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Grammy Awards 2023: Sunday, Feb 5

The 2023 GRAMMYs take place Sunday, Feb. 5, broadcasting live 8 – 11:30pm ET on CBS and on-demand on Paramout+ from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena. The Music Video category shakes out as follows:

  • Adele "Easy On Me" Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
  • BTS "Yet To Come" Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
  • Doja Cat "Woman" Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers
  • Kendrick Lamar "The Heart Part 5" Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
  • Harry Styles "As It Was" Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers
  • Taylor Swift "All Too Well: The Short Film" Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Good luck to all the nominees!

Grammy Awards 2023: Music Video Nominations

2023 Grammy Nominations have been announced. The Music Video category is as follows:

  • Adele "Easy On Me" Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
  • BTS "Yet To Come" Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
  • Doja Cat "Woman" Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers
  • Kendrick Lamar "The Heart Part 5" Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
  • Harry Styles "As It Was" Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers
  • Taylor Swift "All Too Well: The Short Film" Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Takeoff of Migos, Dead at 28

Tragedy again strikes hip-hop with Migos rapper Takeoff shot to death in Houston, TX, last night, per reports in TMZ and many other news outlets. He was 28. 

Takeoff was currently supporting a joint release with fellow Migos member Quavo, with their most recent video "Messy" just dropping.

2022 UK MVA Winners

Last night's UK Music Video Awards celebrated some of the best videos from all around ther world.

The video for Pharrell’s "Cash In Cash Out" was the most awarded video, nabbing four awards, including the most prestigious prize of all — Video Of The Year — with the video for Little Simz’s "Point & Kill" close behind with three wins. Other winners include Harry Styles, Rosalía, Michael Kiwanuka, Doechii, Sam Fender, and black midi.

On the production side, big winners on the night included Ukranian director Tanu Muino – who won the prize for Best Director for the second year running; Ebeneza Blanche, who directed the Little Simz "Point & Kill" video and won the Best New Director award; and Jules de Chateleux and Division Paris, the producer and the production company, respectively, behind the Pharrell "Cash In Cash Out" video, winning Best Producer and Best Production Company awards..

Read more for a full list of winners, including full credits, and all the special categories.

Congratulations to all the winners and to the UK MVAs!

UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2022 NOMINATIONS

Shortlists for the 2022 edition of UK Music Video Awards have been announced. FKA Twigs leads all nominees with 8 nominations, followed by Black Midi and Little Simz with six apiece. Other multiple nominees include British acts Adele, Arlo Parks, alt-J, black midi, FKA twigs, Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz, IDLES, Jeshi, Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware, Little Simz, Loyle Carner, Wet Leg and Yard Act, plus International acts Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Lil Nas X, Pharrell (ft 21 Savage & Tyler The Creator), Stromae and Tove Lo. The winners at this year’s UKMVAs will be announced at the awards ceremony at London's Magazine, a new state-of-the-art events venue, on October 27th. Tickets for the awards show at are on sale now at www.ukmva.com. Read more for the full nomination list, or visit the UKMVA's website.

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Remembering Tom Richmond

Videostatic was saddened to learn of the recent passing of cinematographer and video veteran Tom Richmond, who's DP credits range from the cult film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist to the classic Pearl Jam "Jeremy" music video, plus an impactful hand in the founding and development of leading indie label Hopeless Records.

Condolences to his friends, colleagues and family.

2022 MTV VMA Nominees

Nominees are announced and public voting is now open for the 2022 MTV VMA Awards, to be held on Sunday, August 28 at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X lead this year’s show in nominations, followed closely by Doja Cat and Harry Styles. Voting is open at vma.mtv.com. Read more for the full list of nominees.

MVPA Award Winners

The 2020 MVPA Awards Winners have been announced online, celebrating a wide array of music videos in categories ranging from Genre Awards to Professional Awards, plus a special Lockdown category recognizing work made during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Here is the full list of winners... Visit MVPA at MVPA.com or @MVPA

WINNERS 2020

Best Pop Video

  • Harry Styles – Adore You
  • Director: Dave Meyers
  • Producers: Nathan Scherrer, Jo Coombes, Ellen De Faux, Tom Gardner
  • Prod co: freenjoy
  • Commissioner: Bryan Younce for Columbia Records

Best R&B/Soul Video

  • The Weeknd – Heartless
  • Director: Anton Tammi
  • Producers: Alli Maxwell, Elizabeth Gross
  • Prod co: Somesuch
  • Commissioner: La Mar C Taylor for Republic

Best Hip Hop/Rap Video

  • Flatbush Zombies – After Life
  • Director: Arnaud Bresson
  • Producers: Théo Gall, Laure Salgon
  • Prod co: DIVISION
  • Commissioner: Josh Dick for Glorious Dead Records

Best Dance/Electronic Video

  • Bronson – Keep Moving
  • Director: StyleWar
  • Producer: Elizabeth Doonan
  • Prod co: Smuggler
  • Commissioner: John Moule for Ninja Tune

Best Rock Video

  • Yungblud ft Dan Reynolds – Original Me
  • Director: Jordan Bahat
  • Producers: Rose Krane, Dan Kent
  • Prod co: Tool of NA
  • Commissioner: Hanan Cher for Interscope/Geffen

Best Alternative Video

  • FKA twigs – Sad Day
  • Director: Hiro Murai
  • Producers: Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Brad Weston, Anita Gou, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, Michael Stirton, FKA twigs
  • Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
  • Record co: Young Turks

Best International Video

  • Woodkid – Goliath
  • Director: Yoann Lemoine
  • Producer: Horace De Gunzbourg
  • Prod co: Iconoclast
  • Commissioner: Pierre le Ny for Universal Music / Barclay

Best Newcomer Video

  • Ill Peach – Gum
  • Director: Lucy Sandler
  • Producer: Pop Can Records
  • Record co: Pop Can Records

Best Lockdown Video

  • DaBaby ft Roddy Rich – Rockstar BLM remix
  • Director: Michael Mihail
  • Producers: John Lathan, Fatima Washington, Arnold Taylor, Garrett Williams, Mark Bridges
  • Prod co: Guerilla Hollywood
  • Commissioner: Garrett Williams for BET Network, South Coast Music Group

Best Special Video Project

  • Beastie Boys Story
  • Director: Spike Jonze
  • Producers: Jason Baum, Amanda Adelson, & Spike Jonze
  • Prod co: Fresh Bread & Pulse Films
  • Commissioner: Beastie Boys

Best Styling in a Video

  • Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – Already
  • Stylist: Zerina Akers
  • Directors: Beyoncé, Pierre Debusschere, Kwasi Fordjour
  • Prod co: Parkwood Entertainment
  • Record co: Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music, Columbia Records

Best Production Design in a Video

  • A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi
  • Production designer: Brittany Porter
  • Director: Nadia Lee Cohen
  • Prod co: Virgin Soil Pictures
  • Record co: RCA Records

Best Choreography in a Video

  • FKA twigs – Sad Day
  • Choreographers: Sam Mak, Dom Dumaresq, Theo TJ Lowe, Marina Stoimenova
  • Director: Hiro Murai
  • Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
  • Record co: Young Turks

Best Cinematography in a Video

  • FKA twigs – Sad Day
  • DoP: Larkin Seiple
  • Director: Hiro Murai
  • Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
  • Record co: Young Turks

Best Colour Grading in a Video

  • Doja Cat – Say So
  • Colorist: Houmam Abdallah
  • Director: Hannah Lux Davis
  • Prod co: London Alley Entertainment
  • Record co: RCA

Best Editing in a Video

  • The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
  • Editors: Janne Vartia, Tim Montana
  • Director: Anton Tammi
  • Prod co: Somesuch
  • Record co: Republic

Best Visual Effects in a Video

  • Flatbush Zombies – After Life
  • VFX artist: Machine Molle
  • Director: Arnaud Bresson
  • Prod co: DIVISION
  • Record co: Glorious Dead Records

Best Animation in a Video

  • Thom Yorke – Last I Heard (...He Was Circling The Drain)
  • Animators: Saad Moosajee, Zuheng Yin, Chanyu Chen
  • Directors: Art Camp, Saad Moosajee
  • Producer: Art Camp
  • Prod co: Art Camp
  • Record co: XL Recordings

Best Agent

  • Tommy Labuda

Best Commissioner

  • Michelle An

Best Producer

  • Fuliane Petikyan

Best New Director

  • Christian Breslauer

Best Director

  • Anton Tammi

Best Production Company

  • Prettybird

Best Post Production Company

  • Ingenuity Studios

Video of the Year

  • FKA twigs – Sad Day
  • Director: Hiro Murai
  • Producers: Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Brad Weston, Anita Gou, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, Michael Stirton, FKA twigs
  • Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
  • Record co: Young Turks

2022 Grammy Best Video Nominees

And the nominees for Best Music Video at the 2022 Grammy Awards are:

AC/DC "Shot In The Dark" David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer

Jon Batiste "Freedom" Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga "I Get A Kick Out Of You" Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers

Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon "Peaches" Collin Tilley, video director

Billie Eilish "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers

Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers

Olivia Rodrigo "Good 4 U" Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers

The ceremony is scheduled for Monday January 31, live on CBS. For a full list of nominees visit grammy.com