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Oct 24 2012 10:33 AM ET

Taylor Swift's 'Begin Again' video: The French connection!

Taylor Swift is on her way to having a pretty great week. Sales of her just-released new album Red are expected to top one million, making her the only woman in the history of SoundScan to unleash two million-plus opening weeks in a row. (Of course, it helps that Red has been almost universally acclaimed by critics and is available just about everywhere, including inside your pizza delivery guy’s oven bag.)

But don’t forget that at the center of all of her success lies a whole lot of heartbreak, and her brand new video for “Begin Again” is another classic bittersweet Swift joint.

Though her boyfriend doesn’t laugh at her jokes and bores her with stories about his family’s Christmas movie-watching traditions, she finds the ultimate salve: Wandering through the streets of Paris, chuckling with handsome dudes in a café (and probably snacking on snails or something). Check it out below.  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 23 2012 08:18 PM ET

Actress Michelle Williams rocks French New Wave hair in Wild Nothing's 'Paradise' video -- WATCH

Oh Michelle Williams. If the pixie-ish blonde actress was alive back in the 1960s, she would likely have been a muse to French New Wave filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard — much like equally pixie-ish, short-haired ’60s ingenue Jean Seberg.

Alas, we’ll have to make do with Williams being another kind of New Wave muse — ’80s-esque New Wave, that is, in the video for indie-pop shoegaze band Wild Nothing’s dreamy tune “Paradise.”

Check out the video below, and see Williams — wearing hipster-cool dark sunglasses, her bangs fluffed up into a sideways Parisian swoop — look out a plane window, futz with a pink cassette player, and stare and smile at waterfalls.  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 23 2012 05:20 PM ET

fun. go wild in NYC in their new 'Carry On' video: Watch it here -- EXCLUSIVE

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Some nights are better than others — especially when fun. is involved.

In the video for their new Some Nights single “Carry On,” which you can watch exclusively here, Nate Ruess and the boys live like they’re young (oh look, there’s a song for that too!) in New York City.

The Big Apple tourism board might want to send the band a thank-you fruit basket — the trio hits up everything from Grand Central Station to a karaoke dive bar to a sold-out performance at West Side concert venue Terminal 5.

Fun. will also soon be cavorting at another New York institution: they’re set to play Saturday Night Live on Nov. 3, with Louis C.K. hosting.

Take a look at their “Carry On” video below:

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Oct 23 2012 01:17 PM ET

Black Keys and RZA duke it out in the 'Baddest Man Alive' video: Watch it here

You’ve already gotten a chance to listen to the soundtrack to RZA’s The Man With the Iron Fists, but you still have to wait until Nov. 2 to see the movie itself. Boo! But luckily, there’s a way to split the difference: the new action-heavy music video for the Black Keys and RZA’s “The Baddest Man Alive.”

The collaboration leads off the movie’s soundtrack, which hits streets today, and impressively blends together the Keys’ brand of bluesy bar rock and RZA’s iconic flow. But the best thing about the Chris Marrs Piliero-directed clip, which pits the Wu-Tang vet against the Akron band, has to be the innovative use of food as weaponry. The shot of RZA smacking Dan Auerbach with a fish is pretty priceless — and a good sign that The Man With the Iron Fists will probably be as awesome as it looks.

Take a look at the “Baddest Man Alive” clip below and let us know what you think:

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Oct 22 2012 10:59 AM ET

Alicia Keys drops 'Girl on Fire' video and album tracklist: See it here

We almost thought that this might be the extended director’s cut of that ubiquitous Citibank commercial. But no — it’s the actual “Girl on Fire” video, ready for your eyeballs.

As Keys told us back in August, the title “Girl on Fire” — which is the name of her upcoming fifth album as well as its lead single — reflects “evolution and becoming more conscious and aware of who I am and what kind of life I want to have. You don’t just have to take the s— they dish out to you; you don’t have to take it.”

As for the song’s Sophie Muller-directed video, it features Keys looking more like a woman on fire as she lounges around her bedroom bathed in vividly deep colors. Treat your rods and cones with the striking clip below:

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Oct 19 2012 11:06 AM ET

Lady Gaga lampooned in Die Antwoord video, retaliates by starting Twitter feud

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Lady Gaga and South African crime-stoppers Die Antwoord have started feuding back and forth on Twitter, leading to some of the strangest insults we’ve seen this side of “fairground stripper.” It all started when Gaga asked Die Antwoord to open for her on her tour, an offer they declined. Then, the South African group premiered their wild “Fatty Boom Boom” video last Tuesday. The clip, like most of the group’s work, is outré (at least for American sensibilities), featuring colorful crotch-grabbing, naughty hyenas, prawn-birthing, and some demented LaChappellian krumpiness.

All that’s classic Die Antwoord, but what really got Gaga’s goat was seeing an impersonator aping Mother Monster herself. The actor, easily identifiable as a Lady Gaga stand-in, is featured acting afool in a number of unflattering scenes, including one in which she gives birth to a prawn. Because, you know, she’s a “prawn star.”

So, Gaga fought back the way she knows best: Twitter. “i fink u freaky but you don’t have a hit. hundred thousand tIckets sold in SA. #thatmyshit,” she tweeted.

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Oct 17 2012 12:00 PM ET

Fleet Foxes offshoot Poor Moon take actor Tom Skerritt on a 'Holiday' in new video: Watch it here -- EXCLUSIVE

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Sometimes, it’s good to get away from it all. Poor Moon‘s new video can help get you there.

The West Coast indie-folk band — composed of Fleet Foxes‘ Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott and brothers Ian and Peter Murray — has released a clip for “Holiday,” the gentle-breeze single from their self-titled debut.

The video, which you can watch exclusively here, features beloved character actor and mustache maestro Tom Skerritt (Top Gun, Picket Fences, Brothers & Sisters) popping pills and checking into a mental clinic, where he plays on the lawn and chills with the band.

Check out the clip, directed by Austin Wilson and Harry Calbom, in the player below:

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Oct 15 2012 04:49 PM ET

Bruno Mars jams retro-style in 'Locked Out of Heaven' video: Watch it here

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Have you felt the sting of Bruno Mars fever yet? We have!

Well, we think we do — it’s sick season, so who knows what this is — but we’re more or less convinced that there’s a high Bruno count in the air thanks to his Police-y new track “Locked Out of Heaven.”  (And his upcoming gig as both the host and musical guest on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live.)

And to make your week even more Bruno Martian, the lead Unorthodox Jukebox single now has a video. If you thought the single couldn’t be any more of a tribute to musical sounds past (we see you, Reggatta de Blanc!), we suggest you take a look at the new retro-styled clip, which evokes all the nostalgic Betamax fuzz of ’70s-era video technology:

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Oct 12 2012 01:19 PM ET

Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj coordinate a pool party for 'Beauty and the Beat': Watch the 'stolen' video here

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Hey, remember that time everyone was worried about Justin Bieber’s stolen laptop and camera? Turns out, it was just one giant psych – so you’re off the hook, Tacoma-area thieves!

The stolen-gear claims made by Bieber and his label were all part of a coordinated publicity stunt designed to pique your interest in the video for “Beauty and the Beat,” his Believe collaboration with Nicki Minaj.

“On October of 2012 three hours of personal footage was stolen from musician Justin Bieber,” the video hosted on Bieber’s official Vevo account reads. “The following footage was illegally uploaded by an anonymous blogger.”

In fact, the clip features DIY-style scenes of a massive waterpark party, complete with beer pong, babes, and, of course, Ms. Minaj, the sudden queen of dubiously leaked videos.

Take a look at the fake found footage for yourself in the “Beauty and the Beat” below:

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Oct 9 2012 12:15 PM ET

Coldplay's 'Hurts Like Heaven' video brings their comic to life -- VIDEO

The music video for Coldplay’s “Hurts Like Heaven” is a prequel to their planned six-part comic-book series, which shares the title of their album Mylo Xyloto, and plays out as the book’s pages are turned. The video depicts a social uprising: A group of superheroes challenges the leader Major Minus and flees from the militaristic police. They’re ultimately caught, but a glimmer of hope survives.

Although I prefer my Coldplay videos with elephants instead of superheroes, the clip’s Orwellian themes and underlying message about the importance of creativity and self-expression make it a win in my book. Even if you had never heard about their comic book, which will be published monthly beginning in February, the video complements the song’s up-beat music and lyrics perfectly, especially the colorful love story.

Watch the video below: READ FULL STORY »

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