After Katy Perry released her standalone single Rise back in July, the inspirational song was prominently featured in NBC’s Olympics coverage. It was also cited by Pulse nightclub shooting survivor Tony Marrero as the anthem to his recovery. Who can forget Marrero’s emotional Ellen appearance earlier this month, which featured Perry herself? (If you haven’t seen it, grab some tissues!)
Eleven-year-old songstress, actress, and dancer Asia Monet Ray recently put her unique stamp on this modern classic. Her music video is rapidly approaching 100,000 views, and YouTube commenters – who aren’t typically known for their civility – are showering her with compliments! One compared Asia Monet to Rihanna, while several posited that the cover may be as good as or better than the original song.
Watch the music video below, and check out our August interview with Asia Monet Ray!
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Pentatonix can’t stop, won’t stop promoting their upcoming new EP “PTX Vol III”. And we’re loving every minute of it. Following their amazing release of their cover of “Problem” by Ariana Grande, the group has released the second song from the new album. The latest video “La La Latch” features a mash-up of Sam Smith.
Check out the video below:
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Brooklyn based band Animal Years just released their new music video for “Forget What They’re Telling You”. The upbeat song has a classic feel to it that is perfect for Summer listening. The song is taken off their album ‘The Sun Will Rise’.
The video also features True Blood actress Bailey Noble. She shows off some dance moves that perfectly describe how we’re feeling while listening to this song. If you’re in the New York area, you can hear the feel-good song in person when the band returns to play at The Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, July 31st.
Check out the video below and let us know what you think!
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While we may never see what became of the video for her last single “Do What U Want”, Lady Gaga is moving on and releasing her next single “G.U.Y.”. In a peculiar move, the video does not just feature “G.U.Y.”. It actually features four of the songs from her latest album. The video contains an introduction where both “ARTPOP” and “VENUS” can be heard as well as a 4 minute credit sequence set to “Manicure.”
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Many of you will recognize Lucas Grabeel from his starring role on ABC Family’s Switched at Birth and of course, his time spent in the hit Disney Channel movie series High School Musical. In case you weren’t aware, Lucas is still making music and he has just released his latest music video to YouTube.
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