Jack White has still got the blues, this time in a haunted art-deco bar where love flickers and fades, but mostly conjures a madness similar to The Shining.
The visual metaphors don't paint a positive picture for Nick Jonas and his girlfriend — drowning, being dragged and generally embattled — but damned if he doesn't seem to miss her when she's gone...
Charli seems to have found the jackpot lane lately, singing or guesting on songs aimed straight for high-school-aged (American?) girls. That vibe still is in effect on this one, an ode to Jawbreaker complete with a Rose McGowan cameo.
It's likely impossible for Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus to make a video that's not sexy on some level — we're talking about the people responsible for "Blurred Lines" and "We Can't Stop," respectively — but "Come Get It Bae" is more like a high-energy version of John Legend's "You And I" video, celebrating all the many "flavors" of women with a perfect edit and a even a little handheld Bolex
While Good Charlotte has always been all about The Madden Brothers, the twins finally go out under that name with a slick sound closer to retro-soul than anything close to their punk/pop roots. Similarly, this video is all about Benji and Joel Madden with a few additional elements — most notably portraiture set-ups of all sorts of people with "Done" placards — to keep things moving.
Demi Lovato presents "Really Don't Care" as a Gay Rights anthem in a massive performance from a float in the LA Pride parade, with lots of lovers and guest stars to add support.
Whether you've got the hots for Kylie Minogue or a muscled-up Maserati — both is also an acceptable answer — this homage to Kenneth Anger's Kustom Kar Kommandos directed by the Special Projects division of Roman Coppolla's The Director's Bureau is for you.
Bonnie McKee might sound a little Taylor Swift-ish but her attitude runs way more towards old-school P!nk. Director Justin Francis has Bonnie (co-writer on hits like Katy Perry's 'California Gurls') engaged in the majority of great American summer activities - shoplifting from the corner store, cruising the mall, and then hitting a pool party - all with her own brand of swagger.
Alicia Keys is doubtlessly a music icon, but here she echoes some other classic performers, ranging from the bejweled showgirl poses of Josephine Baker to bravaura stage shows of Gladys Knight and her Pips.
Sara Bareilles and random friends invoke the spirit of author/professor William Watson Purkey, who often said a poem every time he ended a speech that begins with: "You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching." Happy happy joy joy, people! Directed by Rashida Jones - yes, her.
Aussies Empire Of The Sun create the most fabulous sci-fi epic ever with "Alive," directed by JD Dillard of Kelvin Optical — which based on the scale of this, you might not be surprised to learrn is a division of JJ Abrams' production company Bad Robot.
Alicia Keys has fire on her mind lately — from 'Girl on Fire' to her newest clip, "The Fire We Make.'" Director Chris Robinson takes Alicia and co-star Maxwell to the original home of things getting heated: New Orleans.
The Jonas Brothers are back and are all grown up. Okay, they haven't gone the dirrty or dangerous My-Aren't-They-Adult-Now route other stars have taken, but they have arrived at the Land O' Ass Shaking. That is certainly a step toward maturity for the least 'Jersey' of NJ's musical sons.
Longtime Fantasia Barrino fans might connect the retro Boardwalk Empire vibe of this video which the "Summertime" cover that exemplified her winning run on American Idol season. The clip mixes old-timey film effects with an elegant speakeasy that has a hint of the red light.
