Today's Pick

A Lower Milford Township native is ready to be the next big Disney star. Her name is Sabrina Carpenter, and she plays the rebellious middle schooler Maya Hart on Disney Channel's hot new tween show "Girl Meets World." The 15-year-old starlet shows off her fabulous vocals in the brand new adorable music video for her infectious song "The Middle of Starting Over," the second single from Carpenter's debut EP "Can't Blame A Girl For Trying," was released back in April.
Carpenter has already carved out a niche as the teen queen of sugary sweet country-pop. She perfected the sound on Meghan Trainor-penned single "Can't Blame A Girl For Trying" and continues to mark her territory with adorable follow-up "The Middle Of Starting Over," which was written by Jim McGorman, Robb Vallier and Michelle Moyer, and her sound reminds us a perfect mix between Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat before her heart was broken by every dude in town.
"Back to the beginning gonna hit rewind, chance to do it over, get it right this time," chirps Carpenter in the perky chorus. "Life gives you pennies, turn 'em into dimes. I'm in the middle of starting over." The serotonin-raising tune deserved an equally fluffy visual and Hollywood Records comes through with a candy-colored romp that finds Carpenter strumming her guitar and throwing pillows at friends, and it'll definitely get your feet tapping along to the beat.
The candy-colored video is adorable and completely irresistible. The fun-filled clip simply features this blonde beauty performing her song in various places against gorgeous backdrops including an all-pink room, and another place where she stands against a sea background while an inflatable clown fish swims around her, as Carpenter has a blast with her friends, while moving on to future fun - pillow fights, fake fish, balloon parties, and of course polaroids galore - the "Girl Meets World" star gives us a pure pop sing-along. We love the selfie wall they have in one scene, and the flower petal pulling scenes are stunning!

Hilary Duff has a serious crush as she sexes things up and does the cowgirl line dance moves like a pro in the music video for her folky pop song, "All About You," an insanely catchy single from her upcoming (comeback) fifth studio album. Sounding like a big ol' stomping party, "All About You" is in the same twangy folk-pop vein as her debut single "Chasing the Sun," but that it's a huge improvement for Duff.
The folk undertones, handclaps, shout-along chorus and deliriously enjoyable melodies all make this the winning comeback bid that Duff fans were hoping to hear when she announced her return to music. The former Lizzie McGuire star starts her song with the lyrics, "You could be my dirty secret, I could be yours," providing a distinctly different sound from her previous four studio albums. "Think you're all about me but I'm all about you/ Turn the lights down let me show you it's true!" Sing your heart out, Duff fans, because this song rules.
Duff is one of few Disney stars to have maintained her squeaky clean image, but the 26-year-old mother-of-one amped up her sex appeal, shakes her hips and shows off her toned legs in a pair of tiny black shorts with fishnet stockings and ankle boots for a super-sexy time choreographed routine as she searches for her new man crush in the three minute clip which was directed by Declan Whitebloom.
Doesn't-want-to-age Duff falls in love at the first sight with a cute guy she spotted in a coffee shop. She finds a record that he accidentally drops before leaving the place and then shows a photo she took of him to her girlfriends at dance rehearsals. After running through their cowgirl-ish line dance choreography, all girls go on a quest to track down Duff's unnamed man and return an album throughout the day. Eventually, they find it at a party at the L.A. river below a bridge where, yes, Duff will hypnotize with his her moves.

One Direction unveiled the brand-new visual for their folk-esque tune "Story of My Life," the second single with each member posting a photo from their childhood, taken from English-Irish boy band's upcoming third studio album, "Midnight Memories," which will hit shelves on November 25th. The boys have been teasing for the past week with adorable family photo album snaps. Despite that slight hiccup with VEVO accidentally leaking the video for "Story of My Life" two days early, the boys are back with another premiere of the video, and it's a family affair.
It's yet another clip that's going to warm the deep, dark cockles of your heart too as Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have decided it's about time to pay tribute to their nearest and dearest, getting their families well and truly involved with the video, as they are surrounded by pictures that tell their stories and they even recreate some of the pics in present day with their family members. It's a real heartfelt number. And it looks like the boys have been little heart breakers from day one as the chart-topping band share some adorable childhood photos.
"Story of My Life" is a mid-tempo, guitar-driven pop song with influences of folk pop, neofolk, arena rock, and alternative rock, which is said to be autobiographical with the band sticking to the theme as they tweeted their nostalgic photos as a toddler to promote the release of their new single. On the soaring ballad, the guys of One Direction channel the folk pop sound of "American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips. Whilst the cute childhood photos have no doubt got fans cooing the single's artwork features a more contemporary picture of the band with the boys seen sprawled out on a road alongside some excerpted lyrics.
To match the song's indie sound, the One Direction band members look rugged as they hang up their personal photographs up as they look back on their rise to fame in the tender new clip, directed by Ben Winston who also directed their previous video for the "Best Song Ever." Malik said in an interview last week that "Story of My Life" deals with old memories so the video seems to line up that theme. The emotional video starts in a dark room with the band developing photos. Afterwards, certain family photos for each member are shown, and the photos morph into the same family members doing a current recreation of the photos.

Gabrielle Aplin has just released her brand new video for her original composition, "Home," the fourth single from from debut studio album, "English Rain," and the title track from her third EP, "Home," which might suggest something dreary and dismal, it's only because, as a songwriter, she explores the dark side of love. At the age of 20, this YouTube phenomenon and English rose has proven that she has the voice to do great things and with a voice as elegant as hers and with a knack for crafting dynamic pop tunes, you probably won't hear too many people complaining.
The "Home," is a prime example, basking in warm nostalgia while gradually unraveling to a background of tender acoustic strums and hushed drum beats. The lyrics seem to tell Aplin's present story, painting the picture of someone who loves her home dearly, but knows she can't stay there if she is ever to find herself. The track's lyrics capture the sentiment perfectly, proving that Aplin is just as effective on paper as she is on a microphone. It is this type of maturity that may lead you to believe that she is older and has more experience, but the realization that she still has her entire life (and career) ahead of her only raises her figurative ceiling.

"The song isn't about the house you live in or where you're from. For me it's about being with people you love, and appreciating it, even when its far away. I wrote 'Home' when I moved away and felt lost" Aplin explained about track. Aplin is one who thrives under pressure. Especially on "Home," she never seems pressured to do anything besides what she wants to do, thus resulting in one of the most refreshingly unforced sounds in modern day pop. In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Aplin said about the updated version of the track: "I'm also excited for people to hear the new recording of 'Home' - it's slightly bigger-sounding than before and it's exactly how I wanted it to be in the first place."
The accompanying music video begins with a nervous looking Aplin walking back to her car before being mugged by a group of boys, who take her keys. The talented singer is then forced to walk throug the desert in order to reach home. Struggling through the days, Aplin takes to hitching rides, washing cars, and staying in motels, before reaching her destination and buying her beloved guitar to busk on the streets of Los Angeles! Don't worry guys it has a happy ending.

British indie singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin has finally given us something else to hold onto while we anxiously wait for the release of her debut album with a beautiful new version music video for her track "Panic Cord," the third single off the 20-year-old's upcoming debut, "English Rain" due on May 13. "Panic Cord" written by herself, and the original version of the track was taken from her 2011 second EP, "Never Fade," which document four things that have happened to her and she owes the complete honestly and detail in return for the amazing support she have received.

Aplin post on her blog: "'Panic Cord' is the ONLY song on the EP that is about a relationship, and we weren't even officially' together but the situation still really got to me. I had never ever felt guilty for turning someone down before and it was the first time I had experienced it. 'Panic Cord' is pretty much about when someone likes you more than you like them. But to the extent where they'd literally do anything for you and as much as you want to, you just can't do it back. I was so frustrated and angry with myself for letting down someone who was perfect, and was finding it hard to live with the temporary guilt of throwing someones feelings back at their face after they had completely spilled themselves out to you.
During turning this person away, it got weirder. Where they were doing everything in their power to keep me and I just didn't understand why, I felt like a complete witch and found myself getting bored of all the lovely things this person was doing for me. I just couldn't comprehend how or why someone would do something amazing for me, and get no reaction from me and still enjoy doing it and carrying on. He told me that he had 'kept a box of our memories' (we're just a box of souvenirs...) in the hope that it could change my mind. I was so confused and it really opened my eyes. I had no memories of this person in my head, but to them we were something amazing. I was so hurt by the fact I had to let someone down, and almost felt as if i was to blame for their sadness, even though i was completely honest the whole time."
The accompanying music video sees Aplin hanging out with her boyfriend, but later shows her falling out with him. As Aplin going through a relationship she had that has now turned into "a box of souvenirs." Throughout the track she tries to figure it out saying "Maybe I'm the one to blame" because "Maybe [she] pulled the panic cord." Her light and airy vocals make this song a little happier than what it is about but it totally works somehow. The fresh tone to her voice is something that hasn't been heard in a while and is a welcome change.

Tristan Prettyman just released the music video for her latest single, "My Oh My," the lead single off her upcoming third studio full-length album, "Cedar + Gold," and fans can expect to hear it in full on September 25th. The 30-year-old breezy San Diego singer-songwriter told CBS Local it's a song about "this journey through your first love." and in the clip, a relationship is stylishly portrayed as a 'The Cat And Mouse Game,' literally. Click through to hear swaying her love-is-the-drug rocker.
Prettyman has been making beautiful music since a young age when she found her father's guitar and promptly borrowed it. She was inspired to write and perform by one of her musical idols Ani DiFranco and began playing at clubs and cafes in her native California. Soon she was tapped by Jason Mraz to accompany him on tour. From there her music gained more and more exposure and a large fanbase of music lovers who like her laid-back, poignant musical style. Breaking up is hard to do, but I imagine "hard" is an understatement when you or your ex are in the public eye. She dealt with this struggle after splitting from fiance Jason Mraz last summer.
"My Oh My" is an intimate song that chronicles her struggle with being attached to someone in the deepest way, yet he keeps showing back up in her life. She can never cut him completely out and fighting to escape their "spell." Prettyman further revealed how the song details the cat and mouse game of a relationship gone wrong. "The whole song is this journey through your first love and breaking up and thinking you'll never see him again and there's no chance and then they come back into your life. And you're like, 'Oh man, I still like you. What's the deal with that?'" she said.
"Why do we keep going back to things that aren't good for us? How much is going to be enough? How hurt do we have to get to get over it finally?" Fascinated by being in the presence of someone that makes your heart skip a beat, Prettyman learned from her own mistakes while writing the song. "Writing that song made me more aware of the situation that was actually happening," she said. As far as finding closure within her current single, Prettyman is still trying to figure things out. Watch the Jay Martin-directed clip below as she tries to escape the cat and mouse game once and for all.

Brandon & Leah are ready to storm your beaches, biatches. The Malibu-based acoustic pop-folk duo (and couple) have released the music video for their album's first track and debut single, the upbeat "Life Happens." Brandon & Leah try to capture in their music the balmy summertime spirit of their hometown. Judging by their debut album and single, "Life Happens," they pull it off with ease.
"Brandon" is actually Brandon Jenner, son of Bruce Jenner and stepbrother to the entire Kardashian clan. And "Leah" is Leah Felder, daughter of guitarist Don Felder of Eagles fame. Brandon & Leah have been making music together since their high school days. Passing on the Sunset Boulevard nightlife in Malibu, the super-attractive power couple chose instead to spend their time surfing and singing on bonfire-lit beaches. "Everything is groove based," says Brandon. "We like things with a positive, beach vibe. If our songs don’t make you want bob your head, then we haven't done our job."
"Life Happens" is a cheeky, laid-back and sweet pop song with a vibe reminiscent of Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz. Vocally, Leah's sunny sound reminds us a bit of Colbie Caillat mixed with the sass of Karmin's Amy Heidemann. The new album showcases the duo's high, bright sound: plenty of ukulele and upfret acoustic guitar, Caribbean-flavored beats and Leah's honeyed lead vocals. They tend to write about the myriad connections and disconnections between people, but the mood is always light and fun.
In the video, Brandon & Leah do supercute coupley things: riding bikes together, frolicking on the beach, surfing and baking a homemade cake. They even pick fresh fruit from an orchard. Romance! As the video goes on, you quickly realize that you're in the presence of what is quite possibly the happiest couple on Earth and then you dump your mediocre boyfriend immediately. With the new album, single and "Life Happens" video, Brandon & Leah are set to take on the world. And with so much momentum going for the duo, the world had better get ready for a captivating new musical vision. "We can't wait on anyone to say yes," says Leah, who is fired up and ready to go. "We're responsible for our own future."

Canadian folk-rocker Kathleen Edwards has unveiled a new music video for "Change the Sheets," the stark and romantic first single from her upcoming fourth studio album "Voyageur," which was recorded between August 2010 and May of this year in Fall Creek, Wisconsin and Toronto, features collaborations with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
Hailing from Canada, The 33-year-old Alternative country songstress has been honing her craft for some time. Writing and releasing some superb work, Edwards seems to specialize in characterization, fleshing out her musical portraits with an eye for cutting detail. She released three albums from 2003-2008, but hasn't produced new music since. The new set "Voyageur," is due to be released on January 17th, Edwards' first full length in four years.
"Change the Sheets," a road ditty that she warned "might make you drive faster," is a pleasant pop song that combines acoustic and electric guitars in a playful manner. Her vocals softly compliment the tightly composed keyboard-driven song. It's a bewitching song with a hint of Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac in its sparkling polish and pulsing bass line, and it travels in the spaces of classic rock and country tropes, dissolving relationships, late night travel and makes them sound completely riveting, no doubt aided by a production that is big without being glossy. This is a certifiably classic Edwards tune.
Serves as a document of life on tour, which sped-up natural imagery mixed with footage from the van and soundcheck, the Dan Huiting-directed video replete with fitting accompaniment for the breezy, folk-tinged rock tune, and the footage of Edwards and her band pounding the pavement on recent tours. The clip also culminates in the same way as any good road video with live footage of the band playing of the song in front of an adoring audience. It's a fitting accompaniment for the breezy, folk-tinged rock tune.

Dia Frampton, who came in second on the first season of NBC's "The Voice," released her first video for "The Broken Ones," a cover of a 2007 song by the contemporary gospel group The Talley Trio, is the lead single from the folk pop singer's upcoming solo album "Red," her first album release post "The Voice" on December 6. Women always fall for the broken ones, and Frampton is no exception. The song has a nice melody and Frampton's voice is, as always, enchanting, though the lyrics are a little cumbersome at times.
There is life and a career for those who lose a reality talent competition. This 24-year-old first season runner-up from St. George, Utah is half Korean and half Dutch. Her career aspiration has been to be a voice-over actress, but her considerable singing talents may just steer her elsewhere. A life-long bookworm, Frampton also writes novels and children's books. Describing the concept of the video, she said: "I'm the protector of the broken ones. We live out in the forest and some invaders come in and we battle them and of course we win!"
"The Broken Ones," is a pop-rock power ballad that finds Frampton wanting to protect all the disenfranchised people of the world. The song has a folk inspired vibe and the lyrics tell a story about being able to love someone, even with all of their flaws. "It's just a beautiful song about loving the faults that people have," Frampton says of the track. "I've done that a lot in my life. If somebody has something that some people think is weird or a little off, that's something I'm drawn to the most."
The new single showcases Frampton's stunning vocal range and ability to translate a more folk song into a pop hit. In the stylish video for "The Broken Ones", Frampton plays piano outside under trees before walking in a field among warring factions and admitting how she loves the broken people in life. Frampton comforts fallen pals on the ground before war breaks out between what looks like two tribes of hipsters. Directed by David McClister, who told that "The Broken Ones" is described as a cross between 'Where the Wild Things Are,' 'Lord of the Flies,' and 'Peter Pan's Lost Boys'."

MPress Records & USA Today have premiered the music video for the talented singer/pianist Seth Glier's new single "Walk Katie Home" from his critically acclaimed album "The Next Right Thing," which isn't just an album title – it's a way of life. Glier, a boyishly handsome folk/pop singer, shows off his velvety voice and lyrical prowess in his sophomore project. The rising folk sensation set out to document the ways in which he and the people he encounters on the road, attempts to do "the next right thing, as opposed to the next thing right."
The emerging folk/pop troubadour fantasizes wistfully on this new catchy tune about a star-crossed romantic liaison with a certain girl in New York that's simply not meant to be. The easy-to-grasp melody, however, is the real thing, and the delivery from the Massachusetts-based singer rings true. He says the song is a reflection on what he wishes had happened: "I drove down to St. Marks Place in New York City one weekend to take a girl I had a crush on out to dinner," he recalls. "I ended up walking her home, and then she started dating a glockenspiel player. That's life, I guess." This is a young man with a distinctive voice, a falsetto that sticks to your ribs, and can he write songs.
Shot on a freezing cold day this past March at the strikingly beautiful Beacon Theater in New York, the Tom Moore-directed video boasts grand sweeping images of the gorgeous theater mixed with shots of NYC, the second character in this unabashedly romantic and tender love song. Featuring Glier and his love interest "Katie" played by up-and-coming actress Carissa Dagenais, the emotion of the video was heightened by Glier's visible breath in the performance shots at the ice-cold theater.
The 22-year-old will grab your attention with fearless vocal delivery, musical exuberance and seasoned songwriting beyond his years, if not with his powerful falsetto or his melodic prowess, then with what Performer Magazine calls his "intoxicating groove." Glier, who's winning legions of fans with his romantic ballads and moving lyrics, wants to touch people with his verse and music. "I'm an ambassador," he says. "I travel from place to place carrying my songs and stories with me, and I want people to leave my show changed. Some people won't remember the songs I sing, but they will remember how they felt while hearing them. That's what I want to do – to remind people, including myself, why we're here: to connect!"

Nashville pop voice Mat Kearney has recently released a new video for his punchy bright new song "Hey Mama." The toe-tapping, super-infectious tune is the lead single from Kearney's upcoming fourth studio album, "Young Love," is due for release on August 2. Audiences are probably already familiar with Kearney's infectious tunes as he's had several hit songs from past releases and featured in many TV shows.
Kearney, now 32, is a very talented songwriter, a legitimate artist. "Hey Mama" is a catchy, well-crafted, fun, and clap-inducing tune perfect for summertime drives, so it's no surprise that it's already taking off on commercial radio. The track is about his wife, and the fact that she played hard to get for a while. Luckily, she gave in, like a doe tiring after being chased by a cheetah, he got the girl, and he got an incredible song! Kearney described it as being a "return to innocence." "Blinking Lights and Intimate Things" was considered as an alternate album title.
The Oregon born and Tennessee based musician says about the album and it's first single: "It's been an amazing year for me personally, spiritually, and creatively. I finished my new record, 'Young Love,' signed with a new record label...,oh, and met and married the woman of my dreams. We exchanged vows under a canopy of southern weeping willows on blazing June evening. It was amazing. I wrote 'Hey Mama' about that first day we met between the shoe table and the dress rack. The chorus popped into my head driving home one night. I recorded some hand claps & a big bass drum and wrote the rest dancing around my living room that night. I hope you feel some of the butterflies."
The music video for "Hey Mama" was filmed in black and white, and shot on 16mm fill and that obviously makes it that much cooler. It features a whole bunch of dancing, fire eating, couples flirting and a whole bunch of clapping. The images coupled with the upbeat and dance-tastic tune make for a feel good video that will get anyone's toes tapping. The clip shows New Orleans in such a beautiful way. So I hope you enjoy that.

British pop-sensation Eliza Doolittle is back with another playful music video, this time for her catchy single "Mr Medicine," the fourth UK single off of her eponymous self-titled debut, which has just released in U.S. on March 22nd via Capitol Records. The British singer/songwriter is set to dazzle American audiences with her sweet vocal stylings.
Doolittle wrote the song with John Beck and Steven Chrisanthou, who also produced the track. Viva magazine asked if this Medicine is a metaphoric Mr., or represents an actual person in her life? Doolittle replied: "It's a secret! Everyone has tried to work out who or what Mr. Medicine is, but I'll give you a clue: it rhymes with Mr. Medicine!" Beatweek magazine asked if it's a "sarcastic take on the whole medicine thing." She replied: "Everyone thinks it's about drugs but it's not. It's actually the only song that I haven't told anyone what it's about yet, because no one seems to have guessed and I just can't believe it because it's so obvious." Guess its time to get our rhyming dictionary out and look up "Mr. Medicine!"
The easy breezy song is easily one of the standout tracks on Doolittle's debut and the super cute video only makes it more enjoyable. The 22-year-old gets together with Director Aoife McArdle for "Mr Medicine" video and a bittersweet twist on your typical walk home from a night on the tiles. The concept of the video is fairly simple, showing the long-haired Brit leaving a bar, and has the sneaking suspicion she's being followed as she wanders the streets alone at night, and she is, followed by a cast of truly bizarre characters from "Where The Wild Things are."
Doolittle fends off the unwanted attention from a variety of rather loveable-looking monsters, lurking in the darkest streets of trendy Shoreditch and environs. McArdle keeps things gentle with her naturalist approach. And there's a bit of swearing. Doolittle, for the most part seems un-phased by her little furry fan club, casting the occasional backwards glance and rolling her eyes. Our "Popping Up" songbird doesn't seem a bit concerned by her furry stalkers, even as she reaches her front door, perhaps because "Mr. Medicine" is inside, keeping these 'beasts' at bay?

If you live in the UK or Ireland you probably already know who Wonderland are, but I only just discovered them and followed on their twitter today. At first glance, Wonderland's arrival on the pop scene seems almost rocket-fuelled. It's another sub-par manufactured girl group set to rival The Saturdays, the part-Irish, part-English quintet managed by X Factor judge Louis Walsh and Westlife's Kian Egan. Wonderland are out with the first music video to their debut single "Not A Love Song," off the five-piece girlband's upcoming debut album on Mercury Records. The single will be released on March 7.
The all warbling, all smouldery looking girl band Wonderland was put together after auditions were held for five females in July 2008, and they spent the past two years making their hotly anticipated debut album. The new girlband will release their debut single "Not A Love Song" in March 7, which was written by Shep Solomon, Adam Argyle and all five girls and was produced by Eliot James. I've spent all of about 10 minutes analyzing the lyrics of the new song and learned they aren't in the mood for love songs, don't want their name to be repeated over and over again, but they do want a big juicy snog.
The group member and Egan's wife, Jodi Albert described the song: "It's a fun and cheeky song about girls having fun. It's got a rocky edge and I'd say there's a bit of country in it too! People have said it sounds a bit like Fleetwood Mac, The Corrs, The Bangles and Taylor Swift, all of which is completely overwhelming and incredible!" The girls filmed video in Los Angeles, and have been talking about it for weeks but now you can watch the girls first music video for their debut single "Not A Love Song" after the Jump.
Honestly, "Not a Love Song" isn't a bad little ditty. It's an acoustic bubblegum-pop record with a slight AC slant, and would make for the perfect background noise when the radio is on and you're driving in your car. But seriously, this is 2011 - Who is checking for acoustic-pop sung by a bunch of clearly-manufactured, completely regular mid-to-late twenty-somethings? You'd think Egan, a member of one of the best selling British bands of all time, and Walsh, one of the UK's most successful music managers ever, would have a better grasp on the marketplace for Wonderland.

Colombian diva Shakira has just premiered the highly anticipated music video featuring tennis superstar Rafael Nadal on Friday for her another blockbuster hit "Gypsy" (Spanish version, "Gitana"), the fourth and favorite single, hit radio stations on February 22, taken from her latest album "She Wolf" which has been in stores since October 2009.
The video, like the song paired with it, has a much more organic vibe and sound than other tracks from "She Wolf," was directed by frequent Shakira collaborator Jaume de Laiguana in Spain's Barcelona. The video tells a love story that plays out on a desert backdrop. It's an ideal setting for the romance between the smiling Shakira and her often-shirtless tennis pro to unfold. The intricate plot involves Shakira roaming the desert in skimpy garb, while the lyrics of "Gypsy" have Shakira singing about looking to bring her love with her on the road, and shows the sexy Colombian showing off her fabulous abs in a black gauzy slip of a thing, playing a harmonica, dancing, embracing and getting intimate with Nadal as the lead male protagonist, and then finally the two share a passionate kiss in the end.
On her decision to pick up Nadal as her leading man in the video, Shakira said, "I thought that maybe I needed someone (in the video) I could in some way identify with." She continued, "And Rafael Nadal is a person who has been totally committed to his career since he was very young, since he was 17, I believe. (The song represents my) way of living and seeing life. I've been on the road since I was very young, so that's where the gypsy metaphor comes from." Nadal added, "It has been a great experience and I had a lot of fun doing it. I had some time in between tournaments and preparation and could not miss this opportunity. Shakira, as always, was spectacular. Working with a woman as charming as her, well, it makes it a lot easier to tell the truth. It was great, very easy, she's really sweet and that always makes the hours go by faster."

People enjoy listening to radios as seen in the Brooke's 1st music video for her new single 'Radio Radio', has just come out. In the video, she is captured sitting behind the piano in a recording booth. It also includes several scenes where people turn on their radios and listen to their favorite songs. Opening with "Radio Radio," Brooke begins her piano adventures backed by a simple beat and bassline. Lyrics suggest she's a bit lonely or lost and is looking for a song on the radio that will inspire her and possibly even make her want to dance.
"Radio Radio" is the latest single appearing in "High Hopes & Heart Break", the American Idol season 7 contestant's 2nd album, but the 1st post-Idol album, will be available on July 21. "High Hopes & Heartbreak" is nothing short of that, filled with melodies and piano riffs that touch the heart and brings back simple songwriting that still makes an impact. Again, the new album is now offering exclusively on iTunes for a limited-time price of $7.99, and the video is now available on iTunes for free. Click here to download free music video 'Radio Radio'. Check out Brooke's Full CD Listening Parties.

"Fallin' For You" is the first single from Colbie Caillat's upcoming sophomore album "Breakthrough" set for August 25 release. The pop-ballad song was released today in the US. Colbie explained to Elle that the song is "about falling for a guy I was friends with. We went out on a date and I realized that there was no one else in the room. The room was silent, and I was on this high from it the next day and wrote this song."
Colbie debuted in 2007 with "Coco", which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things"; She recorded a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid for Disney's DisneyMania vol.6 CD in May 2008; and also released a song and video for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics called "Somethin' Special" in August 2008.
"Fallin' For You" is honestly a very simple and mellow song. It really is quite relaxing, and follows well from the strength her other hits like "Bubbly" and her recent duet "Lucky" with Jason Mraz have score. I am very eager to see if Colbie's next record can shine just as well as she can sparkle. When it has came down it, there are honestly very few singers right now that simply touch you in the heart, that aren't all about gimmicks or fancy gloss, just a simple voice of the soul. Colbie has honestly has been one of those few. Since she broke out a couple of years ago with "Coco", she has really made great strides as a singer/songwriter.