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music video

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noun

music videos plural
  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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Though The Rolling Stones used cutting-edge tech to de-age themselves for a recent music video, the octogenarian rockers aren’t too keen on artificial intelligence.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

A 13-minute music video weaving together six tracks from the new album was released earlier this month and featured A-list cameos by Sabrina Carpenter, Kate Moss, Lourdes Leon, Benedict Cumberbatch and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

After starting to film his section of the music video, An alleges West "couldn't remember his lines", shouted cut, and turned his attention to shooting a different scene.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

West did not end up appearing in the released version of the In For The Kill music video, although he featured as a guest rapper on a remix of the song.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Next Kenna made a music video for next to nothing for one of his songs and took it to MTV2, the MTV channel for more serious music lovers.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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