Today's Pick

Diddy-Dirty Money drop yet another visual off of The group's first album, "Last Train To Paris," is currently in stores now. This one premiered on MTV Jams last week, finally a clean rip of the video, is for "I Hate That You Love Me." The Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins-produced cut serves as the latest promo single. I love this jazzy-funky tune. Not strong/mainstream enough though to be an official single, but for a 'buzz' effort it works!
The R&B/Hip Hop/Rap trio hasn't exactly been keeping a low profile lately, with appearances on a smattering of talk shows and a whopping six videos from "Last Train To Paris" in the last few months. Now the latest, "I Hate That You Love Me," has dropped, featuring Diddy and the 'Dirty Money' girls getting wet and wild, playing with their own shadows, and looking red hot against a luscious crimson background. The smooth, piano-driven "I Hate That You Love Me" is an enjoyable song, which has a great hook and decent verses from Diddy. it offers a different sound, with some piano and Diddy dropping lines just to hear his own voice.
The black and white contrasted video is one of the smoother Diddy-Dirty Money videos. It turns out to be a plain basic simple but effective and show persistence at promoting the highly hyped project that has the trio singing the tune and moving a bit. Diddy himself plays the piano, while Dawn and Kaleena two-step around the grand instrument. Of course you can see Diddy doing some of his famous dance moves as well. The red-white-black concept was really cool. Beyond an appealing color scheme and a ludicrously sexy string quartet, there aren't a lot of frills here. Easy set up and recession-friendly as expected but if you are a fan of the song, you may get into it.
Though cheap, indulgent, and utterly pointless, the fact the video was even recorded is a testament to the trio's undeniable hustle. "Hustle" being something they'll have to continue doing to push the star-studded LP, which Diddy-Dirty Money are clearly not playing with it. The "Last Train to Paris," is a concept album in which Diddy's character takes an emotional journey from London to Paris and falls in love with a mysterious lady. It's refreshing to get a concept album in a genre that would usually conflict in, considering that more recently, we haven't gotten to see as many sides and dimensions of hip hop and R&B. There's most definitely something for everyone here.

The flamboyantly-named Neon Hitch has penned tracks for the likes of Ke$ha and Britney Spears, but the British circus performer-turned-songwriter is ready to step into the spotlight herself. She's already appeared on the Almost Alice soundtrack and showed us another perspective on Travie McCoy's "Billionaire," and now we're happy to premiere the British synth-pop singer's new video for her dreamy single "Get Over U," the first offering from Hitch's debut effort "Beg, Borrow, and Steal," which is slated for release later this year via Warner.
The lovelorn track was co-written by Australian singer/songwriter Sia and produced by Benny Blanco, is highly reminiscent of Robyn's sound. It's an instant and clever tune with an highly addictive power. The infectious pop tune is pure magic at its core and has all the makings of a massive hit with Blanco's top-notch, crisp production, Hitch's idiosyncratic vocals and an emotionally-honest sentiment that people everywhere will be able to easily relate to. "You can't see all the scars your love has caused," Hitch cries out while comforted by a pop-savvy, pulsating beat. Whoever thought this spunky gypsy gal who used to room with Amy Winehouse is just a one trick pony, better listen to "Get Over U" and re-think that.
Hitch appears ready to make a prominent breakthrough in 2011, and her ideal sound is an organic stage of synthetic pop melodies slathered over hip-hop infected beats. When it comes to your first music video and official unveiling of yourself to the world as a new artist, it's important to clearly define who you are right out the gate and let everybody know just what the hell you're all about, and Hitch has done exactly that with "Get Over U." The simple yet beautiful visual takes place after Hitch's had one final fight with her on again/off again boyfriend, and follows her as trawls the beach and local area looking for water to create a cleansing bath to wash away the past.
The video, which depicts Hitch cleansing herself (quite literally) of a relationship turned sour, was directed by Jason Bergh, lets one see Hitch respond to a hostile situation at home as she travels from the trailer park to the sea and back. As she does all of these, one can see that Hitch actually shows her roots in the video via her gypsy ways. Heck, the presence of glass bottles and rose petals shows that Hitch really knows what she is doing. There's a clear nod to her real life upbringing in the video, from the caravan park to the gypsies to the fashion, which really adds a sense of genuineness to everything. The jewelery Hitch adorns is also gorgeous and immediately distinctive. Watch the gypsy queen's video below!

Getting out of bed in the morning can be hard, but what if Adam Levine is in bed with you? Leaving that bed would be impossible! American rock band Maroon 5 released their brand new video for "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" via JustJared and we don't mind seeing front man Levine rolling around between the sheets. Mutt Lange-produced single is an emotional rollercoaster ride, this explosive track "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" is the third official single from Maroon 5's third studio album "Hands All Over," a killer hybrid of rock, pop, funk and R&B.
Frontman Levine wrote this song after a "weekend bender." He told The Sun: "I was totally depleted and got home, picked up a guitar and started writing this song. It's my favorite on the record. It's the most honest. It reflects a desperate longing to have somebody in my life, which I didn't at the time." The driving guitar ballad with a sky-scraping chorus and Levine's heartfelt vocals, this tender track shows off the sensitive side of these pop-funk supremos. The song is going to be performed by the band during Super Bowl XLV pre-game festivities. Levine has a great job!
Featuring Levine's real-life girlfriend, Russian model Anne Vyalitsyna, it sees the frontman heat up and snuggling on bed with the Victoria's Secret model in various locations in Los Angeles while encased in a clear box, as passersby give them curious look. The rest of the band, while they don't get to snuggle up with a smokin’ hot blonde, get in on the action as they perform on an enclosed moving stage. Ever the exhibitionists, Levine and his lady even get driven around in a Plexiglass box as they cuddle up to one another.
In every video, Levine happens to be the protagonist making out with a sassy lady, such is the hard life of a frontman. The band also enlisted the help of fans, asking them to come out at the side of Ocean Avenue overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Pier, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and Roosevelt Hotel. "Thanks to everyone who showed up! You made the whole thing work," Levine tweeted earlier this month. "This video feels special. There's something really bold and exciting about it."

One year after Trippin's dominating Romanian music charts, Romanian pop singer Andreea Balan comes back and just released a sexy music video for her latest song "Crazy About You" and has a great sound! The singer had a massive hit last year with "Trippin'" and this clip has a similar titillating feel. The "Crazy About You" was written and produced by some of Romania's hottest hitmakers, including Sunrise Inc.
"It's a cheerful love song and I hope it will go to people' souls; a lyrical track on fresh beats, in which, of course, I find myself," says Balan on her website. "Crazy About You" will be featured on her next album, which is set to be launched this year. "I'm not an oblivious person I'm just absentminded... lucky for me I always have my parents around. It happened many times to become hoarsed just before a show but every time I tried to give another vocal timbre to my voice so nobody could see it."
Born on June 23, 1984 in Ploiesti, Romania, the Trippin songstress began singing at the age of 10. Her father helped her to choose this field of activity, as at that time he has been the member of a Romanian act "Asemeni voua" (Like you). Initially, her father was composing music, with which Balan debuted on the big scene. Her first appearance on TV was at the age of 11 during a kids show on TV called "Ba Da Ba Nu." In 1997 she releases her first album produced by Sandel Balan. Balan rose to national fame as a member of girl duo "Andre" in 1998 when she receives the International Award "Mica Printesa" by Emil Constantinescu, who was The President of Romania.
Balan is one of the few artists making a real show when performing on a stage. Her rhythmic melodies, different dance styles and the variety of her dressing are the ingredients of a dynamic acting that makes the crowd go up. Her debut album was named "La Intalnire" and it was launched in May, 1999 and had been already sold in over 50,000 pieces. Balan and her best friend Andreea Antonescu initiated the act "Andre," released seven albums, for which received five platinum CDs and one gold CD. In 2002, she parted ways with Antonescu, pursuing a solo career and released four solo albums.

Canadian alternative rock band, Finger Eleven, has just released a high energy music-video for their new single "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me." The upbeat and nice song is the second single follow-up the successful lead track "Living In A Dream," taken from their sixth studio album "Life Turns Electric," out last October via Wind-up Records.
Spread the word. Finger Eleven's new album "Life turns Electric" is the first since 2007's "Them vs. You vs. Me." It was recorded in New York City with the band at the helm, specifically guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett self-producing the 10 songs. With bandmates Scott Anderson on lead vocals, his brother Sean on bass and Rich Bleddoe on drums. "Life Turns Electric" is one album that should be cranked up to the ultimate volume. Finger Eleven's cool style of rock music has progressed past its toe-tapping melodies to head banging ones. The combo of thumping beats and deadly guitar riffs makes it a rockin' sound which is a bit more intense than their previous material.
I haven't really spent much time listening to Finger Eleven, but I have to say I like their new song, "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me." I'm almost certain it's due to what I'm currently experiencing in my own life, but I'm not entirely sure. James's attempt to redefine the "whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger" cliche. Well, no it doesn't actually. Double-tracked guitar solo. Should be a crowd favorite. The tastiest new song "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" is strong, a real delight direct to your ears, and an impeccable production with an awesome sound. "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" is a really beautiful track and narrowly an early favorite of mine. This is a tune that will make your day.
The Canadian rock band are jamming into "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" in this performance music video. A simple performance video for Finger Eleven, but only if you consider a one-shot video with 360° camera moves, billowing debris, collapsing walls and stampeding fans to be simple. Be sure to also check the making-of where director Alon Isocianu shows off a pre-production animatic that could probably stand alone as an alternate version of the video.

Rihanna's official music video for her latest single "S&M" has just arrived in full. The Barbadian recording artist is no stranger to showing off acres of flesh in her music videos and her new video for "S&M" may just top them all. If you're going to do a video for a song like "S&M," a track that espouses bedroom bondage and the joys of whips and chains, you have one of two options: You can make a video that accurately depicts said activities, in which case your video will likely not be legally viewable for a lot of folks. Or you can make a comically over-the-top, colorful, tongue-in-cheek, slightly dorky video. Rihanna has gone for option two.
This bluntly-titled cut was released as the fourth official single and pulsating opener hails from Rihanna's fifth studio album, "Loud," out last November. The Stargate-produced and Ester Dean-penned eurodance song finds the singer proclaiming her vices. As bracingly huge and catchy as it is, "S&M" doesn't deviate much from its blunt title. Rihanna said that people shouldn't take the raunchy lyrics too literally. "I don't think of it in a sexual way, I'm thinking metaphorically," she said. "It's more of a thing to say that people can talk, people are going to talk about you, you can't stop that. You just have to be that strong person and know who you are so that stuff just bounces off. And I thought it was super bad ass."
The video was shot in Los Angeles during the weekend of January 15, demonstrates the singer's "sadomasochist relationship with the press," according to director Melina Matsoukas. In this 90's inspired clip, Rihanna turns the spotlight onto the media who have been criticizing the pop star, as of lately. She is seen whipping gossip blogger Perez Hilton, dressed as a Playboy bunny, wearing a hip-hugging getup, black stilettos, and yellow ears atop her crimson-colored hair, reclining against a wall covered in tabloid headlines. The singer seems to have taken the chance to take a hit at the press, wearing a newspaper print gown and being kidnapped by journalists as headlines run over the screen. But it's okay; she gets her own back at the end.
The 22-year-old R&B star has always been a bit edgy, but it looks as though she's trying too hard to push the envelope now. The video is not just about kinky sex like it's mentioned in the lyrics - it manages to hit back tabloid and media which often run twisted story about her and any other celebrities. Editors from OK! magazine, said "it's every inch as red-hot, kinky and totally tongue-in-check as we expected to be." Rihanna is raising the bar while her peers and rivals led by Lady GaGa is always out there over the top. With this "S&M" video, Rihanna has tied up her competition by going further than any leading pop star to date.

The full-length new video for British boy band McFly's latest effort "That's The Truth" premieres exclusively on group's Super City website last Tuesday. Fresh from the huge success of their first two singles: the electropop single "Party Girl" and the more R&B/pop single "Shine A Light," and a triumphant 2010 which saw McFly launch their massively successful ground breaking "Super City" website, it's time for a real boyband track. The band announce their first release of 2011, new single "That's The Truth," as their next and third single to be taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Above the Noise."
The boys teamed-up with hot US producer Dallas Austin, who's previously worked with everyone from Pink to Madonna, for the track and it will be released at March 6 via Island Records. "That's The Truth" is a departure from the electronic sound and sublime synths featured on previous two singles "Shine A Light" and "Party Girl." A string orchestra accompanies the band's heartfelt lyrics about honesty and working through problems in relationships, whilst the anthemic chorus has already proved to be a huge fan's favorite at McFly's recent live shows.
The video for "That's The Truth," has a desolate and bleak feel to it with the whole band performing in a large, dark empty space and bassist Dougie Poynter sat on a bed in what looks like a room that has been torn apart. The storyline is Dougie plays the main role, who has split up with his girlfriend, and is very upset about it. He smashes his room up, then drops of water from the ceiling splash on Dougie, and water then streams into his room. Dougie wakes up the next morning to find his room is completely normal. The lead vocals Tom Fletcher posted on his Twitter and joked that Dougie had not come home from his scene in water.
McFly have succeeded beyond their own expectations. The boys are excited to return and showcase their infectious and soulful electro-pop sound across UK venues for the first time in two years. Yes, McFly were growing up under some auspicious musical wings, and their new material bares a stunningly robust edge. That freshness as if pop music was only invented yesterday. They understand that in the age of iTunes every song on an album has to be good enough to withstand the treatment of a tear-jerking rendering amongst the high school kids of Glee. The dexterous R&B flourishes pushed through the divergent medium of a four piece guitar band happened between Dallas Austin and McFly in Atlanta have a touch of the work that Timbaland did with One Republic about them, only a little more riotously teenage and a whole lot more fun.