Britney Spears plays two characters in the music video for "If U Seek Amy" - a wholesome suburban housewife and a woman with a wild night life. The video includes an opening jab at the title controversy with a news anchor explaining and pronouncing the title. It's not Britney's best video or song but it still very entertaining and Britney looks terrific in the video.
Demi Lovato's is a rising Disney star. The 16-year-old musician sings about love and heartache in her song "Don't Forget." The shots at an amusement park during the pouring rain are pretty good. Even better is Demi and the band playing in the rain. Demi's MySpace page can be found here.
Taylor Swift's White Horse is an emotional song so it needed an emotional music video. Thanks to director director Trey Fanjoy and actor Stephen Colletti they made a video that fits the song. Taylor Swift told MTV why she thought Colletti was a good fit. Taylor said, "I watched [Laguna Beach] on and off, but I saw him on One Tree Hill and thought he was really awesome on that. He had sort of the look we were going for ... because the guy in the video is supposed to look really sweet and someone who just looks like he would never lie to you. But in the video, he does. So I thought he would be perfect for it and, actually, he did an amazing job." You can watch the video here.
There's no love for the paparazzi in the music video for Miley Cyrus's "Fly on the Wall." There isn't much in the song either as she refers to them as "sneaky little, creepy little" flies on the wall. In the video the paparazzi are dancing and pursuing Miley Cyrus. It's a pretty good video. The ending is amusing.
Halo is a great song and a cool music video. Beyonce did the video sans makeup and seemingly without Sasha Fierce and her wicked robotic glove. It's a slow, romantic video but it fits the song very well. Michael Ealy stars in the video as Beyonce's romantic interest. If there is a complaint it's that it could have used more shots of Beyonce dancing in the dance studio.
Britney Spears new "Circus" music video is out. The song has the same name as Britney's recently released album. This is a fun video to watch. Ringleader Britney is captivating and so are her backup dancers. One criticism is that the video could have been a little lighter. There's clearly a Bulgari endorsement at the start of the video. The song itself does not seem quite as catchy as "Womanizer" but it might grow on you like "Womanizer" does. The video does have one big critic and that's PETA - they did not like the animals being in the video. You can watch "Circus" here on Britney's YouTube channel.
The latest single from British singer Leona Lewis is called "Run" - a remake of Snow Patrol's "Run." It's a very nice ballad but Leona's music video is not very exciting. Leona strolls through a field and through a dark woods. At least her hair looks good. You can watch the video here. Leona's website can be found here.
The music video for Beyonce's "Single Ladies" song is a very likeable black-and-white dance number with terrific choreography. The song features Beyonce and two other dancers. What's unusual about the video is Beyonce's cyborg hand. You can watch the video here. Beyonce's website can be found here and her MySpace page is here.
We like Lady Gaga. She mixes fashion, style and music in a unique way. She wears multiple outfits in the entertaining video for "Poker Face" including a sleek black spandex outfit and a blue swimsuit. Lady Gaga also has some LED sunglasses which display the words "Pop" and some cyborg-like face jewelry. You can watch the video here. The video begins with a very brief excerpt from her song "Just Dance" before playing the "Poker Face" video. Lady Gaga's website can be found here.
Britney's clearly back in her latest music video for "Womanizer." This video was made by "Toxic" director Joseph Kahn and it delivers. Britney appears as a housewife waitress, secretary and limo driver. She's also strategically naked throughout the video in a recurring sexy sauna scene. Britney Spears also flirts with and vexes a womanizing man in the video. You can watch the video below or here on YouTube. The video is also on Britney's website which currently states that a new website will be "launching soon."
Selena Gomez is a rebellious maid in her new music video for "Tell Me Something." She's still sort of doing her chores but she's dancing and singing while she is doing them. The older grumpy maid is not pleased. To answer Selena's question there are 63,360 inches in a mile - thanks Google. It's a cute video for a cute, catchy song. You can watch the video here on YouTube. Selena's MySpace site can be found here.
The music video for Overdosin' is a corny 80s themed workout video. The Hills star Heidi Montag dances around in the video in lycra, legwarmers and a sweatband. It's almost funny it is so bad. It does sort of fit with the song. The song itself is sub-par.
It's hard to find this video anywhere anymore. You can try a YouTube search and it might be there. It used to be on Montag's website. There still is a "making of" here in the videos section of her website.
Rihanna came out with the unexpected in this video for her latest single, "Disburbia." This video is dark, creepy and gothic. Singer Rihanna appears in a number of different outfits as she dances around with freaks and tarantulas. It's a great video. David LaChapelle directed it. You can watch the Disturbia video here. Rihanna's website can be found here and here MySpace is here.
Here's Radiohead's "House of Cards" music video that all the blogs have been buzzing about. No cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was made with visualizations of that data. The final result as you can see is a ghostly Tron-like visage. Parts of it also looks like it was created with an Etch A Sketch. It's not the best Radiohead song we have ever heard but it is certainly one of the coolest and strangest music videos. You can find the video here on YouTube. Radiohead's website is located at radiohead.com.