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In the trippy new "Restless" video from Swedish electro-goth princess Karin Park, the talented singer/songwriter channels Grace Jones mixed with Gozer the Gozerian (Ghostbusters reference!).  The video for "Restless" was shot on location in the church that Karin actually lives in!  Released on May 21st, "Restless" is the eagerly anticipated new single taken from Karin's latest album,

I have to say, I've been super impressed by Will Young's recent string of music videos.  Each one has been more beautiful/interesting/artistic than the next.  Will's latest video for "I Just Want a Lover" dropped yesterday and once again, just like "Losing Myself" before it, this video is absolute perfection. In the gorgeous Dan Sulley-directed clip, a handsome as ever Will Young plays a

English folktronica songstress Ellie Goulding may still be milking her million + selling debut U.S. single, "Lights" with a string of recent U.S. performances (Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show) but everybody knows that the talented 25 year electro diva is hard at work on her highly anticipated sophomore set. To tide over all of us HARDCORE stans, Ellie released a STUNNING

"Small Bump" is the heart wrenching new fifth single from English singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, taken from his critically acclaimed, #1 debut album, +.  The song tells the tale of an expectant father eagerly awaiting that first meeting with his unborn child...a meeting that will never come, as Ed sadly sings in the final verse: "Cause you were just a small bump unborn for four months,

At first glance (and listen) eighteen year old singer/songwriter Jake Bugg comes from a different time.  In the sepia-toned photo above, Jake channels a young Beatle as he stands confidently in the middle of an empty street, guitar in one hand, cigarette burning in the other.  His new single, "Lightning Bolt," recalls a familiar scene from my childhood, stretched out on the rug in the

It brings me great pleasure to announce that Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero is BACK with a new single, album AND record label.  Esthero's SNAPPY new single, entitled "Never Gonna Let You Go," was serviced to radio on May 31st and will be available to download on June 5th, along with "remixes for you to dance yer butt off to," according to the talented singer/songwriter via her

U.S. Album Artwork Liverpudlian (I just love saying that!) songstress, Rebecca Ferguson will release her U.S. debut album, Heaven, tomorrow May 29th on Syco/Columbia Records. GET EXCITED!  What's more, Rebecca's U.S. promotional schedule is filling up FAST with scheduled appearances on The Today Show, The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  On Tuesday May 29th, Ferguson will make

Burgeoning UK singer/songwriter Josh Kumra recently unveiled his official debut single, "Helicopters & Planes," featuring Roc Nation rapper K Koke and due out July 9th via RCA Records.  Admittedly, I'm growing a bit tired of singers who just throw random rappers on their track to drum up more sales but I don't think that's what's going on here.  21-year old Kumra just seems to naturally

American Idol's first lady of pop, Kelly Clarkson, released the video for her latest single, "Dark Side," on May 24th to her official VEVO page.  Shot in Los Angeles at the end of April, the video was directed by Shane Drake ("Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)") and features actors portraying several sad and depressing scenarios including unemployment, body image, war, divorce and bullying.  

Australian singer/songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke has announced  the U.S. release of her third album (2nd in the U.S.), Nightflight, due out June 19th. The Aussie talent first caught my attention with her unusual, yet alluring art for 2008's Curiouser.  In the stunning artwork (BELOW), Miller-Heidke stares straight out, a gilded clock nestled in her coiffed hair, which is piled high in a

Selah Sue, where have you been all of my life? Holy hell I'm FREAKIN' out over how talented this 23 year old singer/songwriter from Belgium is. Blending together pop, folk, soul and reggae, Selah Sue is different from anything I've heard in a while, and different is definitely a good thing.  While her self-titled debut album has been out internationally since March, she's releasing it

It would appear that singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton is shifting musical directions on her upcoming fifth studio album.  According to an article last month in The Observer, the student-run daily newspaper for Notre Dame and St. Mary's Colleges, Carlton's as-yet-untitled fifth studio album will be...GET THIS..."an electronic dance-pop record."  SAY WHAT?! Now before we all get too

Matthew Koma is a talented singer/songwriter from New York who's about to make a BIG splash here in America and around the world.  Having already hit the mainstream, writing the hook for Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso's SMASH single, "Calling (Lose My Mind)" featuring OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder,  Koma's ready for his closeup.  His debut four-track EP, Parachute is set for release this Tuesday

American Idol Season 10 contestant and Hollywood Records recording artist Stefano Langone dropped the video for his debut Rock Mafia-produced single, "I'm On A Roll" earlier this week and it's pretty much exactly what I imagined it would be: A straight up party video for a straight up party anthem!  If you like seeing plenty of Stefano, his cute smile and those adorable dimples, then you're

Kylie Minogue, everybody's favorite Aussie electropop queen, dropped a bangin' new single and video today, May 25th, the latest and greatest of a series of surprises celebrating K25 (a year long celebration of Kylie's 25 years in music).  Sounding like a mix between Kylie's Fever and X eras, "Timebomb" is a bonafide SMASH-to-be, incorporating Kylie's trademark synthpop with elements of house

English songwriting siren Paloma Faith is in FULL PROMO mode this week leading up to the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, Fall To Grace, due May 28th via RCA Records (read my REVIEW).  Faith stopped by Later...with Jools Holland on Tuesday, dazzling the audience with a real & raw performance of "Just Be," one of my clear stand outs off of the new record. The bejeweled

Before passing on the VEVO LIFT torch to the lovely and talented Rita Ora, UK indie pop duo (and Music Is My King Size Bed favorite) Graffiti6 released yet another visual masterpiece, this time for their new U.S. single, "Stare Into The Sun."  The new video was directed by long-time Graffiti6 collaborator Jimi Crayon, the creative force behind the band and the man responsible for ALL of the

He Met Her is a "buzzworthy" LA-based duo currently prepping for the release of their debut EP, Crime Novela, due later this year  Consisting of Mowgli Moon  (he) and Rocky Chance (her), He Met Her has to be one of the most GORGEOUS duos I've ever seen. Seriously! They're both model-STUNNING.  Their sound is a lovely mixture of both retro pop and contemporary electronica, sort of a mix

For months I'd been hearing about an Olympics-themed collaboration between Grammy-winning English DJ/producer Mark Ronson and Mercury Music Prize nominated South London garage queen Katy B.  FINALLY, the song has been released and I have to say, it's pretty effing cool. "Anywhere In The World" is an innovative musical experiment that fuses the sound of sports and music together into one

Aiden Grimshaw is set to release his debut single, "Is This Love" on June 3rd (iTunes UK) followed by the release of his album, Misty Eye, due August 13th on RCA Records.  Ahead of the single release in a couple of weeks, Grimshaw offers fans two new interpretations of his flawless debut single in the form of two quality remixes.  Check them out BELOW.    "Is This Love" was