Melissa Larsen

Rihanna f/ Drake "Work" (Director X, Tim Erem, dir.)

Ever get torn between two video concepts for one song? Well, if you're Rihanna and Drake you just make both videos and place them back-to-back, like it's a two-for-one special. Part 1 is directed by Director X and takes place at a sultry Jamaican hotspot called The Real Jerk (pun probably intended). Part 2 is the more revealing (pun very much intended) clip, with director Tim Erem capturing the two getting cozy under a pink light. 

Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull "Live It Up" (Jessy Terrero, dir.)

Jennifer Lopez - Live It Up ft. Pitbull

Don't be concerned with chronology here: How Jennifer Lopez gets from a Paris runway to a beach blast with Pitbull in Miami is irrelevant. All that matters is she looks good and indeed she does. She also gets to show both sides of her persona — a) the icy superstar that is J.Lo, getting glammed for an elaborate fashion show — totally unfazed by the chaos and product placements — and b) Jenny from the block beach, leading the fiesta from the sand into the sea.