot during our last two years of touring. It is dedicated to you, our Krew...the ones that make this dream possible." The clip featuring the trials and tribulations Krewella has faced on the rise to fame: A drunken hotel argument! A wedding proposal! Teary breakdowns on the road! An elimination round in which one of the members is kicked out of the band. Fans will see the hardships Krewella goes through to make their dreams possible.

Sub Focus has premiered the official video for the house influenced house track "Turn Back Time," the sixth single from the British dance record producer's latest sophomore studio album "Torus." The track features uncredited vocals from British singer Yolanda Quartey, who is a member of the Bristol country/soul band Phantom Limb. The 31-year-old Sub Focus is turned in an absolutely phenomenal rework rammed full of rave atmosphere with chunky amens doing their thang alongside a monstrous sub line and a piano hook to die for.
Nick Douwma a.k.a. Sub Focus, came to the drum'n'bass scene from Guildford, UK in 2003, broke through with a number of tracks in his first year including "Acid Test," and "X-Ray." Entirely self taught, he was noticed at first by Andy C and, in a matter of months, went from being one of many wannabe producers to becoming a permanent fixture of the award winning RAM Records family. Although he may take his sweet time to churn out a full length, Sub Focus certainly knows how to add them into the history books. His 2009 self-titled debut was nine years in the making, and a genre-mashing breakout to critical acclaim.
"Torus," is a collection of eclectic genre shifting tracks that is pushing this reputation beyond the dance hinterlands and into the mainstream. On "Turn Back Time," we get a chest-thumping house cut that's driven by a powerful vocal and soaring melodies. At the time he was experimenting with 90's rave samples and the song originally used a Todd Terry sample but was re-recorded with session vocalist Quartey and worked into a new song. Terry is credited as a writer of the track despite not contributing specifically to the track. It's such a throw-back to the 90s diva-house sound, and he's just on fire.
Sub Focus told the story behind this song: "I've been doing a lot of sampling from the early '90s," he said. "There are quite a few acapellas that you can find; I'd really geek out and find out which versions of the original releases had the acapella on them, then try and buy the vinyl or CDs online to get the highest quality versions possible. That's how this track started by chopping these up, and coming up with ideas from there," he continued. "It ended up with me getting session musicians in to recreate some of the samples, which really freshened up the song." As always, the cinematography is stellar with the accompany video which telling a story of two individuals trying to do as the title of the song indicates. Simply a superb song and video!

The massive trifecta of Scottish deejay Calvin Harris, fellow Swedish DJ Alesso and British synthpop duo Hurts' frontman Theo Hutchcraft have teamed up and unveiled the official music video for their collaborative huge progressive anthem, "Under Control," which will be released on November 24. The video is colorful, vivid, and entertaining. The trio lark about as the apocalypse draws near, and it answers anyone wondering what these guys would do if the world was ending.

The track was originally premiered at Alesso's set in Ibiza at the beginning of August, which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 1. Alesso originally revealed the collaboration back in May, tweeting that the song is "sounding big." The track is a true Euro club banger, with a relentless 90s house beat and rave synths forming the foundation beneath Hutchcraft's trademark melodramatic vocals, while while Harris and Alesso deliver a masterpiece of musical production, with epic builds that climax into a burst of synergistic energy.
The banging EDM adventure "Under Control" has that perfect medium that isn't too chill, but still makes you bounce as you listen. As is normally the case with EDM anthems, they get even better when paired with a good video. You can find all three guys featured in the 'end of the world' style music video as they head into the big city for one last show before the meteor to destroy Earth hits. And of course, they pick up a couple ladies along the way to help them party the right way during their final hours on Earth.
Shot in Los Angeles, and featuring phenomenal vocals from Hutchcraft, the accompanying music video depicts a meteor coming to Earth and all three artists looking moody, pissing about and performing live in the face of the oncoming apocalypse as we see the trio brace themselves for a meteor strike by playing a gig in a limo with girls they picked up on the side of the road to mark the end of the world.  After a few tense seconds, we're treated to a happy twist ending perfect for the uplifting tune.

The rising EDM star Zedd and Paramore's frontwoman Hayley Williams play two young lovers who express attraction and separation between each other using contemporary dance in brand-new music video for their piano-driven electro-pop song "Stay the Night," the first single from the 24-year-old German/Russian electronic dance music producer/DJ's new deluxe edition of his debut album "Clarity", in stores today. The song features Williams singing, "Are you gonna stay the night?" over one of his signature club beats.
"I love building a track around a vocal," said Zedd. "It enables me to marry the melodies and harmonies together so they fit like a glove which is what I tried to do with 'Stay The Night.' Hayley sounds amazing on the record, she really brought it to life with her emotion and attitude." According to Zedd, the original idea was to have a guy singing lead. "We had the topline written and we needed a singer, and we were kind of brainstorming on who would be a good fit; at first we thought it might be better to have a male singer," Zedd told MTV News. "But then, since I know Hayley's voice, we had the idea to use her for the track. I kind of think it's more sexy and interesting with her singing it."
Zedd told MTV News that Williams' soulful vocals fitted well as he has a lot in common with Paramore's rock sound. "Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been in a rock-metal band for a longtime, and I still feel like, personally, I have a lot of influence from that," he said. Williams wrote the lyrics about a couple breaking up but staying together for one more night of passion. She finished them in a Paris hotel room, the day before she recorded her vocals. "I was actually getting into the shower and it just happened," she explained to Radio.com. "The words just came to me and I got out immediately and wrote everything down."
Directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, the clip sees Williams looking flawless with her new short hair belting out the lyrics of the song, and Zedd playing the piano, as a couple perform a contemporary dance routine around a sofa. The storyline is a pair of troubled lovers, who know they're no good for each other, yet cannot deny (or ignore) the chemistry they share. The clip shows the couple tries to get past those awkward couch moments and find a true connection and the only thing that'll spark romantic bliss is the will to dance. Love doesn't always work out, no matter how much we want it to, we all know that to be true, though it takes a truly deft touch to express it. Especially without saying a word.

The Chicago-based EDM troublemakers Krewella is back in action and throw an atomic-powered rave in their new Zombie-infested clip for their latest summer hit single, "Live For The Night," the ultimate synth-pumped,  high-energy drumstep, bass-thumping ode to go-wing-hard, will be the lead single from the electronic dance music group's upcoming debut full-length studio album, "Get Wet," which hits shelves on September 24th via Columbia Records.
Krewella had a huge commercial breakthrough earlier this year with gold-certified "Alive," the radio-friendly club anthem and has become a true crossover success story. Now the darlings of American EDM are set to build on that momentum with "Live For The Night." Chicago sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf, along with their producer Rain Man kind of freaking slay, put their lovably rowdy spin on a big night out, and make big-top EDM cut with dubstep skronk and moombahton groove while singing about whiskey, bitches, and doing it like rock stars.
Their dub-heavy electro pop outputs, "Live For The Night" again taps into that catchy, big room sound for which the trio have become synonymous. The synths, bass and melodies are so much more beefy then anything they have previously released creating a heavier more aggressive sound. You've seen it before, dance music fans texting, tweeting and instagramming their experiences away at every show you attend, Krewella seeks to change that. The troublesome trio brings new light to the night of a dreary, small town, forcing entire town to unplug from their media saturated life by cutting the power and hosting a rave party of 'nuclear' proportions, their own party in the sheltered suburbia.
That no-holds-barred approach to nightlife is reflected in the wild video. Directed by the Grammy-winning video squad Aggressive, the Invasion Of The Body Snatchers meets '90s rave themed visual opens on a world where everyone has been transformed into a screen zombie, every pair of glazed-over eyes glued to a smartphone or computer monitor. To save the day, Krewella breaks into a local nuclear power plant, and cuts all power to the town, forcing the slumbering post-apocalyptic masses to all meet up for a revitalizing crazy wild dance party with some suspicious cops trailing the crew the whole time, and go out with a bang.

Calvin Harris has just released the raunchy music video for "Thinking About You," a dance-pop collaboration with Jordanian singer Ayah Marar, that serves as the eighth and final single from the Scottish producer and DJ's No.1 third studio album, "18 Months." The 29-year-old DJ producer extraordinaire teams up once again with up-and-coming vocalist Marar (from "Flashback") on "Thinking About You," which is a signature Harris retro-house track with a dizzying build up and light summer beats. Another week, another music video walking the fine line between blatant nudity and art.
Directed by Vincent Haycock in Los Angeles, the clip captures the smooth hidden house track's fun dance vibe perfectly as it whisks you away to an island full of adventure, exotic scenery, and a party that seem to exist only in dreams. Or kind of like the movie that agent 007 would be seen at. Instead of using the women front and center, Haycock punctuates the storyline of excesses gone amok in Harris' video with the odd topless girl walking through a mansion, a couple having sex on a private jet, punches being thrown by two troubled young men, some lesbian action, and poor Marar getting her yacht hijacked by a group of armed pirates.
Chock-full of Gatsby style extravagance and nudity, the explicit clip follows numerous seemingly unconnected story lines, taking viewers everywhere from a mile high club venture to a boat heist in the middle of the ocean. To advance the story lines, Haycock also throws in pirates, a fist fight, a private jet and a drug-fueled party set in a European castle. Opening in the kind of mansion you think of when picturing 90s hip hop videos, "Thinking About You" spends the better part of its initial minute following a scantily clad model through her luxurious abode. She eventually drops her top, revealing her breasts, and the scene then jumps to a separate scene involving two bikini-clad gals on a boat.
As the video goes on, the energetic music backs a tale of high seas hijacking, cocaine parties, and additional shots of mansion life that feels more dreamlike than anything else. It's far more entertaining than the vast majority of videos released as of late, but what's most surprising is how even in the midst of all the action mentioned above the song is what stands out as the true highlight. "Thinking About You" is a bonafide hit, and after this track reaches radio it will be inescapable.

Benny Benassi, the brilliant Italian EDM producer and DJ has recruited soulful crooner John Legend to sing the vocals on his new single "Dance the Pain Away." The studio edit of the song was released just mere days ago, and now Benassi unleashes the official video for the moody dance track via his label Ultra Records. "Dance the Pain Away" will be the first single off Benassi's forthcoming album; its title and release date have not yet been announced. Legend originally wrote the song as a guitar ballad for his upcoming album, "Love in the Future," due September 3.
Legend gets his feet wet in the electro-pop/dance world with Benassi on "Dance the Pain Away." Unlike many R&B artists who venture into this genre, Legend made certain to maintain his soulful delivery as he croons the uplifting and inspirational lyrics. Benassi's hard bass and Legend's smooth croon are an unlikely pairing, and the two musicians' dance-floor-ready collaboration on "Dance the Pain Away" was similarly unexpected partnership. "This song came about by chance. Working with John is the result of a series of coincidences," Benassi tells Rolling Stone. "Not only is he unbelievably talented, he's also really nice."
Benassi counts the partnership as one of his best moments, particularly Legend's surprise appearance when he performed the track for the first time at Coachella in April. "It was one of the highlights of my career," Benassi says. Legend's vocals are absolutely brilliant - the lyrics are a bit cheesy but his soulful vocals just don't really blend well with Benassi's super mega dance beat. Benassi's bass thumps still drive the track, but the synths wash over Legend's vocal caresses. It's even better here, as the ache in Legend's voice elevates this to a level above most dance anthems, proving that sometimes the heart beats louder than the rhythms on the floor.
Legend searches for an escape in the video for "Dance the Pain Away." Directed by Cameron Duddy, the black-and-white clip brings the song to life as it takes fans for a drive along the scenic and storied stretch of famous road known as Los Angeles's Pacific Coast Highway, with Benassi behind the wheel of a classic Porsche 550 Spyder, while Legend belts out the uptempo track in a black suit at the beach among the seaside hills, and a beautiful girl enticing the camera. The video grips the gut of the track and captures the essence of searching for escape.

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding hooked up and look like they're making more than just music as they couple up in their sexy new video for their new collaboration, "I Need Your Love," the seventh single from the 29-year-old Scottish producer and DJ's third studio album, "18 Months," and was also included as a bonus track on the 26-year-old English singer's sophomore studio album, "Halcyon." What's better than two powerhouse acts? Both literally and figuratively!
If Monday has you down in the dumps, there is an 80% chance the following video will change things entirely. The mid-tempo electro-dance track, is a club-banging dance jam that matches his infectious beats with Goulding's saccharine voice - a match made in dance music heaven. This dance floor classic was transformed into this french funk tune that is sure to take over your body. It has some nostalgic sounds intermixed with the future funk he's putting out there as 80's synths roll into some new vocoder vocals. If you can make it from the beginning to the chorus without feeling the need to dance and/or scream with joy you are a far more controlled person than myself.
Discussing her collaboration with Harris, Goulding told Pop Justice: "I think it's one of the first songs he's written with someone. He's written a lot of songs by himself. I mean, he's really, really clever. I've always been a fan of him and we used to have the same management, ages ago. He's done well for himself. We wrote that song in his flat about a year ago now and then we sort of scrapped it and came back to it and re-recorded it and there was a bit of confusion around that song for a bit."
The promo is so bright, sunny, commercial and mainstream - a whole steamy, summery affair for the pair, who play a couple that reunited with a lost camera that contains a compilation of footage of them together, journeying around the world in love with one another and recording themselves as they gallivant through the streets and bedrooms of Miami. They kiss, they frolicking around in bed before they smooch, cruising in a convertible and getting a tattoo, and then they go to the beach, and they make the most out of Miami's awesome nightlife.

Pitbull and Christina Aguilera toast to the good life in the triumphant video for a thumping club beat, "Feel This Moment," their hit collaboration and the fourth single off Pitbull's seventh album, "Global Warming." It's Latin superstar overload that demonstrates how their respective moments often feature large, happy crowds in front of them. The duo simply just want to enjoy and feel this moment. Who wouldn't? (You know what, though, if my life was as balling as all of these guys, I'd never want it to end either.)
"Feel This Moment," is a dance-pop, hip house and electro house song, about stopping to take a moment to appreciate life. Interpolating the melody from Norwegian synthpop outfit A-Ha's famous 1985 synth-pop curio, "Take On Me," but in a souped-up 2012-friendly format, the glorious disco explosion sees Pitbull doing his typical swag-shtick and Aguilera gamely meeting him halfway with her gorgeous pipes and memorable chorus. This is actually quite a catchy tune to dance to and it boasts a sick hook. It doesn't feature any misogyny, which is nice.
The 32-year-old Cuban-American rapper spoke about their collaboration in an interview, "'Feel This Moment' is a special record, and to work with Christina Aguilera is an honor, a blessing, someone that I highly respected, as far as her talent, her voice, her range that she can take it, and I think 'Feel This Moment' is gonna be a great record, because it's got a very powerful sample and everybody's gonna dance too. On top of that, when I say 'Feel this Moment' is basically, 'feel life, don't live life for a moment, live life for life, that is your moment'."
The David Rousseau-directed clip is a split-screen, black-and-white affair, with lots of quick shots of Mr. Worldwide reflects on his journey to the top, being swaggy and vaguely predatory up on stage in any parts of his 'Planet Pit World Tour' across the globe and living the fast life, while curvy pop diva X-Tina showed off her full-bodied blonde locks and looks gorgeous as she vamps for the camera, wearing a black leather ensemble with huge, curly hair, dances in the corner and singing the chorus on a sound stage somewhere.

Anton Zaslavski, known primarily by his stage name Zedd premiered a new music video for the acclaimed tune, "Clarity," which heavily features vocalist form Foxes (UK-bred Louisa Rose Allen) in an on-screen love affair. The song is the title track for Russian-German electronic dance music producer and DJ's debut studio album. "Clarity" has hit No.1 on the iTunes Dance Chart, and had the biggest first week for a dance artist's album in the last 10 years.
After producing smash-hit remixes for the artists like Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas and Skrillex, 23-year-old Zedd is ready to spin it to the next level. His debut album, "Clarity," is the one of the most intriguing and successful dance albums of the year, offering a wide range of electronic-musical styles, the album is a fully realized statement from an artist whose sound is far more mature than his 23 years would suggest. With roots as an electronic dance DJ and producer, Zedd has recently expanded his reach and drawn from dubstep, complextro and progressive-house traditions to create his own uniquely entrancing sound.
The title track, is more mainstream pop with a dance edge. With the song's energy and sentimental lyrics the experience is captivating and leaves viewers entrapped, which was the Germany's EDM sensation's idea all along. With silky smooth piano notes and Foxes' powerful vocals are especially impressively sweet, and become the main highlight of this electro house track. With deep lyrics this is a mellow track that displays a different and even more creative side to the producer/songwriter. The video plays a lot to the hectic separation and being back together that is described in the song, but isn't too chaotic to follow.
The Jodeb-directed video works as a visual into an electronic and ties together perfectly with the track. The video jumps from gorgeous scenery to intergalactic designs, and crashing visuals that are intoxicatingly stunning. The emotive journey the video took us on was two lovers torn apart by distance and difficulty and want so badly to be together but something just keeps them apart. It featuring a love story with the main character chasing after his beauty until they finally end up together. Zedd takes a background role and Foxes plays the role of the heartbroken female in the video, while her lover pursues her through cities, mountains, and deserts.

Swedish and Dutch sensations, Avicii and Nicky Romero have been two musicians that have glamored the masses and taken dance music by storm. The duo have teamed up yet again to bring us a incredible hilarious music video for their hot new remixed track, "I Could Be The One (original as 'Nicktim')." The duo have decided to take that record to the next level by adding a beautiful vocal from Swedish pop singer Noonie Bao over the already stunning house beat.

Dance music isn't always for everyone, but everyone can relate to getting frustrated. Pairing Avicii's infectious melodic talents with Romero's big, high-energy sound, the result is a electro/progressive house anthem from two of EDM’s fastest rising stars. This is one video that I can honestly give a raving review. And if you cannot afford to let loose, enjoy watching this vivacious character live life to the fullest and laugh. The clip is epic to say the least and the ending is brilliant! It makes the song utterly relatable and downright amusing.
"What are we doing with our lives?" In life, sometimes you just have to break out of the every day and do something fun. The featured character is an average female who has her standard job, her standard routine, and her standard irritations with life. She puts up with the stress and hum-drum of life. She's dejected and uninspired, making adjustments to consistently accommodate the life she clearly isn't happy living. A dream sequence offers her an escape, where she suddenly is surrounded by beautiful men, luxurious getaway locations, and an appreciation for her self-image that she never knew existed. It is this flash of adventure and happiness that prompt her to have higher expectations of her environment, and not care.
Now, it sounds like it could be a decent video, but until you witness the character initially and watch her explode with rage and excitement, you realize her excess lifestyle post-realization is humorous beyond words. She eats what she wants whenever she wants, dates who she wants whenever she wants, and lastly, tells off her co-workers, who certainly did not give her the respect she should have received. I personally appreciated the fact that this dance song was able to have such a profound meaning and elaborate plot line. Suddenly, music that people often find hard to relate to becomes applicable to almost anyone.

David Guetta has revealed the new Sci-Fi visual for his smash banger, "Just One Last Time," which was released as the second single and ninth single overall from 45-year-ild French superstar deejay's latest compilation of works, "Nothing but the Beat, 2.0," a re-release of his fifth studio album, "Nothing But The Beat," featuring six new tracks, including previous single, "She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)." It will be given an official release on New Year's Eve.
Guetta never stops and he has created timeless house and dance tracks that didn't need to be riddled with crappy rhymes. The trailblazing Frenchmen, who recently nabbed the first-ever American Music Award for EDM, has an exasperated new video for his haunting balled-anthem cut, "Just One Last Time," features vocals from Swedish alternative pop duo Taped Rai, and marks duo's debut release into the international market.
Filmed in Los Angeles by director Colin Tilley, the accompanying music video for for "Just One Last Time" is on fire, literally! Along with a touching love story as this intense and emotional rescue mission unfolds. The video begins with a man entering a bedroom. On the bed there is a burned note which reads, "Without your love I would die." He lays down in bed and a machine plugs into his head which causes him to go back in time. He wakes up in the same bed, but instead of being alone his girlfriend is sleeping next to him.
He sneaking out of house to go and play a game of shoot pool with Guetta at the pool hall, before he gets a call and learned that the house is on fire. The girlfriend that he left at home asleep remains in the inferno, and so Guetta drives him rush back home and he runs into the burning house to find his girlfriend, who is still in their bedroom. He picks her up and jumps out the window. After the fall, she survives but he gets killed in the process. The video is perfect for such an upbeat song and it even has Guetta spinning at this super cool deck, while flames are rising behind him. The cinematography and the effects on this video are on point.