Tiesto and Nelly Furtado ask 'Who Wants To Be Alone' in new video - watch now!

It is bass-heavy beats.  It is strobe lighting and smoke machines.  It is poppers-o'clock revelry.  It is a duet by two music heavyweights,  and manages to be the best thing either has put out in ages.  In all its glory, here is 'Who Wants To Be Alone' from Tiesto and Nelly Furtado. 



Turns out, Nelly just needed to put a donk on it. 

Ellie Goulding gets 'Starry Eyed' in new video - watch now!

Ellie Goulding topped the BBC list of what will be hot in 2010, and while that may be the very definition of a self-fulfilling prophecy, the prediction wasn't unwarranted.  She is, as 'the blogs' say, "VERY GOOD." 

Here is her debut video.  It has singing and dancing and is the perfect introduction of the world to post-Gaga indie-pop. 

Sugababes would like you to 'Wear My Kiss' in new video - watch now

So the video for 'Wear My Kiss,' from Sugababes version 56 or something, is out and is a CGI MASTERPIECE IN THE VEIN OF AVATAR or so their label would have you believe.  It is, in fact, not, and is instead a rather boring visual accompaniment to a passable Sugababes song with predictably insipid lyrics.  Still, it's pretty fun and at least it's not another 'babes ballad. 



The album, Sweet 7, is out March 8

Timbaland and Katy Perry mug for the cameras in 'If We Ever Meet Again' video - watch now

This is a tough one for ScopiSat.  We love Timbaland.  We also tend to hate Timbaland.  We really enjoy 'Hot n Cold' but, more often than not, can't stand Katy Perry.  You might even say we're hot and then we're..... no we're not going to say that.  Anyway this video for the TimbaPerry collaboration presents us with quite the challenge - two artists who can get it really right or REALLY wrong ('Waking Up In Vegas' anyone?) working together on a plot-heavy video.

First things first - the plot is kind of cute and works well with the song.  Other than that it's a bit of a visual mess, though, isn't it.  4 minutes of Katy Perry being 'sexy' and Timbaland touching his chin and incessantly for no reason.  Seriously.  Stop touching your chin.

Second - the music alternates between hands-in-the-air pop glory and overproduced autotune nightmare.  And sometimes...just sometimes...it's both at the same time.  Something about Katy Perry's voice just doesn't suit the track, and by the time Timbaland has finished with the production both singers might as well be Japanese sex robots for all their 'artistic contribution.'

Fully realizing that everything we've written up to this point is decidedly negative, it's only fair to tell you we pretty much can't stop listening to the track.  Why?  Because sometimes a trainwreck is just what you need.  A big cargo train full of bubblegum barreling into the side of a pop mountain.  As you watch each car derail and fly into the abyss, you know it's terrible.  You know you should be ashamed that you're enjoying watching it.  And you know it's going to make a mess.  But what a wonderful, wonderful mess it is.

Stephen Gately's last song is Boyzone's new single - watch the video now

Boyzone have a new track out, and although it's penned by Mika, it's nothing to write home about.  The most notable thing about the song is that it is one of the last vocals recorded by "the cute one," Stephen Gately, who tragically died a few months ago.  We here at ScopiSat were always fans of his, even if we weren't necessarily fans of Boyzone.  He handled being 'outed' with a measure of maturity and went on to become one of the modern heroes of the international gay rights fight, on top of being a very talented guy.  To be fair it's the best Boyzone track in ages, and serves as a fitting tribute.  



Out March 1st, with the album released a week later on Mercury

Lady Gaga crashes Oprah - watch the video now!

We're not sure how this one slipped by us, but Lady Gaga performed on Oprah's show a couple days ago and it was very good.  Not quite 'bloody suicide hanging from wires' good, but not 'sitting in a bathtub on X-Factor' boring either.  All in all, a pretty average Gaga performance - keeping in mind that the Gaga scale starts at 8/10 and just keeps going up.  Let's call it a 14/10 then. 

Let's all listen to the new Diana Vickers track 'Once'

Diana Vickers did not win the X Factor.  She is, apparently, about to win the 'best X-Factor alum album' contest. 

Exhibit A: 


Out April 19

Barbie goes Gaga (pics)

Ok so everyone knows we love Gaga.  Furthermore, everyone knows we love watching what Gaga wears.  Judging from these pictures, so does photographer Weikang Lu.  He recreated Lady Gaga's most iconic looks and slapped them on the Barbie doll (which has a striking natural resemblance to Lady G, don't you think??).  Is it just us or, when viewed on a doll, do some of her outfits actually start to make...sense?

"Amazing."