Damn y’all, music videos sure made it happen this week, didn’t they? Pop videos, indie videos, interactive videos, videos for songs that are over 40 years old, this week had it all! And honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way. At the top of the list is our girl… Read More

Have you ever wanted to meet the most badass kid of all time? Well, then you’re in luck, because I’m pretty sure we found him starring in the new Five Knives video for "The Future," directed by Lance Drake. We open on an industrialized school in Japan where the classes… Read More

Shot in Thailand, Rihanna's "What Now" is an eerie video featuring Ri-Ri in a torn up, spooky looking room, performing some Exorcist inspired choreography. Directed by Jeff Nicholas, Darren Craig, and Jonathan Craven of The Uprising Creative, the video was shot over 24 straight hours in a makeshift soundstage built… Read More

Music videos aren’t measured by weight, but if they were, you could easily say that a ton of awesome music videos were released this week. And of that ton of music videos, these 10 were the most popular 200 pounds of the week (that’s pretty gross, and now you know… Read More

As the number of pure performance videos continues to fall, it’s always a treat when a really great one, like "Modern Jesus" by Portugal. The Man, comes across our radar. Directed by Elliott Sellers, the video was shot on October 28, 2013, using the live audio track from the performance,… Read More

Atlanta rapper and auto-tune master Future, whose 2011 mixtape was entitled Astronaut Kid, takes the astronaut comparisons to a new level in his video for  "Real And True," featuring Miley Cyrus and Mr. Hudson. The Rankin-directed video features Future and Mr. Hudson traveling to outer space to rescue an unconscious,… Read More

Finding a hardcore rock video is pretty rare these days. With the Best Rock Video category at the MTV VMAs featuring bands like Mumford & Sons and Vampire Weekend, the definition of a rock video is much different than it used to be. That’s why we’re really glad that bands… Read More

If you weren’t one of the 250 thousand people to watch the inaugural YouTube Music Awards live (or the 1.5 million to have watched it since it aired), you missed one wacky show full of improvisation, babies, and live music videos. And of those live music videos, five of them… Read More

"Gold" by Sir Sly is one of those stories that can only really be told in music video format. It features a man who wakes up outside an abandoned house and goes looking for a mysterious person inside, culminating in an ending that, according to director Ellis Bahl, should make you… Read More

Back in early August, we were out in LA doing all sorts of cool LA things like eating Jack In The Box, sitting in traffic, and shooting photos on sets of music videos. One of those music videos we were lucky enough to shoot photos on (thanks to RW Media) was "Never Never" by… Read More

Most music video directors aspire to one day move on to feature films, following in the footsteps of Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, David Fincher, or even Michael Bay. It turns out, however, that this is a pretty difficult transition to make. This is why we were particularly excited when we… Read More

"Rescue" by Yuna is an empowering song about a woman overcoming a difficult situation on her own, without needing any outside help. The video, directed by Elliott Sellers, follows Yuna as she performs in beautiful outdoor locations, some with more natural surroundings and others in much more developed areas. Yuna… Read More

OMG Everywhere! had a pretty awesome summer. The LA-based nonprofit run by music video directors has been hosting week-long summer workshops for kids in the LA area for three years now. This year, they also took the camp to New York and London, and capped off the summer by having… Read More

Capturing the energy and vibrant colors of a street market, "Light Me Up" by Birdy is a fun and mischievous video directed by Sophie Muller. 17-year-old singer/songwriter continues her sting of collaborations with the music video legend, and the video builds on the style and thematic elements established in their… Read More

Averaging at least two music video releases a month in 2013, director Colin Tilley is one of the most active directors in the industry. All of Colin’s videos from this year have been massive, cinematic efforts, and "No Games" by Rick Ross ft. Future is no different. We open on… Read More

Do you guys remember in that movie Friday when Chris Tucker convinced Ice Cube to smoke weed because he didn’t have a job? What a great movie. Well, that movie is a lot like this list of the most popular music videos released this week. Not so much in content… Read More

Video artist Juan, the main character in LG’s Beaming Rocket video, has been looking for ways to bring projection technology to the next level. In an effort to reach a broader audience, he’s replaced the headlights in his car with LG’s Mini Beam projectors, allowing him to display his work… Read More

British producer Naughty Boy's debut record, Hotel Cabana, is a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform. The latest video from the album, "Think About It" directed by Lance Drake, features rapper Wiz Khalifa and singer/songwriter Ella Eyre as said musicians. Based in the hotel itself, the… Read More

Warning: This post contains spoilers. "Promises" by Cloud Control is a dark video about a beautiful woman whose not-so-beautiful husband seems to have just been murdered, and she appears to be significantly involved in the crime. Directed by Keith Musil, the video opens on the woman looking distressed after waking… Read More

"All I Know" by Washed Out centers around two friends, Victor and Laslo, on a road trip inspired by Victor’s recent breakup. Told mainly from the perspective of Laslo’s handycam, the video tells the story of two young dudes having fun and meeting girls while exploring California. Director Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen… Read More

It’s happened, you guys, we did it! For the second week in a row, a novelty music video was the most popular video released. How awesome is that? Last week, it was a song about food, and this week, it’s a song about Massachusetts! That’s right, the most popular music… Read More

After releasing a series of videos with a darker, black and white style to them, The 1975 released the Adam Powell directed "Sex" in July, a more narrative video that is also in color. Despite not really resembling a typical pop video very much, this stylistic change sparked a bit… Read More

"Come To Me" by Goo Goo Dolls is a song about the positive moments in love that are so significant that if feels like things have started over – moments like starting a new relationship, getting married, having kids, and growing old together. The music video for the song focuses… Read More

"Free Your Mind" by Cut Copy is the story of a huge, charismatic cult leader, played by Alexander Skarsgård of HBO’s True Blood, who is loved by all but one man on the compound. Director Christopher Hill worked closely with the band on the concept for the video, which also… Read More

Music videos come in all shapes and sizes. This week, there were so many cool music videos in so many different shapes, that there is no way to list them all in this one blog post. We can however list the 10 most popular released this week, so we’re going… Read More