What music video from Lady Gaga's second major release was both positively reviewed and highly controversial?
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Lady Gaga videography American singer Lady Gaga has released three video albums and has been featured in twenty-eight music videos. From her debut album "The Fame" (2008), she released music videos for the singles "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". In the latter, she portrays a doomed starlet taking revenge on her lover. She reissued her first album as "The Fame Monster" (2009), preceded by a music video for the lead single "Bad Romance", which won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video and seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year in 2010. The following year, Jonas Åkerlund directed the music video for "Telephone"—a continuation of "Paparazzi"—which was shot as a short film. The video received an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year nomination, and was named the Best Music Video of the Decade by "Billboard" in January 2015. For her 2010 video "Alejandro", Gaga received positive review from critics, though she was criticized by the Catholic League that alleged blasphemy.
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Alejandro (song) "Alejandro" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released as the third single from her third extended play (EP) and second major release, "The Fame Monster" (2009). Co-written and produced by herself and RedOne, the song inspired by her "Fear of Men Monster", the lyrics portray Gaga bidding farewell to her lovers. Musically, it is a mid-tempo synth-pop song.
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G.U.Y. "G.U.Y." (an acronym for "Girl Under You") is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third studio album, "Artpop" (2013). She co-wrote and co-produced the song with Zedd. It debuted on Italian radio as the album's third single on March 28, 2014. "G.U.Y." was developed while Gaga was touring with Born This Way Ball, and was recorded a number of times for the final version. It is an EDM track containing elements of industrial, contemporary R&B, and house music whose lyrics address a number of subjects like sexual dominance, submission, and gender roles.
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Paparazzi (Girls' Generation song) "Paparazzi" is a song recorded in the Japanese language by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation for their second Japanese-language studio album, "Girls & Peace" (2012). It was released as the album's lead single on June 27, 2012. Written by Fredrik Thomander, Johan Becker, and Junji Ishiwatari, and produced by Miles Walker, the track was described as an electropop and R&B song. To promote the single, Girls' Generation appeared on Japanese music programs "Music Station" and "Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ", while a music video for the song directed by Toshiyuki Suzuki premiered on June 10, 2012 in order to accompany the release of the song.
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Lavender (BadBadNotGood song) "Lavender" is a song released by Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop band BadBadNotGood (BBNG) as part of their 2016 album "IV". The song has been adapted into two music videos. The official video was released by BBNG November, 2016. The second music video was released as the Nightfall remix with lyrics by American rapper Snoop Dogg. The video for the Nightfall Remix has caused controversy because of a scene depicting a mock assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Stone (Alice in Chains song) "Stone" is the second single by American rock band Alice in Chains from their 2013 album, "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. A music video has been released for the song. According to Graham Hartmann writing for Loudwire, "the new single [...] has its fair share of sludge [...], further delving into a dark and unnerving side of alternative rock and atmospheric metal."
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Left, Right "Left, Right" is a song by American hip hop recording artist YG, released on December 10, 2013 as the second single from his debut studio album "My Krazy Life" (2014). The song was produced by and features vocals from frequent collaborator DJ Mustard. It received positive reviews from critics. "Left, Right" peaked at number 44 on the US "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A music video for the single, directed by Alex Nazari and YG, features a house party in Compton that's filled with cameos from Los Angeles rappers.
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I Want It All (Dangerous Muse song) "I Want It All" is a song by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on December 15, 2009. The music video was directed by Greko Sklavounos. This song was released as the first single from the band's debut album.
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Eau de Gaga Eau de Gaga is the second fragrance created by American singer Lady Gaga. The announcement and details of the fragrance were announced on her Haus Laboratories website. The fragrance's notes include white violet, lime, and leather, and it is marketed as being suitable for both men and women.
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Window Seat (song) "Window Seat" is a song by Erykah Badu. It is the lead single from her album "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" (2010). It was produced by Badu and James Poyser. The song is low-tempo ballad with lyrics that concern escapism and longing for a lover. The music video for "Window Seat" features Badu walking the streets Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, slowly stripping to the nude, before being shot by an unseen assassin. Badu's public nudity, guerrilla filming, and the video's allusions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy were met with controversy among fans and critics.
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The Immaculate Collection (video) The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released by Warner Music Vision, Warner Reprise Video and Sire Records on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio CD, it contained music videos for singles spanning 1983-1990. The collection won "Best Long Form Video" category at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. It was certified gold in Brazil by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) for shipment of 25,000 copies.
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Sweeter (song) "Sweeter" is a song by American recording artist Gavin DeGraw, released as the second single of his fourth studio album of the same name. The song was written by DeGraw and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder. The song finds DeGraw fantasizing about another guy's girl and received positive reviews from most music critics. The song has charted on the Dutch chart. The song will be released as the second single of the album in the United States in late March 2012. A music video was filmed in February and premiered on March 15, 2012 on "E! News".
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List of Lady Gaga live performances American singer Lady Gaga has embarked on five concert tours and performed live at various award ceremonies and television shows. Gaga promoted her debut single "Just Dance" through performances at several award ceremonies and television shows, including Miss Universe 2008 and "So You Think You Can Dance". She first served as an opening act for the boy band New Kids on the Block and the girl group The Pussycat Dolls, before beginning her own headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour, which began in March 2009 and ended in September 2009. Following the canceled tour with rapper Kanye West, Gaga embarked on her second worldwide concert tour The Monster Ball Tour. Staged in support of her extended play "The Fame Monster" (2009), the tour was critically acclaimed and grossed $227.4 million, making it one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Gaga also performed songs from the album at award ceremonies—the American Music Awards of 2009, 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and 2010 Brit Awards. At the 2010 "Billboard" Touring Awards, Gaga won the Breakthrough Performer Award, as well as the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award.
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A Very Gaga Holiday A Very Gaga Holiday is a live EP released by Lady Gaga, containing songs performed at the ABC Christmas special "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving". It was made available for purchase in the US on November 22, 2011, exclusively on the iTunes Store and Amazon, and on November 26 in the rest of the world. The EP is made up of jazz covers of the songs "Orange Colored Sky" and "White Christmas", the latter featuring an extra verse, and acoustic versions of "You and I" and "The Edge of Glory", both songs originally from the singer's second studio album, "Born This Way" (2011). A recurring theme on the EP is Gaga stopping midway through singing to engage in conversations with the listeners.
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Viva Forever "Viva Forever" is a song by the Spice Girls from their second album, "Spiceworld". The song was released on 20 July 1998 in the United Kingdom and received critical acclaim. The song also charted fairly well becoming the band’s seventh UK number one single gaining a Platinum certification whilst also topping the charts in New Zealand. The single was a commercial success despite the poor promotion.
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Gaga: Five Foot Two Gaga: Five Foot Two is a 2017 documentary film about American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. The film documents the events around the production and release of her fifth studio album, "Joanne", and her halftime performance at Super Bowl LI. The film, directed by visual artist and documentarian Chris Moukarbel, made its debut at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival before having a worldwide streaming release on Netflix on September 22, 2017.
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Papa'z Song "Papa'z Song" is a song on 2Pac's second solo album, "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z". A video was made for the single. The song peaked at #24 on the U.S. Rap chart, #82 on the Hip Hop/R&B chart and #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Choose You "Choose You" is a song by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker, released as the second single from his second studio album, "From the Inside Out", on 20 July 2010. The pop, R&B song was written by Stuart Crichton, Carl Dimataga and Cassie Davis, with the latter also handling its production with Stuart Crichton and Phil Tan. "Choose You" received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its stomping beats and noted that it was radio-friendly. On the New Zealand Singles Chart, the song peaked at number three and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). It also peaked at number 16 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). An accompanying music video was directed by Marc Furmie and was released on 5 August 2010. It features Walker having to choose between his former girlfriend or his music career.
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I Changed My Mind "I Changed My Mind" is a song by American R&B recording artist Keyshia Cole, recorded for her debut album, "The Way It Is" (2005). It was written by the singer along with John Legend and Kanye West, while production on the track was helmed by the latter, released on November 9, 2004 as the second single from the album, it was mildly successful commercially, peaking at number 71 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
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Ghetto (Akon song) "Ghetto" is the second single from American singer/songwriter Akon's debut studio album, "Trouble". The single was released on December 21, 2004, exclusively in Latin America and certain countries of Europe. The single peaked at #92 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Akon describes the song's lyrics as "a description of the cycle of poverty experienced by those living in poor, inner-city areas. Additionally, it describes the physical and psychological oppression with which these residents must deal on a regular basis. The video for the track was filmed in New Jersey, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.
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Katy Perry videography American singer Katy Perry has released two video albums and has appeared in various music videos, films, television shows, and television commercials. After appearing in several music videos between 2004 and 2007, including "Goodbye for Now" and "Cupid's Chokehold", a video for "Ur So Gay" was released to introduce her to the music industry. In 2008, she released videos for "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold", both taken from her second album "One of the Boys". Videos for "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up in Vegas" were released the following year.
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Starseed (song) "Starseed" is the second single from Our Lady Peace's first album "Naveed", released in 1994. It was remixed and released on the soundtrack to "Armageddon". Also, a live version from the 2003 "Live" album was released as a single. The song was also planned to be included on the soundtrack for Drew Barrymore's 1995 film "Mad Love" but was left off. Art model Saul Fox makes a brief appearance in the music video as well as being on the cover of the promotional single.