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Jessie J - Flashlight

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Jessie J - Flashlight Song : Flashlight Artist : Jessie J Album : Pitch Perfect 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released : 23 April 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:27 Label : Republic SongWriter(s) : Sia Furler, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, Sam Smith Producer : Greg Kurstin, Kuk Harrell The music video (directed by Hannah Lux Davis) was released on 23 April 2015 on YouTube. In the video, Jessie J heads to Barden University (the campus of UCLA) where she performs the ballad while watching the students go about their days while walking around the campus, while scenes from Pitch Perfect 2 are shown. "Flashlight" received generally mixed reviews. In a less favourable review, Steven J. Horowitz of Billboard gave the song two stars out of five, saying: "prone to funny bone shout-singing on her more upbeat singles, Jessie J dials back her vocal force on the tepid "Flashlight", off the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack. The more subtle delivery would be welcome i...

Sia - Cheap Thrills

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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...

Ariana Grande - Focus

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Ariana Grande - Focus Song : Focus Artist : Ariana Grande Album : Moonlight [2016] Released : October 30, 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:31 Label : Republic SongWriter(s) : Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ilya Salmanzadeh Producer : Ilya, Max Martin Hannah Lux Davis directed the music video, which was released on October 29, 2015. She had previously directed the music videos for Grande's "Love Me Harder" and her joint single "Bang Bang". It features the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 throughout the music video. The video surpassed 100 million views on November 19, 2015, making it Grande's eighth Vevo-certified music video after "Baby I". The video begins with video flashes of Grande in a two-piece outfit and platinum hair as shown in the single art cover. She makes several different poses while standing and dancing inside of a circular shape. The circle is meant to look like a camera lens, referring to the song's title. As the video...

Taylor Swift - Bad Blood

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Taylor Swift - Bad Blood Song : Bad Blood Artist : Taylor Swift Album : 1989 Released : May 17, 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:19 (single Version) 3:31 (album Version) Label : Big Machine, Republic SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Max Martin, Shellback Producer : Max Martin, Shellback, Ilya The music video starts with Catastrophe (Swift) and Arsyn (Selena Gomez) fighting off a group of men wearing suits in an office in London. When all of the men are defeated, Arsyn double crosses Catastrophe by kicking her out of a window. The song begins with Catastrophe lying on a broken car, as Welvin da Great (Kendrick Lamar) begins to rap his verse and Lucky Fiori (Lena Dunham) smokes a cigar. Catastrophe is shown being nursed back to health by The Trinity (Hailee Steinfeld), and after some time, she is ready to start training for her revenge. The other characters in the video are shown in succession, some in training with Catastrophe. They are (in order of appearance): Dilemma ...

Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

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Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer Song : Cool For The Summer Artist : Demi Lovato Album : Confident Released : July 1, 2015 Genre : Pop, Pop Rock Length : 3:34 Label : Safehouse, Hollywood, Island, Republic SongWriter(s) : Demi Lovato, Ali Payami, Alexander Erik Kronlund, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin Producer : Max Martin, Ali Payami The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis. It was released on July 23, 2015, on Vevo. Christina Garibaldi of MTV deemed the video "seductive, sassy and smokin' hot" and noted the video marked "a new chapter of her career, as she exudes a confidence and sexiness that we haven't seen before." Bianca Gracie of Idolator and Lewis Corner of Digital Spy both thought the video is Lovato's "steamiest". Hayden Manders of Nylon wrote that the video "doesn't disappoint, but it somewhat misses the mark" explaining "it's odd that a video for a song about same-sex experimentation features none....

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

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Taylor Swift - Shake It Off Song : Shake It Off Artist : Taylor Swift Album : 1989 (Deluxe) [2014], Track 6 Recorded : February 15, 2014 Released : August 18, 2014 Genre : Pop Length : 3:39 Label : Big Machine SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback Producer : Max Martin, Shellback The music video, directed by Mark Romanek, was released on August 18, 2014, the same day as the song's release. It was shot in June 2014, over three days in Los Angeles. According to Music Times, the video features Swift "embracing her inner dorky dancer by submerging herself with some of the world's best dancers in the styles of hip hop, lyrical, ballet, jazz and even cheerleader." The Guardian?'?s Sean Michaels also noted the accompaniment of "twerkers" in the clip. "Shake It Off" music video also features Swift's fans, who had written fan letters or posted on Twitter and Instagram. Critics also noted references to Lady Gaga and Skrillex in...

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

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Sam Smith - Stay With Me Song : Stay With Me Artist : Sam Smith Album : In The Lonely Hour [2014], Track 3 Recorded : 2013 Released : 14 April 2014 Genre : Pop, Soul, R&B Length : 2:52 Label : Capitol Song Writer(s) : Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips Producer : Jimmy Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice A music video to accompany the release of "Stay With Me" was first released onto YouTube on 27 March 2014 at a total length of 03:29. The video shows Sam coming out of a house and walking down a street in De Beauvoir Town, London, sitting in a room performing the song, and performing the song in a church with a choir. It was directed by Jamie Thraves. "Stay with Me" received nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Artist to Watch. Full Wikipedia Article =>> Stay With Me Song Lyrics =>> Sam Smith - Stay With Me Lyrics