Blood Orange premiere 'You're Not Good Enough' video – watch

June 9, 2014 17:01

The track features on Dev Hynes' 2013 album 'Cupid Deluxe'

Blood Orange have premiered the video for 'You're Not Good Enough', from the 2013 album 'Cupid Deluxe'.

The dance-based video, which you can watch above, was directed by Gia Coppola, granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola. Dev Hynes of Blood Orange recently soundtracked 30 minutes of her new film Palo Alto, starring James Franco and based on a collection of the actor's own short stories. The film features the track 'April's Bathroom Bummer', which you can listen to below.

Speaking about the video for 'You're Not Good Enough', Coppola commented: "I was very excited by the prospect of getting to do a music video for Dev. I'm obviously a huge fan of his, and we've been talking about trying to make a video together for a while now. Dev has great taste. I love discussing what interests us and bringing our ideas together. I've always been fascinated with choreography and live television, both of which felt perfect for 'You're Not Good Enough'."

Meanwhile, Hynes has said that he was a victim of racial profiling at Berlin airport, after he was held up by officers last month. The musician and producer tweeted that officers went through his electronic equipment asking for receipts of items he had purchased some time previously, and that his experience was "nothing new".

"Was just held in Berlin Airport even though I'm a valid EU citizen with a US visa," he wrote. "Everywhere I've ever been I am reminded that there are people out there holding a prejudice because of my skin colour, yes it was racial." He added: "They went through all of my electronics and wouldn't let me go because I didn't have receipts for things I bought a year ago."

Dev Hynes, formerly Lightspeed Champion, released 'Cupid Deluxe', his second album under the name Blood Orange, in November last year. The next single from the album, 'It Is What It Is', will be released on July 7.

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Kings Of Leon unveil 'Temple' video - watch

February 28, 2014 19:04

The video was partly shot on Super 8 in their hometown Nashville

Kings Of Leon have unveiled the video for their song 'Temple', taken from last year's 'Mechanical Bull' LP.

Click above to watch the video, which was partly shot on Super 8 in their hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. It also features their wives and children. Meanwhile, Kings Of Leon will be playing a run of UK shows this summer, which sees them visiting Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow and Milton Keynes.

Kings Of Leon have also been announced as the Sunday night headliners of Isle of Wight festival. The band will take to the Main Stage on June 15, joining already announced acts Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bify Clyro at the top of the bill.

Kings Of Leon will play:

Newcastle St James' Park (May 31)
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (June 17)
Manchester Phones 4U Arena (18)
Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena (20)
Milton Keynes Bowl (22)

Isle Of Wight Festival runs from June 12-15 in Seaclose Park. For more information visit Isleofwightfestival.com. Biffy Clyro will headline the main stage on Friday (June 13), while Red Hot Chili Peppers will play Saturday (June 14). It is the band's first UK festival appearance since 2007 and will be their only UK show of 2014.

To check the availability of Kings Of Leon tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765.

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A$AP Rocky causes chaos in New York in 'Angels' video - watch

November 2, 2013 18:12

'Angels' is the latest video from rapper's debut album 'Long.L Live. A$AP.'

A$AP Rocky has unveiled a video for his track 'Angels'. Watch it above.

The promo clips shows the rapper and his crew getting up to all kinds of trouble in his native New York City. It was co-directed by A$AP Rocky with British video director Luke Monaghan, who has previously helmed promo clips for Disclosure and Fenech-Soler.

'Angels' is a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the rapper's debut album 'Long. Live. A$AP.', which was released in January and debuted at Number One on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. In the UK, it has peaked at Number Seven on the Official Albums Chart.

A$AP Rocky's previous video, 'Fashion Killa', starred Rihanna and was released in September (2013). The same month, he made a guest appearance in Drake's Miami Vice-themed video for 'Hold On We're Going Home'.

Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky recently apologised for behaviour that he says "came off homophobic" at this year's MTV VMAs. At the awards ceremony in August, the Harlem-based rapper appeared on stage to introduce a Macklemore performance alongside basketball player Jason Collins, who is gay, and seemd to pull a face in discomfort when Collins began speaking about his homosexuality.

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MGMT unveil surreal 'Alien Days' video - watch

November 1, 2013 20:53

The song comes from their recently released third album 'MGMT'

MGMT have unveiled the video for their track 'Alien Days'.

Click above to watch the extraterrestrial-featuring promo for the song from their eponymous third album, which was released in September. Read NME's verdict on the Brooklyn duo's efforts here.

The band recently said that they do not think it is healthy for bands to share too much information on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Speaking to Digital Spy, both Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden said that they felt uncomfortable with feeling like they are expected to update fans constantly with information and revealed that they held off starting an MGMT Twitter account until earlier this year.

"People have come to expect that from the artist, that they should be sharing every aspect of their lives," says Goldwasser. He adds: "It dilutes the whole thing in a way, and I don't know if it'll ever be the same again where there were people like David Bowie. Who really knew anything about David Bowie? He was able to craft this mysterious image that wasn't really him but this character [Ziggy Stardust] he created. You don't know how much of it was him or the character. That's something that is getting lost."

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Albert Hammond Jr premieres 'Carnal Cruise' video - watch

November 1, 2013 22:19

The Strokes guitarist ventures into the woods for the promo

Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes has unveiled the video for his track 'Carnal Cruise'.

The guitarist turned solo singer-songwriter premiered the promo via Complex, and you can watch it below.

Hammond Jr will play five UK shows this winter, including gigs in Brighton, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and London. Starting in Brighton on December 5, the tour will conclude in London at XOYO on December 10. Scroll down for the full details and ticket information.

Albert Hammond Jr released a new EP, titled 'AHJ', last month on his bandmate Julian Casablancas' Cult Records label. Of the follow-up to his 2006 debut LP 'Yours To Keep' and 2008 record '¿Cómo Te Llama?', Hammond Jr said: "It’s a combination of both previous recordings, which in turn makes it feel like it’s the best material that I’ve made so far."

The guitarist recently denied that The Strokes are back in the studio following a cryptic statement in a fan mailout that the band are preparing a "return to the scene".

Albert Hammond Jr will play:

Brighton The Haunt (December 5)
Glasgow Broadcast (7)
Manchester Night & Day Café (8)
Leeds Brudenell Social Club (9)
London XOYO (10)

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Psy's "Gangnam Style" video becomes YouTube's most viewed

South Korean rapper Psy arrives at the 40th American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, November 18, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES | Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:20pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - South Korean rap star Psy's music video "Gangnam Style" on Saturday became the most watched item ever posted to YouTube with more than 800 million views, edging past Canadian teen star Justin Bieber's 2-year-old video for his song "Baby."

The milestone was the latest pop culture victory for Psy, 34, a portly rap singer known for his slicked-back hair and comic dance style who has become one of the most unlikely global stars of 2012.

Psy succeeded with a video that generated countless parodies and became a media sensation. He gained more fame outside his native country than the more polished singers in South Korea's so-called K-Pop style who have sought to win international audiences.

YouTube, in a post on its Trends blog, said "Gangnam Style" on Saturday surpassed the site's previous record holder, Bieber's 2010 music video "Baby," and by mid-day "Gangnam Style" had reached 805 million views, compared to 803 million for "Baby." Within a few hours, "Gangnam Style" had gone up to more than 809 million views.

"Gangnam Style" was first posted to YouTube in July, and by the following month it began to show huge popularity on YouTube with audiences outside of South Korea.

"It's been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before," said the YouTube blog.

The blog also said the "velocity" of the video's popularity has been unprecedented for YouTube.

In his "Gangnam Style" video the outlandishly dressed, sunglass-wearing Psy raps in Korean and dances in the style of an upper-crust person riding an invisible horse.

The song is named after the affluent Gangnam District of Seoul and it mocks the rampant consumerism of that suburb. Psy, whose real name is Park Jai-sang, is no stranger to wealth as his father is chairman of a South Korean semiconductor company.

His parents sent him to business school in the United States but he confesses that he bought musical instruments with his tuition money. He later graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and won fame in South Korea with his 2001 debut album.

The viral success of "Gangnam Style" on YouTube also has translated into strong record sales. In late September, the song jumped to the top of the British pop charts and it also has sold well in other countries.

Popular parodies of the "Gangnam Style" video included one featuring the University of Oregon's duck mascot, and another done in the "Star Trek" language Klingon.

The official YouTube view count for Gangnam Style represents only the figure for the original video posted to the site, but copycat versions, parodies and videos by people commenting on the song have been posted to the site and elsewhere on the Web.

Counting all those different versions, "Gangnam Style" and its related videos have more than 2.2 billion views across the Internet, said Matt Fiorentino, spokesman for the online video tracking firm Visible Measures.

"Without the dance, I don't think it would have been as big as it is," Fiorentino said. "And the other thing is, Psy has a unique sense of humor which comes through in the video. He doesn't take himself too seriously."

(Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Bill Trott)

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UK boy band One Direction big winner at MTV video awards

Presenter Katy Perry leans in to kiss One Direction's Niall Horan as the band accepts the award for best pop video for their song ''What Makes You Beautiful'' during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES | Thu Sep 6, 2012 11:36pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British boy band One Direction were the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, edging out Rihanna and taking home three prizes to crown their arrival on the U.S. pop scene just six months ago.

The five baby-faced guys, contestants on the British version of TV singing contest "The X Factor," beat Justin Bieber and Rihanna for best pop video, and fellow all-boy British outfit The Wanted as best new artists.

They also won the most-shareworthy video award - which was voted on by fans - for their debut hit single "What Makes You Beautiful" and later performed their latest release "One Thing" to hordes of screaming girls at the two-hour Los Angeles ceremony.

"To win one Moonman is amazing, to win two is incredible," said Harry Styles, as the band collected the silver VMA trophy for best new artists.

"Thank you so much! We have grown up watching this show and to collect one of these straight away is incredible," said a jubilant Niall Horan.

One Direction, which is managed by British TV entrepreneur Simon Cowell, made history in March when it became the first UK group to see its first album, "Up All Night," debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.

Rihanna, who went into the VMA's sharing a leading five nominations with Canadian rapper Drake, came away with just one award.

But it was the most coveted award of the night - video of the year - and the Barbados-born superstar won it for her dizzying visual romp in hit single "We Found Love."

"I love you guys! This is awesome," Rihanna told her fans as she collected the Moonman trophy and showed off a new pixie hair cut.

In a hip-hop-heavy show, rapper Nicki Minaj won best female video for "Starships," while Chris Brown won two awards - best male video and best choreography for "Turn Up the Music."

Drake also came away with just one win, for his hip-hop video "HYFR," which celebrates his Jewish heritage. "I want to dedicate this award to any kid who has had a long walk home," Drake said.

The VMA's have become known as one of the more unpredictable and controversial award shows, but Thursday's ceremony had none of the jaw-dropping moments - like the steamy 2003 Madonna/Britney Spears kiss - that have marked previous years.

This year, U.S. Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Ross, 16, back-flipped and leapt across the stage while Alicia Keys sang her new single "Girl On Fire." Ross and her four fellow team-mates also introduced Keys.

Punk rocker Billie Joe Armstrong seemed fully recovered from a weekend dehydration episode that forced Green Day to cancel a performance in Italy, and he was mobbed on Thursday while singing after inviting fans to come up on stage.

Lil Wayne gave the first televised performance of his new single "No Worries," and Frank Ocean, who made headlines in July by coming out as a rare gay hip-hop artist, performed an emotional version of "Thinkin Bout You."

Calvin Harris was the winner of the VMA's first award in the increasingly popular electronic dance music category for "Feel So Close."

Country-pop crossover singer Taylor Swift closed the show with her best-selling single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and other performers included Pink, Minaj, and Rihanna.

(Additional reporting by Courtney Garcia; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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Tom Waits Reveals 'Hell Broke Luce' Video After Mysterious Campaign: Watch

by David Greenwald, L.A.  |   August 07, 2012 8:58 EDT

Tom Waits' big surprise is a new video.

The veteran musician has been leading up to the release of the "Hell Broke Luce" video for a week, teasing fans with a trio of images plastered with "Coming August 7" that wound up being video stills.

Press speculation over the images, which arrived via equally cryptic emails, ranged from hopes for a U.S. tour to a Waits concert cruise, prompted by the subject line "Tom Waits: Permission to Come Aboard" and the pirate-themed images.

Waits last toured the U.S. in 2008, a trek documented on live set "Glitter and Doom."

Instead, the video for "Hell Broke Luce" is the latest from Waits' 2011 album "Bad As Me." The stylized, politically driven footage finds Waits towing a house and walking between shark-like submarines in an aquatic war zone, with direction from photographer Matt Mahurin.

Watch "Hell Broke Luce" below:

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Kelly Clarkson Tackles Heavy Issues in 'Dark Side' Video: Watch

by Sarah Maloy, N.Y.  |   May 24, 2012 5:20 EDT

Kelly Clarkson tackles demons of sorts in her new video for "Dark Side." As the singer showcases people facing drug addiction, alcoholism, unemployment, weight issues and marital problems in "Dark Side," which premiered today (May 24), Clarkson sings of how better days are to come.

"Everybody's got a dark side. Do you love me? Can you love mine?" she belts on the inspirational track. The sun rises as the track picks up and the shots of drugs, alcohol and sadness are replaced by cheerful imagery.

As the video comes to a close, Clarkson exchanges comforting hugs with those struggling with their problems; accepting each one of them despite their "dark side."

Clarkson premiered "Dark Side" Sunday night (May 20) at the Billboard Music Awards, in a mash-up with her hit "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)." Now a decade removed from her "American Idol" victory in 2002, the 30-year-old singer will be returning to TV as a judge on ABC's "Duets," airing tonight.

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Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend' Video: A 15-Step Analysis

Imagine you're Justin Bieber. You're an international pop superstar with swag seeping out of your teenage pores. You just released your first "adult" single, "Boyfriend," and you want a killer visual to shine like you're laying in the snow. So what do you do? Hire Director X, round up some sick cars and beautiful people, and hit the rooftop just before sunset, of course.

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In 3 minutes and 31 seconds, the "Boyfriend" video (which premiered on Thursday, May 3) offers a slew of super-cool images to coincide with Bieber's musical skill, emotional maturity and overall swagginess. There are too many great moments in the clip to count, but here are 15 of our favorite: 

Bieber's Watching You (0:04 into the video)
He gazes up at the camera with icy confidence. "Oh, hello, were you looking for me? I've been right here all along."

Look At This Video! On My Phone! (0:22)
Bieber's world is actually being voyeuristically admired by two attractive ladies in an equally attractive convertible! They are LOVING the Biebs! But why not go inside and watch the video on TV or your laptop, girls? Bieber should be appreciated in high-def glory. 

Watch Out For the Shadow Hands, Justin! (0:30)
The first 30 seconds end with a bunch of anonymous hands grasping our hero and pulling him into the darkness, like the ghouls dragging Willy Lopez to the netherworld in "Ghost." It's a disastrous second of footage for Bieber, but thankfully...

IT'S ALL FAKE! (0:31)
That's right, the first 30 seconds of the video are just icicle-filled fodder for the REAL video, which gets a proper introduction and rooftop setting. The audible is abrupt and recalls a "REEEE-MIX!" treatment, but feels like the work of an evil genius: after all, young Bieber has just tricked us into watching his beautiful antics for an extra 30 seconds. World domination comes from subtle techniques, and entrancing our eyeballs for an additional half-minute is the slyest of moves.

Falsetto Countdown (1:00)
Classic Biebs, in control behind the wheel, helps us count down to the falsetto reveal. The ladies look on, fascinated by the promise of his falsetto, as Justin slips in an extra 'swag,' as he always should. 

Dramatic Glasses Take-Down (1:08)
"Hey girl... let me talk to you," a pensive Bieber sings as he slowly removes his shades and ever-so-slightly furrows his brow. The viewer cannot tell what Bieber is looking at, but judging from his grave expression, he's looking staring at the most beautiful woman in the world or has just seen a ghost on the rooftop. This face, my friends, could one day get Bieber an Oscar.

Too Cool For Driving Safety (1:17)
It's one thing to do some donuts in your tricked-out car. It's entirely another to be so good at doing donuts that you can calmly sing into the camera without even peeking out the windshield at where you're headed. This in-control shot could someday lead to Bieber starring in "Fast & The Furious 6: All Roads To Canada."

"Swaggy" (1:50)
Did Bieber just do a second-long Dougie on the word "swaggy"? Is that even legal? Did Cali Swag District just change its name to Cali Swaggy District? Clearly, we weren't ready for this.

Bieber, Guitarist (1:51)
Forget the dancing people around him. Why would Bieber want to boogie when he can serenade their souls and demonstrate his artistry? The teen star's pained expression and gentle strumming are enough to woo any potential girlfriend.

Mystery Girl Appears (2:10)
For most of the video, Bieber is preoccupied with a single girl who sort of resembles his real-life lady Selena Gomez. But who is this actress sitting in the passenger seat of a car, eyeing Bieber and looking kind of angry about this whole rooftop-dancing affair? Why isn't she out dancing too? Is she scared? Maybe her moves aren't fly. But do you think Bieber and his friends would really judge her like that? We're lost on this one.

Backseat Seduction (2:20)
Bieber's chilling with his girl in the backseat of his car, leaving the party behind for a little intimacy. His arm is smoothly wrapped around her, and his hand rises to meet hers. His head nudges up against hers, and when the Biebs breaks out the falsetto and pleads, "So give me a chance...," resistance is futile. When Bieber swags on you in a backseat, you're powerless to his charm. 

"Chunky Bieber" (2:58)
Sometimes, legends are created over time. Other times, they emerge fully formed and presented to the world. Such is the case with "Chunky Bieber." Someone get this man his own 3 minutes and 31 seconds of music video magic.

Clap-Shimmy-Head-Nod (3:00)
Just a cool dance move, arguably Bieber's finest in the whole clip. He seems so nonchalant throughout the winning piece of choreography, simply letting the rhythm take hold of him and his boys back him up. 

"Watch My Shoes" (3:12)
The King Midas of Pop slays with the close-up on his gold-colored kicks, sliding across the shiny surface with the ease of his mentor, Usher. As the song winds down, Bieber is still flashing swag through the selection and utilization of his footwear.

Kiss? Maybe? (3:20)
The clip cuts to black as Bieber gazes at his girl, perhaps suggesting an impending kiss -- or an awkward goodbye. The climactic smooch never comes, but for the sake of the Bieber-Gomez union, it's for the best, really.

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Jennifer Lopez's Sexed-Up 'Dance Again' Video: Watch

by Sarah Maloy, N.Y.  |   April 06, 2012 4:10 EDT

Jennifer Lopez's just-released video for "Dance Again" has body glitter, random choreographed dance numbers, poles and sex -- lots of sex. Oh and Pitbull's there too, hanging out on the sidelines while J.Lo gets dirty, dabbling in orgies and bondage.

The sexed-up video shows Lopez writhing in a pile of half-naked bodies and getting tied up with a "love is blind" blindfold by a shirtless man -- who just so happens to be her real-life love interest, Casper Smart. Watch as the on and off-screen pair get covered in body glitter and dance together, taking advantage of nearby stripper poles.

J-Lo's "Dance Again" video premiered Thursday night (April 6) on "American Idol," with an introduction by Ryan Seacrest in which the host asked Lopez if there was any special chemistry between her and the dancers. The too-hot-for-TV video certainly answered that question.

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Video: Will the 'Real Mitt Romney' Please Stand Up?

by Sarah Maloy  |   March 22, 2012 10:35 EDT

Mitt Romney takes on the form of Eminem in the latest viral video burning up YouTube, a mash-up of the GOP frontrunner's speeches set to the tune of "The Real Slim Shady." The man behind it all is Australian lawyer Hugh Atkin -- the same video satirist who created the now-removed "Barack Roll" video back in 2008. Watch it below.

Atkin recently told Forbes that he's been thinking about this video for a long time, and was finally able to execute it using interview and speech transcripts matched to videos on the White House, Fox News and C-SPAN websites.

"For example, I could search for the words "trucks" and "Romney" on the Fox website and see that Governor Romney said "trucks" at 2:59 in an interview on Dec. 4, 2011," Atkin explained.

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His last political YouTube video, an Obama-themed version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up," was removed from YouTube because of a copyright claim by Sony. He has not yet had any problems with the "Real Mitt Romney" video, which he said is because "the use of instrumental audio from 'The Real Slim Shady' for the purpose of parody constitutes fair use." Atkin went on to cite the US Supreme Court decision in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, which ruled in favor of 2 Live Crew regarding its parody of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman."

"Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up (feat. Eminem)" was only posted on March 19, but as of today (March 22), already has more than 1.4 million views on Youtube.

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Karmin Debuts Video for, Makes Chart Gains With 'Brokenhearted'

by Gary Trust  |   March 22, 2012 5:05 EDT

Karmin debuted its video today (March 22) for "Brokenhearted," the pop duo's first Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song jumps 84-60 in its second week on the survey. Take a look (and listen) here:

The pair first gained attention for their viral covers of such songs as Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass." Karmin - Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, who met at Boston's Berklee College of Music - releases its debut album, "Hello," on April 24. The twosome sang "Brokenhearted" in its breakout apprearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" last month.

Karmin Recalls 'Emotional' Experience on 'SNL'

In addition to its Hot 100 flight, "Brokenhearted" pushes 10-4 on Heatseekers Songs, 22-20 on Pop Songs and enters Digital Songs (No. 52) and Radio Songs (No. 67).

Karmin clearly recognizes the important role that radio can play in building its audience. "Turn up your R-A-D-I-O Pennsylvania!," the act Tweeted today. "We are on our way to @985wkrz right now. Tune in or come on by!"

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Did Joe Jonas steal the shots for his new music video?

Singer Joe Jonas arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok

By Steve Pond

Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:19pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The middle Jonas Brother may have successfully navigated puberty, but now has to contend with charges of plagiarism.

Joe Jonas's new video is so similar to the low-budget indie drama "For Lovers Only" that it has ignited a furor among that film's rabid fans, and could even lead to legal action, TheWrap has learned.

The video, which presents a more mature and sexual side of the former teen star, now 22, features Jonas and French model Angele Sassy cavorting in Paris. Much of the time, they do so in situations that are nearly identical in content and composition to scenes from "For Lovers Only," a romance inspired by the French New Wave and made in France for virtually no money by Michael and Mark Polish with actress Stana Katic ("Castle").

"It's very disheartening that a fellow director would go to those lengths to copy 'For Lovers Only' and not credit us," writer and star Mark Polish told TheWrap exclusively on Tuesday.

Polish said he has tracked the comments from the Jonas camp and from the video's production company, HSI Productions, since he was alerted to the video over the weekend by outraged fans who initially thought he and his brother must have given permission. Nowhere, he said, has anyone associated with the video mentioned "For Lovers Only."

"If they had said our film was their inspiration, we would have been flattered," Polish said. "But nowhere in any of their materials do they say that we were an influence on them, which is upsetting to us as artists. And it makes this feel like plagiarism."

HSI Productions said its music video executives were on location on Tuesday, and none responded to TheWrap's request for comment. Kevin Jonas Sr., the manager of Joe Jonas, did not respond to messages left at his office. The video's director, Jaci Judelson, could not be reached.

The video premiered on iTunes last week and entered the video charts at No. 4, with more than 3 million online views.

Polish would not discuss on any further action, but a source close to the filmmakers told TheWrap that the Polish brothers do have legal counsel and are exploring the idea of a copyright infringement lawsuit.

In 2004, Madonna paid more than $600,000 to the family of French photographer Guy Bourdin after admitting that she had used his work for inspiration in her "Hollywood" video.

Here's a comparison of the Jonas video with the trailer for "For Lovers Only." The trailer includes a few but not all of the many scenes that pop up in similar form in the video.

"For Lovers Only," which director Michael Polish freely admits was inspired by the French New Wave, and particularly by Claude Lelouch's "A Man and a Woman," was made for no money by the brothers, who used equipment they already owned and piggybacked the shoot onto a French vacation they had already planned to take.

It became a bestseller on iTunes after its July release, and accumulated a rabid group of followers who still sing the movie's praises on Twitter. Those followers have bombarded HSI's Facebook page with demands that the production company acknowledge the video's inspiration.

"There is nothing wrong with getting inspiration from other artists' beautiful works, like you did with Mark & Michael Polish's 'For Lovers Only' movie for this video, but there is everything wrong in not acknowledging that inspiration," wrote one fan.

HSI has not responded on its Facebook page.

Fans have also posted side-by-side comparisons of scenes from the video and the film.

In the interviews he's done about the video, Joe Jonas has talked about how excited he was to shoot the video in Paris ("like a dream come true"), how he was the only one on the set who didn't speak French and how he thinks the video's sexual aspects may shock some of his longtime fans.

He has not spoken about the video's inspiration, though Mark Polish said he saw an interview where someone else associated with the video "said it was inspired by the French New Wave. But the French New Wave is a style, not the content.

"In their video, the content is a man and a woman meeting on the stairs, taking a boat ride, running through Paris, sitting in a bathtub … And so much of that is straight from our movie that the first time I watched it, I thought, 'Somebody really loved 'For Lovers Only.'"

The HSI Productions website includes a running Twitter feed including all the recent comments about its productions. As of Tuesday afternoon, nine of the 10 comments upbraided the company for not acknowledging "For Lovers Only."

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Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga win at Canada video awards (Reuters)

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) – Pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga were the big winners at Canada's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto Sunday.

Bieber, who was on hand as girlfriend Selena Gomez co-hosted the event, was voted favorite artist by his countrymen for the video "Somebody to Love."

Additionally "Somebody to Love" and his clip for "Find Your Love" shared the prize for best international Canadian video.

Lady Gaga was voted most popular international artist by fans, and also took home the best international video for "Judas." She performed twice at the show.

The video of the year went to Ontario pop/R&B singer Shawn Desman for "Electric/Night Like This," while Los Angeles-based hip-hop quartet Far East Movement grabbed the international group video trophy for "Like a G6."

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Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga win at Canada video awards

Justin Bieber accepts the award for ''Ur Fav Artist'' for his song ''Somebody to Love'' from host Selena Gomez during the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, June 19, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Fred Thornhill

By Etan Vlessing

Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:57am EDT

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga were the big winners at Canada's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto Sunday.

Bieber, who was on hand as girlfriend Selena Gomez co-hosted the event, was voted favorite artist by his countrymen for the video "Somebody to Love."

Additionally "Somebody to Love" and his clip for "Find Your Love" shared the prize for best international Canadian video.

Lady Gaga was voted most popular international artist by fans, and also took home the best international video for "Judas." She performed twice at the show.

The video of the year went to Ontario pop/R&B singer Shawn Desman for "Electric/Night Like This," while Los Angeles-based hip-hop quartet Far East Movement grabbed the international group video trophy for "Like a G6."

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