dougklinger

IMVDb Staff

Like last week, there weren’t many music videos released this week. However, there were still some pretty awesome stuff in the handful that did come out. Like butts, bras, and bearded models in Ke$ha’s directorial debut “Dirty Love,” released at midnight on new years day. Who saw that one coming? We… Read More

After a 2013 promotion blitz that saw, among other things, an interactive video and a 30 minute post-SNL music film, it seemed only fitting that Arcade Fire's last video release of the year would be a beautiful narrative and concept piece, directed by Montreal-based Emily Kai Bock. Inspired by a… Read More

By now, we all know about the dick/fuck face that leaked Miley’s “Adore You” video a day early. Despite that, homegirl still came in at over 10.5 million views since 10am on Thursday, which is completely insane. The next most popular video on the list is “Sing About Me” by… Read More

There was a lot of anticipation leading up to the release of “Adore You” by Miley Cyrus. After teasing the internet with a few Instagram videos promoting the release on December 26th, the stage was set for Miley to potentially break many of her own Vevo records that she set… Read More

It’s the second to last week of the year, but clearly music videos don’t give a shit about that. They’re still going strong, doing some unorthodox and big deal things. Like Beyoncé who dropped two music videos in a day, after releasing 17 last week on iTunes - you crazy… Read More

In “Over It,” the new video from The Crystal Method ft. Dia Frampton, Dia finds herself as the only modestly dressed contestant on a cooking show where looks and eye fucking are rewarded higher than cooking skills. Directed by Zak Stoltz, the video features cameo parts from the Crystal Method… Read More

Directed by Terry Richardson, “XO” is one of the 17 music videos included on Beyoncé’s self-titled “visual album” released last Friday. The video takes place in Coney Island on a summer day/night, with Beyoncé dressed casually in jeans and a white tank top (although still tremendously fabulous, naturally) while she… Read More

According to Lorde’s Facebook page, the concept for “Team” came from a dream she had "a few months ago about teenagers in their own world.” Set in an abandoned granary, director Young Replicant took influence from both Lorde’s lyrics and the concept that originated in her dream to create a visually… Read More

One thing we learned from the most popular music videos from this week is that the internet wants what it wants. If we were to tell you that a Joseph Kahn-directed Britney Spears video was released, normally it would be pretty safe to assume that it would be the top… Read More

Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the flashy “100 Favors” by Rich Gang ft. Kendrick Lamar is a performance music video that includes pretty ladies, Grand Touring Vodka, weed vaporizers, and some beautiful underwater shots. Rather than filling the video with traditional "video girls," the women are glamorously styled and are… Read More

The video for “Hey Brother” by Avicii, directed by Jesse S, is a story about two brothers during the Vietnam War era in the US. The older of the two brothers, played by Zach Voss, appears to be just old enough to be called to fight in the war, and… Read More

In “Cyrstaillized” by Young The Giant, director Elliott Sellers puts an intergalactic twist on the performance video by setting the band in a meteor flaying across space. By racking focus and projecting shapes and colors onto the band while they perform, Elliott is able to mimic the look of the band riding inside… Read More

Combining clips of archival wartime footage, director Tom Hingston’s “I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix [Wasted Edit])” by David Bowie is a fascinating anti-war music video that is meant to, as Tom describes, "serve as a powerful reminder of the futility of war.” The video does this by juxtaposing footage… Read More

Last week when Justin Bieber teased his new video for "All That Matters," letting us know that it was coming out this week, we knew it would be safe to pencil him in at the top spot on this list. What we didn’t know was that this week would also… Read More

"Dead Eye" by Middle Class Rut, the band’s fourth video collaboration with director Lance Drake, focuses on the members of the band traveling across the south of Alaska on foot, by ship, and in the back of a pickup truck. The video features some fantastic shots of Alaska, some which… Read More

If the video projects leading up to the release of Childish Gambino’s new LP Because the Internet are any indication of what the tone of the album will be, we can expect a dark, introspective hip hop album that comes from the perspective of an artist with a completely unique… Read More

Alex Amoling’s narrative video for "I Could Hear The Water At The Edge Of All Things" by Hammock centers around a struggling blue-collar family on Staten Island. Casting a real family to appear in the video, Alex is able to find a chemistry within the characters that feels really natural… Read More

Photo by Colin Shane What do you get when you combine flying meat, a woman with a flower head, competitive hotdog eating, some epic hair tossing, and a bunch of goop made of milk, cream, yogurt, and food coloring? You get Ben Fee’s amazing new video for "Rawks" by K.Flay, of… Read More

In the hilarious new video for "Shark Attack" by Grouplove, actor John Hawkes plays Steven The Magnificant, a disheveled magician whose main trick involves making the band appear and disappear – or at least that’s what’s supposed to happen. Instead, something in the trick goes haywire, and rather than making… Read More

Miley Cyrus is no stranger to heavily covered live performances. Recently, the buzz surrounding her live performance at the 2013 American Music Awards was a bit different as the focus of the coverage was more on the stage visual than the performance itself. This visual, co-directed by Diane Martel and… Read More

As one of the biggest stars on the planet right now, and the artist behind the second most viewed music video of all time ("Baby," which is knocking on the door of a billion views), it’s always a big deal when Justin Bieber releases a music video. His latest video… Read More

Last month, director Lance Drake and Five Knives introduced us to the most badass kid of all time through their music video for "The Future." The 4'11" ass-kicker goes by the name of Dallas Liu and is described by stunt coordinator Mindy Kelly as the future of "tricking," a extreme form of… Read More

Not many music videos will make your hand and jacket glow in the dark while going through a TSA checkpoint, unless your music video centers around people blacklight-lit twerking in florescent paint, in which case it’s actually pretty likely. Awkward airport experiences aside, director Ryan Staake’s concept for "Sweat" by… Read More

Music videos never take a week off, you guys. Never. Despite it being a pretty major holiday week here in the states, there were still some huge videos released this week from Eminem, Pitbull, will.i.am, The Killers, Major Lazer and more, all with some pretty sweet music videos to accompany… Read More

Middle Class Rut and director Lance Drake - the team behind "Aunt Betty," one of the best and most twisted music videos of the year – is back again with "Dead Eye," a docu-narrative video shot in Alaska that is basically the opposite of "Aunt Betty." The video, which features… Read More