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Florence Welch’s Dream Director
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Music Videos, Pop, Rock, New Releases,
The Florence + The Machine singer is a lifelong fan of the acclaimed artist, director and photographer and had "fantasized" from the minute she wrote "Spectrum" that he would work with her on the promotional film to accompany the track.
"It was a complete dream to work with David LaChapelle. I collected his books as a teenager, and I fantasized that he would direct the video for 'Spectrum' from the moment the song was written. I still cant believe it actually happened, and I'm completely overjoyed that he felt such a connection with the song," said Florence, who appears in the video as an Egyptian queen presiding over a troupe of ballerinas.
The admiration is mutual as David - who co-directed the video with John Byrne - hailed the track as a "modern classic" that allowed him to create a visual spectacular.
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Kanye West Leads BET Awards
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Music Videos, Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul,
The "Stronger" rapper's Watch the Throne project with Jay-Z dominated nominations, earning nods in the Best Group, Collaboration, and Viewer's Choice categories, while its videos to "N****s in Paris" and "Otis" both got nods for Video of the Year.
Following Kanye is Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce Knowles, who is up for six trophies including Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration for "Party" with J. Cole and two Video of the Year nods for her songs "Countdown" and "Love on Top" from her 4 album.
Rapper Big Sean was excited to learn he is up for three awards, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist. He told "It's perfect. My grandma gonna be watching, my mom, my family, the whole city. It's just tight that I can represent those people, everybody who had that dream, everybody who used to ride to school listening to their idols, now I'm with them. It's just tight that I can show people that it's possible," he told MTV.
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Nicki Minaj Brings New York to Standstill
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Music Videos, Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap,
Nicki Minaj brought Times Square in New York to a standstill this weekend. The "Super Bass" rapper's performance saw 30,000 people descend on the landmark - one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections - on Friday night, stopping all traffic as she launched the new Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone in the US.
The performance also featured one of the world's largest LED displays as Nokia took over all of the hundreds of screens in the square. Fans heard an exclusive remix of Nicki's track "Starships" by DJ Doorly and were filmed to be included in the Nokia music video for the track.
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Madonna Invites Justin Bieber on Tour
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Concerts / Tours, Music Videos, Electronic, Pop,
Madonna has invited Justin Bieber to perform with her on tour. The "Girls Gone Wild" singer is a "huge fan" of the teen pop sensation and wants them to hook up at on of her summer concerts.
"He's awesome. I'm a huge fan. I love it when he raps (sic)," Madonna replied when asked what she thought of Justin in a live Twitter chat with fans.
Justin - who has just released his new single "Boyfriend" - replied, "Seeing that is a huge honor. Yours is a career artists dream of. Congrats on the new album!(sic)"
This prompted Madonna's invite, with her writing, "Come and join me on stage when I'm on tour when we are in the same city, and congrats on your new single (sic)."
Elsewhere in the chat, Madonna revealed the full extent of her musical abilities. When asked if she can play any instruments besides guitar, replied, "well i can play the drums. and i tried playing violin (sic)."
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VIDEO: Lady Gaga Gets Revenge in Marry the Night
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Music Videos, Videos, Pop,
Revenge, for Lady Gaga, is a dish best-served stylishly.
In her latest music video off of Born This Way, "Marry the Night" tells the tale of how her initial record label -- Def Jam -- dropped her after only 3 months and of her subsequent "breakdown" and recovery. Of course, in this Gaga-directed video full of Cheerio love, Black Swan nods, and general craziness, reality can't hold a candle to Gaga's world. After all, as she states in the video, "It's not that I've been dishonest. It's just that I loathe reality."
Is it too much, or does it leave you wanting more?
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Lady Gaga Splits From Creative Director
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Gossip, Music Videos, Rumors,
Stylish pop singer Lady Gaga has split with long-time creative director Laurieann Gibson. The pair have been working together since before the "Bad Romance" singer's rise to fame, but reportedly parted ways following a number of creative differences in the last year.
Laurieann has previously admitted working on Gaga's "Judas" video, which has strong religious references, including crosses and the death of Jesus, made her feel uneasy. "At one point, there was two completely different views and after the third glass of wine, I was like, 'Listen, I don't want lightning to strike me. I believe in the Gospel and I'm not going there.'"
Tensions continued to rise between them, with differences on the set of Gaga's "You and I" video, and their creative relationship finally ended in the last few weeks.
A representative confirmed the split, but declined to give any more information.
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Actor Diego Luna stars alongside Katy Perry in her latest music video, "One That Got Away." Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the video cuts back-and-forth in time as an elderly Perry reflects upon a lost love from her younger years.
Cutting back on the colorful costumes, makeup, and hair, the music video plays more like a short film, complete with Johnny Cash's "You Are My Sunshine" at the end.
What do you think of Perry's more serious pop song vid?
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Lady Gaga Wins Four Awards at MTV EMAs
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Music Videos, Performances, Videos, Alternative, Dance, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, Rock,
Pop star Lady Gaga took home four awards from the MTV EMAs in Belfast, Northern Ireland last night. The eccentric singer, who performed while sitting on a moon sculpture, picked up gongs in four out of the six categories she was nominated for to win Best Female, Best Song and Best Video for "Born This Way," and Biggest Fan, a brand new award that celebrates artists with the most committed fanbase.
Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and 30 Seconds to Mars each won two awards with "Baby" hitmaker Justin winning Best Male and Best Pop, Jared Leto's band picking up Best World Stage and Best Alternative gongs and Bruno taking home awards for Best Push and Best New Artist.
The surprise win of the night went to Korean boyband BigBang, who beat off competition from acts including Britney Spears to take home Best Worldwide Act while Eminem picked up the Best Hip Hop artist. Katy Perry was presented with the award for Best Live Act and Linkin Park were voted as Best Rock, while Jessie J presented a moving video tribute to the late Amy Winehouse.
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Marilyn Manson Announces Born Villain
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Music Videos, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
Marilyn Manson has confirmed his new album will be called Born Villain. The shock rocker announced his new record today through his website and has given a preview of it in the form of a music video, directed by Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf.
The "Beautiful People" hitmaker's announcement read: "Born Villain is the title of the new Marilyn Manson album. While looking to experiment in unlikely collaborations, I met Shia, and we spent a long night at my studio. After seeing Maniac, his short film, which is somewhat inspired by Man Bites Dog, I was astonished by his directing ability. So I shared quite a few of my favorite inspirations in art, literature, and obviously.film. We ended up writing a short film, and just recently released a trailer. The score is from my new album, and is, in the words of Macbeth, `full of sound and fury.'"
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What do you get when you mix up horror films, country music, and mermaid sex? Lady Gaga's latest music video for "You & I," apparently.
Fans of the pop singer and her stylist, Nicola Formichetti, will be pleased to see that her male alter ego Jo Calderone makes an appearance in the video and... let's just say it would appear as if Lady Gaga is very much in love with herself...
What do you think of Gaga's new video?
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