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Selena Gomez "Hands To Myself" (Alek Keshishian, dir.)

You might get the sense that Selena Gomez is toying with you in this sexy twisty stylish video. Is she a play-at-home sexpot pining for the movie star? Or are the two of them living in bliss and she's just missing him when he's at work? Or maybe she's just a stalker.

Whatever the case, she's got her hands full in this welcome return from director Alek Keshishian (who you should know from his groundbreaking 1991 tour documentary film Madonna: Truth Or Dare).

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Kendrick Lamar "These Walls" (Colin Tilley, The Little Homies, dir.)

What if the walls of that seedy party motel could talk and answer whether the jail cell tall tale was actually true? That's the essential premise of "These Walls," in which we explore the night in question like it was a comedic Rashomon set in the world of the Ernie Barnes Sugar Shack painting. The truth never totally unravels — especially the KDot x Terry Crews dance interlude — but perhaps the promised sequel will hold the key to it all.

PS: This video is a tale told by adults for adults. Nudity and cursing are involved. Sorry.

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Royksopp "Running To The Sea" (Shiouwen Hong, dir.)

The idea of of the two people standoff in a dark ring has been lurking in my head for a while. As I came across the contest and listened to the track, the idea came back to me as the mood really echoed the visual I had in mind. This piece reflects a person's search for identity. Through two characters, who initially fight and oppose each other, yet in the end they find that they are one in the same. 

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X Ambassadors "Renegades" (ENDS & Alex Da Kid, dir.)

I am admittedly late to the game on this one since this video has been out for a few months - and don't forget Jeep's current ad campaign - but X Ambassadors have been dubbed VH1's You Oughta Know Artist for Sept. '15. And this clip features some real-life pioneers who've been told countlessly that they can't.... but have. Since the anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilites Act is pretty recent, this seems a timely post as well.