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Watch Flo Rida featuring Sia's new video, 'Wild Ones.'

Flo Rida is basically the king of American pop, but who knew he was such a badass in Dubai? Flo's new video, "Wild Ones," was shot in the desert oasis, and it features stunning vocals by U.K. songstress Sia on the hook. The song itself is a club-ready banger, sporting Flo Rida's signature quick rhymes and a straight-to-the-point chorus: "Hey, I heard you were a wild one/Oooh, if I took you home/It'd be a home run/Show me how you'll do." Hey, at least Sia knows what she wants.

Sia herself isn't in the video, but Flo Rida and his entourage make up for it in full -- Flo and his pals get their skydive on (no literally, they're jumping out of planes!), and they party it up in the mini helicopter beforehand. 'Cause celebrities aren't normal and don't get frightened in tiny propeller planes, obvs.

+ Watch Flo Rida featuring Sia's "Wild Ones" video after the jump.

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Oh, hello! My name's Bradley Stern. You probably already know me from "The Voice," where one of my tweets was once prominently read aloud on air. (All fan letters and gifts can still be sent to my PO box--thank you in advance.)

But if you somehow didn't catch that, I'm also the writer behind MuuMuse, a sassy, classy music blog devoted to all things pop. I'm an unabashed pop music fan with love for all sorts of artists from across the world -- especially the UK and Sweden! -- and I'm always on the prowl for up-and-coming artists on the scene. Oh, and I harbor an unhealthy obsession with Britney Spears.

In an effort to share some of the juiciest pop songs that may not be popping up on your local Top 40 radio stations anytime soon (yet, anyway), I'll be posting a weekly wrap-up of five of my favorite pop songs, free of charge. I'm cool like that.

So now, without further ado: Here's a rundown of the top four smashes (and a rehash) of the week!

1.) Will Young, "Jealousy"

If the name Will Young rings a bell, you may have just outed yourself as a major "American Idol" buff: The original winner of the UK's "Pop Idol" teamed up with OG "Idol" darling Kelly Clarkson back in '02 for a duet during the show's first-ever finale. Aside from that brief cameo however, Young's visibility in America has remained more or less... well, invisible.

Nonetheless, Young's had lasting success in the UK for a decade (like our beloved Clarkson stateside), which leads up to his sensational fifth studio album Echoes, released earlier this week. "Jealousy" is the album's gorgeous lead single; a haunting cross between a piano-led torch track and a heartbreak disco anthem (think the male companion piece to Swedish pop princess Robyn's "Dancing On My Own".)

Falling for someone showing you all sorts of mixed signals? As Queen Rebecca Black might suggest, this is your moment: Lust now, cry later. + LISTEN TO WILL YOUNG'S "JEALOUSY."

2.) David Guetta featuring Sia, "Titanium"

Sending indie acts into the studio with top dance producers looks troublesome on paper, but the tunes that result are almost always some of the finest work from both parties. Case in point? "Sexy Bitch" purveyor David Guetta snagging quirky indie-pop chanteuse Sia (of "Breathe Me" fame, the ballad you bawled your eyes out to during the series finale of "Six Feet Under") for a quick go on the dance floor.

The result is one of, if not the most, massive club cuts of the year. Don't believe me? Just wait until the song's soaring lift-off of a chorus -- an unstoppably ferocious call-to-arms -- as Sia lets out an epic battle cry: "You shoot me down, but I won't fall...I am titanium!" Go ahead: Try and stand your ground after the beat drops. I defy you. + LISTEN TO DAVID GUETTA FEATURING SIA, "TITANIUM."

3.) The Saturdays, "All Fired Up"

Girl groups aren't really so much a thing in America these days (RIP Danity Kane, forever and always), but across the pond, they're still going (somewhat) strong. Perhaps the hottest group du jour? The Saturdays: A bubbly, more commercial version of the UK's greatest pop export since the Spice Girls, Girls Aloud. (The Saturdays are sort of the catalog to the Aloud's couture, you dig?)

Co-produced by Gaga hit-maker Space Cowboy and UK powerhouse production troupe Xenomania, the fivesome's explosive dance-pop number cheekily borrows from our favorite pop starlets: We've got your Gaga ("Get your claws up!"), your Brit Brit ("Keep me on your radar") and even some Ke$ha to boot ("We're all animal, we're all animal").

Armed with fiery hot club production and radio-friendly rhymes, the Sats may just be packing enough heat to get it blazing over in America. + LISTEN TO THE SATURDAYS' "ALL FIRED UP."

+ Listen To More Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week After The Jump!

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(Credit: Peggy Siorta/Marie Claire)

Damn, Christina Aguilera is kinda done playing around, right? As she readies her new album, Bionic (which allegedly features collaborations with Sia, Santigold, M.I.A. and Ladytron, if the Internet's to be believed), the pop-star/working mother took some time out and posed for the February 2010 issue of Marie Claire magazine.

Peggy Siorta shot Christina in various states of fierceness here. My personal favorite is the one of her rocking the D&G body suit, standing in front of a white piano.

She's certainly come a long way from the multi-color braid action and underwear-on-the-outside of yesteryear.

Tags Christina Aguilera, M.I.A., Santigold, Sia

Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson are Le Tigre, the art-school/dance-punk offspring of the Riot Grrrl movement. Though they were never quite celebrities, a series of scruffy, chaotic anthems promoted them to a level of fame rarely seen by underground feminist electropunks. How often, after all, do you hear of pretty girls with mustaches having their songs played in cosmetics commercials?!?

Le Tigre remain three of the most visible faces of a politically-motivated art movement that bends musical standards as readily as it does gender. Along with Peaches, The Gossip and others, they have created a musical environment that's more hospitable to edgier artists who aren't as easy to digest as, say, Christina Aguilera.

Well, here it comes, breaking news: It's just been announced that Le Tigre -- who have worked with everyone from Yoko Ono to drag queen Vaginal Davis -- are now in the studio with Christina Aguilera. Get the f--- outta town, right? Right. For her new album, Aguilera has been buzy assembling an A-list of electroclash collaborators, including Goldfrapp, Ladytron and Sia. Big news for a little scene!

Anyway, before their beats start popping up on Disney soundtracks, we thought we oughta share five things you must know about Le Tigre. Check it.

1. LE TIGRE DID NOT BREAK UP!
A recent MySpace bulletin laid wild rumors to rest, and confirmed that the band was not extinct, but "on Sabbatical." While they rest, dig into their permanently frenzied back catalog.

2. Le Tigre Are No Strangers To The Mainstream Spotlight.
Not only have Le Tigre's songs found their way into a smattering of offshore advertisements, they've also been featured on One Tree Hill, The OC and regularly in the official Boston Red Sox radio broadcast!

3. Le Tigre Don't Need Restraining Orders.
Although Le Tigre member JD Samson is a gracefully androgynous club DJ with close-cropped hair and enviable style, she is not in Lindsay Lohan's speed dial. Maybe Xtina will introduce them?

4. Le Tigre Are Multi-Talented.
When Johanna Fateman isn't beating on her Gibson, she frequently contributes writing to Art Forum magazine, as a professional art critic. She and JD are also part of a new Brooklyn DJ group called MEN.

5. Le Tigre Married Well.
Kathleen Hanna, who was originally responsible for pulling Le Tigre together, has been married to Beastie Boy Ad-Rock for three years! Like Ad-Rock, all three members of Le Tigre are enthusiastic activists.

Keep an eye out for their upcoming collab with Christina Aguilera. Can you even imagine?? Pretty cool! What do you think it'll sound like? Will Xtina do another fashion 180? Watch Le Tigre's "New Kicks" after the jump for a better idea of what to expect.

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Aussie solo chanteuse and former Zero 7 vocalist Sia -- think the pop sensibilities of Dido coupled with the poignancy of Portishead, minus the debilitating depression -- drops her latest video, and it's in sign language, with music too for you hearing folk. I'm impressed -- I only know about two words in ASL: one's "hi!," and the other's reserved for sh--ty-ass drivers who think they can just cut me off like the damned road was named after them or something.

Below, watch the gorgeous, fantastical video, replete with childlike primarily colors (it's like listening to Edith Piaf finger paint), scary shadow puppets, and Sia's trademark blonde pageboy. Plus, listen to her slow, stripped-back, haunting cover of Britney's "Gimmie More." (Look, ma! No Danjahandz!)

Then, watch members of D-PAN (no, no relation to T-Pain), perform Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful."

Tags Britney Spears, Dido, Portishead, Sia, Zero 7

Besides blink-182's seminal Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Aussie folk-pop singer Sia (she's responsible for Zero 7's haunting female vocals) has one of our favorite album titles ever: Some People Have Real Problems. And in her new video, "The Girl You Lost," Sia herself suffers from a few conundrums, not the least of which is what to wear. Which is why she goes through more costume changes than Victoria Beckham on a publicity trip family outing to a soccer match.

Our favorite costume -- from what we gather, it's a Captain Jack Sparrow/Flavor Flav mash-up, but we're not 100% sure. Second fave: Howard Stern/ Strawberry Shortcake. Most psychologically frightful: scantily clad bride who slightly resembles both Jonathan Davis of Korn and Chyna Doll. Also, the whole thing makes way more sense when you realize that the uncensored version of the single is called "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine." (Maybe she and N.E.R.D. should get together and swap war stories.)

+ Bonus: Stereogum has Sia's version of Britney's "Gimme More."

+ Double Bonus: Sia's up for a 2008 New Now Next "Kylie" Award for Next International Crossover, against Robyn, Leona Lewis, and Duffy. Choosing just one of those artists is unfair and IMPOSSIBLE and there oughta be a U.N. regulation against it or something.

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