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The Bollywood astounding actress-turned-singer Priyanka Chopra is nervous and excited but has taken a great step in her career to become an international singer with the release of her music video for her debut single "In My City." Within minutes of Chopra releasing her single "In my City" along with her international team in Mumbai, Chopra's close to three million twitter fans, ensured that their star took the number one position on Twitter.
No one in the Bollywood town has gone this far in singing. After signed with Universal Music Group (UMG), Chopra began traveling between India and Los Angeles to work on her album. "In My City" talks about resonating with the party culture of urban cities. Chopra elaborated that the inspiration behind the song was "[about] welcoming anyone into your home, your city," but not any one city in particular, since her father was a former army doctor, and they had to travel all over India. "In My City" paid homage to this nomadic childhood of hers and journey from being a small-town girl, to being a successful actor.
Featuring guest vocals from American rapper will.i.am, the RedOne-Produced up-beat song is eclectic, peppy, and electrifying from the start and her vocal finesse instantly uplifts the single which starts up with perky tune and short introductory titles. The song explodes after a point in its massiveness and stays in the head. The impeccable notes and pitch makes one wonder if it's really Chopra.
The 30-year-old Indian actress and recording artist described the release of her debut single as the beginning of her musical journey, and she is looking like a true rockstar and made it a point to add some desi-meets-global dance moves in her kitsch clip. "I wanted to give it an Indian flavor in terms of dancing. I wanted the world to see what Bollywood is all about," Chopra said. The clip begins with a pair of really ugly looking boots stepping out of the beemer, followed by bright fuschia fingers caressing the car, it's obvious who they belong to.

Legendary rock band Bon Jovi have recently unveiled a new music video for their latest single "Because We Can," the optimistic, engaging lead single off of Bon Jovi's upcoming twelfth studio album, "What About Now," to be released on March 26. Bon Jovi will debut a new music video for each song every week on the album until "What About Now" is released. Bon Jovi's nearly three-decade-long success is built on big hooks, driving guitars and anthemic, populist themes.
Written by Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora from the veteran rock band with veteran Nashville musician Billy Falcon, the song, nonetheless, serves as the perfect rallying cry for the recovering area. The story told with each verse is more creative and relatable. Sure, this idea of two lovers working through troubles to find pleasure in life's simple moments isn't exactly new. Discarding any hard edges, the song goes more for a sing-along, feel good middle road. Bon Jovi's uncanny swagger has a way of carving a unique diamond out of familiar stone, and sounds a little more nasal than usual in a way that sounds a little affected here, but that's something that most casual fans won't even notice.
The upbeat tone also provides the title for Bon Jovi's upcoming fifteenth concert 2013 world tour, which begun in Quebec on February 13. Three paragraphs of critic-speak may fully illustrate the problems "Because We Can" never overcomes, but a summary would be more efficient: it's just too cheery. Idioms like “moving mountains” turn the song into every high school graduation speech you look forward to ending. One waits for the frontman to encourage us to "Fly like an eagle" because after all and never forget, "You can do anything you set your mind to."
Directed by actor and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Fisher Stevens, the "Because We Can" video shows Jon and Co. performing the uplifting song in a boxing ring and a burlesque strip bar, before the characters in both settings merge. The bound-to-lose competitor gets the encourage and strength he needs to win when he spots his lady watching him fight in the audience. The video matches the lyrics and sentiment of the song. Bon Jovi is not a band that throws curveballs at its audience. Fans of the long-running Jersey pop-rock group have come to expect big canvases painted in primary colors, self-affirmation anthems, summertime singalongs.

You might remember Jasmine Vigellas who played Justin Bieber's love interest in his "Baby" video, and she was also caught smooching Bieber while she was the opening act for his "My World" tour in 2010! Fast forward to 2013 and she's actually a powerful pop star in her own right, and the 19-year-old teen Pop-R&B singer and songwriter has just released a brand-new video for her upbeat and catchy dance pop tune "Paint a Smile," that's bursting with girl power.
Co-written by Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, "Paint a Smile" marks the second promotional single from Jasmine's upcoming as-yet-untitled debut album, which is due later this year via Mosci Music. The song has an amazing message that, no matter how hard life seems, things will get better. The music video sees Jasmine not happy with where she is, but slowly she learns that life isn't as hard as it seems. Soon things look up for Jasmine, and the music video turns into an awesome dance party!
Jasmine opened up to Seventeen about her painful past of being in an abusive relationship when she released her autobiographical video for "Didn't Mean It," an emotional clip that not only touched on domestic violence, but also enabled Jasmine to speak out about her own experiences at the tail end of an abusive relationship. Now, Jasmine is releasing part two of the music video for "Paint A Smile," and not only it is empowering, it's catchy! Her new music video is proof that you can move on from an abusive situation and come back stronger than ever.
The new video shows the transformation of moving on for Jasmine, as a strong and confident woman, unafraid to leave her man the second he disrespects her, painting on a smile, and never looking back. She is not going to put up with any guy who treats her less than she deserves to be treated. When she's finally had enough, Jasmine confidently hops into her perfectly detailed vintage car, touches up her makeup, and is all like, "Too little, too late!" and "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." As she drives along, Jasmineflirts with a male model who clearly moonlights a gas station attendant, and together they drive along off into the sunset.

Of Monsters and Men, an Icelandic alternative folk sensation, burst on the music scene this year with their first hit single "Little Talks," and the five-piece indie folk/indie pop band is back and have managed to release another epic, cinematic treat new video for their new single, "King and Lionheart," the title track for their upcoming album. Like all their songs, "King And Lionheart" has a folksy pop/rock feel, and the clip is a medieval, 'Middle Earth' fantasy.
Formed in 2010, Of Monsters and Men are the biggest thing to come of Iceland since Sigur Rós, and of course, their beautiful landscapes. Like many Icelanders, guitarist Ragnar Þórhallsson and vocalist-lyricist Nanna Hilmarsdottir are fascinated with the idea of storytelling, and many of their songs are fantastic fables of lions and other animals. "I like animals, and I think they're more fun than human beings," Þórhallsson told Spinner. "They're just very fun to write about. There's something simple about it. When we write the lyrics, we're often thinking about the human being as an animal. The raw animal instinct of a human being. It's like, how bad can people be?"
Directed by WeWereMonkeys (Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser), whose last promo for "Little Talks," was named iTunes Alternative Single Of The Year last year, received over 50 million views on YouTube, so anticipation for a follow-up is erm, rather high, and it's no surprise that this long in gestation follow-up is just as epic. It has the feel of a Tolkien/Martin 'Middle Earth' fantasy, complete with a supernatural sprite that comes to the rescue, but there's enough clues to make you realize that it's a post-apocalyptic near future.
No fear, with all the charm and and wonder of their former promo, WeWereMonkeys deliver on all fronts. Of Monsters and Men showcase their splendid feel-good single "King And Lionheart" behind a dark animated visual. Focused on the endeavor of two intrigued little children, a brother and sister are desperate to reunite in the wake of a world taken over by an evil force, the video follows a sea of animated creatures and angry men as they chase down the all but innocent kids through a seemingly permanent coat of darkness. Guided by a light though, the children are able to find refuge in a large 'spoiler alert' castles that doubles as a spaceship.

Nicole Scherzinger strikes back and wasting approximately no time with her comeback campaign, unwrapped an energetic new visual treat for her brand new will.i.am-produced cut, "Boomerang," which serves as the lead single from her upcoming sophomore solo studio album, which is the follow-up to her debut album, "Killer Love," and due out later this year. Unsurprisingly, the clip is a quite captivating effort about the ancient weaponry of the Australian Aboriginal people.
The 34-year-old has worked so hard in her post-Pussycat Doll life. With several years of recording and a solo album still not released Stateside. If we thought that Scherzinger had given up after her nonexistent success with her latest single "Try with Me," we were all wrong. The versatile artist, singer, dancer, and the X Factor judge is ready to return to the music scene with her new upbeat track "Boomerang."
The the up-tempo tune is about not giving up on love. "['Boomerang' is] just a fresh song, a fresh sound with energy behind it - on this single and the whole album, so it's fun," Scherzinger said of the song. "I know it's so cheesy but I actually have a song on the album called 'Fun.' I'm not gonna be like, 'Oh it's just deep.' I mean there are some songs like that, but for the most part I think [fun's] what we need at the start of the year, right?"
Directed by Nathalie Canguilhem, Scherzinger exploits her sexy vixen side and shows off her best dance moves and impeccable body in the futuristic video, which she opens the video dressed in a string of chic leather outfits, while striking some poses in a geometric themed room. Then performs the chorus to "Boomerang" in front of a white backdrop, and giving spectacular face, dancing with an army of Scherzinger clones, and belting out about how she won't be denied: "I can take the hit because I'm a boomerang."

Colorado pop/rock band OneRepublic are still riding high off their last single "Feel Again," and have unveiled the music video to its new electro-ethereal single, "If I Lose Myself," which is the lead single off of OneRepublic's upcoming third studio offering, "Native," slated for a March 26th release via Interscope.
"If I Lose Myself," presents a very upbeat tempo and it blends a fine mix of the group's signature pop/rock beats plus some nice dance/electronic elements, was recorded in Santorini, Greece, a beautiful island south of Athens in the Mediterranean Sea. It starts off with a slow, haunting vibe, which quickly picks up as lead vocalist Ryan Tedder gets into the poetic lyrics of the new single, while electronic keyboard and percussion tunes do their thing in the background. The track then shifts into a David Guetta-sounding pattern of dance and pop rhythms as Tedder sings the catchy hook of the song.
The electro-inspired song is actually about Tedder's fear of flying, but it's also about living in the moment, which is thankfully the direction the band went for the video. "The original concept [for the video] was borrowing from the opening scene of Garden State-the plane's going down and all the oxygen masks drop out and everyone's going crazy. Even though it sounds like this euphoric, 'let's go crazy tonight' song, it's a bit morbid; it's about going down in an airplane," Tedder told MTV News.
The new video for "If I Lose Myself" certainly isn't morbid. It is a jubilant, vibrant thing, a clip that celebrates the endless possibilities of a Saturday night, the unbridled spirit of youth and the power of a really killer party. The Michael Muller-directed clip follows a group of adolescents on a scavenger hunt in downtown Los Angeles to find where the band is having their next secret gig, and it really showcases the kind of band that OneRepublic really is: a fun band that has more to give than just hype and good looks.

Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline have released the heartbreakingly beautiful video for their new single "High Hopes," which will appear on the bands EP "The High Hopes," which comes out March 18th, followed by their debut full-length, "In A Perfect World" on March 25th via RCA/B-Unique. The hotly-tipped quartet having been included in the BBC Sound of 2013 nominees, MTV's Brand New for 2013, and also having been featured on the iTunes and Shazam tips for 2013.
The Irish four-piece's inspiring, piano-led number grabs at all the right heart strings and tugs tightly. Lead singer Steve Garrigan's vocals are haunting as he sings about love lost and found. The lyrics take us from a point in time when love is new to remembering the pain when that love is no longer there, all the while reminding us that "the world keeps spinning around." The new EP finds the band at their most brilliantly anthemic, as a delicate piano intro slowly builds before bursting into life on a wave of crashing drums, echoing guitar lines and Garrigan's heartfelt vocal.
Kodaline's brand of melodic rock has been accompanied by some impressive narrative videos, particularly the hugely popular heartstring-puller for "All I Want," directed by and featuring Stevie Russell as the facially disfigured hero. And now comes Stevie's video for the band's "High Hopes," which is beautifully shot mini-drama of redemption and another heart-in-mouth story, displays a series of montages showing the love story between a man and a woman, leading up to both characters being shot by an angry ex boyfriend, who she left to be with this other man.
With top Irish actor Liam Cunningham, who appears in fantasy TV series "Game Of Thrones," playing a man about to end it all, with a hosepipe attached to his car exhaust, until the woman he loves (played by Naimh Large) arrives in her wedding dress with an irate bridegroom and wedding guests hot on her heels. The video is beautifully lit and extremely well acted—no flashy gimmicks. It's simple, and sometimes the most simple imagery can pull out the rawest emotions. It's heart-rending stuff, and a big ending too.