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You Me at Six have unveiled a music video for their song "No One Does It Better," the third single off from English alternative rock band's latest third full length record, "Sinners Never Sleep." The five-piece will release "No One Does It Better" on April 8th, straight after finishing up their massive UK tour, and it's a bit more dramatic than some of their previous offerings.
The group is from Weybridge, Surrey and formed back in 2004 and since then has been producing plenty of hit songs. The new album "Sinners Never Sleep" sees You Me at Six exploring their most mature sound to date extending the band's scope wider than ever before. Heavier tracks such as Radio One A listed lead single "Loverboy" and new "Bite My Tongue" merge into the melodies of "Jaws On The Floor" and "Reckless." Whereas new single "No One Does It Better," "Crash" and "When We Were Younger" sees the band a little quieter and more introspective.
You Me at Six, who stormed into the charts at number three with their fast approaching Gold-selling third album "Sinners Never Sleep," show their more melodic side with the release of "No One Does It Better," as the band wanted to mix stuff up as "Loverboy" was rock. Reinforcing their crossover from underground heroes to mainstream contenders, You Me at Six have sold out their forthcoming biggest headline tour to date.
The video was shot during the band's current US tour in some desert back in February, and shows the band out on the open road, having some bonding time, and enjoying the sunshine. The video highlights those darker themes of life: hinting towards addiction, depression, regrets and mistakes, but brings the whole thing full circle by revealing the importance that friends, family, and lovers make in pulling us through. At least, that's how we've interpreted it.

Fourteen years after topping the charts with their Grammy-winning hit "The Boy Is Mine," Brandy and Monica are back and better than ever in the Chris Robinson-directed video for "It All Belongs to Me," is written and produced by Rico Love and will appear on Monica's upcoming seventh album "New Life," due April 10, and Brandy's RCA debut "Two Eleven," coming this June. The song shows the stronger and much more adult versions of them, with Brandy keeping the track measured and Monica hitting the high notes as always.
Musically, "It All Belongs to Me" is a midtempo R&B ballad that draws influences from pop music. Lyrically, the song is a female empowerment anthem in which both singers claims their belongings as they leave their abusive boyfriends behind. Rico Love told Rap-Up.com the collaboration was originally Monica's idea, and he set out to pen a hit single for the two R&B femmes. "It's a very soulful R&B song with pop sensibilities," he said. It marked the first pairing of the two '90s R&B hitmakers since the then-teenage duo's 1998 mammoth hit single "The Boy Is Mine."
The fierce females were back in black as they reclaimed their pricey possessions from their exes. But unlike the first time around, there was nothing but love between the co-stars. "This business is all about competition. They forgot about what is the most important, which is two talents coming together," said Brandy. "It's just great to come back and do something with [Monica]. This is definitely a blessing." "It is not anything like 'The Boy Is Mine,'" Monica added. "At this point, this is where you're taking your power back and we gon' come together. This is totally different than that era and I hope it speaks to all the people who are making diss tracks and going hard on each other. Come together and watch the numbers move."
Filmed at a luxurious house in the Los Angeles area, the two starlets are decked out in black leather in the new 'explosive' clip, dedicated to the memory of their mentor Whitney Houston, which was inspired by the films "Thelma & Louise" (1991) and "Waiting to Exhale" (1995), and portrays the singers in dysfunctional relationships and helping in both situations. They're no longer the feuding teenagers from the '90s. The divas join forces to kick their no-good men to the curb, reclaiming their pricey possessions including cars, clothes, and computers.

The electro-hop pop artist Dev has official released, even though it leaked in last September, video for "Take Her From You," the fifth track taken from Dev's upcoming debut album "The Night the Sun Came Up," which was suffered several delays due to Dev having a baby and will comes out March 27. Dev steps back 'in the dark' for her latest clip which is a wild world away from the whimsical hip-POP melodies she's been dropping as of recent but this rock-star production just goes to show how versatile Dev can be.
It sounds like the music I'm guessing Ke$ha would want to make on her upcoming album, a heavy rock edge on a POP record. Between the 90's vibes and the catchy whistling. The delay was revealed hot on the heels of her pregnancy announcement. She's expecting a baby girl with her best friend Jimmy. "Being so busy and wrapped up in my career, I never thought I'd fall in love or have a family," Dev said. "I thought I was going to be a lonely touring soul till I was 50... I knew how much Jimmy and I loved each other and I thought we'd do amazing at loving this baby."
New motherhood isn't slowing Dev down! Since the start of 2012, the 22-year-old Californian singer has released videos back-to-back-to-back. First Dev premiered the sultry duet "Naked" with Enrique Iglesias, followed by the dance track "In My Trunk." The new song "Take Her From You," is a little more rock in sound, with some heavy electric guitar riffs, a slower tempo, and a catchy whistling section. It differs completely from the electronic soundscape of the album, as it is inspired by rock and roll music.
Visually, it's dark, edgy and quite the disturbing piece. Shot in a moody black and white, the singing/whistling star croons to the camera as she takes a long trip from her home and out into the city. The camera follows the "Bass Down Low" singer as she hides a corpse in a trash bag and tries to get rid of it. Dev drags the "package" around the town before loading it in a stolen car, and drives away to a secluded place to bury it for good. The mystery baggage, which is ripped open in a surprise reveal at the end of the video.

Miranda Lambert pays tribute to her husband Blake Shelton's late brother with a lovely music video to her emotional new single "Over You," the second single from her 2011 album "Four the Record." Lambert looks positively regal in her first music video in more than a year. Donning a vintage dress and a riding coat that look to be from the 1920s, the country star to let nature help tell the story and bring to life the lyrics of her tearjerking new single, "Over You," is her most personal yet.
The Genesis of the country ballad song was when Lambert and Shelton were flipping through TV channels on a tour bus, and listened to his father talking about his older brother Richie's fatal crash, and was killed instantly in 1990. Lambert penned this poignant cut with Shelton. Though Shelton knew the song would be too hard for him to sing every night in an arena, Lambert adopted it as her own and beautifully tells her husband's story with the lyrically raw tune.
"That's the only time I've ever gotten that emotional writing a song, and him, too," said Lambert. "So, I think the initial emotion came out right that day, and I think you hear it in the lyrics." Lambert's emotions run the gamut from choking back tears to smiling at a new friend who used to be in the circus! "You know I cry every time I listen to it," Lambert said. "I think that's the most personal song that as a couple we’ve ever put out. I love that song, and I feel like it's time for me to show I have that side of me that's vulnerable and hurting for someone else."
Shoot on location among the Cedars of Lebanon in Tennessee, the clip, directed by Trey Fanjoy, is a very emotional piece fitting of the song's deep meaning. The video, fittingly, is somber, a stroll through memory and shows Lambert walking through a wooded area during a light snow, before coming to a set of gravestones, where she proceeds to grieve over the loss of her loved one. Two little boys are playing together around her, likely symbolic of Blake and Richie, when one disappears. A beautiful white horse then joins Lambert on her walk which ends in an old cemetery where she grieves her loss. Pay close attention to the tombstones at the end for a special tribute to the Shelton family.

Robin Thicke hits the dessert and adds a touch of old Hollywood charm to the video for his Lil Wayne-assisted single "Pretty Lil' Heart," the second single off soul crooner's fifth album "Love After War." The R&B's leading man channels the late actor James Dean in the Marc Klasfeld-directed clip, which was filmed at a motel in the desert, as he lies down beside a toy monkey playing the cymbals, the cinematic sounds of old time movies echos before his rapper pal, Wayne jumps on the beat.
Thicke, 34, shows what could go wrong in the life of someone who has it all. "The inspiration behind this song was really just about when you're in a relationship and you're faced with all the challenges of temptation and attraction to other people, how can you trust when you're not with that other person they're doing you right?" Thicke tries to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music.
The cinematic visuals were inspired by a modernized '50s vibe. "I'm a big movie fan, especially of old movies. So I really wanted to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music," he shared about the video concept, "I think that we all have those fears and this video is about some of those fears being realized in a fantasy realm, almost in a dream-like state, and yet we still are telling the one we love, don't worry I got you, I only wanna be with you."
The video's playful opening offers a softer side of Thicke as he hangs out with a mechanical monkey toy. After a featured rap from Wayne, the cinematic-like story reveals montages of the singer playing a modern Marlon-Brando-meets-James-Dean character. If that image doesn't make you sweat profusely, you also get Thicke in a white tank top, he strumming his guitar from bed, and wowing a crowd while playing the piano in a lounge on center stage. Throughout the video, the L.A. native gets close to a handful of women, all while reminding them not to worry their "pretty lil' heart" because he's a one-gal kinda guy.

Showing off her latest musical accomplishment, Jennifer Hudson who appears to be more relaxed and in better shape than ever, has just released a music video for her new club banger "Think Like a Man." The "American Idol" alum caught the attention of two gentlemen Kevin Hart and Ne-Yo, but she falls the latter, along with “The Bawse” Rick Ross to help Hudson tell the story of a black woman's real-life relationship drama who taking control of her life.
The 30-year-old 'Where You At' singer portrays a strong independent woman in Chris Robinson-directed new video, which is a teaser for the forthcoming new flick based on the comedian and syndicated radio host Steve Harvey's self-help relationship book "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man." The new film, set to open wide in U.S. theaters on April 20, follows four men who have their love lives turned upside down as their ladies begin to take advice.
Hudson hits us with some Santigold-esque notes with Ne-Yo on the upbeat track while Rick Ross comes in rappin a few bars for the hustlerz. The film "Think Like A Man" stars Kelly Rowland, Taraji P. Heson, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, and singer Chris Brown, while the video features Kevin Hart trying hard to win the heart of Hudson by repeatedly asked her out, but decides she'd rather spend more one-on-one time with Ne-Yo, who steps in as the smooth criminal. Nothing groundbreaking, but it definitely drives the message home.
Hudson addresses the ladies on this one and advises them that should Act Like A Lady But "Think Like A Man." She shows off dance moves around an office-themed set with a gang of secretary backup dancers, while Ne-Yo and Rick Ross work their magic on the track. Robinson describes that the concept comes from the need for women to be more empowered: "The concept is derived from the film and the thought process is that women need to always act like a lady and be a woman, but think like a man, take up for yourself and be strong."

Nicole and Natalie Albino, the identical twin duo known as Nina Sky, are back with a brand new music video for their latest single "Day Dreaming," the alt-R&B lead single to duo's upcoming sophomore set "Nicole & Natalie," which is due in July and becomes their first full-length effort since their debut album eight years ago due to label mishaps. The sisters are the same person representing two sides in one relationship, but in actuality, do not. One version is real, the other is fantasy.
Produced by Beau Vallis, the trippy yet seductive slapper "Day Dreaming" is a R&B flavored mid-tempo track with electro-pop sensibilities and fantastic; imagine if mid-'00s Timbaland took his skittish, snapping production to the dreamier, moodier 2010s soundscape where something like "I'm On One" can get huge. The synths on the chorus are dead ringers for that track's hook. The theme of the bass drum and synth layers allow the proper amount space for the enticing vocals from Nicole & Natalie.
The tense, unfulfillable relationship narrative's equally welcome-lines like "I wanna make sure we meet later in my dreams, even though you're not the one laying with me" and "I close my eyes to find you, you're my little secret, whenever I decide to, that's the way we'll keep it" will resonate for somebody, and the video's equally tense. One moment you're hopping subway turnstiles and clasping hands on the sidewalk; the next, you're nothing to one another. You don't even have to have a twin for it to happen, and either way, there's not going to be a resolution.
The Adam Sauermilch-directed clip is an absolutely stellar take on the classic 'the grass is always greener on the other side' motif as both girls are in what essentially appears to be the same relationship but with drastically different outcomes. It opens with Natalie doing some typical cute couple activities with a scruffy love interest, like coasting on the handlebars of his bike and snuggling between the sheets. Then it gets heavy, as brooding, edgier sister Nicole portrays all the negative aspects of a relationship with the same guy. Though duality isn't the most innovative concept for a pair of twins to tackle, it still makes for a dramatic and titillating visual.