Honoring the artist, video director and video producer, this award has gone to past winners and visionary music video pioneers like Peter Gabriel , Madonna , Lady Gaga and OK Go. But today, the art of the music video has evolved well past visual experimentation, as music-makers push the medium toward meaningful social statements, moving storytelling and truly original art.
The video's various venues and styles weave together in a stylish, six-minute sight to behold, featuring cameos from Naomi Campbell , Lupita Nyong'o and former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland. True to her fierce creative vision and limitless talent, Bey also directed the video alongside director Jenn Nkiru.
In the clip, they go back to work taking out the trash, setting up the Genius Bar, fixing cars and more. On a break from their fast food gig, they dream aloud about saving up for studio time and making it big. They ultimately end up behind the cameras of their own video, meta-directed by the actual Director X, real name Julien Christian Lutz.
Taken from Future's eighth album, High Off Life , the "Life Is Good" video dropped back in January and stands as a gut-busting, working-class snapshot of a simpler time. The people are rising. Paak 's on-location report from the streets of Los Angeles in "Lockdown" shows life in the shadows of the Black Lives Matter movement, which grew to define the battle against social injustice in America.
Honoring the lives and tragic deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor and far too many more at the hands of police,. Paak and GRAMMY-winning director Dave Meyers , known for his work with Kendrick Lamar, craft a lasting image of the quieter side of an uprising to accompany the bold social statement song, released as a single in June.
Watch: Anderson. They say if you love someone, you should set them free. In the year's most unlikely on-screen pairing, One Direction alum Harry Styles falls for a fish who keeps outgrowing his makeshift tanks while longing to return to the open sea. It was a story that underscored my understanding of what Harry stood for and felt it was necessary to tell it as a narrative to convey his optimism," Dave Meyers, who directed the heartwarming romp, said of the concept.
Mission accomplished. The leadoff track from Woodkid 's sophomore album, S16 , got a special visual treatment that is probably unlike anything you've seen before.
The video for "Goliath," directed by the French artist, born Yoann Lemoine, himself transports the viewer to an industrial construction dystopia where massive, maniacal, mechanical machinery carves away at the earth, feeding the debris—through pulsing rhythms that match the music, mind you—into a super cauldron that births a gigantic, fiery, rising blob before cutting to black with the track's final drum smack.
The result is intense, unique and stirring. Woodkid's much-anticipated S16 arrived seven years after his debut—and the wait was worth it. Will this be his lucky year to take home the golden gramophone for Best Music Video? First-time nominee Megan Thee Stallion, who first heard the Good News about her nods while helping announce several categories during the livestream, shared her reaction on Twitter with several messages, the first with six crying emoji faces. Jim Steinman , songwriter Meat Loaf.
Sting , songwriter Sting. Billy Joel , songwriter Billy Joel. Don von Tress , songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus. Marc Cohn , songwriter Marc Cohn. Julie Gold , songwriter Bette Midler. Prince , songwriter Sinead O'Connor. U2 , songwriters U2. Ritchie Valens , songwriter Los Lobos. Suzanne Vega , songwriter Suzanne Vega. Robert Palmer , songwriter Robert Palmer. Paul Simon , songwriter Paul Simon. Peter Gabriel , songwriter Peter Gabriel.
Daryl Hall , songwriter Paul Young. Mick Jones , songwriter Foreigner. Phil Collins , songwriter Phil Collins. Lionel Richie , songwriter Lionel Richie. Stevie Wonder , songwriter Stevie Wonder. Sting , songwriter The Police. Michael Jackson , songwriter Michael Jackson. Donald Fagen , songwriter Donald Fagen. David Paich , songwriter Toto. Dolly Parton , songwriter Dolly Parton. With Bill Withers. Christopher Cross , songwriter Christopher Cross. Amanda McBroom , songwriter Bette Midler.
Lionel Richie , songwriter Kenny Rogers. Steve Gibb , songwriter Kenny Rogers. Lionel Richie , songwriter Commodores. Randy Goodrum , songwriter Anne Murray. Joe Brooks , songwriter Debby Boone. Richard Leigh , songwriter Crystal Gayle.
Allen Toussaint , songwriter Glen Campbell. Bruce Johnston , songwriter Barry Manilow. Bill Danoff , songwriter Starland Vocal Band. Gordon Lightfoot , songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Leon Russell , songwriter George Benson. Stephen Sondheim , songwriter Judy Collins.
Janis Ian , songwriter Janis Ian. Larry Weiss , songwriter Glen Campbell. Eugene McDaniels , songwriter Roberta Flack. David Nichtern , songwriter Maria Muldaur.
Kenny O'Dell , songwriter Charlie Rich. Russell L. Carly Simon , songwriter Carly Simon. Ewan MacColl , songwriter Roberta Flack. Neil Diamond , songwriter Neil Diamond. Carole King , songwriter Carole King. Kris Kristofferson , songwriter Sammi Smith. Joe South , songwriter Bakersfield Brass. Paul Simon , songwriter Simon And Garfunkel. Ray Stevens , songwriter Ray Stevens. James Taylor , songwriter James Taylor.
Joe South , songwriter Joe South. Bobby Russell , songwriter Bobby Goldsboro. Tom T. Hall , songwriter Jeannie C. Jimmy L. Webb , songwriter 5th Dimension. Webb , songwriter Glen Campbell. John Hartford , songwriter John Hartford. Bobbie Gentry , songwriter Bobbie Gentry. Roger Miller , songwriter Roger Miller. Jerry Herman , songwriter Louis Armstrong. Richard Rodgers , songwriter Peggy Lee.
Hank Cochran , songwriter Burl Ives. Jimmy Dean , songwriter Jimmy Dean. Tony Velona , songwriter Jack Jones. Ernest Gold , songwriter Ernest Gold.
Max Steiner , songwriter Percy Faith. Jimmy Driftwood , songwriter Jimmy Driftwood. Domenico Modugno , songwriter Domenico Modugno.
Alan J. Album Of The Year. Best New Artist. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Best Pop Solo Performance. Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Best Pop Instrumental Album. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Best Pop Vocal Album.
Best Disco Recording. Best Dance Recording. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Best Rock Performance.
Best Hard Rock Performance. Best Metal Performance. Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Best Rock Song. Best Rock Album. Best Alternative Music Performance. Best Urban Contemporary Album. Best Rap Performance. Best Rap Solo Performance. Best Female Rap Solo Performance. Best Male Rap Solo Performance. Best Rap Song. Best Rap Album. Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Best Country Solo Performance. Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Best Country Instrumental Performance. Best Country Song. Best Country Album. Best New Age Album. Best Jazz Fusion Performance. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental. Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance. Best Jazz Vocal Album. Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female. Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.
Best Instrumental Jazz Album. Best Jazz Performance, Soloist. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Best Original Jazz Composition. Best Latin Jazz Album. Best Gospel Other: Incl. Best Gospel Performance. Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational. Best Gospel Performance, Traditional. Best Soul Gospel Performance. Best Gospel Performance, Female. Best Gospel Performance, Male. Best Gospel Song. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song. Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album. Best Gospel Album. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. Best Roots Gospel Album.
Best Latin Recording. Best Latin Pop Performance. Best Latin Urban Album. Best Merengue Performance. Best Tejano Album. Best Banda Album. Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album. Best Tropical Latin Album. Best American Roots Performance. Best American Roots Song. Best Americana Album. Best Bluegrass Album.
Best Blues Album. Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording. Best Folk Album. Best Native American Music Album. Best Hawaiian Music Album. Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album. For example, if an artist has songwriting credit on their nominated song — a pretty common occurrence — then the artist might accept the award and give the speech.
How to remember it: Try to think of it as Songwriter of the Year, rather than just Song. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding.
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