2023: The stories behind 8 of the year’s best music videos
The making of 2023’s best music videos, as told by the directors behind the visuals. Featuring Oscar Hudson, Cissi Efraimsson, Yoonha Park, Tom Emmerson and more
Scrapper director Charlotte Regan recounts her favourite music videos
The ‘Scrapper’ director talks us through five music videos that have had a formative influence on the fizzy debut feature film, or her career
Goya Gumbani and Kiina share new single and video, Define Time
The track is accompanied by a music video directed by Ivor Alice
Björk shares new mushroom rave video for Atopos
The visualiser for ‘Atopos’, the lead single from ‘fossora’, also features Gabber Modus Operandi’s DJ Kasimyn
Betty Davis: Watch a documentary on the late funk icon
Crack Magazine Supporters can watch ‘Betty: They Say I’m Different’, Phil Cox’s 2017 documentary on the trailblazing funk icon, for free until Sunday 20 February
The Best Music Videos of 2021
From NSFW choreography to surrealist setups and coming-of-age hedonism, here’s an unranked list of our top 10 videos of the year
Arca’s new video features two songs from her forthcoming album KICK ii
Watch the new ‘Prada / Rakata’ visual now
Director Rudá Santos meticulously executes music video narratives
Go behind the scenes on Ross From Friends’ video for ‘The Daisy’, created via our Three Minutes incubator project
FKA twigs directed Koreless’ new music video
The ‘Magdalene’ artist is behind the new ‘White Picket Fence’ visual
How director Teeeezy C took Birmingham to Nairobi in the video for M1llionz’ Lagga
Go behind the scenes with UK rap’s go-to video director
A Brief History of the Music Video
From Starman to APESHIT, Simran Hans chronicles the 50-year history of contemporary pop culture’s greatest format
Art director Fleur Fortuné tells cinematic stories through music visuals
The award-winning artist has produced widescreen videos for Travis Scott, Nike, Chloé and more
Meet Lee Martin, the digital thinker creating unique web experiences in the viral age
The LA-based creative utilises technological advancements to make music fans a part of the story. We caught up with him to talk narratives and digital experimentalism
London director Bafic creates visuals informed by the intensities of contemporary city life
The rising filmmaker explores the political energy and pace of London in his music videos
10 Music Video Directors Switching Up the Game
We profile 10 filmmakers taking the visual format deeper into the experimental field
The untold story of the Lynchian video for the Spice Girls’Viva Forever
Fan theories abound as to the meaning of Spice Girls’ strangest video. The video’s director, Steve Box, puts the speculation to rest
We spoke to Daps, director of Stormzy’s Big For Your Boots video
The LA-based director is also responsible two Migos videos – ‘Bad & Boujee’ and ‘T-Shirt’
Formation – A Friend
We’re premiering a dramatic new NSFW visual from the London quintet
6 New Videos You Need To See
DIY pop from Palmistry, Eagulls’ melancholy post-punk and more in this week’s video roundup
6 New Videos You Need To See
Each week we round-up the best new music videos out there With the advent of…
6 New Videos You Need To See
Each week we round-up the best (and worst) new music videos out there
Videos of the Year 2015
Welcome to our first ever annual rundown of music videos The internet rages on. It…
Online music videos to carry age ratings in the UK
New measures have been introduced to make sure children are not exposed to inappropriate content…