Hot Video Alert: Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart a Break

Here is the video for Demi Lovato's newest single, "Give Your Heart a Break," taken from her third studio album Unbroken. Maybe my age is to blame for this one, but I keep getting Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez confused.  Am I crazy?  There are so many similarities between the two girls, how can you not get them confused?  Let's see; they are both signed to Hollywood Records; they are both 19 years old; they both starred in Disney Channel series (Selena - Wizards of Waverly Place; Demi - Sonny with a Chance). Are they not the same person?  I'm still a bit confused.

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Hot Video Alert: DEV featuring Enrique Iglesias - Naked

"Naked" is the latest single to come from singer/songwriter AND protege of electro-hop duo The Cataracs, DEV. If you haven't heard of DEV, you might recognize her voice from Far East Movement's #1 hit back in 2010, "Like A G6."  "Naked" featuring Latin heartthrob Enrique Iglesias is included on DEV's debut album, The Night The Sun Came Up, which was finally released here in America on March 26th, following the international release last September.  While the album flopped its way onto the Billboard 200, peaking at #61,  it managed to do better as a dance album, peaking at #6.

"Naked" is your average, run-of-the-mill dance-pop single, chock-full of standard vocal effects & other aural embellishments that we've come to expect from a Cataracs/DEV collaboration.  While by no means BORING, "Naked" just doesn't go anywhere for me.  There's a lot of build up on the production side of things, but the minimalist vocals and lackluster lyrics don't allow it to fully blossom as a song.  I keep expecting a big chorus and all I get is more sound effects.  All in all, just a bit disappointing, considering how much I loved DEV's last single, "In The Dark."

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Hot Video Alert: DEV - In The Dark

DEV isn't really an artist I've spent too much time posting about because...well...I don't really know where her true talents lie. Sure, she's ATTACHED herself to a few catchy tracks ("Like A G6" by Far East Movement, "She Make Me Wanna" by JLS and "Bass Down Low featuring The Cataracs) but that's really all it feels like to me - an attachment. I don't really know who DEV is as an artist. She doesn't REALLY sing, which you know, works for Britney and Ke$ha but that market's already been pretty well covered I think.

All criticisms aside, "In The Dark" is a pretty catchy tune in and of itself. No, it doesn't stray too far away from it's predecessor, "Bass Down Low" but that's OK. It's got beat for days and a super slick video to boot (directed by Ethan Lader, who also directed the "Bass Down Low" video). "In The Dark" may very well be the tune that changes my mind about DEV. I still don't really know if I'd enjoy a full album of this auto-tuned-to-hell electropop but from what I hear, DEV does have talent beyond talk-singing. In fact, she co-wrote this very track. Who knew?

 "In The Dark" was released back in April and is the second official single taken from her forthcoming debut album, The Night The Sun Came Up, due September 5th in the UK on Island Records and September 20th in the U.S. via Universal Republic. Featuring hip-hop remixes with Flo-Rida and 50 Cent as well as dance mixes by the Proper Villains, Hype Jones, Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda, Johan Wedel, Static Revenger, Havana Brown, and Martin Volt Le Que & RJX the single peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #37 on the UK Singles Chart.  Download "In The Dark" on U.S. iTunes HERE and check out the super cool video below.

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