Leading nominee Beyonce is guaranteed one award at the 2014 MTV VMAs: She'll accept the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, joining the ranks of past recipients Michael Jackson, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
Welcome to the good and dangerous times to be had in and around New Braunfels, TX. Tubing, ATVing, drinking, fireworking and running free like a pack of Bulls.
Once she did not want what she haven't got; Now she doesn't want to sing love songs and get hurty anymore. Sinead O'Connor conjures the ghost of her classic "Nothing Compares 2 U" video before going into a performance that set-up that might first have you wondering whether Ms. O'Connor has gone glam. (Spoiler alert: She has not.)
Opiated masses on the verge of destruction and despair, under the watchful eye of a Panopticon and separated from the leaders of the pleasure class. A horrible, dystopian future filled largely with anguish, pain, madness and death. But even a simple barber confused to be a dictator can see that there's always hope and something to fight more.
"Iron Sky" is maybe the best sci-fi masterpiece you see this year, and likely the shortest, as it delivers epicness and emotion on a scale far beyond the scope of a "normal" music video.
Do you really need me to tell you that the new Slipknot video is distubing? Or that it's awesome?
It is.
And if you're really intrigued by this latest dark fantasy from the mind of band member M. Shawn Crahan — aka Clown — go check out the interactive version. Just make sure you're not prone to seizures...
Chances are 5 Seconds Of Summer won't remember what it's like to just hang around and waste time with your friends, especially as they continue their supersonic trajectory to stardom over the next year. So, maybe "Amnesia" will be a nice video reminder of how things were once upon a time...
"Burning Gold" is one of those sneaky videos that lets a highly individual pop star try on some more traditional glam styles in the name of a narrative, and then throw it all away to maintain her core image and edge. In this case it's a spin on the Dreamgirls dynamic with Christina Perri getting plucked from a bar and made into a starlet. All is fabulous and glammy, until she realizes that her mentor/lover has moved onto the next one and she's ready to get back to the basics in a fiery conclusion.
