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music video

American  

noun

  1. a commercial video featuring a performance of a popular song, often through a stylized dramatization by the performers with lip-syncing and special effects.


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Taylor Swift has surprised fans by releasing a new music video for her song Elizabeth Taylor, assembled from hours of footage of the late screen goddess.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And so begins the music video for “Dance…,” the opening track of her new album, “Worst Girl in America.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The animation is voiced by actor Domhnall Gleeson, who has starred in films such as “About Time,” the “Harry Potter” series, the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy and Taylor Swift’s recent music video “Opalite.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

After some small television roles, an appearance in a Madonna music video and a few big screen appearances, his major breakthrough came in 1995 with "The Usual Suspects."

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“Bravo, Art3mis “The game Tempest also appears briefly in the music video for the song ‘Subdivisions’ by Rush,” she added.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline