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Sia - Cheap Thrills Song : Cheap Thrills Artist : Sia Album : This Is Acting Released : 11 February 2016 Genre : Synthpop, Dance, Electronic, Pop, Reggae Length : 3:44 Label : Inertia, Monkey Puzzle, RCA SongWriter(s) : Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin Producer : Kurstin A lyric video featuring Sean Paul performing a new verse was released on 10 February 2016. In the video, a faceless couple wearing wigs (the dancers Minn Vo and Stefanie Klausman), which have become part of Sia's signature look, win a dance contest on a black-and-white television show reminiscent of American Bandstand. Sia and Daniel Askill directed a performance video featuring Maddie Ziegler dancing with two male dancers to Ryan Heffington's choreography, which was released on 21 March 2016. The three dancers wear beige, with black and blonde hairstyles and gloves in the half-and-half style used in most of Sia's videos for This Is Acting. They dance on a bare stage, with Sia at a rear corner singing int...

Katy Perry - Rise Song : Rise Artist : Katy Perry Album : Single for Olympic Games Rio 2016 Released : July 14, 2016 Genre : Electronic Length : 3:23 Label : Capitol SongWriter(s) : Katy Perry, Max Martin, Ali Payami, Savan Kotecha Producer : Max Martin, Ali Payami A promotional video directed by Joseph Lee was released on July 15, 2016, featuring scenes of athletes from past Olympics. Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone wrote that the video is "a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics' past". Billboard's Gil Kaufman called the video "inspirational", saying it has a "superstar power" with the presence of famous athletes. Bleacher Report's columnist Vanessa de Beaumont described it as a "moving tribute". The A.V. Club writer Esther Zuckerman felt that the video was "incredibly corny, but surprisingly effective". Esquire contributor Matt Miller praised it as "perfect" for having "Beaut...