Music videos: Carrie Underwood's "Undo It"; Katharine McPhee's "Terrified"

Two high profile Idol-related music videos premiered on Friday, as Carrie Underwood and Katharine McPhee each had vids of their latest single released exclusive to different outlets.

Carrie's latest single "Undo It" saw its music video premiere on CMT.com. The video features Carrie set against a black background in grainy black and white in addition to tons of concert footage. Watch the video below:

Not to be outdone, Kat's video of her reworked song "Terrified" featuring the star of NBC's Chuck, Zachary Levi, premiered on her VEVO channel. Watch the vid below:



Although the video features an overdone girlfriend/boyfriend storyline, the fact that Kat's would-be lovechild with Kara DioGuardi plays the female lead is a plus. The video was directed by Judson Pearce Morgan.

Although neither video is available on iTunes yet, both tracks can be purchased at Amazon MP3. Download "Terrified"
and "Undo It".

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Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home" music video premieres

Carrie Underwood's much anticipated music video for her latest single "Temporary Home" premiered today on iTunes. The music video features clear cut story lines that are featured in the song's lyrics. Watch the video below:

The video is an absolute tearjerker, complete with a 30-second scene where Carrie plays a girl comforting her dying grandfather in the hospital. Her journey around the city in a taxi is complemented by segments where she sings in a winter theme. Pretty powerful stuff.

The video can be purchased at iTunes for $1.99.

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Ayla Brown's "Pick It Up" music video

Ayla Brown had a big week thanks to the release of her new EP Circles, which is available to purchase at iTunes. One of the components of her week was the release of her debut music video for her song "Pick It Up," which can be watched below:

The song was co-written by fellow Idol Season 5 alum Will Makar and Australian singer/songwriter Nathan Leigh Jones. Will, who shares a record label with Ayla, is still attending Berklee in Boston. The music video was reportedly produced on a "$0 budget," so it's not bad all things considered.

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Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" music video premieres

Just two days after Adam Lambert's most controversial performance to date, the eighth season's runner-up premiered his first music video for For Your Entertainment. Watch the video below:

The video was so hotly anticipated that Adam's official Web site crashed briefly as a result of the surge in traffic, as Adam tweeted:

Site crashed following announcement of video debut. Should be back up shortly about 4 hours ago from Echofon

As for the video itself, it's less exciting than Adam's AMA performance, but that's probably a good thing. The two stars of the video are undoubtedly the cane and the snake. Hopefully they were compensated accordingly.

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Katharine McPhee's "Had It All" music video

Katharine McPhee's new music video for her latest single "Had It All" premiered a bit early on Y! Music as it was added to Yahoo!'s music site tonight rather than tomorrow, it's intended release date. Watch the video below:

The video shows off Katharine's beautiful body and (still taking time to get used to) blonde hairstyle. Although the video is nothing groundbreaking, it makes good use of contrasts like Kat in a black dress against a white background and the use of black and white and color shots. This is the latest product of Kat and her label, Verve Forecast, since the announcement that her sophomore effort Unbroken would be released on Jan. 5, 2010, delayed from its original drop date of Oct. 6.

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Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" music video leaks

An unexpected thing happened today: Carrie Underwood's latest music video for her new single, "Cowboy Casanova," leaked. The even more perplexing thing is that the source of the leak is none other than CMT.com. Watch Carrie's smokin' new performance (and never before seen choreography) below before Arista Nashville flexes its removal power:

So why is this video so good? Many fans are attributing it to the fact that Roman White is not the director. White, who has directed every single video of Carrie's prior to this one, was often criticized as being uninspiring and boring with the way Carrie was used in her videos.

This time around, Carrie chose to team up with Director Theresa Wingert. Although White has got a lot of flack over the years, he really is not a bad director. Having said that, Wingert has demonstrated that she can make a seemingly boring setting appear exciting with a little help from Carrie's involvement in the process.

CMT was supposed to premiere the video on the weekend of Oct. 2, billed as the network's "Big New Music Weekend." There are really only two explanations for what happened here: 1) Someone at CMT is going to be fired over this, or 2) the leak was intentional in an effort to gain even more buzz for the single, which has a chance to debut extremely high up on Billboard' Hot 100 chart come Wednesday. My gut is telling me the latter is more plausible.

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Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" music video leaks

Falling in line with what is expected of the leakage of music videos prior to their intended release dates, Kelly Clarkson's video for her current single "Already Gone" hit the net yesterday ahead of schedule. Watch the video, which was directed by Joseph Kahn, below:

A self-playing orchestra? The video is extremely boring, but then again, RCA probably does not see the point in shelling out the proper amount of dough to get a more lively product. When Kelly herself has to joke about her Letterman performance sounding "less like 'Halo,'" it's easy to see that the two parties are not seeing eye to eye on this song as a single choice.

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Jordin Sparks' "Battlefield" video leaks

As expected, Jordin Sparks' new music video for her current single, "Battlefield," leaked yesterday courtesy of tudou.com. See a rough version of the video below:

The first half of the video is rather uneventful, although the use of white and black for Jordin's dresses are symbolic. But once she goes into her battle position on the catchy and ear-grabbing "guess you better go and get your armor" line, the whole theme of the video changes and the corporation of the smoke and colors at night give it a feeling of excitement. Add to it the fact that she looks more mature than in her past videos, and we have a recipe for a hit depending on whether or not the song can get its act together at radio and on the sales chart.

The music video was slated to (and will still) officially premiere on MTV later today.

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Daughtry's music video for "No Surprise" released

Thanks to an early leak today, Daughtry's new music video for its latest single "No Surprise" saw its premiere on VH1.com bumped up some 12 hours or so, as it was slated to debut at 12 a.m. Wednesday. It was also added to the band's official Web site amid the race to spread it around the net quickly. Watch the video below:

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While the video makes the song a little more enjoyable, it still echoes back to music videos from the past, as there are similarities in both the storyline and cinematography to Daughtry's own "It's Not Over" and "Over You" music videos, David Cook's video for "Light On," Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" video and even Nickelback's "Far Away" video among others.

Still, it's not all that bad, and the scenery is pretty interesting. What do you all think?

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Kelly's "I Do Not Hook Up" music video leaks

Kelly Clarkson's latest music video for current single "I Do Not Hook Up" yesterday leaked on the Asian video sharing Web site Youku.com. Watch the video below:

It seems Kelly is looking to use comic relief here, and it actually works, especially with the tripping on the bar counter. In case you would like to see what it looks like in high definition on the small screen minus the watermarks, the video will officially premiere tomorrow on MTV and MTV Hits beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

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Cook's "Come Back to Me" music video premieres

In a coordinated effort to maximize exposure, David Cook's music video for his second single "Come Back to Me" premiered on ATT.com earlier this evening just hours before he launched the song by having a pre-taped performance air on the Idol results show. A 30-second preview of the video was also shown in a commercial break during the results show. Watch the video, which was directed by Gavin Bowden, below:

The video is set in an airport terminal and features a cool filming technique where Cook is shown doing everything backwards while the camera films in reverse, creating a dream-like effect. The video has a cool concept and makes the single's release a little more bearable, as it livens it up a bit.

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'Idol' odds 'n ends: Sligh, Carrie receive Dove Awards noms

The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:

>Chris Sligh was nominated for the 40th Annual Dove Awards for his single "Empty Me" in the Song of the Year category in addition to being put up for consideration for the New Artist of the Year. Another Idol alum received a nomination for the show: Carrie Underwood got her name thrown into the ring for Country Gospel Song of the Year for her live recording of "How Great Thou Art." The show will be held at the Grand Ole Opryhouse on Thurs., April 23 at 8 p.m. ET. Vote for Chris for New Artist on GospelMusicChannel.com.

>Carrie also received another award nomination, as she now has four noms for the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards thanks to the announcement of the Album of the Year category's nominees. Carnival Ride's nomination adds to Carrie's other nominations for the Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Video of the Year categories.

>The ratings for Idol this week were leagues above all other programs in its timeslots, although it almost lost out to CSI in total viewers on Thursday because Taylor Swift's guest appearance launched the episode into an above average showing. Idol pulled in 24.2 million on Tuesday, 22.5 million on Wednesday and 21.2 million on Thursday.

>David Cook's rendition of "Billie Jean" was featured in a promo for the Israeli television series Loving Anna. Watch the spot below:

This isn't the first time Cook's version of "Billie Jean" has been featured in a promo for a program on Israeli TV. Last year, the song played in the background of a promo for Friday Night Lights.

>Cook is also currently working on his next music video, which will be for "Come Back to Me." He was caught filming the video at LAX the other day. Gavin Bowden will be helming the video (Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

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Melinda Doolittle's video for "It's Your Love" premieres

Melinda Doolittle's music video for her first single, "It's Your Love," premiered on AOL Music earlier today. Watch the sixth season's second runner-up's maiden voyage into filming music videos below:

The video would be boring if it weren't for the fact that Melinda lights up the screen no matter what she's seen in. It's on the low-budget side but again, that is not what really matters to Melinda.

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Taylor Hicks' "What's Right Is Right" video premieres

Taylor Hicks' music video for his latest single, "What's Right Is Right," premiered late last night on Yahoo! Music. Watch the video below:

The video starts out promising, looking like a storyline will be built with Taylor roaming the streets of New York and an elderly couple in a coffee shop. But it takes a sharply different turn, and is filled with dizzying transitions, dark shadows and puzzling shots of a random girl. No offense to Taylor, but this video is a disaster.

The good news is the song is still pretty good.

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Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love" video premieres

Coming just three days after Jennifer Hudson took home a Grammy for R&B Album of the Year, the music video for the second single off her debut album, "If This Isn't Love," today premiered on AOL Music's PopEater blog. Watch the video below:

Jennifer will next appear at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, which will be broadcast live on FOX tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.

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Poll of the week: BTHE is fave video of Kelly

In another big week for Kelly Clarkson on the poll of the week, her music video for "Behind These Hazel Eyes" was voted the favorite one among IDOL LIVE readers.

"Eye" surmounted nine votes, or 20% of the total take, just one vote more than the eight cast for "My Life Would Suck Without You" (18%). The videos for "Since U Been Gone," "Because of You" and "Never Again" scored seven votes each (16%) of the 42 votes cast in all.

Continuing with the Kelly Clarkson theme, for this week's poll of the week, readers are asked to decide which album cover they prefer of all Kelly's albums. You will have exactly one week to vote.

A Moment Like This 2 (4%)
Before Your Love 0 (0%)
Miss Independent 0 (0%)
Low 0 (0%)
Breakaway 2 (4%)
Since U Been Gone 7 (16%)
Behind These Hazel Eyes 9 (20%)
Because of You 7 (16%)
Walk Away 1 (2%)
Never Again 7 (16%)
My Life Would Suck Without You 8 (18%)

Total votes: 42

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Access Hollywood goes behind the scenes with Kelly

Access Hollywood has released behind the scenes footage of Kelly Clarkson while filming her music video for "My Life Would Suck Without You." Watch the featurette below:

The behind the scenes montage also shows a good amount of director Wayne Isham, Kelly running around with dogs and just being her signature goofy self.

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Kelly's music video for "My Life Would Suck Without You"

You've probably already seen it, but just in case you haven't, watch Kelly Clarksons music video for "My Life Would Suck Without You" below:

The video premiered on AT&T's Mobility service and on ATT.net for 24 hours. It has also been added to playlists on VH1, Fuse and MTV.

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Jordin's "One Step At a Time" video now back up

After being prematurely uploaded to her YouTube channel last week, Jordin Sparks' video for her third single, "One Step At a Time," is finally back up online for fans to watch. Watch the video below:

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Jordin's "One Step At a Time" video premieres

Jordin Sparks' video for her latest single, "One Step At a Time," premiered this afternoon on her YouTube channel. The premise of the video is fairly simple and fits the spring and upcoming summer months just right. At the conclusion of the video, Jordin holds up her palm to the camera, which reads "I love you Wendy," which is a message to the Sparks' family friend, who recently lost her battle with Stage 4 Melanoma.

The video will be embedded here as soon as an embeddable one becomes available.

UPDATE: Jordin has posted on IDF that the video was taken down due to some minor technical issues and will be reposted soon.

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