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"Twin Peaks" Disclosure Charity Remix Released
Nicki Minaj gave her fans a New Years remix for her song "Twin Peaks", with Disclosure producing the new mix. The song now has a more RnB and electric feel to it. Released exactly at midnight on The New York Posts' website, the song was a free download (something that fans appreciated greatly). The webpage where you can download the remix also has a link to the original song's iTunes page, an embedded video of Minaj's own Target ad, and a message from Minaj herself.
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"Happy New Year bitches!!! I'm so excited to release my new album Trinidad in 2015 and also to go back on tour! My current single, "Twin Peaks" has been a dream to promote and release, and thats why I decided to give you all a free remix of it. Also, when you download this song you're not only downloading one of the most fire songs out there, you're also helping a wonderful cause! For each download, The New York Post will donate 50¢ to the American Cancer Society Foundation, Disclosure will donate 50¢ to Child's Play, and my team will donate 50¢ to Trinidadian Relief Efforts. But the free download is only for a certain time limit! After January 2nd the remix will be released commercially on iTunes, but the same charities will still receive an income of donations. Thank you all for visiting the page and downloading the remix, don't forget to buy my new single Twin Peaks on iTunes!"
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I had barely enough time to promote this last season
Maybe I'll make it a promo/buzz single
I used to not like typing up interviews but now I find them to be quite enjoyable tbh
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Nicki's 'Uptown Funk' is coming with Sugah Daddy
Oh and Marina has soming very special coming up (not music related)
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Aguilera sits down with Graham Norton
+ a special acoustic performance of Waves
Late last night, Christina Aguilera travelled across the pond to have a chat with preppy talk show host Graham Norton and performed a special acoustic version of her lead single - Waves. She was just there in London a few days ago for a tell-all exclusive interview with the guys at Capital FM but, this time, it was a bit more light-hearted due to the comedic nature of The Graham Norton Show itself. This marks the first ever time she's met Graham Norton which was awkward to say the least. The mother of two managed to get into her groove though, after a while. "It's so great for you to be here, finally!" "Yes, finally!" Aguilera doesn't usually do interviews unless it's of the utmost important so the British public were definitely in for a treat last night. It's also beneficial for Christina to raise her awareness across Europe, especially in the UK, since the hype surrounding her has been dying down quite considerably over the years. The feature film she did with the legendary Cher back in 2010 called Burlesque definitely raised Aguilera's profile, however. This is proven by the amount of times re-runs of Burleque are shown over here. The premiere was actually held in London at Leicester Square where both leading ladies attended. Christina was mainly there to promote the Mark Ronson-produced track, Waves, which serves as the lead single of her 8th upcoming studio album that is currently without a title. It's not known when she's going to release the long-anticipated record although sources suggest that Christina is wrapping up the finalisation process as we speak.
For the interview, Aguilera wore a translucently shear flowing blouse in a extremely light blue. Her hair was layered for the most part with a shimmering silver brooch keeping everything in place despite there being hairspray available for extra precautions. She had a youthful glow around her which was completely indescribable. You had to be there to fully understand it. She wore an asymmetrical pencil-like skirt, perfectly showcasing her legs for days! Christina had on a stunning necklace by the revered Dior collection of 2015. It's not yet available to the masses, however, they gave Christina special access due to the partnership she has with them. Her makeup was pretty lowkey although she did experiment with the shape of her eyes through the usage of various "shaping" techniques.
QUICK CHAT
Xtina is met with a bunch of cheers and applause.
Graham: So, Christina, what's it like to be an alien to our tea-sipping ways?
X: *nervous giggle* Well, Graham, I find it to be delightfully splendid and...I prefer coffee, thanks.
The audience roared at this as Christina teased Graham who had a morbidly disgusted look on his face.
Graham: Yes, that's very true. You know what? I can't pretend anymore. I prefer coffee too. Especially the frothy kind. It makes me think of eggnog and rabies.
X: Oooh. Exotic!
Graham: Christina, how are you?
X: I'm not bad. Thanks for asking.
Graham: Not bad?! Hell, if that is what "not bad" looks like...I wanna be half as bad!
The male pigs in the audience jeered.
X: You are beautiful, Graham. *blows kiss*
He catches the kiss.
Graham: Okay, alright. Let's get down to the nitty-gritty, shall we? When are you going to tour? Christina, we've missed you so much! Are dates currently being added or...?
X: I'm actually working on that right now. So, yes, I can confirm that I'll be having a worldwide tour this year and I'm definitely coming back to London. I absolutely love it here! It's not as miserable as you make it out to be, you know. I went sightseeing yesterday and I could see myself living here...with the pigeons and whatnot.
The audience whooped with much excitement at the prospect of seeing Christina Aguilera live.
Graham: What a pigeon-chested twat you are.
X: Excuse me?
Graham: That's an expression we have here, a term of endearment.
X: You're letting down the LGBT community, Gertrude!
Graham: I am a woman in fact. How rude of you!
X: Everybody wants to be us until they actually are us.
The audience watches on in awe at this sudden revelation of sorts.
Graham: Quoted! So anyways, Christina. I'm totally obsessed with you new song Waves, is it?
X: Yes, Waves which is produced by the lovely Mark Ronson. I had so much fun working on that track with him. It's definitely a song that I'm most proud of, you know? I'm also going to be singing a special version of it later. I've been learning the guitar and everything just for you guys!
Graham: That should be wonderful! We'll let you set up now. Christina Aguilera; the voice of our generation everybody! Be sure to buy her lead single - Waves - available for purchase now!
END OF QUICK CHAT
The acoustic performance was just that...an acoustic performance. It showed Christina playing the guitar while she sang a stripped-back version of her lead single - Waves. Not many people know that Christina Aguilera can play instruments as she recently learned to play the guitar a few months past. She sang it with sultry vibes that are unheard of on the studio version. It really added a different dynamic to the song and allowed people to interpret/perceive the song in various other ways than what they first get, face-value.
Christina let her wavy curls down and wore a fluffy black overcoat with the fluffy part being the shade of crimson white. She had on a dazzling smile while entertaining the audience and the viewers at home. In stark comparison to what she worn when chatting to Graham, she had on black suave leggings and similar black boots in the style of pumps. A dazzling Dior ring shimmered as she played the guitar. She had on her signature red lipstick although we're not too sure what the exact brand of it is. The appearance drew in a 7.9m viewership, approximately. This is potentially due to the hype surrounding both Christina's interview and performance which has been ramped up ever since she visited Capital FM; London's #1 hit radio station.
Xtina's lead single, Waves, is now available for PURCHASE.
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FKA twigs performs on MTV's New Years Event
To promote her album Against the Front, FKA twigs performed on MTV's New Years Eve event hosted by Azealia Banks. The event had millions of viewers and surpassed Dick Clark's event this year for most watched New Years event. After the performance on MTV, FKA twigs had her album's sales significantly increase by over 50% due to the high amount of viewers. Along with that, Feeling of Acrimony also increased significantly. When asked about how she felt about her performance twigs said "I thought I did great. Hopefully I can perform here again."
At the start of the performance twigs was on stage swaying back and froth to the beat of Feeling of Acrimony. Dancers came out from behind twigs and moved along with twigs. twigs began singing and the audience began to cry at her beautiful vocals, admiring her true talent. Once the chorus came, the lights began flickering. twigs then lifted her arm and closed her eyes as the backing track played. When she ended the last verse, she threw her fist in the air and streamers flew everywhere as twigs smiled at the happiness of the audience.
The performance was a huge success. After the performance, twigs was asked about what she wants to do with her album next. twigs revealed that she plans to release another single and possibly do a club tour. The crowd went wild at the idea of a tour. Be sure to buy Feeling of Acrimony today. Also purchase the album Against the Front
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Ariana Grande performs LIVE in Times Square on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
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NEW YORK: Ariana Grande performed live on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2015 with Ryan Seacrest tonight. She opened the 10:00 EST hour up with a long, epic medley performance of her biggest hits as well as her latest single “Heartbreak” and a couple previews from her new album. The music video for “Heartbreak” is slated to premiere during the special as well, just prior to the famous ball drop. Ariana joins musicians such as Train, Iggy Azalea, Avril Lavigne, Nick Jonas, Idina Menzel, MAGIC!, and Taylor Swift as musical performers during the Dick Clark Productions production.
After Ryan Seacrest announced Ariana, the lights came on at the Times Square stage. Ariana is wearing a white coat, which she removes. She also takes off the top section of her boots that go high up her thighs. She is now wearing a pink-checkered version of the Problem-era dress with white knee-high boots. She is holding a white microphone. “Problem” starts playing over the speakers, and Ariana starts doing the choreography. She continues with the Problem choreography and song throughout the first verse and chorus, and then transitions into Bang Bang for Ariana’s verse and chorus. She then transitions to Break Free’s chorus.
Ariana then invites Big Sean on stage to rap his verse on Best Mistake, followed by Ariana singing the chorus. Then a record can be heard scratching, and we can hear a new, fast-paced song with Big Sean on it. Then, she sings the chorus of Love Me Harder. Right after the chorus, we hear a record scratching, and we hear a new song, presumably from Ariana’s still-unannounced album. Now, we hear the intro to Heartbreak. The already crazy crowd starts going absolutely insane.
Ariana runs to the back of the stage. She begins the choreography for Heartbreak. It’s so loud in Times Square that you can barely hear Ariana, but everyone’s still going wild. Ariana then starts singing the first verse. We can see Ariana doing seductive poses, as well as Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy mouthing the words. She absolutely nails the pre-chorus, making the crowd even louder. Ariana continues belting out the chorus, while doing a lot of the choreography. It was extremely impressive. She keeps going all out with the vocals. During the second verse, she walks out into a sectioned-off area of the crowd and walks around high-fiving everyone. During the pre-chorus, it is clear that she’s singing it LIVE. And she’s wearing clothes that barely cover her! To be fair, she is dancing as well. Ariana continues walking around the perimeter set up for her while singing the second chorus.
For the bridge, Ariana hits almost every single note (she wasn’t able to hit the whistle note, but you have to remember how cold it is tonight). Ariana and her dancers then resume dancing, and she belts out the final chorus, and this time she does hit the whistle notes. The dancers then leave the stage as Ariana sings the outro. As the song finishes, Ariana exclaims, “Pre-order Keep Me Close on iTunes at midnight! And make sure to keep watching to see the world premiere of my new music video for Heartbreak just before the ball drop!” Seems like Ariana’s new album is called Keep Me Close! Ariana then put her boot extensions and her coat back on and walked off the stage, just in time for the next act to start getting ready.
Critics have pretty much universally praised Ariana’s performance in Times Square. They love how active she looked, especially compared to past performances. She seems to have finally gotten her dancing skills down. Her vocals were especially praised by critics; sadly, they compared her vocals to Mariah’s Rockefeller tree lighting performance of “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, which honestly isn’t even a fair comparison. Critics were concerned about Ariana’s lack of clothes in the frigid New York air, but it didn’t seem to affect the performance or Ariana at all. She was very active throughout the performance, and she took her non-performance clothing off just before the performance and put it back on before walking away from the stage. On Twitter, people were mostly concerned about her lack of clothes during the performance, but there was still almost universal praise for Ariana’s spectacular performance. There were a few haters who criticized her vocal performance even though she only had a couple mistakes. Nonetheless, this performance may very well be one of the most memorable performances of the night.
Buy Ariana Grande's new single "Heartbreak" on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play TODAY!
Ariana's new album Keep Me Close will be up for preorder at midnight tonight. A press release is coming on Thursday.
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FKA twigs Performs on American Idol
To promote her new album Against the Front as well as the lead single Feeling of Acrimony, FKA twigs performed on American Idol today. The performance on the famous talent show was promoted heavily by FOX as something never on television before. The performance drew in over ten million viewers, good for American Idol nowadays. When asked about nerves for performing twigs said "I'm not nervous. I'm never nervous. I am always ready. When you're a performer you have to always be ready."
At the start of the performance, there was nothing but the sound of a bass banging and the lights flickering with each sound of the bass drum being hit. FKA twigs wore a beautiful sheer black gown designed by Prada. Her lips were painted black and her hair was like in the above picture. All one could see that watched the performance at the beginning was twigs' silhouette. twigs then emerged from the darkness and did a catwalk strut towards the microphone where she sang into it before the beat dropped for Feeling of Acrimony to begin. Once she began singing Feeling of Acrimony, her arms began to sway and large silhouettes appeared behind twigs that showed off a fight scene between a couple. The images stood thirty feet tall behind the singer. At the end of the performance, twigs let out a high note and you saw one figure pull a gun on the other. One of them was dead and twigs fell to her knees and the camera tightened in on her face. The performance was over and the crowd went wild.
Everyone loved her performance. twigs uploaded it onto her VEVO acount once she got home where the performance has since gotten 500 thousand views. twigs then had her album and song advertised in a commercial after the performance. Be sure to purchase Feeling of Acrimony today. Also buy the album Against the Front.
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Christina Aguilera releases remixes EP
+ official remix single feat. Kendrick Lamar
1. Waves (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
2. Waves [Danja Remix]
3. Waves [Paul Epworth Remix]
4. Waves [Arca Remix]
5. Waves [DJ Premier Remix]
6. Waves Instrumental
To many of our surprise, Christina Aguilera released a remixes EP and an official remix single featuring acclaimed male rapper Kendrick Lamar. The remix single with Kendrick Lamar has been sent to urban platforms everywhere in order to raise Aguilera's profile in that market since the original Mark Ronson-produced track only appealed to Indie rock/AC radio stations. By doing this, it will make sure Waves is heard by everyone and breathe the song new life. Aguilera actually hinted at the remix single beforehand, tweeting: "Finishing touches have been added. 1/1 @kendricklamar XoXtina #makeawave", so clearly we didn't catch on in time considering there were no reports of the EP coming to fruition.
The official remix single with Kendrick Lamar is being sent to clubs as well. Most of Christina's material is blacklisted in these same clubs due to a restriction order that's been in place since her debut back in the early 2000s. This is soon expected to change once the Supreme Court overlooks the case (and lawsuit in question) once again. In addition, these clubs who frequently place the official remix single could spread awareness about Christina's career and 8th upcoming studio album that wouldn't have otherwise been possible without Kendrick Lamar's involvement with this extensive project. The collaboration between these two artists was mutual and Aguilera actually reached out to Lamar after he expressed some admiration for the voice of our generation. The official remix single is heavily urban-based with gritty hip hop beats and a rap-ish flair so that Kendrick may easily flow his bars over the track itself. There's no word yet whether the artistic pair will perform this official remix single for televised performances although we assume that Christina will invite Kendrick for her upcoming worldwide tour which is still being kept under wraps.
In the remixes EP, there a few familiar names heading each remix track. DJ Premier; world-renowned beatmaker has his on remix track on there. Christina and him have actually worked on several projects together in the past with the Back To Basics LP back in 2006 being the most successful of them all. There's no word yet as to whether DJ Premier will be making more appearances on Christina's 8th upcoming studio album, however, we sure do hope so because Back To Basics was perceived to be a retro-isnpired masterpiece and we believe that many fans have been urging Christina to go back to that place of releasing soulful music which is what she does best. The EP also sees the original instrumental version of Waves, produced by Mark Ronson. This is a definite treat because many of you guys raved on Twitter about wanting the instrumental version and stems after Christina's stellar acoustic performance of Waves on British late night talk show The Graham Norton Show.
Another familiar name that appears on the remixes EP which was released a few hours ago on New Year's Day is Paul Epworth. If you don't who Paul Epworth is, then you've definitely heard of at least a bunch of his amazing songs with as amazing seamlessly-done production. Adele, Lana Del Rey, Coldplay, Azealia Banks, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine and John Legend are only but a few musicians that Paul Epworth has produced for or work with on their very own projects and releases. We can now exclusively reveal that Paul Epworth is indeed the executive producer of Christina Aguilera's 8th upcoming studio album. This piece of news was shared with us by Aguilera's management team and we were told to announce it once we were given the green light. In addition, we can also reveal that the record will be heavily hip-hop inspired although it'll still remain centric to the mature indie sound that Waves has become notorious for over these past few days.
It's been reported that Christina Aguilera is looking forward to taking advantage of EP releases and we should expect a couple more EPs sometime during the year. This is a fantastic business move especially taking into consideration that one of Christina's downfalls has been not staying up to date on the music industry and releasing too far in between. By taking advantage of EP releases, she could concentrate on focusing her determination in creating a quality LP record while also keeping her fans aka the Fighters satisfied enough in the meantime. Aguilera is a mother of two as well and has recently expressed her desire to prioritise them higher than her career. She might kill two birds with one stone with these consistent EP releases since she won't be missing out the trials and tribulations on motherhood with the more free time that she has. These EP releases could also help Christina explore her artistry and creative mind even further than she has already done before, expanding her horizons with different concepts each new EP release.
Ever since the remixes EP for Waves was released a few hours ago, it has already been making an impact on the charts and on many social media platforms. The slogan that has been frequently used to promote Christina's era - #makeawave - was a trending topic for about 2 and a half hours upon the release of this remixes EP. The official remix single with Kendrick Lamar is also making an impact. It has risen 15 spots from when it was first released to the masses. Industry insiders are predicting a 1.24% rise in the stock market once this track gains more traction across the board regarding both digital and physical sales, included streaming points and radio airplay which are the fundamental elements of a solid hit song.
The EP sees Christina branch out into an array of unforeseeable genres that she hasn't delved into yet. We hope people get to see (or even figure out) the many sides of Christina Aguilera since she can be extremely misunderstood when not given a chance and being judged purely on first impressions. This EP release might even be more beneficial for Christina's image and reputation than any such commercial success that will most likely arise.
Xtina's lead single, Waves is now available for PURCHASE.
Be sure to also check out the remixes EP for Waves + official remix single with Kendrick Lamar.
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Ariana Grande releases official music video for “Heartbreak”
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The official music video for lead single “Heartbreak” from Ariana Grande’s upcoming just-announced third studio album Keep Me Close has finally been released! After an extended period of filming prior to anyone outside the label even knowing of the single, Cayman Records has finally pushed the “Heartbreak” music video out to YouTube, Vevo, MTV, iTunes, and other music video distribution sources. This is Ariana’s eleventh music video and is the follow up to “Love Me Harder” featuring The Weeknd and “Santa Tell Me”. The video made its worldwide premiere on Wednesday (New Year’s Eve) during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, just prior to the ball drop. The video has a running length of six minutes and 14 seconds.
The video was directed by Director X, who has directed numerous R&B and hip-hop videos, including Ariana’s collaborator on “Problem” Iggy Azalea’s videos for “Fancy” and “Black Widow”. The video is similar to Iggy’s videos; for this video, Director X and Ariana decided to go with a 1960s-style look framed by modern-day scenes. The video, which was filmed at 4K resolution and 48 frames per second, is an experiment in how people react to higher frame rates in filmed productions. Although the actual concept of “filming” is quickly dissipating, digital recordings allow for film-like refresh rates. Therefore, the industry is keeping to the old film standards, such as 24 frames per second.. However, it may just be time for that to change. Movies like the Hobbit series and Avatar 2 are also experiments in high frame rates. Anyway, it’s time to get to the summary of the music video.
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The video starts out (at 48 fps) with Ariana and her boyfriend (played by Nathan Sykes) on a couch. They are cuddling. Ari asks her boyfriend, “Ready for movie night?” Her boyfriend says, “You bet! What movie are we watching?” Ari responds, “Heartbreak. It’s this movie from the 60s. I heard it was great!” “Anything you want to watch, Ari,” responds her boyfriend with a smile. They move closer together. Ariana asks, “Is it okay if I invite my friends over? They’ve been wanting to watch this movie for a while.” “I was hoping that we could spend this night alone,” her boyfriend pointed out. “But I guess it’s fine this time.” Ari replied, “Great! I’ll text them now!”
When Ari’s friends (played by who else but her backing dancers) show up to Ari’s house, they bring a bunch of popcorn, soda pop, and nachos. Ari is caught off guard and says, “T-thanks guys!” Everyone then sits down, and Ari suggests that they start watching the movie then. Everyone agrees, and Ari starts the movie.
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The movie, as mentioned before, is called Heartbreak (fitting, right?). This is where the music starts. It goes through the lead characters of the movie. The protagonist, Sandra Summers, is played by “Shelby Tinsel” (actually Ariana) and the antagonist, John Winters, is played by “Ray Adessi” (actually Nathan) are shown. The video then cuts to Ariana and Nathan, who look at each other and mouth to each other, “They look like us!” and “I know!”
Now, a shot of a 1960s skyline of New York is shown; then, the word “Heartbreak” appears on the screen, complete with a copyright notification. Presumably, this “movie” takes place in New York.
Now, we see “Sandra” singing the first verse on what looks to be a moped (and not a motorcycle). She gets in all of these seductive poses, flipping her hair a lot, and such. She also exposes the right side of her face (which is just as cute as the left side, thank you). She is also sucking on a lollipop.
These hot and sexually-charged scenes are interspersed throughout the story part of the movie. In the story part, Sandra is dating John. They go to a nice dinner together, go to the observation deck at the Empire State Building, and walk around in Central Park. They seem like a lovely couple. This happens throughout the first verse and pre-chorus.
Sandra is walking with her friends (who happen to be her backing dancers; in the modern-day setting, they all look at each other and are caught off guard about this). In some scenes, she’s dancing with her friends and singing on the sidewalks of New York, and in others she’s walking with her friends around the city. She is also seen walking with John in Central Park.
By the second verse, Ari and Nathan both go back to their apartment building. As they are both from well-off families, they live in a very nice, high-wealth high-rise in downtown Manhattan. They go to their respective apartments.
During the second verse, Ariana decides to head to the pool on the roof. She gets all ready to go up there with her towel and everything. Once she gets up there by the pre-chorus, she notices that John and some other woman are making out in it. She runs off, but John never noticed she was there. The other woman did, but shrugged it off.
During the chorus, Sandra and John are shown arguing in his apartment. They start throwing things at each other, with nothing thankfully hitting either of them. John ends up shoving Sandra out of his apartment, and Sandra collapses into a sitting position, crying, as she sings, “We were flying up above / Now what we had is gone / I don’t know about you / But I’m getting through the heartbreak.” It seems like they just broke up.
During the bridge, Sandra is getting ready for... something. We have no clue what exactly she’s getting ready for. But she’s getting ready. She’s getting her hair all up in a huge bun (similar to some scenes from the Problem video). She puts on her eyeliner, headband, earrings, silver belt, and sunglasses. She grabs a silver purse and walks out the door. She passes just by the other woman (who happens to be her friend), whispers in her ear, and says to the camera, “Yeah, I never told her about us. Oops, too late now! Good luck!”
She walks outside of the high-rise and heads over to Central Park. She sees a man (not John) and runs up to him. She turns around, sees John, and starts making out with the mystery man, who is presumably her date. The scene changes, and we see the other woman (who we now know is Sandra’s friend) arguing with John. They go through the same thing that John did with Sandra, but now it’s in the other woman’s apartment. The other woman kicks John out, who is shown tearing up.
During the outro, Sandra and John see each other. They walk over to each other. They decide to put all these events behind them and make up. They embrace, and Sandra looks at the camera and winks. Then, they make out and the camera starts zooming out above them. “To be continued…” pops up in text over the scene, and the movie fades out.
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During the credits (during which an instrumental of Problem plays), Ariana states, “That was a really good movie! We have to watch the sequel.” Everyone agrees, but Nathan brings up the fact that he and Ariana had doppelgangers in the movie. Ariana’s friends agree with this, and one of the twins also brings up that they had lookalikes as well. They all look at each other before Ariana makes the suggestion of calling her grandmother, hoping she would know why this strange occurrence happened. The video ends with Ariana calling her grandmother on her phone: “Nonna?”
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Upon its premiere on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, critics praised its plot, setting, and stylistic choices regarding how the movie was watched by people inside a modern-day setting. Despite receiving high scores on every review site, many critics agreed that the 48 fps of the modern-day scenes was disorienting and looked like it was recorded the same way cheap soap operas are. Critics were divided on what this meant, but both sides referenced the Hobbit movies as an example. One side of the argument was that people’s minds are not used to anything but 24 fps in movies, and therefore reject anything else, passing it off as inferior. This is in contrast to the fact that higher frame rates are technically better. The other side simply stated that anything but 24 fps in any video medium looks cheap and will always look cheap to a human; they also state that anything above 24 fps is pointless since it’s what we have used for years. The 24 fps sections were universally praised, however, but many critics found that switching framerates is just strange.
Response on social media in regards to 48 fps was much more mixed. Many people criticized the use of 48 fps in a music video, calling it “unnecessary” and “cheap”. However, reception of the video overall, despite some people criticizing the plot as clichéd and meaningless, was extremely positive. One Twitter user tweeted, “I. AM. IN. LOVE. WITH. ARIANA GRANDE’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO! IT’S SO AWESOME!” Similar responses to the video can be found all over social media. Currently, the video is on track to become the fastest-viewed YouTube/Vevo video within its first 24 hours. On Twitter, the hashtags #Heartbreak, #HeartbreakMV, #PreorderKeepMeClose, #BreakNickisHeart, and #HeartbreakVevoRecord are currently the top trending topics. The video gave a significant boost to “Heartbreak” on iTunes, pushing it from number two to number one with a huge lead. The video is also number one on iTunes as of this article. Keep Me Close, just announced by Ariana during her New Year’s Eve performance for a January 5th release date, is now up for preorder on iTunes as of midnight.
Buy Ariana Grande's new single "Heartbreak" on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play TODAY!
Ariana's new album Keep Me Close is now up for pre-order at most digital and physical retailers. A press release is coming on Thursday.
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I'm gonna end up blocked from the #1 spot I hope I'm in the top 3
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you guys are doing great videos while I hate my La Belle music video, I do better second music videos then firsts
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I'm gonna end up blocked from the #1 spot I hope I'm in the top 3
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henny I'm feeling the same way hoping azealia pulls through somehow though
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you guys are doing great videos while I hate my La Belle music video, I do better second music videos then firsts
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Omg same, I literally have the perfect music video concepts for my second singles
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Omg same, I literally have the perfect music video concepts for my second singles
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I only do good music videos when it's the second time I do a music video within the season. I remember in CAL6 I hated my first music video for 'Alone in the Dark' but loved the one I did for it's remix, but the original ended u snatching an award (tied to Britney I think)
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I still wanna know how Psycho got VOTY when I thought up the video AS I was typing it.
I haven't gotten any great ideas except for one song that might not even be a single, but I think it could be the next one if I put some energy into it.
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The final song has been added to Paige's upcoming album, produced by Greg Kurstin, Dubkiller, and Paige herself. And thus, album recording is finished and we move into the semi-final mixing stage before Paige plays the whole album for her label. After that, final mixing will set in, then production will be over, and the album will proceed to processing, packaging, mass production and distribution.
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Justin Bieber's been back on the scene with the end of the year in -- his new album, 'The Collection & More' has hit shelves and is lined up all over stores in every country. He was announced to be on Dick Clark's New Year's Eve to perform a medley -- the songs being Memphis / Too Good to Lose / Fever. All 3 of the songs are included in his newly arrived compilation, and the former being the current single. Justin was announced as a performer last week, to where he wrote 'See me @ Dick Clark's New Year '15 party. I'll be there, and with some new surprises!' referring to his 3 songs, which had yet to be released at the time.
Justin released the song 'Memphis', earlier this week to nice reception, the song shooting straight up the iTunes chart and radios, ready to go against with some of the biggest songs out there this week. "Competition always gets stronger and stronger. Many people just think once you get big, establish yourself, that it's not big deal. It's not like that, new people blow up overtime, records are meant to be broken. You can never just say something is guaranteed in stone, which is why with returning you always have to try your best to make the song relate-able to the public and keeping it spicy. I'm at a point definitely though, where going #1 and breaking records isn't necessary to me. That's stuff when you're trying to prove yourself, with this album 'The Collection & More' I'm not trying to do that. Infact, I'm looking back y'know." The song has been well received in acclaim and mostly on radio too, the song already has been dubbed among the best of the year, and might even push in some awards. Gaining in every country, and being performed and promoted there's no telling when he's ready to stop pushing it. We are sure that it may be a good chance the song will be a radio smash hit.
There are plenty of songs in the charts currently that have also had the similar sound, and have also done the fair-share of warming up to the charts. How many were produced under Diplo + feature Big Sean, and currently under endorsements with Adidas + General Mills? The answer is; only 'Memphis'. With the song savored and edited over 6 months, and then poised under a proper release, from one of the hugest stars -- there's no reason the critics wouldn't eat the song up. E! currently reviewed the song this morning, writing "Memphis is a song that keeps up to Justin Bieber's previous worked -- such as the dabbed genre crossing album, 'Crossing Paths' and the previous two features on 'The Complete Dream' + 'Elite', while also adding in a new stride. The song is a mid-tempo moreso, but the only negative thing we'd see if the same plot and writing that bases on most of his work. We'd like to see Biebs take a new step with the writing and releasing material, this is something new and updated but under the same formula. Overall though, it's definitely one of the best singles on the radio and we've got in a replay cycle'.
The performance started off with a red lights flickering in the background. As the stage remained silent, the song began and on stage the camera directed to Justin Bieber, as the audience burst into applause. The lights began to stop, as he opened with the first words to the intro. Then dancers came out, as he started a dance routine. The lights had now cut back on, and were shining down on stage -- as Justin and his team were in full choreo, a first for this song's performance and doing so across the whole stage. Justin continued to sing, and then about half way through -- he went to the end of the stage, there stood a piano. With the chorus now over, the lights dimmed and a huge light was shining on him. He began the song again, but this time in an acoustic like version on the piano. "Happy New Years, everyone!" he shouted, as he continued to sing the song. "Come on! 2015! We finally here!" he continued, this time as the song ended he stood and said 'Thank you'. Next he began to sing, 'Too Good to Lose' a song included on his new album featuring Taylor Swift, but solo. He was in a full piano mode, and also giving vocals, as the first verses began. He then said before the chorus, 'everyone here -- get your lover, and say 'You're just too good to lose'' as you heard the audience all singing the chorus. The song continued, with the piano playing and Justin screaming at the top his vocals. 'Oh, you're just too good to lose!'. Many of the audience started putting their lights and flashlights in the air. It was a magical, yet romantic New Years eve segment. The cameras panned to couples kissing, singing the song, etc. Then he got off the piano, and said. 'It's kinda hot in here tonight. We got the lovers, we got the fans. It's a fever!' as he began dancing. The screen now had blue and white lights shining, and the dancers had came back out. He immediately started a routine as 'Fever' started with the first verse. The crowd was cheering, and confetti was in the air. He continued singing the mid-tempo 'Fever' before saying, 'Is there anyone in the audience who knows this?' then grabbing a girl and letting her come on stage and sing along. The performance ended with him and the fan laughing, and him giving her a hug. The screen showed his new song 'Memphis' and it's cover, saying 'Now online' then flashed to the cover of 'The Collection & More' saying 'Now in stores'. He exited the stage, wishing everyone a happy new years once more.
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AVRIL LAVIGNE PERFORMS AT NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE
Surprise Duet With Adele Delighted Fans
There’s no better way to ring in the New Year than with an Avril Lavigne performance. The world’s favorite pop rock artist performed five songs during ABC’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ in Los Angeles. Seeing Avril Lavigne on her most joyful mood is an excellent way to kick off 2015! It’s very refreshing to see Avril strut her stuff and impress us with her vocal prowess. During ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, Avril Lavigne rocked the stage in L.A. with her stellar performances.
Performance
Ryan Seacrest introduced Lavigne to the crowd, Lavigne starts her performance by greeting everyone a Happy New Year. She opened her set with her hit single "Girlfriend" that features her vibrant and jolly personality. Lavigne was able to give the crowd a good time as she shows new choreography for her hit track.
Next song she performed was What The Hell, Lavigne introduced the song by saying that it could be considered a huge throwback since What the hell was worldide released during New year's Rockin' Eve last 2011. Lavigne effortlessly danced to the track and give the song a new take as she gave it a new flavor. She turned the pop track to a reggae-infused one.
Third song was her precious ballad, "My Happy Ending" Lavigne said that the track will prepare the crowd to her next two songs of the night which are also ballads. Lavigne sang My Happy Ending brilliantly, she surprised the crowd by playing a video clip on the LED Screen, a clip of her 19-year old self singing the same song live. It was like she is singing with herself. Lavigne totally proved to everyone that her vocal prowess truly evolves for the better as time goes by.
Next song she performed was her latest hit single "I'LL LIE TO MYSELF" fresh from her sixth studio album "HEARTFELT CONFESSIONS" due for release on January 5, 2015. Lavigne almost teared up when she gets to the end of the song, The crowd gave her a standing ovation for her heartfelt rendition to her latest single.
The Surprise Duet
After singing I'll Lie To Myself. Lavigne introduced her last song of the night through a video clip. The video clip shows Lavigne walking to a stadium wherein another female artist is seen to be waiting for her. It was blurred at first until Lavigne gets close to the performer, It was Adele. They stared at each other and the video ends.
Lavigne introduced Adele to the stage, The crowd were all surprised to see Adele that night. Adele hugged Lavigne and even congratulated her for her successful performances awhile ago. Adele and Lavigne started their performance by having Adele belting out to the chorus of Lavigne's hit song "I'm With You" on acapella, Avril followed suit by singing the chorus to Adele's huge hit "Someone Like You", the band started playing after that.The crowd was treated by a duet that shows a mashup of Adele and Lavigne's hugest hits. The duet performance was received well by the audience and gave them a standing ovation.
If your New Year’s resolution is to keep listening to Avril, then you’re on the right track. The pop rock songstress delighted the audience at the iconic Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which has been an annual tradition since 1972. Lavigne's single "I'll Lie To Myself" is still out on iTunes while her album "Heartfelt Confessions" is slated for release on January 5, 2015.
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