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Parade's Best Music Videos of All Time
Parade Magazine released its list of "The 71 Best Music Videos Of All Time" in July 2020. The list technically contains 72 music videos, but who's complaining?
Goliath's Greatest Music Videos of All Time
Entertainment magazine Goliath released its list of the Greatest Music Videos of All Time in 2018, ranked from #1 to #20.
Yardbarker's Most Influential Music Videos of All Time
Entertainment news website Yardbarker released its list of the 25 most influential music videos of all time in 2020.
Most Viewed on YouTube
The most-viewed music videos on YouTube. Statistics courtesy Kwob.net
TimeOut Best Music Videos of All Time
The prestigious film and culture magazine released its list of the "absolute best music videos of all time" in 2018.
Rolling Stone Readers Picks
In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine let its readers send in votes for the best music videos of all time. Here are the top 10.
Insider's Most Iconic Music Videos of All Time
In 2018, Insider.com released a list featuring 55 of the most iconic music videos of all time. The list features videos from five different decades.
BEST OF THE DECADES
10 Music Videos that Shaped Fashion
1. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996) It is difficult to single out a single Spice Girls music video — the group itself strongly influenced the fashion of the ’90s and continue to make an impact today. They were imitated by millions of fans around the world, popularizing obscenely high platform shoesContinue Reading
Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in Statement
“I want to take accountability for my own missteps,” Timberlake writes in light of his portrayal in the new Framing Britney Spears documentary Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, February 2002 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Justin Timberlake has issued an apology to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in a new statement postedContinue Reading
Cardi B shares challenges of making music videos while following pandemic protocols on NBC talk show
Cardi B shared how challenging it’s been to film music videos with COVID-19 restrictions while appearing Thursday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . The 28-year-old rapper released her wildly popular WAP video in August and last week treated her fans to a music video for her new songContinue Reading
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 16 induction nominees for 2021
The wait is over! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has unveiled its list of 16 nominees who are eligible for induction in 2021. Seven first-time nominees made the list, including: JAY-Z Mary J. Blige Foo Fighters Dionne Warwick Iron Maiden The Go-Go’s Fela Kuti The otherContinue Reading
10 Music Videos that Shaped Fashion
1. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996) It is difficult to single out a single Spice Girls music video —...
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Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in Statement
“I want to take accountability for my own missteps,” Timberlake writes in light of his portrayal ...
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Cardi B shares challenges of making music videos while following pandemic protocols on NBC talk show
Cardi B shared how challenging it's been to film music videos with COVID-19 restrictions while a...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 16 induction nominees for 2021
The wait is over! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has unveiled its list of 16 nomine...
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No Lights Too Blinding For The Weeknd With Superstar Set at Super Bowl 2021 Halftime
Halfway through his headlining set at Super Bowl LV, with the opening strains of his "I Feel It C...
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The Britney Spears Documentary Is a Case Study of Music Industry Misogyny
The most surprising revelation in Framing Britney Spears , a new New York Times -produced docume...
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Janet Jackson Was Banned From the Grammy Awards After Her Super Bowl Performance With Justin Timberlake
In 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed during the Super Bowl halftime show for S...
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11 Hollywood actors who got their big break in music videos
Ultimately two sides of the same showbiz coin, there’s always been a comfortable crossover betwe...
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The 10 Best Medical Parody Music Videos
What does the spleen do? Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine While compi...
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YouTube says music artists' income could fall if it must pay more for streams
YouTube has warned that legal efforts by the music industry to force it to pay more for the musi...
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Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and Halsey are all nominated at the GLAAD 2021 Media Awards
Today on TikTok, with the help of Josie Totah , Shangela, and Jonathan Bennett , GLAAD announced...
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Hip hop and Pan Africanism: from Blitz the Ambassador to Beyoncé
Hip hop is many things. Most recently is has become more of commodity, a commercial venture, but ...
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