Pharrell "Come Get It Bae" Music Video

"Come Get It Bae" was chosen as the second American single after the positive response it got from fans during his performances on SNL and The Voice (and because "Marylin Monroe" was not a good choice as a follow-up, let's be honest).

Miley Cyrus "Adore You" (Cedric Gervais Remix)

The latest "Bangerz" single "Adore You" has seem to come to a halt on the charts compared to "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball", both #1 hits. Miley Cyrus has enlisted the help of DJ Cedric Gervais, who helped Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" reach new audiences with a remix of the R&B ballad. "Adore You" is easily the best song on the standard edition of "Bangerz" (the Pharrell-produced "Rooting For My Baby" remains the best overall) and it would be sad that her more sloppy songs outpeak the songs that deserve the most success.

Miley Cyrus Gets It Right For "Adore You" Video

Miley Cyrus was supposed to drop the video to her third "Bangerz" single, "Adore You" this morning. However, some vindictive soul (I'm guessing a Belieber or Directioner who care about Vevo records) leaked the video to the net ahead of time.

Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" Music Video (Warning NSFW)

Here we go again with the try-hardness. The music video of Miley's stunning mid-tempo ballad "Wrecking Ball" was released today and has totally ruined the song for me. Instead of keeping the video as emotion-laden as the song, the ex-Disney star decided to get buck naked and ride atop of a wrecking ball and go to second base with a sledgehammer. Everyone knows that Terry Richardson is a sick pervert and of course Miley would go along with because this is the real her and she can't stop, won't be tamed and all that other crap. Dammit Miley...

2013 MTV Video Music Awards: The Performances and Winners

Some people don't like watching all the unnecessary fluff that comes with awards shows, that's why you can watch all the performances from last night's Moonman ceremony, including Justin Timberlake's epic mini-concert and Robin Thicke's and Miley Cyrus's celebrity sex show act.  Also check out the list of winners afterwards.

Lady Gaga-Applause

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Miley Cyrus-We Can't Stop|Robin Thicke-Blurred Lines/Give It 2 U (feat. 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar

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Kanye West-Blood on The Leaves

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Justin Timberlake-Highlight Medley W/N'Sync

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Drake-Hold On,We're Going Home/Started From the Bottom

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis-Same Love w/Mary Lambert & Jennifer Hudson

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Bruno Mars-Gorilla

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Katy Perry-Roar

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Video of The Year Justin Timberlake-Mirrors  
Best Male Video Bruno Mars-Locked Out of Heaven  
Best Female Video Taylor Swift-I Knew You Were Trouble
Artist to Watch Austin Mahone-What About Love  
Best Pop Video Selena Gomez-Come and Get It  
Best Rock Video 30 Seconds To Mars-Up In The Air  
Best Hip-Hop Video Macklemore & Ryan Lewis-Can't Hold Us (feat.Ray Dalton)  
Best Collaboration Pink-Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess of fun.)  
Best Direction Justin Timberlake-Suit and Tie (feat.Jay Z)  
Best Choreography Bruno Mars-Treasure  
Best Visual Effects Capital Cities-Safe and Sound  
Best Art Direction Janelle Monae-Q.U.E.E.N (feat.Erykah Badu)  
Best Editing Justin Timberlake-Mirrors  
Best Cinematography Macklemore & Ryan Lewis-Can't Hold Us (feat.Ray Dalton)
Best Video with a Social Message Macklemore & Ryan Lewis-Same Love (feat.Mary Lambert)  
Best Song of the Summer One Direction-Best Song Ever  
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award Justin Timberlake

Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball"

Miley may just win me back over this era. Her Kreayshawn style rap on Mike Will Made It's "23" is actually decent and after revealing the 80s styled cover for her upcoming "urban" album "Bangerz" she has offered up the next single from the album, "Wrecking Ball". This has to be like the fifth time this year where the lead single was atrocious as fuck and the follow-up was so good, you wonder who was dropped on their head when single choices were made. Miley emulates Katy Perry over Dr.Luke's twinkly 80s instrumental that reminds me of Cyndi Lauper and "Wide Awake". This is the music that Miley should have been serving up in the first place and not the shock value, drug-referencing "I Should Stop"  "We Can't Stop"

Homework: Miley and Me

These days, I have a love/hate relationship with Miley Cyrus. On one hand, I love most of the music she put out while she was a Disney Channel star on "Hannah Montana" snatching precious spotlight from Haley Joel Osment's more talented sister Emily, the show that catapulted her into the public spotlight. On the other, I hate the fact that she is now pretty much the poster child of downplaying cultural appropriation. Back in 2012, I was all here for a musical comeback from Miley! She dyed and cut her hair (a very edgy and well executed move), her fashion was becoming more ambitious and on point and she was working with more urban oriented producers for the follow-up of 2010's "Can't Be Tamed," which we can safely equate to what Rihanna stans claim her first two records were before "Good Girl Gone Bad" was released: a mixtape. When "We Can't Stop" first dropped, I was amazed on how far Miley and her team would go to get a hit (#3 on Billboard, most likely will go #1). What really surprised me was the lyrical content and embarrassing visuals. I mean, she's twenty, so it's a lot more acceptable than her being sixteen screaming she can't be tamed while in hot pants and faux-kissing girls on stage. Here are the problems I have with Miley and her new single/image:  

1.Promoting stuff you clearly don't do in your regular life 

While she owns up to smoking marijuana (and if she didn't we all saw the video), one of the lines in "We Can't Stop" suspiciously sounds like she is referring to "Molly", the street name for the drug Ecstasy. She has claimed on numerous occasions that the line says "Dancin' with Miley," then reneged about it, but we know she wasn't fooling anyone. There are those lines with double meanings like in "If U Seek Amy." Plus she references cocaine in the song, which is an equally dangerous drug. 

2.The "Twerking"

Miley, you can't twerk. You can't bend over, smile and attempt to shake what you clearly don't have. You're shaking it more like a geriatric woman than you're at the strip club. I could twerk circles around you, and I'm a guy. The real twerk team needs to give you some advice, like to stop "twerking" period.

 3.The lingo 

Miley is from the country. Tennessee to be exact. I'm not convinced by her twang that she is getting turnt up anywhere unless she's back on the farm turning up some type of farm machinery. 

4.Dissing your old music

 If it wasn't for Miley's pop records, we would not know you you are. If it wasn't for "Party In The USA" and "He Could Be The One," your name would be nowhere to be found on the charts. There is nothing wrong with your past music because it was appropriate for your age. D'OH!

5.Miley Being a Baby

There must be a different definition of growing up in Miley Cyrus's mind. Growing up doesn't mean thrusting your ass in people's faces in a music video. Growing up doesn't mean getting angry at every criticism that someone makes about what you're doing with your life. This is the image that you chose to present to the public, now you have to own up to your (or your record labels choice IDK)

This is clearly all an act to draw in a different audience to consume your music, since you wanted to distance yourself away from your moderately clean Disney image. Marina and the Diamonds did something similar with her "Electra Heart" era to establish herself as a pop star, but she made it known that she was playing a character and not parading around like she was a superficial rich bitch with daddy issues 24/7 in real life. I feel like it would be more acceptable if Miley was saying that her music was urban inspired, rather than telling a producer give me something "black".

                                        (what behind is she referring to?)
The antics that she showcased in the music video, with her ridiculous twerking, the gold fronts and the overall wannabe ratchet attitude is so bad that

Then there was that interview where she tries to play down that she doesn't know who One Direction is because all she listens to nowadays is urban music. Yeah ok, Miley. That being said, I'm still going to check the album when it comes out, because it's Miley and she was part of my childhood. But for now, I'm going to blast "7 Things" and "Party In The USA" (which btw is your biggest hit Miley) and pray that Pharell gives her some classy urban a la Britney Spears. 

Charlamagne Tha God said it the best:

Miley Cyrus "We Can't Stop" Music Video

Miley Cyrus' comeback seems more like a huge ratchet-fest to be quite honest. Toady, she released the music video to her lackluster "We Can't Stop" single, which is just a clusterfuck of cliches and try hard antics that makes the singer look ridiculous than distancing herself from her Disney image. The singer wears a pair of fronts, attempts to twerk, smacks party goers butts (and shows many shots of hers), along with some doll on girl action in the pool. Billy Ray, control your "ratchet" daughter please.

Graded Song: Miley Cyrus "We Can't Stop"

Former Disney channel star Miley Cyrus . After 2010's mucky "Can't Be Tamed" era, Miley laid low for a while, aside from some relationship trouble, a marijuana mishap, phallic shaped cakes and shaving her and dying it blonde. Her fellow ex-Disney stars have released singles within the past two months and have been decent and given them their highest charting singles to date. Will Miley's transition from pop to urban inspired be successful? Ermmm...ok. There is more than enough embarrassing lines to go around and she sounds less than convincing when she says that's she's getting "turnt up" and "dancing with Molly". Mike Will Made It downplayed his normally trap beats and tailored it to the mainstream audience, which isn't bad at all, but could have went to someone who would have done more with the song. Similar to Avril Lavigne's disappointing comeback single, "Here's To Never Growing Up" but adds unnecessary hard drug references and a flat vocal delivery. We saw the Jolene cover, we know you can sing! Not as bad as "Can't Be Tamed", but then again...
Final Grade:C-