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Zone Out With This Ultra-Serene Music Video
Director Helen Plumb juxtaposes early morning shots of British hillsides, dotted with gentle geometric shapes, with macro shots of colorful bubbles in the music video...
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Pegacorns and Galaxies Illustrate Aish’s Single “Migrant”
Aish is a pegacorn in an intergalactic landscape in the music video for his single “Migrant,” directed by Rashaad Newsome. “I wrote ‘Migrant’ to...
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The Future Is Female in Goldfrapp Music Video
Alison Goldfrapp directs the music video for her duo Goldfrapp’s “Anymore” featuring a homespun futuristic aesthetic set in a barren landscape. Watch below.
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Russian Nesting Dolls Inspire This Futuristic Music Video
Julien Lassort directs the music video for Asgeir’s “Unbound,” which the director says was inspired by Russian nesting dolls and the “ paradoxical idea...
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Enter Katy Perry’s Futuristic Candy-Colored Amusement Park in New Music Video
Katy Perry walks around a candy-colored amusement park, happy to go along with the crowd, until she starts to see the error of her...
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This Music Video Turns a Bingo Hall Into a Dance Floor
Director Michael Leblanc shot the video for Wintersleep’s “Spirit” in one day using non-dancers who turn a small-town bingo hall into their own dance floor....
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This Reverse Music Video Can Be Watched Backward and Forward
Hardcore Henry director Ilya Naishuller presents the mother of all absurd action sequences with his delightfully tongue-in-cheek music video for Leningrad’s “Tatto Artist.” Presented...
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The Weeknd Celebrates His High-Roller Life in New Music Video
The Weeknd celebrates his high-rolling, celebrity-filled lifestyle in the cameo-filled music video for his latest single, “Reminder.” Kid Studio directs. Watch below.
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Music Video Explores Issues of Identity and Commodity by Recreating Stock Video Footage
Singer Sevdaliza stands in as a model for a series of real stock video clips sold on Shutterstock–from a woman lifting weights to one...
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Jamie-James Medina Directs a Beautiful Metaphor for Memory in Sampha Music Video
An intimate piano performance becomes a dance piece becomes an emotional visualization of loss in Jamie-James Medina’s music video for Sampha’s “(No One Knows Me)...
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Watch a Music Video Filmed Covertly at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist FIN collaborates with FlucT and Eartheater for a music video/performance art piece shot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in secret with smartphones...
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Roman Coppola Directs Carley Rae Jepsen and Little Yachty in Branded Target Music Video
Roman Coppola directs this fun, bubbly branded Target music video, a remake of “It Takes Two” from Carly Rae Jepsen and Lil Yachty. The...
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Beyoncé Releases “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” Videos on YouTube
Fresh off of her buzzworthy Grammy performance and wins, Beyoncé has released the music videos for “Sandcastle” and “Love Drought” on YouTube. The videos,...
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Grimes Creates a Feeling of Time Suspended in New Music Video
Stunning costumes and a futuristic aesthetic are the hallmarks of Grimes’s must-see self-directed music video for “Venus Fly” featuring Janelle Monae. Grimes shot a...
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M.I.A. Releases Her Latest Visually Stunning Music Video
M.I.A. continues her streak of visually impactful music videos with her latest one for “P.O.W.A.” The video is self-directed and features the artist in...
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Lady Gaga Returns to Form with “John Wayne” Music Video
Violent joy rides, platform stilletos that double as machine guns, and some fast-paced choreography–sounds like the Lady Gaga you know and love. After spending...
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Drone Flies Through an Empty Airport Filled with AR Elements in New Music Video
Director Daito Manabe flies a drone through an empty airport filled with lights and augmented reality elements in the trippy music video for FaltyDL’s...
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Empowering Music Video Captures the Female Skateboarding Scene in India
Director Sasha Rainbow traveled to Bangalore, India to capture the city’s emerging female skateboarding scene for Wild Beasts’s music video “Alpha Female.” “In places like...
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Chance the Rapper Co-Stars with Puppets in New Music Video
Chance the Rapper gives a heartfelt piano performance cuddled–and eventually joined–by a giant furry puppet in the music video for “Same Drugs.” Jake Schreier...
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These 360-Degree Music Videos with Digital Pop Star Hatsune Miku Were Produced Live
Producer Laurel Halo teamed up with sound artist Mari Matsutoya, choreographer Darren Johnston, digital artist Martin Sulzer, and virtual artist LaTurbo Avedon to create a...
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Jamie-James Medina Directs Two Atmospheric Music Videos for Sampha Track
Jamie-James Medina directs two versions of the music video for Sampha’s “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano”– a 2D version and a shortened 360-degree...
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Joseph Blanc Animates This Hauntingly Beautiful Music Video
Animator Joseph Blanc animates the uniquely styled music video for Dead Seem Old’s “This Mess Won’t Make Itself,” full of symbolic imagery about a young couple’s...
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Missy Elliott Drops Surprise Music Video
Missy Elliott and Dave Meyers continue their long-standing streak for visually interesting, high-production value music videos with their latest collaboration for Elliott’s “I’m Better.” Meyers...
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This Wax Tailor and Ghostface Killah Music Video Is Made Entirely From Paper
Director Mathieu Le Proux hand-made the entire paper world for his stop-motion music video for Wax Tailor and Ghostface Killah’s “Worldwide.” Watch the completed...
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Oscar Hudson Uses In-Camera Effects to Create a Magic Trick of a Shrinking Room
Director Oscar Hudson and his crew built 18 replicas of the same set in 18 different scales to create the in-camera shrinking room effects of...
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Miniatures and In-Camera Effects Make a Room Shrink in This Music Video
The world continuously shrinks around a hermit as his room becomes his world and his world becomes his room in Oscar Hudson’s music video...
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Watch the Weeknd’s Latest Neon-Infused Music Video
BRTHR directs the neon-infused music video for The Weeknd’s “Party Monster.” Watch below.
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This Tongue-in-Cheek Music Video Instructs Robots Looking to Pass as Human
Are you a robot trying to figure out how to pass as human? Then this instructional music video is for you. Watch Jonny Look’s...
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Watch This Harajuku and Russian-Inspired Music Video
Hideyuki Tanaka directs a colorful, densely choreographed Harajuku and Russian-inspired music video for Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Watch below.
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This Music Video About a Man Reminiscing with an iPhone Was Shot on an iPhone
Directing duo The Rig Out shot the entirety of the music video for Knox Brown’s “Reignite” on an iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus,...
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Paul Gondry Recreates a Student Horror Film Aesthetic for La Femme Music Video
Paul Gondry (son of director Michel Gondry) directs the purposefully lo-fi music video for La Femme’s “Mycose.” The sinister and darkly comic video harkens...
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Kings of Leon Music Video Presents a Supernatural Mystery
A series of mysterious disappearances, an FBI agent on the hunt for the culprit, and a town gripped by fear play out in the...
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Dent de Cuir Burns Down a Car in Quest for Redemption in Metronomy Music Video
A woman sees scenes from a failed relationship play out across her ’70s-era Dodge Aspen, eventually taking out her frustration on the car itself, in...
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Lady Gaga Gets Emotional in “Million Reasons” Music Video
Lady Gaga continues her countryfied transformation in her music video for “Million Reasons,” which starts out in the desert where her “Perfect Illusion” video...
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Elton John Launches YouTube Contest to Create Official Music Videos for Classic Songs
In 2017, Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their partnership. To mark the occasion, the pair...
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This Animated Red Hot Chili Peppers Video Is a California Nightmare
California dreamin’ turns into a nightmare in the animated music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’s “Sick Love” about an Australian girl who...
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Tegan and Sara Are ’80s-Era Puppets in New Music Video
Tegan and Sara release the 9th music video off of their 10-track album Love You To Death. The latest video for “Dying to Know” sees...
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Kristen Stewart Takes a Joyride in Rolling Stones Music Video
In a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, the best part is getting to take a joyride on the empty streets blasting the Rolling Stones as loud...
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Harmony Korine Cameos in Gucci Mane Music Video
Director Harmony Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers) cameos in the music video for Gucci Mane and Travis Scott’s “Last Time” directed by David Helman. Gucci...
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Christopher Blauvelt Directs Elle Fanning in Magical Grouplove Music Video
Elle Fanning is the purveyor of a magical, eternal light in the music video for Grouplove’s “Good Morning.” Christopher Blauvelt, Kelly Reichardt’s frequent cinematographer,...
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OK Go Creates Full-Length Music Video Out of 4 Seconds of Footage
OK Go slows down 4.2 seconds of footage, containing 318 events and shot with seven different high-speed cameras, to create their full-length music video...
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Kate Bush Sings Live From a Water Tank in Music Video
Singing live while floating in a water tank (to the point of contracting mild hypothermia), Kate Bush’s music video for “And Dream of Sheep”...