From The Vault is back this week with a Pop classic from 2008.
Today’s pick comes courtesy of mother-to-be Katy Perry: it’s the smash hit ‘Hot n Cold.’
After zooming up the charts with breakout single ‘I Kissed A Girl’, Katy proved that she was no novelty act with ‘Hot’ — the second single from her second album ‘One Of The Boys.’
Written by Dr Luke, Benny Blanco and Max Martin, the cut was produced by the latter and was another success for Perry. Peaking at #3 in the US, #4 in both the UK and Australia, and reaching the top spot in Canada, it was also nominated at the GRAMMY for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2010.
The song sees the artist confronting an undecided lover about how toxic his behavior is to their relationship.
Alan Ferguson directed the colorful video which presented Ms. Perry as a bride hunting down her love-interest all over town after he fails to say “I do” at the altar.
Katy’s parents make a brief cameo.
As of July 2020, the video is just under 20 million views away from hitting the billion mark.
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Keeping it 100, we still can’t pin point the exact reason why Katy stopped ruling the charts the way she was during her first three album cycles.
From ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ to ‘Harleys in Hawaii,’ she has kept on churning out top tier bops, not too far removed from her most successful and acclaimed hits – qualitatively speaking.
Anyhow, here’s hoping Ms. Perry’s next project ‘Smile’ is one filled with yet more of her signature Pop bops, akin to ‘Hot N Cold.’
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Dua Lipa‘s career continues to scale to higher heights.
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Executive produced by ‘Get Out’s Jordan Peele, the hotly anticipated drama is based on Matt Ruff’s book of the same name.
The series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as teams with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his father (Michael Kenneth Williams) — who has been missing.
What happens next is a story of struggle and survival to survive and overcome racist horrors.
Ahead of its premiere on HBO and HBO Max, watch the first full-length trailer below…
Naya Rivera‘s tragic death dealt a devastating blow to her many fans worldwide.
However, the loss had the most profound personal effect on her loved ones – including ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, with whom the ‘Glee’ star shares a four-year-old son named Josey.
The actor, who joined the search for Rivera at Lake Piru where she sadly drowned – has been noticeably silent from the moment she was declared missing.
He’s now opening up in remembrance of the actress. His words below…