If you’re gonna make a record that references Mick Jagger in the title, you’re gonna have to reference him in the video too, yeah? “Moves Like Jagger” is the song that unites two of the four hosts of the hit TV show “The Voice” for the first time (Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera), and the upbeat tune has become one of this summer’s biggest hit. The videoclip combines archival footage of Jagger with a series of people imitating […]
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The Viewfinder: “Otis” by Kanye West & Jay-Z
Rich folks have a lot of fun, eh? For the video for “Otis”, the official first single from Watch the Throne (released on iTunes Monday and available in all other outlets tomorrow), Yeezy and Jigga are joined by some hot girls and Aziz Ansari (??) for some car silliness and mugging for the camera. It’s not high art, but it looks like the two rappers had a blast making the video. Makes me wonder when the last time a hip-hop […]
The Viewfinder: Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Long Time”
The video for Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Long Time” is an homage to late Eighties Detroit dance staple “The New Dance Show”.
The Viewfinder: Johnny Gill’s “In the Mood”
JG is officially back, y’all. After a FIFTEEN YEAR absence, the lusty-voiced singer is back with a new single, “In The Mood” and an album called Still Winning. His seventh studio album overall, it arrives in stores and online on September 20th. The video for “In the Mood” is romantic and mellow, keeping in tandem with the song’s theme. Nice to see JG not trying to keep up with the (younger) Joneses by swathing his voice in Auto-Tune or hiring […]
The Viewfinder: Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had”
Welcome to the Beyonce Knowles victory lap. Celebrating the #1 debut of her album, 4, the Queen B unleashes the second video from the project. It’s for the Babyface co-penned ballad “Best Thing I Never Had”, and it’s got the internet a-buzzing. Not only does it offer a solid minute of Beyonce in her draws, but you also get to see what a Beyonce wedding might have looked like (for all the voyeur-types in the house). The clip is eye-catching […]
The Viewfinder: “Ain’t No Doubt About It” by The Game
The Game’s R.E.D. Album has had it’s release date shuffled around like a well-worn deck of cards with no clear reason why. The L.A. rapper’s fourth album now looks to have it’s clearest push to release yet with the unveiling of “Ain’t No Doubt About It”, a single and video that features Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake. The video is pretty much the stereotypical hot chicks on a yacht scenario, with a fair amount of product placement. Pretty much par […]
The Viewfinder: Eminem’s “Space Bound”
You thought the Bad Meets Evil album ‘s release signaled the end of Eminem’s Recovery campaign?!? (in Charlie Murphy voice): WRONG. “Space Bound” is the 4th video from the rapper’s latest solo effort , which debuted at the top of the charts a year ago this week and has since gone on to sell close to four million copies. It’s one of the better tracks on the album, and is accompanied by a pretty solid video, directed by Em’s long-time partner in crime, Joseph Kahn. Co-starring former adult […]
The Viewfinder: “Man Down” by Rihanna
I feel like it was just last week (OK, maybe it was two weeks ago) that the video for “California King Bed” premiered and now Rihanna is back with a somewhat controversial clip for “Man Down”, the reggae-spiced single from her platinum Loud album. I hate to be the spoiler, but the basic concept of the video is that Rihanna winds up shooting a man who tried to sexually assault her, running in contrast to the song’s lyrics, in which […]
The Viewfinder-Cee Lo Green Wants You
I’ve got to give props to team Cee-Lo Green. They have been trying their damndest to give the man some recognition beyond the “Fuck You” song. Unfortunately, although The Lady Killer is an excellent album (and “FU” isn’t even the best-or second best-song on it), the shadow of that song looms so large that it’s been a serious struggle getting anything else noticed. Enter “I Want You”, which is The Lady Killer‘s (counts…) fourth single? Fifth? At any rate, it’s […]
The Viewfinder: “Captain Jack Sparrow” by The Lonely Island
Those crazy cutups from The Lonely Island have struck music/comedy gold once again. This time, they’ve done it with the help of the one and only Michael Bolton. “Captain Jack Sparrow” us the latest single and video from the group’s new album, Turtleneck & Chain, which comes out tomorrow. Bolton is his usual overwrought self on the chorus, but his presence in the song’s video is completely epic. Whoever saw fit to put Bolton in a variety of different guises, […]