That Facebook exclusive didn’t last long, after all. Here’s the truly superb Cee-Lo Green video “in full”.

Cee-Lo has quite possibly made the video of the year for his new single F**k You. But can I let you see it? Can I bollocks. No, you have to go to Facebook and “like” the video before Warner / Atlantic will let you have a peek.

What happens if, having watched the clip, you decide you don’t “like” it, after all? Tough cheese. You’ve already told everyone in your friends list that you do. It’s a trick that’s cheaper than Lidl.

The video is super-cute, by the way, with a tiny child acting the role of Cee-Lo in a Technicolor period piece set in a 60s diner. I could post some screenshots but, do you know what? I don’t feel like helping out the record label right now.

Here’s a picture of some pants on a washing line instead.

Hurrumph.

After writing about Mark Ronson’s lightness-of-touch yesterday, it’s interesting to hear a new track from Shakira that displays the same traits. Her She-Wolf album, which is barely 12 months old, was a classic example of an artist trying so hard to be cutting edge and relevant that their music became stilted and wooden.

Things got back on track with her World Cup anthem Waka Waka and this new record, Loca, is in a similar vein. Coconuts have been shaken, tequila bottles have been drained, and the gras is most definitely mardi.

Best bit, though, is Dizzee Rascal blurting “that girl is a nutter”.

He calls ‘em like he sees ‘em.

The song is from Shakira’s hot-off-the-presses new album, Sale El Sol (Sunrise). The Colombian popstrel unveiled the artwork on Twitter last night…

Let’s hope the rest of the album lives up to the promise of the single.

On Sunday night, Iceland’s warbling wonder Bjork was presented with the Polar Music Prize by the King Of Sweden. You don’t get that at the Brits, do you?

After she received a cheque for £80,000 (again – not what you’d take home from the BPI), Ms Godmundsdottir was made to sit through a Swesish singer “interpreting” a number from her back catalogue. Luckily, the singer in question was Robyn, and the song was the elegantly barmy Hyperballad. A “win” for all concerned.

But Robyn’s not the first person to cover Hyperballad and the results have been, um… varied. Which is your favourite? Have a listen and vote below.

Hint: It is not the Dirty Projectors

One of the best things about Mark Ronson’s new album, Record Collection, is that it sounds completely spontaneous and relaxed, even though it must have taken months of painstaking work (and phoning up his mates) to piece it all together.

It’s a neat trick, because collaborative projects like this often turn out to be studied and ponderous (I’m looking at you, Damon Albarn). Ronson’s skill as a producer is that, despite numerous revisions, guest vocals and mixes, he always manages to preserve the giddy headrush of the original creative spark.

The second single off Record Collection is called Bike Song and it is a case in point. Unlike Bang Bang Bang, which was based on the words to a nursery rhyme, this actually sounds like a nursery rhyme (but a very cool nursery rhyme with a rap in it, obviously). It sounds like it was just finished five minutes ago, but listen closely and you’ll hear tons of little details – the vintage bicycle bells, the way the guitar line teases and toys with the melody – which can only be the product of pure hard graft.

The video has been deliberately aged to look like one of those 1970s public information films (although, sadly, no-one gets electrocuted after throwing a frisbee into an electrical pylon). Embedding is disabled by Royal Request, but there are two important things to observe:

1) Kyle Falconer of “The View” continues to have ridiculously improbable hair.

2) Just because the cool kids don’t wear helmets, it doesn’t mean you should follow their example. Reflective clothing, functioning lights and bicycle clips for your pantaloons are also advisable.

The highly-enjoyable video is available on Youtube (Youtube). And there we have it.

Shhh… It’s all gone quiet. There won’t be any new music round here today. Not unless you want Katy Perry album tracks, questionable taste cover versions or South African rap artists so bad you think they may be taking the piss out of you, themselves, Nelson Mandela and music itself.

In the meantime, then, here is one of my favourite award show performances of all time. No prizes for guessing its a Janet Jackson clip. Two things to note here:

1) The dance breakdown at 4’00″ is one of the best pieces of pop choreography ever committed to film.

2) I used to have a massive crush on Nikki Pattenburg, the curly-haired dancer on the far left. These days, she is married to R&B schmaltz-meister Babyface.

Enjoy the bank holiday weekend. Apparently we’re due a new Kylie video when we get back to work on Tuesday, so that’s nice.