Demi Lovato Releases "Skyscraper", Audio w/ Lyrics

Demi Lovato just released her newest single, "Skyscraper", at midnight on iTunes. On Sunday she tweeted:

This isn't just a single or a song to me.. This represents the strength of an incredibly difficult journey I've been on that will hopefully provide the faith and inspiration to others going through the hardest issues of their own. #STAYSTRONG #SKYSCAPER

She entered a rehab treatment center for cutting/alcohol/anorexia/drugs/all of the above awesomeness in October/November 2010 and completed her treatment in January 2011. That experience played a large role in her writing "Skyscraper".

The music video will premiere on Wednesday at 7pm on E! News and E! Online but she posted a teaser on her YouTube page. Be warned though, I'd be more teased watching a 30-second preview of Kirstie Alley in a hot dog eating contest.

Lyrics:

Skies are crying
I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence, as it's ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel like there's nothing left of me?

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

As the smoke clears
I awaken and untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed
All my windows, still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear
Go run, run, run
Yeah it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

The song isn't bad if you're into this kind of thing but nothing she ever does will come close to "Don't Forget" and that's not up for debate.

Taylor Swift World Premiere of "Mean" Music Video

Taylor Swift just premiered her music video for "Mean" from her album "Speak Now" on CMT. Of course it's awesome so don't feel ashamed one bit if you watch it over and over. CMT.com has an interview with the director, Declan Whitebloom:

They shot it last month at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, with a big cast, period costumes and about nine different sets. Whitebloom talked about vignettes from all different time periods, from the vaudevillian to kind of an O Brother, Where Art Thou? type of scene. "It's going to be almost like watching a Broadway show," he promised. "You may even need to watch it several times to take it all in."

Katy Perry Releases "Teenage Dream" Video

Katy Perry has done it again. She made another awesome song and video to go with it. She released the video for her 2nd single off her upcoming album, "Teenage Dream", yesterday and the video is just as good as the song. MTV held a big premiere for the video at 8pm which was a little bit unnecessary but then again 95% of the shit on MTV is unnecessary.

Katy doesn't even try to be persuasive but just ends up being that way. It probably has something to do with her giant funbags and the constant wearing of slutty clothes. After watching the first 15 seconds of this video I ran out and bought a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers. I also bought $500 worth of Proactiv products last week after seeing her advertise them. I even took up boxing. She should be the spokesperson for every single company. Katy should take turns selling cars for GM, Ford and Chrysler. Did I just solve the auto industry crisis?

This video is probably not safe for work because of the way you will react to it. Katy and the music video director sure do know what the audience want - her in underwear and bikini - and they definitely delivered.

Two weeks ago I posted about the release of the song and commented that I wasn't sure if I liked it or not yet but now it is stuck in my head. It's so damn catchy. "Teenage Dream" is currently #7 on the Top 100 and "California Gurls" is #2. The album will be released August 24th.

Kanye West Premiers New Video

And it sucked. I don't need to ask what you were doing last night between 10-11 pm because there is only one thing to have been doing. So it could assumed you watched the incredibly hyped premier of Kanye's new video: Power. And boy was it hyped. Claims the video would be epic came from Kanyeezy and he tweeted earlier this week that it wouldn't be a video at all, instead a painting. He wasn't lying. The video consists of Kanye standing under a pavilion type thing surrounded by characters from Michaelangelo-esque paintings.

Thoughts?