There's definitely enough sex and violence here to warrant that initial viewer discretion warning as we follow two superfans — who seem to like plastic surgery as much as they like The Weeknd — who discover singer Abel Tesfaye's disembodied head.
All the music video components, but instead of cutting fast and shooting close, we see it all play out like a three-ring circus in wide-angles on a wide-screen.
Los Angeles-based Hey Baby director Joris Debeij documents the untold story of Statford, a small agricultural town in California’s Central Valley where years of drought are threatening the livelihood of the community in the new short film “When a Town Runs Dry.” The short (8:15) documentary follows three Statford residents: A farmer who has had to sell land that his grandfather originally purchased, a high school football coach who grew up in the area during a very different time and a shopkeeper, an immigrant who loves his adopted town but is having difficulty making ends meet.
Las Vegas isn't usually thought of as a horse town, but Ellie Goulding and a galpal decide to giddy-up, get revenge on the singer's cokehead boyfriend, and then get the f' outta dodge.
No butter churnin' for Kacey Musgraves. The country star quickly dispenses with that old-fashioned role in favor of something way more Hee Haw — complete with a commercial break for Mind Your Own Biscuit mix.
Actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse (yes, yes, the McLovin dude) stars as a former jockey who dreams of getting back on the horse for a few more laps, or, at the very least, getting a chance at some hippotherapy.
Strange video, or strangest video of the year? Yelle, Diane Martel, and Geoffrey Lillemon green screen with what looks to be Corel Draw in another one of Yelle’s odd fantasies.
Rihanna's "American Oxygen" is probably a bit more political than you might expect, utilizing a mix of news footage that runs the gamut from tragedy to transcendence.
PS: It has nearly 2 million views in less than 24 hours of being on VEVO and YouTube. Wonder how many it got behind the Tidal paywall...
"King Kunta" may have premiered on a Times Square gynormotron, but the 1:1 aspect ratio and a warm and fuzzy film vibe is more fitting for an intimate Instagram video.
