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will.i.am (ft. Britney Spears) – Scream & Shout

Here is “Scream & Shout,” the third single released from will.i.am’s 2012 collaborative album #willpower. Both the electropop/dance track and video feature Britney Spears, a heavy use of auto-tune on the vocals, and the recurring lyric “Britney bitch.” Directed by Ben Mor the video has received mixed reviews for its style that includes visibly impressive shots but no clear narrative. The song is definitely catchy enough to be a club hit but not memorable enough to stay with you after leaving said club. I’m more impressed with the sleek look of the video that (somewhat) manages to recapture Spears’ long-dormant sex-appeal.

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Rihanna – Diamonds

The lead single off of Rihanna’s seventh studio album Unapologetic, the video for “Diamonds” seems to mirror the chaos the personal life of the singer and her tumultuous on-again/off-again relationship with abusive boyfriend Chris Brown. The soulful but melancholy song isn’t a stand-out comparison to the performer’s earlier work, but the video does a good job matching the ballad to interesting imagery including the singer running down a dark road to nowhere, floating alone in an ocean, and in the middle of a destroyed hotel room slowly being put back together through reverse photography.

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