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Kanye West Shows His (Many) True Colors In “All Of The Lights” Video
Sat Feb 19 2011 by Idolator Staff
No werewolves or dead ladies here, folks. Just a lot of lights. And we mean a lot of lights. In fact — all of ‘em. Two months after Rihanna tweeted a glimpse of herself with director Hype Williams on the set of “All Of The Lights,” the actual video has landed! It begins with a stark, solemn black-and-white shot of a young girl making her way through the snow-covered projects, set to the song’s downbeat instrumental opening. But if you think the ambitious Runaway won’t make good on his promise to turn on “All Of The Lights” and then some, you obviously don’t know Kanye West from Jane Austen. Check it out below.
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Miguel Bets On Smooth Moves In His “Sure Thing” Video
Sat Dec 25 2010 by Idolator Staff
Superfly R&B singer Miguel says "Sure Thing" is a highly personal song that "no one was ever supposed to hear." But the smoldering, sexy jam proved too irresistible to leave off his debut All I Want Is You — and now it's positioned as his new single, complete with Hype Williams-directed video. Watch Miguel show off his funkadelic dance moves below (think he picked them up while on tour with Usher?) See for yourself. More »
Rihanna Tweets From The Set Of Kanye West’s “All Of The Lights” Video
Tue Dec 21 2010 by Becky Bain
While we're anxiously awaiting the video for Kanye West's horrific "Monster", the rapper is churning out clips for the rest of his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy tracks. Rihanna posted a twitpic of her and director Hype Williams on set of the inevitably epic vid for "All Of The Lights". "Me and hype...Turn up the lights in here baby, EXTRA BRIGHT bitches!!!" Will every guest star, from Fergie to Elton John, show up for a cameo? And anyone care to guess how 'Ye plans to top the Michael Jackson parade and fireworks spectacular from Runaway that played during this track? [Rap-Up]
Kanye West’s Epic ‘Runaway’ Film Debuts Worldwide
Sat Oct 23 2010 by Idolator Staff
After weeks of buildup, Kanye West's art film/music mega-video debuted worldwide tonight, just as he wanted it to, more or less. As we mentioned after seeing the U.S. premiere, the 35-minute film tells the tale of a phoenix who falls to earth and tries to fit into modern culture, with an epic soundtrack built from nine of Ye's new songs. Watch the whole film, which kicks off with Nicki Minaj's narration, and see (finally!) the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy tracklisting below.
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Christina Aguilera Whips Up A Frenzy In “Not Myself Tonight” Video
Thu Apr 29 2010 by Idolator Staff
It's been obvious from the erotic images surfacing all week that Christina Aguilera planned to get a little kinky with "Not Myself Tonight", the first video from her upcoming Bionic album. Now you can see for yourself: the elaborate Hype Williams-directed clip features the petite pop diva taking charge as a dominatrix and playing out fantasies with both a boy and a girl. Christina's never been shy about expressing her sexuality, but the question this time is whether she can still keep her fans' loyalty all locked up. Watch below:
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Jamie Foxx Gets Drunk With A Little Help From His Friends
Thu Feb 26 2009 by Lucas Jensen
The Hype Williams-directed video for Jamie Foxx’s ode to the deleterious effects of alcohol, “Blame It,” seems to focus on two things: the color red and bizarre celebrity cameos. In the credit sequence (yep), Jarhead costar Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Ron Howard, and Jamie Foxx are highlighted, but there are plenty more to come. Wait. Ron Howard?! Yep, Opie Cunningham himself.
Mon Aug 4 2008 by Maura
As sorta-predicted in this space Friday, MTV is using the Best Pop Video category in this year’s Video Music Awards to promote a big showdown between the morose Germans of Tokio Hotel and the fresh-faced American boys that make up the Jonas Brothers. Thanks to the online efforts of their fanbases, both bands have clips nominated in the Best Pop Video category, where they’ll do battle with the previously nominated Britney Spears, the shrillly omnipresent Danity Kane, and the more popular than their Soundscans might indicate Panic At the Disco. MTV has also announced the nominees for Best Hip-Hop video, and among them are the earth-shattering collaboration between Kanye West, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Hype Williams and Flo Rida’s deathless “Low.” (Click on the moonman for the two categories’ full slates.)
Mon Aug 4 2008 by Maura
As sorta-predicted in this space Friday, MTV is using the Best Pop Video category in this year’s Video Music Awards to promote a big showdown between the morose Germans of Tokio Hotel and the fresh-faced American boys that make up the Jonas Brothers. Thanks to the online efforts of their fanbases, both bands have clips nominated in the Best Pop Video category, where they’ll do battle with the previously nominated Britney Spears, the shrillly omnipresent Danity Kane, and the more popular than their Soundscans might indicate Panic At the Disco. MTV has also announced the nominees for Best Hip-Hop video, and among them are the earth-shattering collaboration between Kanye West, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Hype Williams and Flo Rida’s deathless “Low.” (Click on the moonman for the two categories’ full slates.)
Coldplay’s Extra-Credit Ploy Revealed
Sun Aug 3 2008 by Maura
Not content with the fact that the title track from Viva La Vida already kind of has a video–albeit one that’s for a truncated version of the song–the gents in Coldplay have commissioned not one, but two videos for it. And they got big-name directors, just to show the world that they’re that good: Hype Williams was behind the camera for the above clip, which swaps Williams’ normal fisheyed worldview for Photoshop’s “cracking paint” filter; Anton Corbijn took charge for the clip after the jump, which references a video that will probably be familiar to most of the Idolator demo. (I suspect that also may be why it’s the “alternate version.”)
