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Releasing a brand new music video today (October 11) featuring the talents of Janelle Monáe and Miguel, the two use the haunting song, "Primetime" to tell a classic story.

Directed by Alan Ferguson, “‘PrimeTime’ is a love story based on the early adventures of Cindi Mayweather (Janelle) and her first love Joey Vice (Miguel),” the 27-year-old singer said.

“The Emotion Picture gives a glimpse at Cindi’s humble beginnings as a ‘cyber-server’ at the Electric Sheep nightclub, a syn bar serving high-class ‘show droids’ to the rich and lonely in a dangerous section of Metropolis known as Slop City,” Janelle said.

"Prime Time" also serves as the third official single off of Janelle's second album, The Electric Lady, on sale now in stores and on iTunes.

Oh hey, Beyoncé!  The pregnant singer was spotted at a port in the South of France, where she was snapped hopping aboard a luxury yacht with hubby Jay-z, sister Solange and her sibling's boyfriend Alan Ferguson.  Taking some much-needed R&R time in between touring for her Mrs. Carter Show, the expectant star looked relaxed and content as she waved to the camera.  Sporting tight leather pants, wedge sneakers, retro shades and a Proenza Schouler bag, the soon-to-be mother of two looked effortlessly cool and pregnancy chic as she embarked on her mini-vacay.  The hard-working superstar was recently forced to cancel her Belgium concert due to "dehydration...

Jay-z and Beyoncé Knowles took a small boat out to a waiting yacht off the coast of France today. The couple was joined by Beyoncé's sister, Solange, and her boyfriend, Alan Ferguson. Their afternoon getaway comes just ahead of Beyoncé's concert in Montpellier, France, tonight. She'll be back on the stage after a day off following her Saturday performance in Milan. Beyoncé's tour may be keeping her busy, but her personal life is also keeping her in the spotlight. Rumors have been swirling for days about Beyoncé being pregnant with her second child, and both she and Jay-z have commented on the speculation in separate ways. Jay-z reportedly shot down the news, responding "It's not true" to a congratulatory email sent by radio host Ebro. Meanwhile, Beyoncé posted and then removed a cryptic message on her Instagram account over the weekend. The quote said, "I can't stop the rumors from starting,...

5) Bibio “À tout à l’heure”

Directed by Bibio in collaboration with Russell Weekes

Every single Bibio video I’ve seen has been crazy cool and “À tout à l’heure” is no exception. Consisting of nothing but 8mm film footage and psychedelic editing tricks this cool video and chilled out song will make you feel like you’re running through a summer meadow.

4) Dan Deacon “Konono Ripoff No.1″

Directed by Meredith Moore

The Record Store Day single “Konono Ripoff No.1″ finally got a video this week and it’s as jittery and energetic as the song. The video consists of super cool, gif-style portraits of people from Baltimore’s arts community. All holding objects that are of significance to them there is an interactive part to this video, if you download his smartphone app you can synch the objects and control the speed. Cool stuff!

3) Mac DeMarco “My Kind...

The unrelentingly uncategorizable Janelle Monáe has her sophomore album, The Electric Lady, coming sometime this year. You may have gotten psyched for it when "Q.U.E.E.N." dropped last week, but now the video's here, and you've got a reason to get reallllly psyched. Directed by Alan Ferguson (Solange's boyfriend, director of Beyoncé's "Party"), this is at least five videos worth of brilliance. This is the next thing Kanye needs to crash a stage and defend as one of the best videos of all time. Just ... just watch.

Have you ever wanted to learn what it takes to score music for popular video game titles such as Darksiders II, Borderlands 2, and Assassin's Creed Revelations? Well, a new panel at Pax Prime aims to show you just that! Read on to learn more!

From the Press Release

Ever wondered what it takes to score original music for Aaa video games? Learn from four of the industry's most accomplished composers with diverse musical backgrounds as they share their experiences and discuss the craft of scoring music for some of the biggest franchises in interactive entertainment.

Featuring multiple award-winning composers Jesper Kyd (Darksiders II, Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed I & II, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood & Revelations, Hitman 1-4); Michael McCann (Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Splinter Cell: Double Agent); Inon Zur (Dragon Age I & II, Prince of Persia, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Rift); and Sam Hulick (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3).

Moderated by Emily Reese,...

-- With all the star power at the Bet Awards – Kanye West, Jay-z, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few – the most stirring moment came not from a superstar, but from the mother of one.

Whitney Houston's mother Cissy provided the emotional highlight of Sunday's ceremony as she sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in tribute to her late daughter, leaving audience members like Beyonce and Soulja Boy in tears.

Mariah Carey opened the tribute, and her voice wavered as she told stories about Houston. She recalled the last time she saw Houston last year, and how the two laughed and gossiped together.

"I miss my friend," Carey said. "I miss hearing her voice and laughter."

R&B singer Monica was vocally top-notch as she sang "I Love The Lord," a gospel song once sang by Houston; Brandy sang two upbeat Houston hits, "I Wanna Dance...

Yes, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian are friends now as was most evident from their moshing it together at Jay-z and Kanye West‘s Watch The Throne concert in London. All those rumors of beef between the Queen B and Kimmy K, are just that — rumors. We love it when things are simpatico in celebrity-land, especially between couples. And couples which are inclusive of bestest of pals Jay-z and Kanye, that is. It would be a shame if their respective significant others didn’t get along. Swimmingly enough, there was nothing but love between the four at last night’s Bet Awards, in L.A., where they all sat together in the front row. Bey looked pretty delicious in a citrus colored gown, and Kim wore a white dress that looked demure from the front, but then she turned around and bam — sexy, booty-highlighting, backless, unzipped fashion moment. Kanye matched his lady wearing white too.

Lots of big moments unfolded last night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the 2012 Bet Awards from host Jamie Foxx arriving in a Trayvon Martin t-shirt to Willow and Jaden Smith, the celebrity children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, hitting the red carpet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, some of the night’s biggest winners were Beyoncé Knowles, who won best female R&B artist and video director of the year with Alan Ferguson; Chris Brown won best male R&B singer as well as the Fandemonium Award; Nicki Minaj won best female hip-hop artist for the third year in a row; the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly; Jay-z and Kanye West won the Best Group award for The Throne and Think Like a Man star Kevin Hart won the award for best actor.

Lots of big moments unfolded last night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the 2012 Bet Awards from host Jamie Foxx arriving in a Trayvon Martin t-shirt to Willow and Jaden Smith, the celebrity children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, hitting the red carpet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, some of the night’s biggest winners were Beyoncé Knowles, who won best female R&B artist and video director of the year with Alan Ferguson; Chris Brown won best male R&B singer as well as the Fandemonium Award; Nicki Minaj won best female hip-hop artist for the third year in a row; the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly; Jay-z and Kanye West won the Best Group award for The Throne and Think Like a Man star Kevin Hart won the award for best actor.

Best group: Kanye West and Jay-z Best actor: Kevin Hart Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams Sportsman of the year: Kevin Durant Best new artist: Big Sean Best male R&B artist: Chris Brown Best collaboration: Wale featuring Miguel "Lotus Flower Bomb" Best gospel: Yolanda Adams Best female R&B artist: Beyonce Best female hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj Video of the Year: Jay-z and Kanye West, "Otis" Lifetime Achievement: Frankie Beverly featuring Maze Humanitarian Award: Rev. Al Sharpton Viewer's Choice Award: Mindless Behavior Video Director of the Year: Beyonce and Alan Ferguson Fandemonium Award: Chris Brown Centric award: Common Copyright (2012) Associated Press....

Did your favorite stars bring home the gold at the 2012 Bet Awards on July 1? Some of the biggest stars came out for the 2012 Bet Awards — and walked away with even bigger awards! See if your favorite stars took home the gold! And the winners are: Best Group -- The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-z) Best Actor -- Kevin Hart Best New Artist - Big Sean Best Male R&B Artist -- Chris Brown Best Collaboration -- Wale ft. Miguel Best Gospel -- Yolanda Adams Best Female R&B Artist -- Beyonce Best Female Hip Hop Artist -- Nicki Minaj Lifetime Achievement Award -- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Video Of The Year -- "Otis" by Kanye West & Jay-z Bet Humanitarian Award -- Rev. Al Sharpton Viewers' Choice Award --Mindless Behavior Video Director Of The Year -- Beyonce & Alan Ferguson Fandemonium Award -- Chris Brown Check Us Out On Pinterest! [polldaddy poll=6358013]...

Chris Brown and Beyonce Knowles are among the dominating names on the nomination list of the 2012 Bet Awards announced on Tuesday, May 22. Breezy will face off the likes of Bruno Mars, Usher, Trey Songz and Miguel in the Best Male R&B Artist. He's also nominated for Video Director of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award.

Queen Bey, meanwhile, leads the pack by grabbing six nods in total. The wife of Jay-z will compete against Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige and Melanie Fiona in claiming the Best Female R&B Artist title. Her other nominations include Best Collaboration for her work with J. Cole in "Party", and Video of the Year for her clip "Countdown".

In movie field, "The Help" actress Viola Davis and "Colombiana" star Zoe Saldana are facing off each other in the Best Actress category. On the other hand, "Thor" actor Idris Elba and "Safe House...

It was a stormy night, and the detective was hard at work, gazing out the window. He suddenly found himself to be the luckiest heterosexual model-man on the planet, as Beyonce arrived and gyrated seductively at him. If you're a hetero sexual lady detective, however, this is sort of boring. "Dance for You" is the seventh music video to arrive from Queen B's latest album "4" (this track was culled from the deluxe version) and is the seventh of seven to be included on her latest "Live at Roseland" DVD 2-disc collection. It was directed by the singer and Alan Ferguson, who...

Beyoncé's new video hits E! Friday November 25 at 7:00 Pm Et/Pt. Plus Don.t Miss Exclusive Footage From Beyoncés Upcoming DVD .Live At Roseland: The Elements Of 4. Airing November 21st, 22nd and 23rd Leading Up To The Highly Anticipated Video Premiere Beyoncé released her fourth studio album called .4. that takes on matters of the heart, and the disk was an instant hit, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Recently, Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson directed a film-noir inspired, black and white video for the single "Dance For You,. which will be released wide November 29th. However, on Friday, November 25th, her rabid followers will get the first look at the new music video .Dance For...

Beyonce dropped her candy-coated, trailer park party-themed video for "Party" last night, and while she switched out Andre 3000 for J. Cole, we have to say the cheeky clip didn't disappoint.

Beyonce kicked off her 4 era with the hard, dystopian video for "Run The World (Girls)" but her more recent clips for "Love on Top," "Countdown" and now "Party" have proven more lighthearted and fun. In "party," the colorful couture fashions, the summer BBQ vibe and the celeb cameos (hey there Solange and Kelly Rowland! But, wait, where are you Kanye?) really recall the summery vibe of R&B videos from the '90s. Its' happy! It's sexy! It's cool! … It's crazy, sexy, cool. See what we did there? Shout out to TLC.

While much of Beyonce's Alan Ferguson-directed "Party" video is certainly a big, well, par-tay, the key scene really comes close to the end of the video. What...

This week Rise Against celebrates a No. 2 start of "Endgame" on The Billboard 200, but also remembers with solemnity a fearful part of American history. The music video to "Help Is on the Way" follows the general lyrical thread of the single, featuring a family struggling with the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina over a day during the disaster. "Directed by the esteemed Alan Ferguson, our film crew went to New Orleans and filmed what became a dramatic and compelling narrative of Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of a family. As a band, we opted out of being a part of...

Nelly Furtado brings her pals for a fun night out in a music video for her new single "Night Is Young". The joy begins just after they finished doing a choir performance in a religious-looking setting with Nelly serving as a conductor.

"Night Is Young" is a new material in Nelly's upcoming greatest hits compilation "The Best of Nelly Furtado" which is due November 16 in the United States. Its music video is directed by Alan Ferguson and was filmed in a Downtown Toronto area.

The compilation set itself is released to celebrate 10th anniversary of her music career. She said, "I'm proud of the fact that ('Whoa, Nelly!') came out a full 10 years ago and you can still put it on and it sounds like something that's on the radio now."

Nelly Furtado's "Night Is Young" music video...

The rocker says that she is trying to make her forthcoming full-length Joy a 'perfect' album.

By Mawuse Ziegbe

Fefe Dobson in "Ghost"

Photo: Universal Music Canada

Fefe Dobson's latest video has a very clear message: If you cheat, your ex will make your life miserable. In "Ghost," the rocker sticks up for scorned girlfriends everywhere as she harasses her ex after catching him with another lady. True to the song's title, Dobson haunts her bad-boy boo, popping up everywhere from the ceiling of his bedroom to the front seat of his ride.

"Ghost" was directed by Alan Ferguson, who has shot videos for the likes of Katy Perry and Fall Out Boy. Dobson gushed to MTV News that the director is "unbelievable and super talented" and that she had wanted to work with him for a while. The two were apparently completely in sync when it came to...

The rocker says that she is trying to make her forthcoming full-length Joy a 'perfect' album.

By Mawuse Ziegbe

Fefe Dobson in "Ghost"

Photo: Universal Music Canada

Fefe Dobson's latest video has a very clear message: If you cheat, your ex will make your life miserable. In "Ghost," the rocker sticks up for scorned girlfriends everywhere as she harasses her ex after catching him with another lady. True to the song's title, Dobson haunts her bad-boy boo, popping up everywhere from the ceiling of his bedroom to the front seat of his ride.

"Ghost" was directed by Alan Ferguson, who has shot videos for the likes of Katy Perry and Fall Out Boy. Dobson gushed to MTV News that the director is "unbelievable and super talented" and that she had wanted to work with him for a while. The two were apparently completely in sync when it came to...