Thursday, January 16, 2020

Halsey - Road To Manic (Episode 1) review



With only one day left until Halsey's third studio album Manic is out, I wanted to introduce you all to the singer's new web series called Road To Manic. The series is available on Halsey's official  YouTube channel with new episodes being added every Thursday.

The first episode was released on November 7, 2019. The video begins with an instrumental version of the singer's third single "clementine". Then, you can see Halsey talking about how excited she is to release Manic but she has some things to do first before her album drops.

In the next scene, we see the singer traveling to Stockholm, Sweden and rehearsing for her performance on Swedish Idol. She can also be seen giving some encouraging words to some contestants on the show as Halsey says to them:

"Don't be nervous. Just have fun. And just know that you're doing what you are supposed to be doing. Be confident in that fact."

After she is finished with Swedish Idol, Halsey flies to Seville, Spain for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards to sing her hit song "Graveyard".

Before the video ends, Ashley starts talking about what her album will be.

"You heard my album called Manic. And you think that it's going to be like super sad and dark. And it's not. It's like really colorful. Like kinda of funny sometimes. It's scary because it's so much of me. So when people don't like it I feel like they don't like me."

I love that Halsey is doing a web series that not only documents her life around the world, but we also get to hear her talk more about the creative process with her album.

Watch the first episode of Road To Manic for yourself on YouTube now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF2zbKekGkg







 

Selena Gomez "Lose You To Love Me" Alternative Video review


Selena Gomez is getting real when it comes to heartbreak on the alternative video for her hit single "Lose You To Love Me". The singer released the alternative video on her official YouTube channel on January 13, 2020. It was shot on an iPhone Pro just the original black and white video minus the woozy effects.

We see Selena sitting down and playing the song on the piano as she sings:

You promised the world and I fell for it
I put you first and you adored it
Set fires to my forest
And you let it burn
Sang off-key in my chorus
'Cause it wasn't yours

Then, Gomez turns around in the chair and starts facing the camera before belting out the chorus:

I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me

I really like the "Lose You To Love Me" alternative video by Selena. Just seeing her play the piano and then how she came out on top towards the end of the video with that mesmerizing voice was just absolutely amazing.

You can watch the official alternative video to "Lose You To Love Me" right here:

 
And don't forget to buy or stream Selena's comeback album Rare, which is available now on all streaming platforms and stores everywhere.



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