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Nelly Furtado is out with the music video to her new single ‘Big Hoops (The Bigger the Better)’, off the Canadian pop singer’s fifth studio album ‘The Spirit Indestructible’, due June 19th. The X directed video was shot in downtown Los Angeles and features Nelly on stilts with a performance from World Champion Native American hoop dancers.

Canadian pop signer Nelly Furtado has revealed the title and release date of her upcoming fifth album. ‘The Spirit Indestructible’ will be released on June 19th, and the album’s first single, ‘Big Hoops (Bigger is Better)’, which Furtado co-wrote with Rodney Jerkins, is available now on iTunes.

Furtado co-wrote each song on ‘The Spirit Indestructible’, which, in keeping with her musically eclectic nature, finds her working with an array of collaborators from across the musical spectrum, including hip-hop songwriter-producer Salaam Remi (Furtado’s ‘The Night is Young’, Nas), pop songwriter-producer Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Beyonce and Lady Gaga), veteran metal producer Bob Rock (Metallica), Dutch DJ and EDM producer Tiesto, rock songwriter and producer John Shanks, and Jamaican reggae producer Da Genius. A deluxe version of the album will feature several bonus tracks, including Furtado’s collaborations with Fraser T. Smith (Adele), producer and Passion Pit lead singer Mike Angelakos, and a track featuring the Kenyan Boys Choir that Furtado produced herself.

“I began writing these songs around the time I released my Spanish album ‘Mi Plan’,” Furtado said. “I was in a great headspace, feeling refreshed and ready to really deliver in English again. This album is all about positivity, youth, good energy, and the relentlessness of the spirit. I want people to live this music the way we did when we wrote it. I want them to jump, dance, scream, laugh, cry, love, and vibe to it, and to turn it up very loud everywhere.”

The Spirit Indestructible is Furtado’s first English-language studio album since 2006′s double-platinum ‘Loose’, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, was certified multi-platinum in 32 countries, and sold 10 million copies worldwide. ‘Loose’ also spawned three hit singles, including the No. 1′s ‘Promiscuous’ and ‘Say It Right’, both of which earned Furtado Grammy Award nominations.

Check out a ‘Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)’ lyric video via SoundCloud below.

Nelly Furtado was filmed on the set of her ‘Night Is Young’ music video, where the Canadian pop singer talked about her “eclectic sound”. The Canadian pop singer explained, “First of all, I definitely consider myself a pop artist and a pop singer. I think what defines one as a pop musician is the songs, the songwriting. Is the album about lyric and melody? And if the lyric and melody and the voice is what carries you through the whole album completely, more than anything I think it’s a pop album.” Watch the comments via YouTube below.

Nelly Furtado was filmed on the set of her ‘Night Is Young’ music video, where the Canadian pop singer talked about the song. “Basically, because the song ‘Night Is Young’ is not necessarily a love song, although it could be,” Nelly explained. “It’s about fun and relationships in many different forms. Friendships, it could be love, it could be just celebration, or like the relationship you have with a stranger, you just walk by on the street. So it’s more about a vibe and energy.” Watch the comments via YouTube below.

Nelly Furtado was filmed on the set of her ‘Night Is Young’ music video, where the Canadian pop singer talked about which of her songs is her favorite. “I think I have to say ‘Try’. ‘Try’ pops out to me all of the sudden,” Nelly responded. “I have had so many fans around the world, bless their hearts, who have just come up to me and told me so many beautiful things about that song. It’s called ‘Try’ and it’s on my second album ‘Folklore’.” Watch the comments via YouTube below.

Nelly Furtado celebrates ten years of hits with an album that recaps it all, ‘The Best of Nelly Furtado’. “I’ve had four albums all together and many tours and many great experiences and collaborations, all kinds of recordings,” the Canadian pop singer explained. “I really wanted to capture all that energy on one disc, kind of bring my fans a best of. A recap which I think is necessary after a decade. I think I’m entitled to a little recap, and new songs as well because I’ve been working a lot in the studio on new material and we had a few new songs we wanted to put on this release before my next English release.” Watch the comments via YouTube below.

CNN’s Becky Anderson talked to multilingual pop star Nelly Furtado about music, motherhood, her next album, performing with James Morrison, and a possible collaboration with Lady Gaga. “I’m still recording my english album and it’s actually halfway done,” Furtado said about her new material. “It’s been a blast and I’m gonna make sure it’s just perfect for all of you fans. 2011, it’s coming.” Watch the interview via CNN.com below.

Nelly Furtado is out with the music video to her new single ‘Night Is Young’, the first release off the Canadian pop singer’s greatest hits album ‘The Best Of Nelly Furtado’, out November 16th on Geffen Records. ‘Night Is Young’ is one of three new songs on the CD. Watch the Alan Ferguson directed video via YouTube below.