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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Bruno Mars 'Gorilla' Video

Bruno Mars' "Gorilla" is an absolutely arena-sized sex jam, and now, it's got an appropriately epic music video.
In the new clip (which premiered Tuesday on Mars' Facebook page), Bruno pushes practically everything to the max, casting actress Freida Pinto as Isabella, a downright devilish dancer in a South of the Border strip club. She struts and prowls her way across the stage, powers her way up and down the pole, and — in one gloriously cinematic scene — sheds her close with such ferocity that it literally causes the joint to short circuit.
Luis Guzman cameos as the club's seriously sleazy owner, and Mars and his mates serve as the house band, and practically every frame of the video drips with both sweat and sex (to say nothing of the scenes where Mars and Pinto passionately paw at one another in the back seat of a Caprice) ... which, again, is probably the point. But credit Mars — who co-directed the video with frequent collaborator Cameron Duddy — for also infusing the clip with a healthy dose of camp, whether it's in the catty back-and-forth between a pair of strippers backstage, or Guzman's scenery-chewing turn. Clearly, Bruno's seen "Showgirls" a few times.
And while Pinto will no doubt garner the most attention for her, uh, work— make no mistake about it, she deserves the accolades — the "Gorilla" video also succeeds because Mars and Duddy have created a singular, hyper-sexualized world here, one that pays homage to the song's subject matter (you know, humping) while, at the same time also paying tribute to pulpy classics of the past. It feels fresh, yet, also worn in ... or, more specifically, sweated in.
Like everything Mars has done on his Unorthodox Jukebox"Locked Out of Heaven" and "Treasure," specifically) his latest clip is undoubtedly indebted to the past few decades of pop-cultural history ... yet, once again, he's managed to created something entirely new, too. Thanks to Pinto's wattage, "Gorilla" goes to heights — and depths — Mars has never visited before ... we're all riding along with him, and we can't wait to go back, even if we probably need to take a cold shower before repeated viewings.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

New Music: Justin Bieber 'All That Matters'


Justin Bieber continues his #MusicMondays series. Following“Heartbreaker” last week, the 19-year-old superstar serenades a special lady with “All That Matters.” Over a stripped-down instrumental, he pours his heart out, while showing off his vocal chops.
“You make me complete/ You’re all that matters to me/ What’s a king, babe, without a queen?” sings Justin.
He plans to drop a new single or “journal” every Monday for the next 9 weeks leading up to the release of the Believemovie in December.
“I love #journals because i can be honest & share how i feel & i love the #BelieveMovie because it will answer all the lies & show the truth,” he tweeted.

Hear Justin’s sweet serenade below:

Sunday, October 6, 2013

New Music: Justin Bieber - 'Heartbreaker'


Finally! After teasing fans the past few months, Justin Bieber releases his highly-anticipated single 'Heartbreaker'. Along with serving as the lead single from Justin's upcoming album, 'Heartbreaker' also marks the beginning of his series 'Music Monday' , in which we will see a new track from the Toronto pop-star every Monday for the next 10 weeks. Produced by T-Minus, Maejor Ali, and Chef Tone.
Scooter Braun, Justin's manager, recently spoke to MTV News about what we can expect from the next album: “For this project, we want to do things a little bit differently. And there are more songs than 10 or 12, so if you have more music and you have more things you want to express, you gotta think out the box, and [think like] 'How do I get this out there in a unique way where it gets directly to my fans and I can express myself through music directly to them?'”.
Justin Bieber can currently be found traveling Asia on his 'Believe' tour, which will find him stopping in countries like Japan and South Korea before moving on to Latin America later this month. Purchase 'Heartbreaker' on iTunes and take a listen below.





Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Watch: Rihanna ‘Pour It Up’ Music Video

Rihanna released her new music video on Oct. 2 and it’s so raunchy. She’s twerking, and wearing a rhinestone top that barely covers her nipples. Watch it and tell us what you think.

Rihanna is proud to show off her body and twerking skills in her latest video, “Pour It Up.” She sits on a throne the entire time, while strippers dance on polls around her. When she’s not throwing dollar bills into the air, she’s twerking in a thong, and doing other incredibly sexual things.

Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ Video: Twerking In A Thong

The word modest doesn’t exactly come to mind while watching Rihanna’s music video. The singer displays her unbelievable twerking talent throughout the three minute and 16 second video and it will definitely make you blush.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Listen: Miley Cyrus - SMS (Bangerz)



The sum of the parts is greater than the whole on Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears’ highly anticipated “SMS (Bangerz),” which leaked today.

Sampling Salt N’ Pepa’s far superior “Push It,” the track, from Cyrus's forthcoming "Bangerz" album, is a very strange mixed bag.

It opens with Cyrus rapping and, seemingly, doing her best Ke$ha imitation. Guess what? Ke$ha does it better. After a loop of a male voice states “do it messed up, do it messed up,” over and over (as least we think that’s what he’s saying). Spears’ comes in with a breathy refrain and adds the occasional “Aye, Aye, Aye,” but it’s mainly Cyrus’s show.

And a dissonant, non-catchy show it is. The beat’s there, but it goes absolutely nowhere.

Since this is a leaked, fairly low-tech sounding  version, maybe a better final version is out there waiting for us. Also, since it's leaked, the links are getting taken down quickly and there aren't good embeds available anymore, so listen fast here before it goes away...


What do you think of "SMS (Bangerz)?"

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Video: Drake ft. Majid Jordan "Hold On We're Going Home"

Drake is back with the video for "Hold On We're Going Home" off Nothing Was The Same. The video is directed by Bill Pope and the 7-minute clip is just as theatrical as we hoped it would be. The video takes place in Miami in 1985 and features appearances from Majid Jordan, A$AP Rocky, Fredo Santana, and more.


In the video, while Drake is at the club toasting with A$AP Rocky, Drake's girl gets kidnapped by Fredo and his crew. The crazy visuals obviously channelling Scarface  and Michael Mann's Miami Vice , both the series and the feature-length movie. When Drizzy goes to get his girl back, there's a crazy shooutout scene—and yes, Drake is firing a machine gun while "Hold On We're Going Home" is playing.
Ironically, on Future's Tony Montana remix, Drake raps "And shout out to Toronto/Bitch I’m Tony in my city." Look at him now.
Earlier today, we imagined what Drake's career would look like if he stuck to acting instead of rapping. We weren't too far off. But regardless, if there's one thing you need to see from this video, it's Fredo: 
And then Drake's glare: 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Video: Maejor Ali ft. Justin Bieber & Juicy J "Lolly"



Maejor Ali releases his new music video "Lolly" featuring Justin Bieber and Juicy J.
Previously known as Bei Maejor, Ali is quickly making the transition from writer and producer to a full-fledged artist, and this latest offering is proof that the Detroit-native is ready for the limelight. The video is directed by Matt Alonzo and features the three artists digging into the vibrant vibe, as well as showing off the new "lolly" dance that's definitely going to catch on by days' end.
Maejor Ali is currently at work on his as-yet-titled debut album.

Maejor Ali  "Lolly" Video: