Music Videos

Michelle Branch is trying out something different in her recent music video for "Getaway" where she collaborates with hip-hop superstar, Timbaland. just in time for a summer, well... Getaway! Branch sings about desperately wanting to escape the ordinary.

You can expect this quirky song to be on her next studio album, "Everything Comes and Goes", which was suppose to come out in 2009 but was held back due to issues with Michelle's label. Other than these two unlikely pair hooking up, the video shows Branch strumming on her guitar and leaving the recording studio while Timbaland sits behind the mixing board.

“I love Michelle Branch, I love what she does. What I did was take her beautiful soft voice on my grungy, hard beats. Country meets Timbo” Timbaland spills about the pairing.

The songstress said earlier this year that when working on this album in particular, she wanted to keep things exciting and fresh. "We're gonna have some fantastic new people on board to work this record."

According to AceShowbiz.com "she reportedly will also work with [R&B star], Akon". This has yet to be confirmed.

We've got the music video for "Getaway" below, enjoy!

Muse is going three for three by adding their newest tune to the next installment of the epic Twilight saga, Eclipse. Their first Twilight appearance was "Supermassive Black Hole" for Twilight, then "I Belong to You" for New Moon and now they are happy to bring you, "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)".

The new song comes complete with romantic lyrics and their signature grandeur sound, everything a Twilight fan would want from a song in their favorite movie series. MTV.com has provided a 30 second snippet of the new "Neutron Star" music video and you can expect it to be released this Thursday.

The song is now available for purchasing on their website for $0.79 and is sure to be a fantastic deal!

Before we leave you, here is the 30 clip of "Neutron Star Collider (Love Is Forever)", what do you think?

Looking for some fun on April Fools? While the video has been leaked, MTV will officially premiere Green Day's new video for "Last of The American Girls" globally on Thursday, April 1st.

LOTAG was directed by Marc Webb who has worked on previous videos for the guys including: "21 Guns", "21st Century Breakdown" and "Waiting".

The punk rockers will be rocking out with a desert backdrop while the album's main character, Gloria, makes her appearance.

In other news, Green Day recently spoke to MTV News about their new album. Billie Joe said that they'll be going back-to-basics. "It's just been songwriting right now. Instead of doing it later on, we decided to start doing stuff now. ... It's all back to the basics again. Just getting in a room together and start jamming. We set up all of our old gear, which was like an experiment. We set up all of our equipment from 1992, and we sat in a room. We got in, and I was like, 'Come on, guys, we're getting back in!' and I [start playing] and go, 'This sounds like sh--!' Everything sounded so bad."

"Me and [drummer] Tre [Cool] were looking at Billie going, 'Really, you've got to pull out that POS amp?' " Mike Dirnt said "I mean, it really sounded like crap."

The new record wont be out anytime soon as Armstrong has pointed out. "It's still really early. We've got to start translating the songs and explaining the songs, and the next step will be arguing about the songs."

As an added treat, we want to leave you guys with the leaked version of the the video to "Last Of The American Girls"

Recently we told you about how super group, Muse is working on the soundtrack to "Clash of The Titans". Well, turns out it wasn't so!

Director, Louis Leterrier revealed to MTV that he wasn't exactly talking about the band themselves but more along the lines of just front-man Matt Bellamy doing it solo.

“It was not Muse ever. It was Matt Bellamy. I love Muse, I’m the biggest Muse fan ever, but I wanted something a little different. Matt wrote a lot of stuff, but he started his tour. So not so long ago, he called me and he was like ‘Louis, I’m so sorry. I have to be respectful to my audience and professional and I have to stop on Clash.’”

Leterrier had intended to for the rocker to work with composer Craig Armstrong on a half hour of music for the March 26th film release. However, instead Neil Davidge from Massive Attack will now be taking on the reigns for the movie. “Craig Armstrong is still doing the score and I called my friend Neil Davidge from Massive Attack to replace Matt for the areas that Matt was doing. So it’ll be Craig Armstrong and Massive Attack, which is pretty exciting.”

Despite the letdown, Leterrier still considers himself a huge fan of Matt's work and is interested in working together sometime down the road. “On my computer I’ve got great Matt Bellamy stuff, It’s like a rain check, like let’s do something later.”

Speaking of these guys, the trio's new video for "Resistance" premiered on all music networks yesterday January 14th and is part of Muse's latest album bearing the same name. The vid was directed by Wayne Isham and allows everyone to take a gander at the band's energetic live shows. "Resistance" has hit number three on the Billboard Hot 200 since its September 2009 release.

In case you missed the premiere, here's the video below!

Grammy nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this past Wednesday and ruling the Rock category, our very own men in Green proudly harbor three nods. These categories include "Best Rock Album", "Best Rock Performance by A Duo Or Group", and "Best Rock Song" for "21st Century Breakdown". They also share these categories with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Coldplay.

The guys have been nominated for 15 Grammys over the years and have walked away with three trophies two for "Rock Album of The Year" and "Record of The Year" for 2004's, "American Idiot", and "Best Alternative Music Performance" for their their 1994 record, "Dookie". We wish them the best of luck next year when the Grammys air on January 31st, 2010 on CBS at 8pm EST.

Other artists nominated include Taylor Swift which leads the pack with eight nominations including "Song of The Year", "Record of The Year", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", and "Album of The Year". Stephen Colbert is included in the Comedy category with his Christmas record, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All" along with Weird Al Yankovic's "Internet Leaks". Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga and MGMT are all up for two nominations each and I have to say, this is going to turn into quite an award show!

Other interesting news revolving around our guys, Green Day have re-recorded a new version of "21 Guns" with the cast of the musical, "American Idiot". The song premiered for the first time Thursday, December 3rd on Spinner.com and was expected to have already hit radio on Friday, December 4th. Featuring the vocals of Rebecca Naomi Jones, a full on choir and of course Green Day, the song is taken to a whole new level according to Billie Joe Armstrong. "We wanted to record '21 Guns' because it represents a pivotal moment in the show when the lead character ...realizes he needs to get his shit together. I couldn't be happier. It's great to have something out there for people to hear who didn't get to see the show."

Want more great news? Green Day are extending their Rock Band track-list by adding more songs, they include: "Christian's Inferno", "iViva La Gloria!" and "Last of The American Girls". Not only will the songs be available individually on gaming consoles like PlayStation 3, XBox and Wii but also in a "Green Day Pack 02". Two of the three tracks, "iViva La Gloria!" and "American Girls" will also be available at the LEGO Rock Band Music Store. All these fantastic songs will be available to you on December 15th and December 17th for PlayStation Networks.

Last but not least, what's in store for Green Day in the coming new year? The guys have confirmed a "huge" North American tour, but haven't scheduled any specific tour dates as of yet.

Here are the guys backstage at the AMA's announcing the news!

Last week Paramore debuted their new video for "Brick By Boring Brick" on their website, Paramore.net. This new vid is directed by Meiert Avis and features the band breaking out of their usual routine and leaving out any trace of them performing.

The group came up with the video's concept and shot the entire thing on green screen, it blends bright colors and fast paced shots. Also, the plot revolves around a very young girl running for her life to escape trouble. Singer Hayley Williams sports blond hair instead of her trademark orange look all while singing on a swing, very reminiscent of the foreign film, "Pan's Labyrinth".

To go behind the scenes of the video with the band members, check out Beyond The Video-Brick By Boring Brick. Take a look at how it all came together to form the final conception.

Want to know what else is happening in the world of Paramore? The rockers just ended a North American tour and will embark on a tour of Europe, Asia, the Philippines and Australia until March 9th, 2010. So be sure to check that out, sounds like an awesome show!

Below is the new video for "Brick By Boring Brick" enjoy it!

Death metal rockers, Suicide Silence has joined Bloodydisgusting.com to globally premiere their much anticipated video for "Genocide".The rocking tune can be found on the soundtrack to this fall's horror flick, Saw VI, which is filled with other awesome artists.

This soundtrack is out on store shelves now and features footage of live performances and also includes footage from the film. Stroll by your local Hot Topic and pick up the special edition clear Saw 12 inch Blade vinyl and get a free poster, now that's awesome!

Suicide Silence also have "Genocide" on their latest studio album, "No Time To Bleed", which was released sometime this year along with their self-titled EP. This new record is the follow up to their 2007 debut release, "The Cleansing". Check it out!

In other news according to the band's official Myspace, the rockers have started touring the states since November 6th along with Megadeath and will continue to do so until December 13th, 2009. So get your tickets while you can!

Before we let you go, below is the video for "Genocide". Enjoy!

Starting the new year in full swing, pop/rock band Spoon will release their next album on January 26th, 2010. They've titled it, "Transference" and "Got Nuffin" will be the first song featured off of it, even though the tune was already released during this past summer. The quartet is best known for their hit, "I Turn My Camera On" from 2005's "Gimme Fiction".

Spoon recorded the 11-track record in Austin, Texas and is the studio album follow up to "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" from 2007. Other than doing another album, what else have the guys been up to? During the summer the guys played three gigs in Austing brilliantly labeled, SpoonX3. This show featured groovy indie and other lesser known bands.

There isn't much word of an upcoming tour, but the guys have a few shows lined up here and there. Starting on December 3rd at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, following with December 4th at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts and New Year's Eve with Jay Reatard at the Riverisde Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The track-list for "Transference" is below:

1. Before Destruction
2. Is Love Forever?
3. The Mystery Zone
4. Who Makes Your Money
5. Written in Reverse
6. I Saw the Light
7. Trouble Comes Running
8. Goodnight Laura
9. Out Go the Lights
10. Got Nuffin
11. Nobody Gets Me But You

Right before we go, here's a clip to "Got Nuffin", enjoy!

Paramore just shot their second music video for "Brick by Boring Brick" in Los Angeles, California this month with director, Meiert Avis. It features castles and all sort of medieval shenanigans since "Brick By Boring Brick" is a fairy-tale metaphor.

Bassist for the band, Jeremy Davis tells MTV News exactly what viewers are going to be in for. "There's a castle in it, but there's no dragons. We essentially came up with the treatment and had a bunch of directors send in their ideas, and each was a little bit different than the others. It's our first video that's not performance based. We're not performing at all. We're in it for, like, two seconds, some of us. It's our first video that's all green screen and has a whole story behind it, and there's a lot of people acting in it, so it's cool."

Guitarist, Josh Farro also added his two cents on the vid and what he hopes the final outcome will be. "Hopefully, it will look more like 'Pan's Labyrinth' or some thing like that."

Hayley Williams, who fronts the rocking band, explains what their long time fans have long wished Paramore to do for years. "What's cool about it is there's dark elements to it...and there's a fair amount of color too. It should be well-rounded, different, if anything. Our fans, for a long time, we've noticed them kind of saying, like, 'Man, I'd really love to see Paramore not do a performance video for once,' so here it is."

The video for "Brick by Boring Brick" is scheduled to premiere sometime in November.

Here's a video of Paramore talking about their current project!

Get ready to rock out because Green Day will be premiering the video for the title track to "21st Century Breakdown" later on today. This video was directed by Marc Webb who has also done other Green Day videos which include "21 Guns", and "Waiting" from the 2000 album, "Warning".

This may seem a little contradictory to other reports floating around on the internet and may stir up a few Green Day fans following their latest news. Back on September 25th, Green Day's official website indicated that the video being released today would be "East Jesus Nowhere" . While we have tried to make sense of all the official reports, we can only assume that it's production was held back and the guys have decided to move forward with the video for "Breakdown".

Several countries around the world will be able to watch the premiere online as well. You can find a list of countries that will be able to stream the video online at greenday.com, however MTV Euro will cater to the countries not listed in the article. Don't miss out! This is going to be pretty amazing, we're pretty excited ourselves!

Also, there's great news in the Green camp since the guys have been nominated for a 2009 American Music Award for the "Favorite Alternative Rock Artists" category along with "Kings of Leon" and Shinedown. The ceremony takes place November 22nd on ABC. Personally, I wish Green Day all the very best of luck!