Best Music Videos Of 2016The NPR Music team picks its favorite music videos of 2016, a year when artists and directors chased an impulse to experiment with story, scale and style.
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Best Music Videos Of 2016
The NPR Music team picks its favorite music videos of 2016.
This short film is the most personal and revealing piece of work Beyoncé's ever created, but what gives it its lasting effect is the beautiful imagery and symbolism throughout.
The two-part video for "u" and "For Sale?" tackles issues of race and mental health, as well as the contradictions Lamar faces as a result of his own success.
Michael Kiwanuka, "Black Man In A White World"
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The short film for "Nobody Speak," brilliantly directed by Sam Pilling, is a powerful — if sometimes comical — statement on the dysfunction of this year's political season.
Francis and the Lights, "Friends"
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