
It’s the video premiere for Gossip‘s gorgeous new Brian Higgins-produced single, “Perfect World”–and we’re being brought to church!
So what exactly exists in a perfect world, according to the sacred hymn of Beth Ditto? Stained glass, fire, candelabras and slender gymnast-dancers, amongst other things.
The video was directed by Price James, the same director behind Ditto’s brilliant “I Wrote The Book,” which paid homage to Madonna‘s “Justify My Love.”
The cinematography for “Perfect World” reminds me a bit of Adele‘s award-winning “Rolling In The Deep” (especially those gymnast scenes), but with an added flair of the occult.
Exorcise them demons, Ms. Ditto!
“Perfect World” was released on March 13. (iTunes)

Three weeks ago, Fred Falke premiered his absolutely mind-blowing remix of Australian comeback chanteuse Ricki-Lee Coulter‘s second single from her upcoming third studio album, “Do It Like That.”
Now, it’s finally time for us to hear the real thing.
The original mix of Coulter’s latest Aussie release is a much livelier affair than the remix suggests, featuring a bleepy video game beat, blaring synthesizers and a bouncy, marching band-like ferocity, sort of similar to Beyonce‘s “Single Ladies.” And brave yourselves for the breakdown: Yep, “Hold It Against Me” dubstep breakdown alert! (That Godney reign just won’t let up…)
The bright ‘n’ bubbly video’s a whole bunch of fun too (what with all the choreography and sassy strutting and all), except for the slightly odd fact that the Ricki-Lee is missing a pair of pants throughout the entire clip. Seriously, what happened there? Did the label blew the entire video budget on the giant letters that spell out her name? Ketchup incident from the hot dog vendor? Oh well.
Giant letters beat out proper attire on the pop perfection scale, anyway.

The legendary Miss Kat Graham, lead of Honey 2 and current star of The Vampire Diaries, has been making tiny waves on the net over the past two years with her on-again, off-again music career, including anthems like “Sassy” and “I Want It All.”
Having just signed to A&M Octone Records, the gorgeous songstress has just unveiled the first official major label track: “Put Your Graffiti On Me,” produced by rising Melbourne duo Twice As Nice.
Graham’s new beat is a certifiable Blazin’ Banga, featuring a rowdy marching band drum line and hazy urban-pop synthesizers. “Put your graffiti on me,” Graham urges before the song’s most stunning demand: “Tag me!”, launching immediately into a clang-a-lang cowbell breakdown (it’s the new LMFAO “Shake that!”-into-beat breakdown shuffle!) Tag you with what though, Kat? Spray paint? Never mind–I won’t even ask.
There are, roughly, eleventy billion things to love about Graham’s accompanying video for the track as well, including (but not limited to): High ponytails, ponytail grabbing, ponytail whipping, fierce choreography, animal prints, lip tattoos, cowbell werking, Ciara “Work” realness, Pussycat Dolls realness, exquisite nail design, high-waisted shorts, finger licking, booty grabbing, and a really hot dude.
If you’ve done the math correctly (carry the 1…add the ponytail…), you’ll realize: “Put Your Graffiti On Me” is 100% amazing.
Grab your spray cans, boys and girls…we’re going tagging!
“Put Your Graffiti On Me” was released on March 26. (iTunes)

Watch the video premiere of Madonna‘s new single off of MDNA, “Girl Gone Wild,” which just premiered tonight!
It’s so (homo)erotic…
The song’s called “Girl Gone Wild,” so naturally, The Queen enlisted a half-dozen deliciously lickable…male models to writhe all over each other for the duration of the Mert & Marcus-directed clip. Guess who’s not mad about that creative decision? THIS GUY! I WANT TO LICK THIS ENTIRE VIDEO.
But no, for serious though: Even if the men provide plenty of candy (and apples!), it’s truly all about Madonna. She looks absolutely incredible: Sexy, stretchy, strong. No leotards, no stick-figure arms. Even if she’s going on about being wild, there’s no doubt that Madonna is completely and utterly in control. She appears in this video like she does in the annals of pop culture: Like an icon.
From “Like A Prayer” to “Vogue” to “Erotica” to “Human Nature, the video references much of Madonna’s back catalog. The religious imagery, the bondage, the overt sexuality. Sin! Sex! Smut! It’s all there.
And while the preview released a few weeks ago might have already clued us into the heavily S&M-inspired visuals for the clip, who knew there’d be so much…DANCING? Yes, dancing! Madonna, age 53, holding her own alongside my favorite svelte Ukranian dance troupe, Kazaky. (That IS Kazaky, right? There’s still some debate…) And yes, EVERYONE’S IN HEELS. That’s fucking commitment!
By the way, that steaming pipe (or whatever she’s throwing around) at the end represents your faves.
She’s just so inspiring. Over 30 years and counting, and she’s making music videos that are still more iconic than most every pop chick in the game. I’m getting emotional…
MDNA4EVR.
MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)

After an unfinished version of the clip leaked yesterday, Lana Del Rey has finally uploaded the polished production of her brand new video for “Blue Jeans,” her new single off of Born To Die in the UK, due out on April 8.
Watch below as Lana and her tattooed beau go for a highly dramatic dip in the black and white video, directed by Yoann Lemoine. It’s all very serene and stunningly shot, aside from an awkward moment when her man uses her head like a bowling ball and goes for a knuckle-deep exploratory search with his fingers in her mouth. Gagging!
Oh, and there’s some scary alligators swimming around in the pool with Miss Lana. Metaphor or poorly planned drainage system? You be the judge.
“Blue Jeans” will be released in the UK on April 8. (iTunes)

First came the song earlier this morning. Now, the accompanying video!
Behold: The appropriately gorgeous Caspar Balslev-directed clip for Marina And The Diamonds‘ storming Dr. Luke surger, “Primadonna.”
Life looks pretty grand in the world of Electra Heart: Sweeping estates, crystal chandeliers, grand pianos…AND TURTLES! Plus, a whole lot of shots of Marina–err, Electra looking simply stunning.
O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E, Marina! You own everything, everything is yours!
Electra Heart will be released on April 30. (iTunes)

Meet South Korean sensations, Miss A.
After releasing their debut album A Class in both South Korea and China in 2011, the K-pop quartet has just unleashed a brand new 6-track EP called Touch on February 20. (Such is the never-ending release schedule of a typical Korean pop act–not even a moment to breathe until you’re literally passing out on stage, basically.)
Nonetheless, the group don’t seem too winded yet: In fact, they’ve just unleashed the brand new video for “Touch”–the lead single from their latest EP–two days ago, which has already garnered over 1.5 million views. Not too shabby, eh?
There’s good reason, as the video is incredibly sick: Between the somewhat-creepy-yet-entirely amazing jump-cut cinematography, razor sharp choreography, glamorous styling and glossy sheen, the clip delivers just about everything I adore about K-Pop.
Plus, the song’s a total ear-worm! No wonder, as “Touch” has been crafted and produced by Park Jin Young, the multi-talented CEO of miss A’s record label JYP Entertainment (and producer for acts like Wonder Girls).
With a solid electronic heartbeat and some seriously melodic hooks (that chorus!), the track mixes together dance and R&B elements (check out the Newport Mix of the track, which magnifies the R&B feel), resulting in something very, very good in between.
Now, time to dig into the rest of Touch immediately!


We’ve already seen two brilliant singles off of Kaskade‘s delicious 2011 double-disc Fire & Ice thus far: “Eyes” with Mindy Gledhill and “Turn It Down” with Rebecca & Fiona.
Now, the beloved DJ is unleashing his collaboration with brooding singer-songwriter Skylar Grey as Single #3: “Room For Happiness,” a mournful, yet ultimately uplifting trance number. “Don’t be fooled by your emptiness, there’s so much more room for happiness,” Grey cries out during the chorus.
To launch the track, the two have just unleashed clips for both the Fire and Ice mixes of “Room For Happiness,” which burn with two different energies: The uptempo Fire Mix video includes some high-rising flames (shocking!), while the solemn Ice Mix contains–you guessed it–a rather snowy situation.
In either case, Grey looks absolutely gorgeous as the girl interrupted, while Kaskade’s looking, err…a little creepy handling those dials and surveillance cameras. Can’t you, like…come in and give her a hug or something, dude?
Skylar’s burning up, burning up for your love! But she’s frozen when your heart’s not open.
“Room For Happiness” was released on February 7. (iTunes)






