It’s hard to ignore the similarities between Michael Kenneth Williams’s character Omar Little on The Wire and his character in the MGMT music video for "Cool Song No. 2," directed by Isaiah Seret. These similarities are no surprise given the fact that the video co-writer, Mindy LeBrock, actually has a… Read More

Artists will try all sorts of ridiculous things to make live TV performances stand out, like using a comically oversized cow bell, for example. But I think the coolest live TV performances I've ever seen is when Gnarls Barkley was promoting St. Elsewhere. For each TV performance of "Crazy", Cee… Read More

Alright everyone, step into my office and grab a seat. It’s that time again where we sit down and talk about the most popular music videos released this week. Topping the list with over 7.5 million views is "Lolly" by Maejor Ali, directed by Matt Alonzo. This colorful music video… Read More

Bitter lemons never looked so sweet as they do in "Fresh Made Lemonade" by Barnaby. Popping images surround a subdued shadow of grey as Barnaby. does his best to stay moody amid a wash of colour. GreenDore Films, made up of childhood friends and directors Tom Green and Justin Theodore, have been bubbling… Read More

Hip hop's long, proud tradition of using candy as a metaphor for genitals got another entry this week with "Lolly" by Maejor Ali, which was directed by Matt Alonzo features a rap verse by Justin Bieber. For some reason rappers love telling women to lick phallic candy with a sly… Read More

Shot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, "Elevate" by St. Lucia follows the band as they’re evicted from their apartment and decide to throw one final party/rooftop concert before they have to leave. NORTON, who directed the video, is currently an LA based director, but spent most of the last decade living in… Read More

MGMT released their third studio album, MGMT, on Tuesday, and even though we've spent a music video relapse watching an older MGMT video, they've got more than enough material to sustain us for a few posts. So today we're watching my favorite video from MGMT's second album, 2010's Congratulations. The… Read More

What I am about to say may shock you, but generally people enjoy sexy ladies in workout gear. Remember "Asphyxiation" by Autoerotique with the dodgeball and the underboob? What about Sleepwalker by Moon Duo? Of course, there is also the granddaddy of them all - "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. But… Read More

Lawrence Rothman was the first artist signed to Mamaroma Records, the record label curated by director Floria Sigismondi. The video for his debut single, "Montauk Fling," was directed by Floria and features Lawrence dressed as Elizabeth Taylor while dancing provocatively around a hotel room. When the video premiered months ago,… Read More

Yesterday we launched an Indiegogo campaign for something we're calling IMVDb Production. It's a free web app integrated with IMVDb's database that is designed specifically for people making music videos, allowing anyone from a director to a produer to a DP to find people and resources. From our collection of… Read More

Shot in Barcelona, the video for "El Niño" by Buffetlibre ft. We Have Band features a man, played by Isak Férriz, who is frustrated with life. At the time of production, it turns out director Paloma Zapata was dealing with some frustrations of her own, and she was able to… Read More

Last December, Doug and I met up with Lucas Leyva and Jillian Mayer in a cafe in Miami to record an interview for an episode of the Music Video Land podcast. We were interested in talking with them about a video that we were a little confused about at the… Read More

Nickelback is band that is a victim of the internet's habit of taking easy jokes and magnifying them to a ridiculous degree. In my mind, Dave Matthews Band should have been the big punchline band of the 00s, but for some reason Nickelback became the group that morning zoo hosts… Read More

Holy cow, you guys, what a week for music videos. So much cool stuff to talk about, starting first, of course, with Miley Cyrus and her video for "Wrecking Ball," directed by Terry Richardson. Everyone and their mom knew about this video (literally - my mom came up to me on… Read More

The lines of what is a music video and what isn't get blurred a lot. (You might say there are ... blurred lines. tee hee.) For instance, Flight of the Conchords have made songs that have been released on albums and have made visuals to go along with those songs,… Read More

Earlier this year, IMVDb was on set at The New Theater @ 45th Street in New York City to get a behind the scenes look at "Vertigo" by CREEP ft. Lou Rhodes, directed by Ellen Frances and shot by Alex Cullen. The video features lots of costumes and props that… Read More

There is something to be said for following through on something. For instance, if you make a song that is a non-stop cacophonous onslaught from beginnng to end, I consider it good follow-through to make a music video that goes just as hard. Such is the arrangement with "Make 'Em… Read More

We spend a lot of time on our data over at IMVDb. Many hours a day are spent by us and our contributor team finding videos, verifying credits, and making sure IMVDb is as complete as possible. We also have thousands of contributions from users - things like a single… Read More

Colin Tilley has made a name for himself by perfecting the art of the performance first video. However, in "Big Dipper" by The Cataracs, he takes that perfect performance atmosphere and makes it the location for a really high energy narrative video. We start with Niles "Cyranizzy" Hollowell-Dhar, of The… Read More

In the new video for "Honest", the first single off of Future's 2nd album (also titled Honest), Future is doing pretty well for himself, living in a giant mansion with Letoya Luckett. Directed by Colin Tilley, The video explores some visuals we're not used to seeing in hip-hop videos, including… Read More

"Indie Cindy" by Pixies, directed by LAMAR+NIK, is a narrative video that mixes camera sources and moves forward and backwards through time. The video is the second collaboration between the band and the directing duo, and like their previous collaboration, "Bagboy," it is a lot darker than most of the… Read More

The story of Tally Hall is an interesting one. A band out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, they gained a pretty sizable following in the midwest in the mid-late 2000s with their music as well as their comedy and the fact that they all wore colored ties. After releasing an album… Read More

Shot in Washington DC and set in an ornate mansion complete with a golden throne, "We Been On" by Rich Gang featuring R. Kelly does a great job highlighting how awesome your life is after several years of success in the hip-hop industry. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, "We Been… Read More

Director Elliott Sellers has been on a roll this year. He’s established a style that combines beautiful live action footage with perfectly placed visual effects, like in the video for "Heart Heart Head" by Meg Myers. In this video, Meg gives an amazing performance, holding nothing back, as she drags… Read More

Perhaps your've heard that Micheal Jackson has made some really famous music videos, and perhaps you've seen some of them. "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Black Or White", etc. You know them all, but did you also know that Michael Jackson made basically the king of all celebrity cameo music videos?… Read More