Video Shoots

Nov
14
Trey Songz to Put Keri Hilson to ‘Bed’

Trey Songz and Keri Hilson

Usher, R. Kelly, and Kanye West are just some of the superstars who have had the pleasure of sharing screen time with Keri Hilson. Now Trey Songz will get up close and personal with the sexy singer in his new video.

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Nov
13
Stills from Beyoncé & Lady Gaga’s ‘Video Phone’ Video

Video Phone

While we wait for it to premiere, here are a few screencaps from Beyoncé’s “Video Phone (Extended Remix)” video featuring Lady Gaga. Hype Williams directed the fashionable clip, which is set to debut Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. EST. The remix can be found on the deluxe edition of I Am… Sasha Fierce (Nov. 23).

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Nov
5
On Set of Mariah Carey’s ‘H.A.T.E.U.’ Video

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey, in a black ensemble with a plunging neckline, soaked up the sun in Malibu, Calif., on Wednesday (Nov. 4) where she shot the video for “H.A.T.E.U.,” the new single off Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Mimi reteams with “Obsessed” director Brett Ratner for the clip.

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Nov
2
On Set of Chris Brown’s ‘Crawl’ Video

Chris Brown and Cassie

Chris Brown crawls across the desert and the city to reach his love interest, played by Cassie, in the video for “Crawl,” directed by Joseph Kahn (“I Can Transform Ya”). The second single from December 15th’s Graffiti was co-written by Brown and produced by Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh.

“It’s probably his most personal thing he’s ever done,” Kahn told MTV News of the video. “I mean, everything that’s happened to him in the year, I think this is going to be his big statement, in terms of what he’s feeling and what he’s living through right now.”

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Oct
28
On Set of LeToya & Ludacris’ ‘Regret’ Video

Ludacris and LeToya Luckett

Ludacris plays LeToya Luckett’s new man in the video for “Regret,” the third single off her sophomore album Lady Love. The video was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Parris (The-Dream, Ludacris, Swizz Beatz). You may recognize the ex-boyfriend as the same model who played LeToya’s love interest in the “She Ain’t Got…” video.

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Oct
27
Chamillionaire Shoots New Video, Album Pushed to 2010

Chamillionaire

Chamillionaire recently shot the video for his new single “Good Morning” with director Don Tyler. Although the Tom Petty-sampled song debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, Rap-Up.com has learned that Cham’s third studio album Venom has been pushed back from December 8, 2009 to January 26, 2010.

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Oct
24
On Set of Soulja Boy & Snoop Dogg’s Video

Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy

Looks like the big Dogg is teaching the little dog some new tricks. A bespectacled and suited Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy Tell’em turned their swag on on set of the latter’s video for “Pronto” off DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz: Follow Me mixtape. The 19-year-old rapper will return the favor by appearing on Snoop’s forthcoming album Malice N Wonderland.

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Oct
23
On Set of Gucci Mane & Usher’s ‘Spotlight’ Video

Gucci Mane and Usher

Gucci Mane and Usher stepped into the “Spotlight” to shoot the video for the lead single from the Atlanta rapper’s first major release The State vs. Radric Davis, due December 8. Eddie Murphy’s eldest daughter Bria Murphy plays Gucci’s leading lady in the Benny Boom-directed video, filmed in Gucci’s hometown of ATL. Young Money’s Nicki Minaj makes a cameo.

In addition to Usher, Lil Wayne, Polow Da Don, Drumma Boy, Sean Garrett, Mannie Fresh, Soulja Boy, and OJ Da Juiceman contributed to the album.

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