BOOKED: Maroon 5 - Paul Hunter, dir.

• artist: Maroon 5
• song: "Give A Little More"
• label: A&M/Octone
• director(s): Paul Hunter
• production co: Prettybird
• rep: Doomsday Ent.

BOOKED: Eminem f/ Rihanna - Joseph Kahn, dir.

• artist: Eminem f/ Rihanna
• song: "Love The Way You Lie"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Joseph Kahn
• production co: HSI

BOOKED: Mohombi - Gil Green, dir.

• artist: Mohombi
• song: "Bumpy Ride"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Gil Green
• production co: 305 Films (Green is also signed with Merge @ Crossroads)
• rep: Labuda Management
• commissioner: Michelle An

WATCH IT: Maximum Balloon "Tiger" (Andrew Huang, dir.)

Balloons have an appropriately maximal presence in the premiere video from Maximum Balloon, a new solo-project from TV On The Radio co-founder Dave Sitek. "Tiger" is a jubilant dance grinder featuring newcomer Aku on vocals and a music video that has a Chinese Parade Dragon chasing people through a field of red balloons. (PS: Might just be me, but I think the Tiger, Dragon and Balloon stuff is all proof that Sitek has been watching way too much Ni Hao Kai Lan in his off-time) --> watch "Tiger"

Maximum Balloon "Tiger" (DGC/Interscope)
Andrew Huang, director | Short Dog/HELLO!, production co | Jamie Kohn-Rabineau @ HELLO!, rep | Michelle An, commissioner

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WATCH IT: Maroon 5 "Misery" - Joseph Kahn, dir.

Any red-blooded male would be powerless to model/actress Anne Vyalitsyna, so Maroon 5 Adam Levine doesn't have a chance in this video for "Misery". Director Joseph Kahn depicts Vyalitsyna charms as literally dangerous, letting her kick Levine's ass again and again with increasingly lethal force. She's essentially the toughest broad to grace a music video since the heroine from "Smack My Bitch Up".--> watch "Misery" plus a Behind The Scenes

Maroon 5 "Misery" (A&M/Octone/Interscope)
Joseph Kahn, director | Maryann Tanedo, producer | HSI, production co | Joseph Kahn, DP | David Blackburn + Life Garland, editors | Ingenuity Engine, vfx | Beau Leon @ New Hat, colorist |  Coleen Hayes, executive producer 

WATCH IT: N.E.R.D. "Hot N Fun" (Jonas Akerlund, dir.)

Imagine the desert car ride from Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue", but with an apocalyptic Fear/Loathing vibe, some psychedelic animated overlays and the sorts of fashionably attractive women you'd expect to be riding and partying with N.E.R.D. Even if it's not clear where everybody is going (here's a hint: it seems to be a fiery place), the video certainly lives up to the song title "Hot N Fun". --> watch "Hot N Fun"

N.E.R.D. f/ Nelly Furtado "Hot N Fun" (Star Trak/Interscope)
Jonas Akerlund, director  | Serial Pictures, production co | Laure Scott, rep | Violaine Etiene, exec producer | Kathy Angstadt, commissioner

SHOT: Yelawolf - Jason Bergh, dir.

• artist: Yelawolf x Drama Beats
• song: "Daddy's Lambo"
• label: Ghet-O-Vision/Interscope
• director(s): Jason Bergh
• production co: UX Entertainment Group
• producer: Cole Angenendt,  Kevin Delaney
• DP: Matthew Pappas

note: UX Ent is a sponsor of VideoStatic.com

SHOT: Jared Evan - Bernard Gourley, dir.

• artist: Jared Evan
• song: "In Love With You"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Bernard Gourley
• production co: Immigrant Film
• rep: Labuda Management
• commissioner:  Andrew Ibea

SHOT: The Pretty Reckless - Meiert Avis, dir.

Fronted by Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen...

• artist: The Pretty Reckless
• song: "Miss Nothing"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Meriert Avis
• production co: Pusher Media
• rep: Labuda Management
• commissioner: Michelle An

BOOKED: Starshell - Petro, dir.

• artist: Starshell
• song: "Superluva"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Petro
• production co: Draw Pictures
• rep: Laure Scott
• producer: Christopher "Salzy" Salzgeber
• commissioner: Michelle An/Kathy Angstadt