A super-sweet, slo-motion black-and-white video that is reminiscent of “7 Seconds”? That’s “Crush” by newcomer Yuna featuring why-doesn’t-he-make-more-music guy Usher.
Is Wale ready to settle down and take the plunge? See him channel his inner Benjamin Braddock — sorry, no Anne Bancroft seduction here — as we see one of the smoothest-looking wedding ceremonies on film in a while. From The Album About Nothing - the opening with Jerry Seinfeld's voice: highly intentional.
If the inaugural YouTube Music Awards had a "let's put on a show" — or, to quote Bill O'Reilly, "Fuck it, we'll do it live!" — vibe, then the follow-up finds the massive video/web site playing to their strengths and skipping the live show in favor of a deluge of specially commissioned videos by creative musicians and directors.
First up is this Petros clip for Martin Garrix, where the club DJ plays a lowly towelboy trying his darndest to catch the eye of a stuck-up guest at a very uptight country club. It's a losing proposition, until he conjures more than a little magic to seal the deal.
Usher channels Michael Jackson in this performance/party clip — featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams — that comes to an end when his world gets turned upside-down by a woman.
