SHOT: Sheryl Crow - Psyop, directors

Directing team Psyop is in the midst of post for Sheryl Crow's "Good Is Good." The video is due later this summer.

artist: Sheryl Crow
song: "Good Is Good"
label: A&M/Interscope
director(s): Psyop
production co: Psyop
rep: Cath Berclaz

NEWS: VH1 Mega Hits to be Replaced by Logo

VH1's alternative rock digital channel VH1 Mega Hits will sign off the air at the end of June to make way for the June 30 launch of Viacom's gay network Logo. This change will allow Logo to launch with a total of approximately 10 million households.

SHOT: Caesars - Christopher Mills, director

Caesars perform "It's Not The Fall That Hurts"in the great outdoors of Vancouver while two little girls and a dancer shake objects like lightning bolts (see photo of Mills directing the action below) to the beat.

artist: Caesars
song: "It's Not The Fall That Hurts"
label: Astralwerks
director(s): Christopher Mills
production co: Spy Entertainment

SHOT: R. Kelly feat. The Game - X, director

artist: R. Kelly featuring The Game
song: "Playa's Only"
label: Jive/ZLG
director(s): X
production co: HSI

NEW RELEASE: Ryan Cabrera "40 Kinds Of Sadness"

Ryan Cabrera "40 Kinds Of Sadness"  E.V.L.A./Atlantic
Bill Fishman, director
D. Green, producer
Fallout, production company
Brett Truett, editor
Description: "40 Kinds Of Sadness" intersperses various live perfomances by Cabrera and his band with b-roll shots of life on the road.

NEW RELEASE: Pretty Ricky "Grind With Me"

Pretty Ricky "Grind With Me"  Bluestar/Atlantic
Ray Kay, director
Ben Oswald, producer
Rockhard Films, production company
Robin Frank Management, rep
Description: The members of hip-hop quartet Pretty Ricky romance some ladies at their oceanfront, contemporary mansion.

BOOKED: Staind - Nathan Cox, director

This video mixes performance at a grand train station with vignettes that focus on the various people waiting for their trains.

artist: Staind
song: "Right Here"
label: Atlantic
director(s): Nathan Cox
production co: Merge @ Crossroads
rep: Labuda Management

BOOKED: Lil' Mo - David Palmer, director

Lil' Mo will pay tribute to "Dem Boyz" from her hometown of Baltimore in this upcoming video.

artist: Lil' Mo
song: "Dem Boyz"
label: Cash Money/Universal
director(s): David Palmer
production co: Palmer Productions
rep: Labuda Management

MTV ALERT: Adds for the Week of 6/13/05

MTV Adds:
Jessica Simpson "These Boots Are Made For Walkin" (Columbia)
Lindsay Lohan "First" (Casablanca/Universal/Hollywood)
Mike Jones "Back Then'" (Asylum/Warner Bros.)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)

MTV2 Adds:
Finch "Bitemarks And Bloodstains" (Drive-Thru/Geffen)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)

MTVU Adds:
Bright Eyes "Lua" (Saddle Creek)
Beck "Girl" (Geffen)
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley "Welcome To Jam Rock" (Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal)
Dredg "Bug Eyes" (Interscope)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)
The Mars Volta "L'Via/L'Viaquez" (Strummer/Universal)
Paul Wall "Sittin' Sidewayz" (Swisha House/Asylum)

MTV Jams:
Amerie “Touch” (Columbia)
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley "Welcome To Jam Rock" (Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)
R. Kelly "Trapped In The Closet (Chapter 1)" (Jive/ZLG)
Slim Thug featuring Bun B "I Ain't Heard Of That" (Star Trak/Geffen)

BOOKED: OK Go - Olivier Gondry, director

This multiple camera shoot will showcase an OK Go performance at a very stylized party space.

artist: OK Go
song: "Do What You Want"
label: Capitol
director(s): Olivier Gondry
production co: Partizan

BOOKED: Chris Brown - Erik White, director

16 year old r&b phenom Chris Brown will debut in this dance heavy video...

artist: Chris Brown
song: "Run It"
label: Jive/ZLG
director(s): Erik White
production co: F.M. Rocks
rep: Milk & Honey

VH1 ALERT: Adds For the Week Of 6/13/05

VH1 Adds:
Anastacia "Left Outside Alone" (Epic)
Beck "Girl" (Geffen)
Jason Mraz "Play" (Atlantic)
R. Kelly "Trapped In The Closet (Chapter 1)" (Jive/ZLG)

FUSE ALERT: Adds for the Week of 6/13/05

FUSE Adds:
Beck "Girl" (Geffen)
Queens of the Stone Age "In My Head" (Interscope)
The White Stripes "Blue Orchid" (V2)

Oven Fresh Adds:
Bizarre "Rock Star" (Red Head/The Arsenal/Sanctuary)
Embrace "Ashes" (Lava)
Kasabian "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" (RCA)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)
Pras Michel "Haven’t Found" (Guerrilla/Universal)
Team Sleep "Ever (Foreign Flag)" (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

BET ALERT: Adds for the Week of 6/13/05

BET Adds:
Kanye West "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)
Missy Elliott featuring Ciara "Lose Control" (Goldmind/Atlantic)
Teairra Mari "Make Her Feel Good" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)

Rap City Adds:
Cassidy "B-Boy Stance" (Full Surface/J Records)
Jermaine Dupri "Gotta Getcha" (So So Def/Virgin)
Kanye West "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)

SHOT: Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society - Eric Zimmerman, director

Metal icon Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society performs this tribute to Dimebag Darrell on acoustic guitar and at a grand piano set in the middle of a flowing river. Fear not, metalheads: Once the song moves to the guitar solo, the Wyldeman smashes apart and the sets fire to the piano.

artist: Black Label Society
song: "In This River"
label: Artemis
director: Eric Zimmerman
producer: Mark Hall
production co: Limelight Films
DP: Scott Kevan

NEW RELEASE: Fischerspooner "Never Win"

Fischerspooner "Never Win"  Capitol
Warren Fischer & Jon Kane, directors
Opticnerve, production company
Jon Kane & Warren Fischer,  editors
Description: The latest videos from this NYC electro/art outfit is a series of strange set pieces. In one, singer Casey Spooner leads a band that changes between children and all grown up players, while in another he gets a bottle smashed on his head. Also added into the mix are several costume changes, face make-up and dancers/athletes who freeze in midair.

NEW RELEASE: Majestic Twelve "I Don't Have A Job"

Majestic Twelve "I Don't Have A Job"  Pandora's Legacy
Brian Rainey, director
Description: Accident prone people in monkey masks ride around on bikes in this wonderfully weird music video. The footage is treated with a scratched film effect so that the video can pass as an archival clip from the Council on Bicycle Safety.  The song itself is a near rewrite of R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)."

DVD ALERT: INXS, Pretenders, T. Rex, Johnny Cash, Lou Reed

In stores today... click the titles to purchase at Amazon.com

INXS  - What You Need: The Video Hits Collection
The complete INXS videography makes it to DVD via this low-priced collection. "What You Need," "Devil Inside," "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation" are just some of the hits included.

The Pretenders - Greatest Hits
This collection includes classic videos for "Brass In Pocket," "Back On The Chain Gang," "Don't Get Me Wrong" and much more. Also includes a 45 minute documentary on the band.

T. Rex - Born To Boogie
This 1972 artifact, directed by The Beatles' Ringo Starr, gets a loving 2-disc DVD release. Completely remastered and restored, the film mixes live performances with various staged episodes and behind the scenes footage. Extras include two complete concerts, a documentary about the band, a featurette on the restoration work, outtakes, multiple camera and audio options plus a high resolution DTS sound mix.

Johnny Cash - Ridin' the Rails: The Great American Train Story
This 1974 special is a look at the country's great railroad history narrated through the songs and words of Johnny Cash.

Lou Reed - Spanish Fly: Live In Spain
A concert by Lou Reed and his band filed at an August 7, 2004 date in Spain. The set contains songs from both his solo career and from his old band, The Velvet Underground.

NEW RELEASE: Coldplay "Speed Of Sound"

Coldplay "Speed Of Sound"  Anonymous
Mark Romanek, director
Aris McGarry, producer
Anonymous Content, production company
Harris Savides, DP
Adam Pertofsky, editor
Laura Fox, production designer
Description: Coldplay perform "Speed Of Sound" in front of a massive LED rig which displays light patterns that get busier and more colorful as the song crescendos.

BOOKED: Ying Yang Twins - Erik White, director

The Ying Yang Twins will live it up on the Vegas Strip in their next video.

artist: Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones
song: "Badd"
label: TVT
director(s): Erik White
production co: F.M. Rocks
rep: Milk & Honey

NEWS: Anonymous Adds Steven Klein

Director Steven Klein has signed with production house Anonymous Content for music video and commercial representation. Primarily known as a photographer, Klein has worked with the designers Calvin Klein, Alexander McQueen and Gucci, plus recording artists Kelis, Mick Jagger and David Bowie. He also created the videos used on Madonna's "Re-Invention" tour and photographed the cover of Justin Timberlake's CD Justified.