Moms — where would we be without them? (Well, not alive, we suppose.) Better yet, where would our favorite pop stars be without them?! Some of them know the world would be a dismal place if not for the women who brought them into this world, which is why, time and time again, musicians have used music videos as a platform to say "thank you" to the women who made them what they are today (or even to tribute the children they were about to birth themselves). So in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday (May 12), we've [...]

by Andrew Sacher Not to turn into Perez Hilton or anything, but the same day we get the news that Justin Timberlake, another pop star who actually puts out great music, is releasing new material , Beyonce announced on facebook that Destiny's Child have recorded their first original song in eight years and Pharrell produced it. The song will appear on Love Songs , the upcoming Destiny's Child greatest hits which is due out on January 29 [...]

Every once in a while I meet someone who casually mentions that music videos are dead and I'm always shocked. Music videos have never been more alive and vibrant than they are now in the age of video democracy online. This post is a celebration of the creative spirit that fights every day to set great songs to even better visuals. You guys are my heroes. Watch the videos in a countdown stye playlist below or continue on to catch them embedded 1-by-1 with my woefully minimal commentary. [...]
14-11 14. Childish Gambino - “Bonfire” Easily the best track off the disappointing Camp , here Glover spits line after line of clever, aggressive wordplay. Pretty much the exciting sequel of “Freaks and Geeks”. 13. M83 - “Midnight City” The undisputed biggest indie hit of the year brought the Frenchman into superstardom. 12. Grouplove - “Tongue Tied” The lovable Cali group with one of the best backstorys you’ll find, got this [...]

Today's GOOD is a year's worth of guilty pleasures. I wouldn't necessarily say I like all of these songs, but I can't help but pay attention when I hear them. And to be honest, if some of these songs weren't so overplayed, they would probably be legitimate favorites. What were your guilty pleasures this year? ♪ Foster The People -- Pumped Up Kicks (from Torches ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7i X4vTQ [...]
Confession time: at the end of every year, I make a mix modeled after the abhorrent Now That's What I Call Music series. These aren't mixes of the best songs of the year - they're mixes of the best songs ... Continue reading

Beyoncé foi um dos grandes nomes de 2011, com seu álbum 4 coletando elogios por aí e sua faixa Love On Top ganhando um lugar merecidíssimo na nossa própria lista de melhores músicas do ano. Parece que o som da diva do R&B (Rhythm and Blues, não Rock 'n' Beats) também agradou aos ouvidos de Sondre Lerche , que escolheu a excelente Countdown para protagonizar sua série anual de covers gratuitos em 2011. A versão do cantor norueguês para Countdown é no mínimo surpreendente. Sondre retira [...]

Sondre and his boo in his boo coupe ridin'.
BEST OF 2011 : Songs | Albums (soon) | EPs/Singles | Discoveries/Heavy Rotation | Photos A really good year! The first 40 or so are mega-jams and the latter 38 (Rawkblog loves you, baby) are still jams. I purposefully left out songs by Destroyer because I couldn't decide, so consider Kaputt represented. You can play the entire page with the handy Ex.fm player in the bottom right corner, stream the playlist on Spotify and Rdio , and download everything after the jump. [...]
The Gummy Awards rollout continues today with Your Top 10 Music Videos Of 2011, and while there's not a lot of surprises here, it's a strong list capped by a beyond-worthy champion. There's a little overlap with yesterday's Top 10 Tracks list, but not a lot, and if you have any reason to complain than maybe you should have done more about it, huh? We're definitely glad one video featuring a lone, quirky dancer beat the other video featuring a lone, quirky dancer (NO SPOILERS) but maybe we've said too much already. Check out Your Top [...]

We leave you for the weekend with our favorite music videos of 2011 : you'll notice that the majority of these videos are of the low-budget, DIY variety, as most of the expansive / cinematic joints that dropped this year felt a little overwrought and, with a couple of notable exceptions, mostly fell flat for us. There are even a few found footage clips mixed in there, and (spoiler) our top two vids are both self-directed. Check the full list after the jump... click for GORILLA vs. BEAR's [...]

Music videos accomplish what has never been done before in the history of media: They make experimentation a commercial enterprise. They afford musicians, filmmakers, and multimedia artists the chance to have their craziest ideas not only produced, but shown to a large audience. What's more, in the age of Internet video, indie productions are now on equal footing with million-dollar productions. There's no visual medium more diverse or creative than music videos. Thirty years after the launch of MTV, the format is not only alive and well, but it's matured, expanded, and become a part of our global culture. When [...]
Surely you've already seen this video, but on the off chance that you haven't (if you have, you know it's worth re-watching), prepare to crush hard on Beyoncé (that is, harder than the capacity you've already been crushing at). Erin and I have been arguing over who is more into this. Perfect video / song.
Making A Music Video… …with a kid inside of you better win every award in the book this year. Seriously though been listening to this track on repeat for 4 hours so you know it’s quality. I can’t pick which mix is my favorite so I’ve left a few for you to choose from below. Here’s to what I’m counting as my first Techno Tuesday in too long. Haters. Beyonce - Countdown Beyonce - Countdown (Reggae Rewind Remix) [...]

While our early reaction to Beyonce 's 4 upon it's initial release fell on the side of it being merely "okay" (so many damn ballads!!), we gotta admit that as more and more of the album's stand-out offerings are stripped from the album as video-accompanied official singles, our appreciation for the entire full-length grows. Within the past two weeks, Queen Be dropped new 4 clips for fan faves "Countdown" and "Love On Top", and because we're the type to (usually) admire a song more when it's paired with visuals, [...]
Queen B at it again! I LOVE this video! Beyonce keeps getting better with time. Compare this to her days in Destiny’s Child. Her voice is so much more controlled and she has such a way of featuring her unique style in a mainstream way. — Melon

- "Countdown" music video by Beyoncé - Added on 10-10-2011 - Genre : R'n'B - Description : Music video by Beyoncé performing Countdown. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment - Tags : 2011 , 10s , Beyoncé

Guess I was right that this would be Beyonce's single then! Really like the video too. Video directed by Adria Petty & Beyonce. Buy "Countdown" on iTunes & Amazon .
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Die besten elf Videos mit der grandiosen Luzerner Indie-Band Field Studies, einem beleibten Axl Rose, einer grandiosen Beyoncé, die zu ihrem vielleicht besten Song "Countdown" ein höchs stylishes Video von Tom Pettys Tochter Adria hat drehen lassen, Jamie xx, Junior Boys, Drake, Portishead, The Vaccines, The Drums und Mayer Hawthorne. 1. Field Studies - About Franz Gsellmann 2. Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle (Live in Rio 2011) 3. Beyoncé - Countdown 4. Jamie xx - Progress 5. Junior Boys [...]