Phoenix on Thursday unveiled the video for their first single off the forthcoming set, Bankrupt! The Patrick Daughters-directed clip for "Entertainment" is at first seems to be a pleasant, celebratory video of love and life, but it quickly takes a dangerous turn with a brutal ending.
Ed Sheeran this week made a stop by the Australian radio show, Fifi and Jules, bringing along fellow British singer and tour mate Passenger. As expected, when those two amazing talents got together, magic happened. They covered Blackstreet's "No Diggity" and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," creating a delightful mashup unique to their soulful acoustic styles.
Sure, Kanye West didn't seem too happy about his coming in at No. 7 on MTV's working "Hottest MCs in the Game" list, but No. 8 A$AP Rocky took his displeasure a step further, proclaiming Tuesday during a L.A. Leakers radio interview that he should be No. 1.
Although his forthcoming Mastermind album is due this year, Rick Ross on Monday revealed a new set of visuals for "Ashamed," a cut off his last effort, God Forgives, I Don't. The rapper, never one to shy away from his luxurious lifestyle, flaunts plenty of gold and material goods in this newest clip.
Jared Evan on Monday revealed a new set of visuals for his collaboration with Joey Bada$$, "Black & White." The new clip, appropriately mostly grayscaled, was directed by Rik Cordero.
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With their newly released debut album, Black Sun, Australian five-piece outfit Gold Fields are on the cusp of an incredible year. Singles "Treehouse" and "Dark Again" have quickly lured in listeners and attracted radio spins, as the band launches from down under into the U.S, having also made their American television debut Wednesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Contrary to the band's cheery song title, Ra Ra Riot's new video for "Dance With Me" doesn't include much dancing. But it instead finds the band running for their lives as they are chased through the woods and across city streets by zombie-skeletons (!?).
In the video for their latest single, "Why Am I the One," fun. arrives at an airport, but they're unable to find their suitcase at baggage claim. The impressiveness of the trio's need for only one suitcase is quickly overshadowed by the band's hunt for said luggage, trekking across the city while airing their frustrations in the form of song.
Tyler, the Creator on Tuesday night debuted another new track off his forthcoming album Wolf. The Odd Future rapper returned to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and—with assistance from house band The Roots—debuted the piano-featuring "TreeHome." Quadron member Coco provided vocals for the song while Tyler played keys.
Frank Ocean's Grammy performance of "Forrest Gump" was no doubt meant to be one for the books. Perfectly inserted just before last year's Album of the Year winner Adele presented her 2013 predecessor, it's obvious producers had high hopes for that prime real estate in the lineup. The positioning was likely supposed to be great for the wider public's impression of Ocean, a critical darling and mega-talent whose Album of the Year-nominated channel ORANGE was six digits behind his fellow nominees in sales totals. But that didn't happen.
By now, you should know that Matt & Kim's upbeat jams are the perfect solution for Monday mornings. So what better than a new video from the duo to kickstart the week? The new set of visuals for "It's Alright" (off their 2012 LP Lightning), a slightly-NSFW choreographed piece, features the couple sleep-dancing (is that a word?) and "air drumming" in perfect unison. Once again, a clever creation from the dream pop pair.
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The 2013 Oscars, a lengthy and stuffy show as usual, this year kicked off with a seemingly eternal monologue by Seth MacFarlane. Despite a multitude of dips and low points on Sunday night, all was well for about three minutes when Adele took the stage for her performance of "Skyfall," the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name.
