I really do like to just browse through YouTube, sometimes, and a music video will just pop out at me and this is certainly one of these days; I didn't even know that there was a music video to this awesome collaboration! "Fall In Line" by Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato is full-on powerful! Their voices are some of the strongest in the music industry and they both manage to blow us away on the verses of this song and then they turn it up for their killer harmonies! The track is also highly emotional with the lyrics filled with female empowerment, and it is just super inspiring to all who hear it. What's also shocking is that it wasn't a chart success around the world, hitting number 99 in the UK and number one on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and 97 in Canada - I mean, seriously? This should'be been top 10 around the world! This is one absolutely amazing collaboration and totally deserves to be heard more.
Accompanying the song is this amazing music video, directed by Luke Gilford. The opening scene sees two children playing in a field together who look like younger versions of Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato (although there is an 11-year age difference in real life however this music video makes it out like they're the same age), who are taken away by people in black. The song kicks in and we see that both artists are now all-grown-up and living in a containment facility and held prisoner. At times, they are forced to sing on a set - which could relate to the music industry as a whole (especially women) where artists are forced to sing certain songs that are likely to become hits and to also look a certain way and to act sexy on-screen. Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato make a plan to escape and end up breaking out of their chains and escaping the facility, and finally seeing daylight again and to breathe fresh air. A well-crafted music video with a brilliant concept. They could've added a bit more here and there but they brought it regardless and made a truly unforgettable music video! I could watch this again and again and again!
Today I watched clips from the interview Miley Cyrus did with Joe Rogan, and I thought I might as well keep with the Miley Cyrus theme today. This song, "Mother's Daughter", was released as a single in promotion of her EP, "She Is Coming" - which I simply adored from the first play. I'm sad that this single didn't chart that high, as it is definitely an anthem, but I feel like it's gained more traction this year than last year - when it was released. Is it possible it was just before its time by just a year? Regardless, it's a brilliant song and Miley Cyrus impresses to no end with her vocals and the lyrics. I cannot get enough of this song, for sure!
Directed by Alexandre Moors, this music video is all about women's rights and representation. The concept was created as the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" in the US started to gain traction. Miley Cyrus is full of energy in this mainly-performance visual. She's wearing red latex which obviously has us remembering Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again" music video. Intercut throughout her performance visuals are clips of diverse women posing, giving representation like we rarely see. It's just a beautiful statement that shows that everyone is valued in this world. It's highly relatable to a lot of people and I'm so glad to see such a music video. There's also reference to Joan of Arc as she is wearing gold armour. Miley Cyrus' mother, Tish Cyrus, also makes a cameo in the video. Miley Cyrus doesn't shy away from making statements and we so need more visuals that spread representation and education.
Since Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are still sitting at the top of the UK Singles Chart with "WAP", I decided to review this music video by Paul Woolford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax as "Looking For Me" jumped into the top ten this week and is currently at number eight. The song is a great dance track but it doesn't hit me quite the way other songs in the genre does, it's not really my thing even though I am obsessed with dance music; however, it's great to see dance music hitting the charts.
As for the music video, directed by Double Ninja and produced by Left, it has such a bright and detailed aesthetic. The volcano itself looks so real. Three celestial beings representing the three artists, Paul Woolford, Diplo, and Kareen Lomax, appear down from the sky and starts to use their magic to upturn the volcanic rocks and turn it into bright and colourful flowers before erupting the volcano with paper-like animals which end up living on the new flower volcano area. It's a beautiful music video but I have no idea how it relates to the song itself, it's also quite slow at the beginning too. I was hoping for so much more, but regardless, it is well-animated and it does look so good!
Ever since I started blogging again I've been impatiently waiting to review this music video because this is Relley C's best music video to-date and I absolutely love the narrative, the performance and the incredible song. I previously wrote up about it for CelebMix. This is just well-packaged and a perfect and unforgettable music video. I love it so much and could watch it again and again and again - well, I have been doing just that. The song, "Liar Liar", is taken from her most recent EP, titled "We've All Been There", and it's a stand out track. Relley C's vocals are stunning as she sings about not having time for liars and cheaters in her life - which is something I can totally relate to! Like, liars annoy the hell out of me and I respect people who tell the truth a hell of a lot more (even those not-nice truths) than those who simply lie. Every time I hear the song, now, I can't help but sing it out loud! Total fire!
Accompanying the track is this amazing music video which starts off with a narrative that shows Relley C's love-interest spending time with another girl in their apartment, and Relley C walks in on them, and so after an argument, she chucks him out - good for her. The rest of the music video is mainly performance scenes in the apartment, at a piano, at the recording studio. She looks stunning throughout and she showcases emotion and fierceness, and you can really tell she means every single word!
I have really been listening to all of Thalía's music on Apple Music and I adore this song, "Tú Y Yo" which means "You And Me" in English. The song was released in 2002 and became one of her most popular singles, which is not a surprise as it is mightily catchy and will likely get stuck in your head after the very first play. A remix of the song was later released in extra promotion of the song with a feature from Kumbia Kings.
The music video has a typical '00s style to it, especially when Thalía is walking down the street - I swear many '00s stars had at least one music video where they're doing that. There are various scenes throughout, but most of them are performative, with Thalía giving fierceness and confidence. Other scenes include a guitar scene and a motorbike scene. Throughout the video, she looks stunning, and she's certainly has that star quality aura surrounding her. Love this song, I just wish this music video had more going for it.
