Hot Video Alert: Jesse McCartney - Shake

Oh Jesse McCartney. You don't look a day over the age of 13. What is your secret? I know I'm a bit late with this one but that's OK. The more I hear McCartney's new song, "Shake," the more I like it. McCartney released the single on September 21st without much fanfare surrounding it. Pity. "Shake" only managed to peak at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song fared better on the Billboard Pop Songs chart where it peaked at #17.

The song isn't really anything that new for McCartney, who's last album Departure, featured the same sort of urban pop style with maybe a bit more electronic influence throughout. His previous single, the T-Pain-assisted "Body Language" and it's predecessor "How Do You Sleep?" featured help from Ludacris. It's clear that urban pop is the direction that Hollywood Records/Universal is pushing young McCartney but I can't help but wonder if this is the right move? So far "Leavin'" marks McCartney's strongest chart performance to date, landing at #10 but since then, McCartney has been flailing all over the charts trying to find his next hit. I can't say I'm surprised by "Shake's" low chart performance...that being said I'm hopeful that he has some more tricks up his sleeve on his forthcoming fourth studio album Have It All, to be released sometime next year.

"Shake" was co-written by McCartney and written and produced by Joshua Coleman. The music video (BELOW) was directed by Toben Seymour and features McCartney dancing and looking cool while surrounded by a multitude of sexy women, all of whom are probably older than him. Download "Shake" on iTunes HERE.

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Jesse McCartney Flexes His Urban/Pop Muscle on new AutoTune-Heavy Song

Just saw a TWEET about this today and am kinda feelin' it. Check out this new track by Jesse McCartney called "Up." It's featured on the upcoming soundtrack for Step Up 3D (due out July 27th) and was produced by Dapo Torimiro.  The sexually-charged, AutoTune-heavy track features McCartney really flexing his R&B muscle, giving us a taste of what his new album is likely going to sound like.

Singer/Songwriter/Actor McCartney has come a long way since "Beautiful Soul."  His second album, 2008's Departure was exactly that...a departure from his teeny-bopper pop roots, opting instead for a more mature-sounding pop music. Looks like the "departure" paid off in the end. Lead single "Leavin'" hit #10 on Billboard's Hot 100...that's 6 spots higher than "Beautiful Soul's #16 chart peak.  While follow up singles, "It's Over," "How Do You Sleep?" and "Body Language" failed to do the same kind of chart damage as "Leavin'," the latter two seem to have shaped a NEW direction for McCartney - R&B/Pop.  McCartney experimented with the sound on his singles "How Do You Sleep" (featuring Ludacris) and "Body Language" (featuring T-Pain) and although the singles only managed to peak at #26 and #35 respectively, it was enough for McCartney to shift gears for his upcoming fourth album.  Not sure if this move really makes a lot of sense, considering how the more POP-leaning "Leavin'" charted vs. where the two  urban-influenced singles ended up but who knows.  Listen to "Up" below and tell me what you think!

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