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Liveblogging The Music Video For Trace Cyrus’ Horrid New Single ‘Jealous Lover’

Liveblogging The Music Video For Trace Cyrus' Horrid New Single 'Jealous Lover'

So Miley Cyrus‘ creepy-looking myspace-core brother Trace has a solo project called Ashland High, which according to its press release, “consist[s] of pop, dubstep, r&b and rock.” Because he wanted to “give back to his fans,” he released a new album for free on New Year’s Eve, alongside a music video for lead single “Jealous Lover.” Here are my reactions to said video, IN REAL TIME, with some additional thoughts from b5 editorial director Meghan Keane. More »

Check Out Rihanna’s Trippy New Video For ‘You Da One’

Check Out Rihanna's Trippy New Video For 'You Da One'

Warning: while not exactly NSFW, it contains a lot of crotch grabbing. More »

Lady Gaga’s Fans Think ‘Marry The Night’ Is About Her Having An Abortion

Lady Gaga's Fans Think 'Marry The Night' Is About Her Having An Abortion

Is the medical trauma depicted in Lady Gaga‘s “Marry the Night” music video an abortion that the singer experienced? After all, she says, “The entire story’s true, and it’s through the lens of how I choose to repaint my past.” More »

Video: Justin Bieber Appropriates Nerd Culture In Steampunk-Themed Christmas Video

Video: Justin Bieber Appropriates Nerd Culture In Steampunk-Themed Christmas Video

STEAMPUNK IS OVER! More »

5 Facts About Demi Moore’s New Maybe-Boyfriend Scott-Vincent Borba

5 Facts About Demi Moore's New Maybe-Boyfriend Scott-Vincent Borba

Barely two weeks after announcing her divorce from Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore is rumored to be dating beauty mogul to the stars Scott-Vincent Borba. Find out what he’s got in common with Ashton, as well as watch his awesome dance single “Skin Deep”! More »

Video: Stanley From ‘The Office’ Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Video: Stanley From 'The Office' Like You've Never Seen Him Before

Best known to most people as Stanley Hudson from The Office, actor Leslie David Baker is seen as a curmudgeon by many. Many who don’t know him, that is! In his off hours, he enjoys drug-fueled orgies with multiple young women and throwing crazy pool parties at his house. More »

Video: Lady Gaga Performs ‘Marry The Night’ On A Very Lady Gaga Thanksgiving

Video: Lady Gaga Performs 'Marry The Night' On A Very Lady Gaga Thanksgiving

As part of her “pared-down” persona in A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, Lady Gaga performs “Marry the Night” for the very “intimate” audience of her family, friends, and millions of ABC viewers. (Wearing a princess tiara, of course.) More »

Skip The New Rebecca Black Video ‘Person Of Interest’ And Watch This Victorious One Instead

Skip The New Rebecca Black Video 'Person Of Interest' And Watch This Victorious One Instead

Did anyone know that Rebecca Black even had a new video out? Nope? OK, good. It says a lot that her third single lacks the explosive nature of “Friday” or the wild anticipation of “My Moment.” More »

Video: Tay Zonday Explains The Economic Crisis In Song

Video: Tay Zonday Explains The Economic Crisis In Song

Are you confused about how we got into our current financial crisis? Want to know why those Occupy Wall Street people are so angry at the government and the big banks? Tay Zonday, of “Chocolate Rain” fame, is here to explain it all for you in a new Youtube video. More »

Video: Katy Perry Wears Old Lady Makeup, Emotes In New Video For ‘The One That Got Away’

Video: Katy Perry Wears Old Lady Makeup, Emotes In New Video For 'The One That Got Away'

This video is like, way sad, you guys. But it has Diego Luna in it, so I watched it anyway. More »

The Jelly Bean Art In Kina Grannis’ ‘In Your Arms’ Music Video Is Incredible

The Jelly Bean Art In Kina Grannis' 'In Your Arms' Music Video Is Incredible

When you’re an indie artist, the way to make it big is not to strut around in barely-there outfits or rely on Autotune to make catchy hits. No—you release an innovative, charming music video using 288,000 jelly beans. That’s what Kina Grannis did for her new video “In Your Arms,” and now we’re kind of enamored of her. More »

Anti-Rape Group Accuses Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ Video Of Glorifying Abusive Relationships

Anti-Rape Group Accuses Rihanna's 'We Found Love' Video Of Glorifying Abusive Relationships

I’m kind of surprised this didn’t happen sooner. More »

CMJ Show Report: Twin Shadow At Santos Party House

CMJ Show Report: Twin Shadow At Santos Party House

In which Twin Shadow‘s new wave tinged rock gives me the will to carry on. More »

Video: Liveblogging Rihanna’s Mildly Insane ‘We Found Love’ Video

Video: Liveblogging Rihanna's Mildly Insane 'We Found Love' Video

Rihanna‘s new video for “We Found Love” is pretty insane for something that will get played a dillion times on MTV. Here are my reactions to it IN REAL TIME. More »

Rihanna Settles David LaChapelle Lawsuit Out Of Court

Rihanna Settles David LaChapelle Lawsuit Out Of Court

The lawsuit photographer David LaChapelle filed against Rihanna for stealing his ideas earlier this summer has come to an end in the most painless way possible for both parties: with a huge, out of court settlement. More »

Video: Britney Spears And Her Man Get Fairly Naked In Big Budget ‘Criminal’ Video

Video: Britney Spears And Her Man Get Fairly Naked In Big Budget 'Criminal' Video

Propped up by lord knows how many prescription-wielding handlers, Britney Spears, Inc. continues to perform its promotional obligations for Femme Fatale. The video for fourth and final single “Criminal” came out today, and it shows you more of Brit Brit’s new(-ish) boyfriend Jason Trawick than you ever knew you wanted to see! More »

Video: HEART2HEART’s ‘Facebook Official’ Is A Confusing Combination Of Troll-ish And Sincere

Video: HEART2HEART's 'Facebook Official' Is A Confusing Combination Of Troll-ish And Sincere

Behold the future of modern pop music! And after that, would you mind shooting me in the face? More »

Video: The Music Video For Betty White And Luciana’s ‘I’m Still Hot’ Is Here

Video: The Music Video For Betty White And Luciana's 'I'm Still Hot' Is Here

Remember that weird/awesome song that Betty White recorded with someone called Luciana? Well, now there’s a music video for it, and it’s every bit as great as I thought it would be. More »

This ASL Version Of ‘Last Friday Night’ Is Way Better Than Katy Perry’s Music Video

This ASL Version Of 'Last Friday Night' Is Way Better Than Katy Perry's Music Video

Sign language performer Michael Chase DiMartino shows Katy Perry how to properly play a nerd… and he makes “Last Friday Night” bearable. More »

Video Decoder: Aqua, ‘Playmate To Jesus’

Video Decoder: Aqua, 'Playmate To Jesus'

The world of popular music is vast and confusing. In this column, I seek to elucidate the hidden messages contained in recently released music videos, one meaning-laden still at a time. More »