It’s been a busy week in music videos, culminating in MTV’s much-hyped premiere of Green Day’s "Know Your Enemy" video. Our thoughts? The song is alright (if as familiar as every other Green Day song), but the performance-based video doesn’t really light our fire. (Pun intended! Watch and you’ll see.) As 21st Century Breakdown’s May 15 release inches closer, expect the media blitz to only increase from here.
Elsewhere, check out an onslaught of new videos from Kanye West ("Amazing"), Ne-Yo ("Part of the List") and Prince (his "Crimson & Clover" remake) after the jump. My favorite? Kanye’s. Sure, most of the travelogue-esque clip looks straight out of Google Earth, but hey, it’s purdy. Just don’t expect anything, well, amazing. (Bad pun #2!)
Kanye West: "Amazing"
Ne-Yo: "Part of the List"
Prince "Crimson & Clover"
More from EW’s Music Mix:
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong: The Music Mix Interview
The Clipse and Kanye West’s ‘Kinda Like a Big Deal’: Hear it here
Prince, Prince, Prince: On the scene for his three-show night in L.A.
Kanye has absolutley not talent. He whines about everything and I hope his useless career will be over soon.
Bad move Kanye. With the weather warming up “Paranoid” should have been the next single. It’s the happiest (and best IMO) song on the CD.
Green Day recently said that they wanted this video to be simple. I personally like Green Day’s more and so I can’t wait for 21st Century Breakdown
What the heck is Ne-Yo doing releasing that as a single? It’s a decent album track, but you’re really gonna go with another ballad and not release “Nobody” or “Back To What You Know”? That would be a perfect spring/summer song.
And I love Kanye’s album, “Amazing” is a solid choice. It’s already movin up the R&B chart, but “Paranoid” is also gaining ground on Pop Radio. Not sure if this was the best choice.
i agree that paranoid would have been the better single, but hopefully he still releases it. and i love the ne-yo track, but its destined to fail. my thoughts on the videos plus new ones from electik red and mary mary are found here:
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