Robyn posted behind the scenes footage from the set of her ‘Dream On’ music video in New York City on her label’s YouTube channel.
The Swedish pop singer says in the clip, “It’s a song for everyone. I think a lot of people recognize themselves in the lyrics. I guess the video is based on how we judge other people.”
“I like New York. I spend a lot of time here as a kid, so it’s an important place for me. I love being here,” Robyn said about the music video location.
Watch the video below.
Robyn posted an acoustic version of her song ‘Be Mine’, filmed at Cherrytree Records headquarters in Los Angeles. The track comes off the Swedish pop singer’s self-titled fourth album.
“It was so crazy,” Robyn said about her red carpet walk at an unspecified awards show. “I had this one dude asking me, I had the bird and he’s like, ‘What’s that? Is that a dove or a pigeon?’ I’m like no, it’s a robin. ‘Have you made the bird yourself?’ Like I was a kid. I was like no. ‘Oh, so what does your bird eat?’ That’s a weird question. It drinks champagne on ice.”
Asked whether she was there when her award was announced, Robyn confessed, “I messed up. I was gonna go to the ladies room, so I asked Martin do you think I’ll have time to go? He was like yeah, you’ll be fine. So I walked off to the bathroom, came back and the makeup girl Kate was like, ‘They just announced that you didn’t win.’ I was like what? She said, ‘Yeah I ran after you. I tried to find you.’ So I wasn’t there but that was good, you know. I just didn’t have to go through that whole thing of am I getting it or not, so it was good.”
Watch it below.
Robyn is out with the music video to her new single ‘Cobrastyle’, a cover of Teddybears’ 2004 release, off Robyn’s self-titled album out now on Konichiwa Records. Watch the Rankin & Chris directed video via YouTube below the cut. (more…)
MTV News You R Here features Robyn hanging out backstage at tour rehearsals in Nice, France with Tobias. The singer, on tour with Madonna, joked about feeling like she’s in seventh grade hanging around with ninth graders. In another clip, Robyn checked out the stage at Stade Charles Ehrmann. The brief message at MTV.com has since been removed.
Pop acts on television this week include:
Duffy, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Monday.
Santogold, who performs on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ on Monday.
Josh Kelley, who performs on ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ on Monday.
Feist, who performs on ‘The Colbert Report’ on Monday and ‘Late Night’ on Wednesday.
Hilary Duff, who visits ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Monday and ‘Total Request Live’ on Tuesday.
‘American Idol’ castoff Carly Smithson, who visits ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’, ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and ‘The Sauce’ on Monday.
Natasha Bedingfield, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Tuesday.
George Stanford, who performs on ‘Last Call’ on Tuesday.
Girlicious, who visit ‘The Sauce’ on Tuesday and ‘TRL’ on Wednesday.
Neil Diamond, who is the mentor and musical guest on ‘American Idol’ on Tuesday and Wednesday, and performs on ‘Today’ on Friday.
Robyn, who performs on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ on Thursday.
Avril Lavigne, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Thursday.
Lykke Li is out with an acoustic live video for ‘I’m Good, I’m Gone’, featuring Robyn, Adam Olenius and Bebban Stenborg of Shout Out Louds, Daniel Värjö of The Concretes, Lars Skoglund of Laakso, and Mikael of Hjalmarj. Watch it below the fold. (more…)
Robyn posted the following bulletin to fans on her MySpace on Monday (August 13):
Hey Everyone,
Well…we made it
With every heartbeat is the official Uk number 1- I’m so happy
It entered the chart at number 5 last week on downloads alone and I beat both Timbaland and Kanye West to the top so thanks a million friends
I’ve also been added to v festival!
And my album was re-released today with some extra tracks on there just for you!
Thank you all of you!
ROBYN X
Robin also wrote on her blog at MySpace on Monday:
A number 1 on the UK single chart feels great! “With every heartbeat” seems to be one of those records that just found it’s way into peoples hearts and I’m happy and amazed by the response from radio and fans just embracing the song. For a song without a chorus and with a big chunk of dramatic strings on it, it’s done quite well. Kleerup and I are exited about this being the one that gets to the top. I’m really enjoying this moment. Konichiwa Bitches!
ROBYN
Popjustice.com caught up with Robyn for a Q&A, where she was asked about writing more songs for people like ‘Swedish Idol’ star Darin Zanyar. “I don’t write for other people on purpose, it’s just that sometimes it happens,” she said. “Sometimes I will write a song and not record it and someone else will – actually that’s my publisher’s job. I don’t even know how it happens. Sometimes someone will phone and say ‘can I use your song?’ and I will say ‘Who are you?’. And then we sort it out. When I wrote ‘With Every Heartbeat’ I wrote the lyrics about Kleerup breaking up with his girlfriend. I borrowed his life and wrote a really sad song then I had to double check with him that it was alright because I’d used him.” Read more.
A second version of a video for Robyn and Kleerup’s ‘With Every Heartbeat’ is available. The track is featured on Robyn’s self-titled album. Watch it at YouTube.
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They discussed their upcoming fall tour, their live CD and DVD due out in October, and their documentary, ‘Strong Enough To Break’, among other topics. The chat transcript is as follows:
Hey everybody.. Welcome to the chat! We’ve got a lot of cool stuff to talk, can’t wait to answer all your questions.
taylorstolemytutu asks What did they think about the turn out to the doc and fans reactions to it
It was amazing to see how many fans came from all over to see the screening. We really wanted to let all of you be the first to get inside the story of the documentary. We all had a great time playing at Mayfest, and it was one of the most fun shows we’ve done.
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