This song has been in heavy rotation for a few months now and I just knew it was going to be a single from the moment I first listened to it. The video is your typical Aventura video (pretty girl, silly love story plot & random scenes of the group dancing) with a little twist. The song should be another huge hit for them as it follows in the footsteps of some of their previous smash singles.

Russian Roulette



I know I'm a little late but who cares. Rihanna has released the highly anticipated video for Russian Roulette, and boy oh boy is it good! While the actual plot is up for interpretation, the visuals, setting & mood of the video are extremely dark & almost psychotic, and though I was left a bit confused upon watching the video, I was definitely intrigued. The song is stellar. The video is fantastic. Yes, we've seen Rihanna do the whole dark & twisted videos before (Disturbia, Run This Town) but she does it so damn good and convincing each and every single time. Anthony Mandler (the director) and Rihanna have an excellent working relationship, which is evident by the great quality of videos they've made.

Wait Your Turn



In this industry there are people who can saaaang and then there are those who can't. Many would say falls somewhere in the middle. But at the end of the day, whether you can sing, sang or not, what separates you from the rest is how good of an artist you are, and how well you can work with what you got. Some of the most "talented" artists of our time aren't vocally talented. Yet, they managed to stay relevant and sell one multi-platinum record after another due to their rare ability to reinvent themselves, take risks and remain interesting to the public. I think Rihanna has that ability and if she plays her cards right, she will be well on her way to reaching the level of superstardom that so many artists work so hard for, but never achieve.

Rihanna's new album has leaked, and based on the reviews I've read so far, she has taken a huge risk by taking a completely different direction from the mainstream-friendly, dance-heavy pop songs featured on Good Girl Gone Bad to this new dark, angry & depressive sound. And judging by the way things are looking, this new direction is about to pay off.

Apparently today everyone & their momma is releasing a new video. The latest is from Alicia Keys and let me just say that this is my current anthem. I play this freakin' song EVERY SINGLE DAY. Geez. It's been a while since I've heard a song that I've connected with on some emotional level. So you can imagine my excitement when I saw that the video had finally premiered?! Err.

Why, oh why, must you release these shitty ass videos? Whatever happened to videos like Fallin and If I Ain't Got U? Can someone explain to me the concept of this video? She walks down the street, revives a dog, rides a purple-laser-shooting motorcycle, flies to the roof of some building (looking quite stunning, I must add), flies back down, touches some guy's face and then rides away on her motorcycle; the end. This is the second lackluster video in a row Alicia. Another one & I'm out.

The video won't embed, so click [here] to watch it.

This has got to be one of her worst videos ever. The only thing I liked about the video was the choreography, the dancing and how beautiful she looked. Other than that, it doesn't looked like she had much of a budget to shoot the video. Lil Wayne's appearance wasn't needed and I really don't know how I feel about this song, as it sounds more like something off of Nelly Furtado's Loose than anything on Shakira's long and diverse catalog. If She Wolf didn't achieve the level of success it was supposed to achieve, then I don't think Give It Up To Me has any chance in hell.

Check out Shakira's international second single, Did It Again, which is a much better song and has an excellent video.

Finally! Finally Beyonce. You have delivered a high quality video, up there with some of your best. Yes, I like it THAT much. Part of it feels like Check on It Part Deux, while the other half evidently pays tribute to the Kill Bill films. Whatever the case may be, I think the video is great. I know that opinions, especially when it comes to Beyonce, vary tremendously. Some said that Single Ladies was one of Beyonce's worst videos ever & look at the phenomenon it became. This video (which was directed by Hype Williams by the way) should help the single achieve some moderate level of success, at the least. Lady Gaga's appearance is cute but that's all it is. I don't really see the purpose of her being in the video (or song for that matter)other than to garner a lot of publicity for this A star collabo. I'm interested to see what Lady Gaga's video for Telephone (her next single) is going to be like as Beyonce is going to be playing in HER field.

Not much else to say. The video is hot. The song is a banger. The song/video's vibe takes me back to the B'Day era, when I used to jam to the likes of Kitty Kat and Get Me Bodied. If all goes well, this song will follow their footsteps and become another one of Beyonce's many, many, anthems. Uh uhhhhhhh...

The day has arrived. Well not quite, the video hasn't premiered yet, but the songs have! I have not only one, but TWO new leaked Beyonce & Lady Gaga collaborations that are going to be tearing up the charts in a few weeks. I am LOVING the Video Phone Remix, and judging by the (new) breaks in the song, the video is going to be EPIC. As for Telephone, I can see why they're going with this as the next single for Lady Gaga's upcoming re-release of The Fame. Complete and total hotness; the industry's two biggest divas unite for total and utter epicness. Shit.

Telephone
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Video Phone Remix
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Brilliant. The fashion in this video is impeccable & the dancing is so weird it's intriguing. Man, this woman is unstoppable. All of her videos have been on point, her singles have all gone top five and her album is great and the re-release is shaping up to be even better. I'm hooked on Gaga right now, the woman is on fire! The video is hot! And while Paparazzi is still my favorite Lady Gaga video, this isn't too far behind. Job well done to Lady Gaga and the director, Francis Lawrence. Lady Gaga is delivering some of the best videos I have seen in years. Brilliant.

The photo was shot by Ellen Von Unwerth. Fierce!

I love it. I love the song, I love the video, I love it all. I love the continuity from her previous video, Manos Al Aire. Shoot, I think I'm going to have to buy this album. Job well done Nelly Furtado, you stay impressing me.

Great performance! About time she performed the song. This is what she should've done at the VMAs. It was a bit short though but still hot! Now where the hell is that Video Phone video that was supposed to premiere today? Mhmph.

She seemed genuinely honest and sad. And I liked her comment about looking at the relationship/incident from a 3rd person perspective, because love can indeed be blind. I wish her all the best and I'm happy that she's finally talking about the situation.

Oh, my, God. This man is going to make me go crazy. Now THAT is what I call a sexy ass video. Wooof! Lord have mercy. Take a look for yourself!

The video was directed by Yolande Geralds.

Jay-z has a very impressive catalog of videos and this one isn't any different. The video, which was directed by Hype Williams, is great and brings me back to the classic Hip Hop videos of the 90's. The song is getting a bit played out for me but it's stellar nonetheless. I can't think of another rapper who's been out for as long as Jay-z and remained as consistent.

I really, really like this video! It's so simple and sexy. Kelly Rowland looks gorgeous and they both looked good together. As for the song itself, seems like 50 Cent has finally got himself another hit!

This is the album cover for Rihanna's upcoming album, Rated R. It's very Grace Jones, but I like it. The girl looks like she's going to take the good girl gone bad theme to the extreme with this next album. The first single, Russian Roulette, debuts at #100 this week on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.



Shakira is looking gorgeous on the cover of the new issue of Rollingstone Magazine. She's currently filming the video for her new single Give It Up To Me which features Lil Wayne.



And for all my Beyonce fans, Sweet Dreams has officially hit top 10 (#10) on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her fourth top ten off of I Am... Sasha Fierce. To date, Beyonce has had 13 songs go top 10, not including the 10 she had with Destiny's Child.





Stay tuned for the new Video Phone remix video (directed by Hype Williams) which will feature Lady Gaga, as well as a new track Telephone which is rumored to be the second single off of Lady Gaga's re-release The Fame: Monster.

The wait is indeed ova, but that is (apparently) not the name of her single. Russian Roulette, the first single off her upcoming album Rated R, was produced & penned by Ne-Yo (who's written some of her hit singles such as Take a Bow and Unfaithful).

The video, which was shot this past weekend, was directed by Anthony Mandler.

You can listen to the song [here].

I think her new look is hot (that single cover is to die for), the song is fresh & this new album is going to be insane! While the girl isn't exactly the best performer (that's an understatement), or the best singer or even a songwriter, she does know her limits and plays to her strengths really well. She knows what songs work for her, how important her image/fashion is and how hot her videos have to be in order for the public to pay attention to her. Most importantly, the girl is taking risks. This is the same girl who first popped into the scene with that little PG13ish dance hall song called Pon De Replay. Now the girl is releasing songs that are borderline bizarre and might even garner protests from suicide prevention groups. But it's all for the better, the girl is slowly proving that while she might not have the talent of her contemporaries, she doesn't necessarily need it.

For one, she looks gorgeous. Simply stunning. And the song, I love it. As for the video... meh, it's cool I guess, I kept expecting a plot of some sort which never came. Hopefully the song is a big hit for her. The video was directed by P.R. Brown. Her upcoming album, The Element of Freedom, will be in stores December 1st.

Rihanna didn't disappoint with her last album, Good Girl Gone Bad. With the exception of Shut Up & Drive (my least favorite song and single on the album), she really delivered quality singles and videos. She has a lot to live up to with this new album and I really hope she can do it. As for the new single, The Wait is Ova, it sounds rather Urban-ish and dark, and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad one. Still, the video looks like it's going to be KILLER!

I like it! It's fresh & it looks like the video is going to be good. I just don't like the way they're handling her album this time around. The promo (and release dates) has been kind of messy and she's not delivering the hits like she used to. Mhm.. we shall see.

I remember I used to love this show! Does anyone remember the name of it?