Grammy Nominees for Music Video

Nominations are out for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, to be broadcast Jan 31 on CBS.

The nominees for Best Music Video are:

  • Beyoncé "Brown Skin Girl" Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers
  • Future Featuring Drake "Life Is Good" Julien Christian Lutz, video director; Harv Glazer, video producer
  • Anderson .Paak "Lockdown" Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
  • Harry Styles  "Adore You" Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
  • Woodkid "Goliath" Yoann Lemoine, video director

Mr. Bungle "Sudden Death" (Derek Cianfrance, dir.)

Film director Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond The Pines, Blue Valentine) lets loose with a retro VHS barrage of life, death and birth to match the Golden Age of Thrash sound from the reconstitued Mr. Bungle, now featuring Dave Lombardo, of Slayer fame, on drums, and Anthrax's Scott Ian on guitar, alongside singer Mike Patton and guitarist Trey Spruance, both of Faith No More, and bassist Trevor Dunn.