Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks - Heart Skips A Beat











    By now you all know about my Olly Murs crush. Well, latest single "Heart Skips A Beat" does absolutely nothing to get me off of my Olly Murs high. He's still cute as ever. I also was pleasantly surprised by the new song, in that it wasn't just another summery early Will Young, Jack Johnson jam song like most of his previous efforts. "Heart Skips A Beat" is actually more current than

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

t.A.T.u. Girls Both Move Forward With Solo Careers








    I hate to have to repeat myself but I guess this time it's for real. Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. are no more. Donzo. Broken up. Not recording music together anymore.  It's the end of an era, let me tell you.  Despite having done a post about their break up back in 2009 it didn't become OFFICIAL OFFICIAL until March of 2011 (YEP - I'm a little late). 



    In that original t.A.T.u. post, I also

Hot Video Alert: Owl City - Deer In The Headlights





    Is it possible for an artist to still be a "one hit wonder" with two top 10 albums under his belt? The reason I ask is because Owl City is now two albums into his career and only one single can really be considered a success. I guess I'm wondering if we should look at the single as the hit or the album. Maybe both? "Deer In The Headlights" is the second official single to be lifted off of

Monday, August 29, 2011

JoJo Set To Release New Single, 'Disaster' September 6th








    20 year old Pop/R&B singer JoJo FINALLY unveiled her new official single "Disaster" earlier today and it was well worth the wait. The Mario Marchetti-produced track starts out like just like any other JoJo single (listen to "Too Little Too Late," "Anything") but it shows something that previous singles really didn't - growth. She may be only 20 years old but my my my, how much she's grown

Hot Video Alert: DEV - In The Dark







    DEV isn't really an artist I've spent too much time posting about because...well...I don't really know where her true talents lie. Sure, she's ATTACHED herself to a few catchy tracks ("Like A G6" by Far East Movement, "She Make Me Wanna" by JLS and "Bass Down Low featuring The Cataracs) but that's really all it feels like to me - an attachment. I don't really know who DEV is as an artist.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Natalia Kills feat. Will.I.Am - Free








    "Free" is the latest single to come from Natalia Kills' masterful debut album, Perfectionist (out now in America). The song was co-written by Kills, Jeff Bhasker, Kid Cudi, No I.D. and produced by Bhasker, who's worked with artists such as Kanye West, Beyonce, and Alicia Keys. As I said when the single first emerged, "Free" is easily Kills' most commercially accessible single here in

Hot Video Alert: Estelle featuring Rick Ross - Break My Heart








    I know this video came out AGES ago now but there's never NOT a good time to do an Estelle post, right? "Break My Heart" is the official second single taken from the UK R&B songstress's third album, All Of Me, featuring American rapper Rick Ross. The single was released back in May when it peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.

    "Break My Heart" is the follow

Hot Video Alert: Leona Lewis & Avicci - Collide








    Well, I'm glad whole Leona Lewis/Avicii hullabaloo was finally settled. Back when Leona's new single, "Collide" was first announced there was barely a mention of Swedish DJ/producer Avicii, who's track "Penguin" is used in the song. Now, in advance of the song's September 4th UK release (September 6 in the U.S.) date, the song has been turned into a collaboration between the two artists.

Hot Video Alert: Jessie and the Toy Boys - Push It (Dig It Remix)






    AMAZING! By now you know how much I love Jessie and The Toy Boys. You also know how much I love a good remix. What then, could be better than a new REMIX video featuring Jessie and The Toy Boys? Check out this official remix video for "Push It," which uses the Dig It Remix. The remix is just one of many to made of Jessie and The Toy Boys' "Push It" single, taken from Jessie's Show Me Your

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Joe Jonas - See No More





    Yikes. This one is late. Earlier this summer I was posting about Joe Jonas and his, then upcoming release "See No More." The video premiered June 29th on E! Since the singles release on June 13th the song has grown on me a bit. While I have yet to be smitten with the Brian Kennedy produced, Chris Brown co-written track it sounds a lot better to me now then I did back when I initially

Hot Video Alert: Cobra Starship featuring Sabi - You Make Me Feel...








    Gabe Saporta from the band Cobra Starship is ABSOLUTELY one of my pop crushes.  There's just something about his cocky confidence that gets sucks me in every time I see him in a video.  My crush goes back to the first time I saw him in the "Snakes On A Plane" video. He's just the perfect mix of bad boy rock star and flamboyant pop star and his music is damn catchy.  While Cobra Starship

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Melissa NKonda feat. V.V. Brown - J'ai Fait Tout Ca Pour Vous







    A couple of things before I get into this video...apologies for the barrage of "Hot Video Alerts" lately. Given how behind I have gotten with my posts, these are the easiest posts to do and I have SO many videos I want to talk about.  That's that.  Another thing. I wish I spoke French, because I don't know much about this artist and I couldn't find any good English language sites about her,

Hot Video Alert: Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day





    Nicola Roberts is absolutely adorable in the video for new single, "Lucky Day," due out September 18th in the UK. I know the video was inspired by Grandmaster Flash's video for "The Message," and I see that to an extent, to me Roberts is channeling the legendary Ann Margret's Bye Bye Birdie intro. See what I mean?  It's more than just her red hair people. An ever so coy Roberts (just like

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Katy B - Witches' Brew




    I'm not sure who's more tenacious...Katy B or her record label (Columbia Records), but whoever it is...keep those singles coming! "Witches Brew" is the fifth single to be lifted from Kathleen "Katie" Brien (AKA Katy B)'s debut, top 5, Mercury-nominated album, On A Mission. Written by Katy, DJ Zinc, Greenus & Sam Frank and produced by DJ Zinc, "Witches Brew" picks up exactly where her

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Oh Land - White Nights





    My favorite Danish-born/Brooklyn-based electropop star Oh Land has just unveiled the video for her new single, "White Nights" and in it's another stunner. Directed by CANADA (Scissor Sisters - "Invisible Light") the video is pure joy in visual form. The video features an absolutely gorgeous Oh Land (Nanna Øland Fabricius) waking up in a number of fanciful dream sequences involving some kind

Hot Video Alert: Pierre Lewis - Out Of My Mind





    Photographer: Morgan Klang / Scandi Photo

    English singer/songwriter Pierre Lewis is BACK with a hot new pop/R&B single called "Out Of My Mind" and let me tell you this much...DEFINITELY worth the wait.  Last we heard from Lewis (musically) was back in 2009 when he released the sexy pop single "Going" not to mention it's predecessor, the catchy mid-tempo ballad "Broken."  On "Out Of My Mind"

American Idol Triple Play: New Videos For Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina And Pia Toscano






    Nothing like a little country music on a dreary, rainy day. That's what I always say. Actually, I never say that. I generally despise country music, with a few SMALL exceptions (Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Dixie Chicks, Kelli Pickler). I lost faith (and interest) in this past season of American Idol the minute Haley Reinhart was eliminated after coming in third place. When I knew

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Vanessa Carlton - Carousel (Live on the Today Show)








    In the midst of a MASSIVE PR blitz for her new album, Rabbits On The Run, singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton stopped by the fourth hour of the Today Show Tuesday for a "surprise" performance celebrating host Hota Kotb's birthday.  After an awkward introduction and hug, Kotb and her co-host Kathie Lee Gifford slink off and let Carlton do her thing.  Singing an especially sweet rendition of

Hot Video Alert: Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger






    Well they certainly took their SWEET time with this video, didn't they? Maroon 5 premiered the video for their Billboard Top 10 hit single "Moves Like Jagger" yesterday on E! Online and it's pretty freakin' hot. Directed by the fabulous Jonas Åckerlund (Britney Spears, Madonna) the video features a lot of old Mick Jagger/Rolling Stones footage (SURPRISE SURPRISE) as well as a lot of female

Kimberly Cole Puts A Smack Down on Pop-Dance






    Get ready club kids, up and coming talent Kimberly Cole is comin' at ya with a brand new dance single. Released August 2nd, "Arrow Through My Heart" is a collaboration with international producer/DJ and remixer extraordinaire Eddie Amador, featuring a nice blend of dance pop, and a "hint of dubstep." In other words, it's a hot one! Featuring fellow new artist Garza, "Arrow Through My

Monday, August 8, 2011

Hot Video Alert: Will Young - Jealousy







    "Jealousy" is hands down my favorite Will Young song to date. There's nothing about this song that I don't like. It's absolute perfection. From Young's tender vocal delivery, to the driving beats provided by producer Richard X, "Jealousy" is an electropop masterpiece through and through. Unlike many truly ACE songs, the complementary video for "Jealousy" is equally as perfect. Directed by

Sunday, August 7, 2011

'Ginger Swan' Nicola Roberts Readies Single Number Two






    While debut single, "Beat Of My Drum" might not have been the chart smash everyone was hoping for, Nicola Roberts is wasting no time in getting together her follow up. Whereas the Diplo-produced "Beat Of My Drum" was a bit more unconventional as far as commercial pop goes, delving into dubstep territory, new single "Lucky Day" (which premiered just this afternoon on BBC Radio 1) has Roberts

English Up & Comers, Graffiti6 Kick Off East Coast Tour in Boston




    Photo Credit: Music Is My King Size Bed

    When I was invited to see up and coming English electropop/rock/soul duo Graffiti6 perform their first ever gig in Boston, I was beyond thrilled.  Sure, I'd been a fan of the band's vocalist Jamie Scott since hearing his debut solo single, "Just" as well as the follow up single, "Searching," both taken from his shelved debut album.  Scott's next venture