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Tags: Drake, Hip-Hop/Rap, Kendrick Lamar, Music Videos, New Stuff

A few weeks ago, Kendrick Lamar wowed SNL audiences with his run through “Poetic Justice,” one of the standout tracks from his fantastic good kid, m.A.A.d. city. The song samples Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place” and also features a guest spot from Drake. Trifecta!

Earlier today, Lamar debuted the video for “Poetic Justice,” which is by far his most ambitious video both narratively and visually. Kendrick predictably macks on a lady until tragedy strikes; in the meantime, Drake raps into a cordless phone in a hotel room while a woman lies unconscious next to him.

Watch it below:

Feb 21 2013 11:08 AM ET

One Direction release self-shot video for 'One Way Or Another': Watch it here

Tags: Charity, Music Videos, New Stuff, One Direction, Pop, Things That Are British

Image Credit: John Urbano

Fresh off their victory at the Brit Awards, British teen sensations One Direction have dropped a new video for their charity single “One Way Or Another,” a cover of the classic Blondie tune.

The track was released to support Comic Relief, a British charity that supports a number of causes in Africa and the U.K. As explained by the boys at the beginning of the clip, they decided to skip shooting a lavish video and instead record one themselves while on tour (with the money they saved also going to charity).

If you like the idea of One Direction but haven’t quite committed to them because they don’t do enough frolicking in airports, freestyle dancing in Times Square, hugging the Prime Minister, or leading an army of children in some sort of chicken dance, then you should reconsider — check out the video below:

Feb 19 2013 09:00 AM ET

Watch a couple have the weirdest jog ever in STRFKR's 'Atlantis' video -- EXCLUSIVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Indie, Music Videos, STRFKR

Vampires, gorillas, and weirdos, oh my!

In STRFKR‘s video for “Atlantis,” an unassuming pair of joggers encounter a parade of oddities as they run through Los Angeles — you can watch the whole thing exclusively here.

The dancey four-piece band from Portland, whose latest album Miracle Mile hits streets today, went all out for the clip too, enlisting a crew that included underground favorite Vice Cooler as director. Check it out below:

Feb 15 2013 02:56 PM ET

Tyler, the Creator premieres new single and video, announces album details

Tags: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music Videos, New Stuff, Odd Future, Tyler the Creator

Image Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

In the Odd Future universe, the spotlight has largely been shifted to Frank Ocean for months now. But now that Channel Orange has collected its awards, it’s time for OF mastermind Tyler, the Creator to slip back into the driver’s seat.

Tyler’s new album, Wolf, and it will be hitting store shelves on April 2. According to the Odd Future site, it will feature three different album covers, and if you pre-order, you can also get a jump on tickets to Tyler’s upcoming tour, as well as a nice pair of psychedelic socks.

He also pulled back the curtain on a new single, “Domo 23.” And there’s a video starring Tyler as a blond-dreaded professional wrestler, plus a lot of cameos from various OF personalities. Check it out below: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 14 2013 11:14 AM ET

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z put on their fancy pants for 'Suit & Tie' video: Watch it here!

Tags: Hip-Hop/Rap, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Music Videos, New Stuff, Pop, R&B, Things That Are Awesome

Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

We heard the track, we watched the lyric video, we experienced the Rat Pack-channeling live performance at the Grammys —and now it’s time for the official video for Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie.”

The official video for Timberlake’s big comeback single was directed by David Fincher (who last told Timberlake what to do on film in The Social Network) and is chock full of not-cheap Tom Ford suits.

It’s lovely, it’s louche, and it’s in black and white. Give it a watch below. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 12 2013 10:14 AM ET

Rihanna sulks in a bathtub in 'Stay' video: Watch it here

Tags: Mikky Ekko, Music Videos, Pop, R&B, Rihanna

After performing the song with Mikky Ekko at Sunday’s Grammys, Rihanna is ready to give “Stay” a music video. Wearing nothing more than some jewelry and a frown, a visibly upset RiRi spends the entirety of the clip sitting in the bathtub naked. She looks cold, sad, lonely. At one point towards the end the song, at the line “I want you to stay,” she sheds a tear.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feb 7 2013 11:35 AM ET

Kenny Chesney gets a lot of sun in his new video, 'Pirate Flag'

by Adam Carlson

Tags: Kenny Chesney, Music Videos, Pirate Flag

Image Credit: Danny Clinch

Which of the following does not happen in the just-released video for Kenny Chesney’s new single, “Pirate Flag”: a man spills tropical drinks all over the camera lens; the sun appears to explode; there are a lot of flags; Chesney dances without actually moving his feet.

It’s a trick a question! None of those things don’t happen in Chesney’s new video, because this is Kenny Chesney and if the song is called “Pirate Flag,” its video will be full of pirate flags. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 5 2013 06:20 PM ET

Pink and Nate Ruess get wet, emotional in 'Just Give Me a Reason' video: Watch it here

Tags: fun., Music Videos, Nate Ruess, Pink, Pop

Pink has debuted the music video for the Truth About Love cut ”Just Give Me a Reason,” and, surprise, it’s surreally dramatic!

The main ingredients for the starry Diane Marte-helmed clip include a bed, a teddy bear with glowing eyes, a TV with rabbit ears, and so much water. And, of course, there’s also plenty of fun.’s Nate Ruess, the song’s featured vocalist — as well as Carey Hart, Pink’s featured real-life husband.

Let Pink’s imagination get the best of you with the video below:

Jan 30 2013 08:43 AM ET

Pussy Riot cathedral video banned for 'extremism'

by Associated Press

Tags: Legal Troubles, Music Videos, Pussy Riot, News

Footage of feminist rockers Pussy Riot’s irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral last year has been banned in Russia and must be removed from the country’s Internet.

Moscow City Court on Wednesday rejected band member Yekaterina Samutsevich’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling in November, meaning that its ban of the video now takes effect.

Samutsevich said the decision amounted to censorship and vowed to fight on. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 15 2013 11:55 AM ET

Watch the Stone Foxes do Poe in 'Everybody Knows' video -- EXCLUSVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Indie Rock, Music Videos, New Stuff, The Stone Foxes

Image Credit: Staci DeGagne

We mean Edgar Allan Poe, of course.

San Francisco rockers the Stone Foxes have a new “Tell-Tale Heart”-inspired video for their latest single “Everybody Knows,” and you can watch it exclusively here.

“The idea for the video was to bring the lyrics to life, and match the eerie mood of the music,” member Shannon Koehler says of the clip, which director David Dutton shot in one day in downtown San Francisco. “With the lyrical plot being loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe’s A Tale Tell Heart, we tried to make the movie dark, spooky, and increasingly chaotic to convey madness. The heart of the young boy is constantly spliced in to serve as the anchor of the story, and is meant to haunt the viewer through the movie like it haunts the businessman.”

Check out the murderous new Stone Foxes clip in the player below: