Shot in New York the day after the MTV MVAs, "23" by Mike WiLL Made ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J has been one of the most anticipated music videos of the year. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the video features Mike WiLL, Wiz, and Juicy throughout, but the… Read More

Daniel "Cloud" Campos, or simply Cloud, starting dancing way before he started directing, which is why it’s no surprise that in addition to directing "Stay The Night" by Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, he also stars in it along side of dancer Jessica Lee Keller. Cut between performance shots of Zedd… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

Anyone who was upset about the Miley Cyrus VMA performance last month might as well just look away now (this means you Mika Brzezinski) because it was nothing compared to Miley’s new video for "Wrecking Ball," directed by Terry Richardson. Throughout the video, Miley is seen wielding a sledgehammer, laying… Read More

Do you ever wish you could go back to the horror section of a 1995 Blockbuster Video and find wall-to-wall VHS copies of campy horror films that you’ve never heard of? Well with "Evil Eye" by Franz Ferdinand, directed by Diane Martel, you can get pretty close. The video is… Read More

"Graceless," The National and director Sophia Peer's second collaboration from the excellent Trouble Will Find Me album, features the band members drinking lots of beer and ruining their nice suits at a sweet pool party. It was shot at The National frontman Matt Berninger’s parent’s house, and features the band jumping in the pool, sliding down a slip and slide,… Read More

Here we are, gang, at the end of another week of music videos. As predicted by Nostradamus, Katy Perry’s "Roar," directed by Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi, was the most popular video released this week, with more than 5 and a half million views in 24 hours. "The Fox," the… Read More

Coming off their massively successful song and video for "Safe And Sound," Capital Cities turned to Carlos Lopez Estrada to co-direct their newest video for the song "Kangaroo Court." The band came up with the idea of a nerdy Zebra trying to get into a club that doesn’t allow his… Read More

Ass and rap videos go together like Simon and Garfunkel, but there are stuff fun and unique ways to approach the pairing, and director Benny Boom proves that with the video for "Clappers" by Wale ft. Nicki Minaj and Juicy J. Interestingly enough, the video features people actually clapping their… Read More

In "Kangaroo Court" by Capital Cities, a nerdy zebra takes some serious measures to get into an exclusive club that doesn’t allow his species. Co-directed by the band and Carlos Lopez Estrada, the video has a pretty massive cast of people dressed as animals (including Darren Criss of Glee), some… Read More

"Let It Rain" by Eliza Doolittle is a performance based video which features beautiful shots and some really effective VFX. The Elliott Sellers directed video begins inside a dimly lit house, but the walls soon are ripped away and Eliza is found in the middle of the desert, looking gorgeous… Read More

In the last two years, director Phil Mucci has established a distinct style in the music video world, to the point where he has written his own rules on how things get done. Starting with "The Devil's Orchard" by Opeth in 2011, Phil has released a string of dark and… Read More

It’s not easy to get a music video audience emotionally attached to a singing tree and animated bird, but in the video for "You & I" by Crystal Fighters, director Elliott Sellers pulls it off. Shot the same weekend that Elliott and the band also shot the video for "Separator,"… Read More

What a week for music videos, you guys, clap it out. You guys still feeling your VMA hangover? Well snap out of it, we’ve got some popular-ass music videos to discuss! At the top of the list is "Loco" by Enrique Iglesias, directed by Yasha Malekzad and featuring Danny Trejo.… Read More

Portugal. The Man lead singer John Gourley and director of photography Michael Ragen have a pretty close relationship. So close, that Michael has actually worked on all of the Portugal. The Man videos as either a DP, or as a director. Their latest collaboration, "Modern Jesus" directed by AG Rojas,… Read More