On anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, Orianthi performs on Regis

A year to the day after the late Michael Jackson died, his former guitarist Orianthi is taking the stage on Live with Regis and Kelly to perform her latest single from her solo career. At the time of Jackson’s death, Orianthi had spent months in rehearsals with the king of pop and had been tapped to be the touring lead guitarist on his “This Is It” tour; she was later featured in the documentary posthumously released of the same name. Orianthi released her solo album Believe late last year, on which she sings and plays guitar; she re-released the album as “Believe (II)” earlier this month and is currently on tour with Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta. Orianthi’s latest single is entitled Shut Up & Kiss Me, and her biggest hit to date is entitled According To You.

Orianthi debuts motorcycle-themed music video for Shut Up & Kiss Me

Orianthi has released the music video for her new song Shut Up & Kiss Me, which is the lead single for her forthcoming album Believe II due out on June 8th. The video features the virtuoso playing a bright red guitar and a guy with a malfunctioning motorcycle who’s rescued by a brunette who arrives on her own motorcycle, and at various points Orianthi is seeing playing her guitar while sitting on an all-red motorcycle of her own. Keeping with the theme, the video also includes a red amp, a red chair, and in the final scene of the video, Orianthi uses a red pair of Monster Beats headphones as a massive guitar pick.

The Shut Up & Kiss Me video can be watched via YouTube. The release of Orianthi’s new single and its video come ahead of the release of Believe II and and her participation in the Glam Nation tour which kicks off early next month.

Orianthi to release Believe II on June 8th, includes four new songs

Orianthi will re-issue her hit album Believe on June 8th with new songs. The new version is entitled “Believe II” and will feature four new songs including current single Shut Up & Kiss Me along with Courage, Missing You, and Addicted To Love, the latter of which was produced by RedOne. Believe II will also include several songs from the original Believe release including the hit According To You along with her Highly Strung collaboration with Steve Vai. Meanwhile, Orianthi will kick off her Glam Nation tour dates with Adam Lambert on June 4th.

Here’s what Orianthi told Beatweek about Believe back when it was first released.