The pick of the videos featured here last month, from the global superstars to exciting new prospects and everything in between.February brought us a return-to-form blockbuster from Lady Gaga, intriguing visuals to accompany The Weeknd's new album, slick K-Pop entertainment from LISA and Jennie; a gentle outing for one of the UK's biggest artists, Sam Smith.At home there was strong work affirming the return of major label artists Joy Crookes, Cian Ducrot, Cat Burns, AJ Tracey & Jorja Smith - and then Little Simz popping up at the end of the month with a storming return.Much other good things too, from the leftfield, here and elsewhere - Rianne White's video for Black Country, New Road; Niall Trask and Alabaster Deplume, US directors MAMA's debut for Jarina De Marco; Self-Esteem and Peiers Dennis; Joe Connor's surfer film for Gregory Alan Isakov; Jim Londgen for Oracle Sisters once again. Plus the unexpected third Fontaines D.C. video by Luna Carmoon, bringing together the lead characters from the previous two (above). So whatever horrible sh*t was going on in the world at large, at least it turned out to be an encouraging month in terms of music and music videos for the coming year...

Here's the top 10 'most viewed' videos on Promonews last year - which are the videos we featured in 2024 that have gained the highest number of page reads.Presenting the list in reverse order, here the videos from 10 to 1 - and you can find the 'Most Viewed' stories from 20 through to 11 here. 10. Khruangbin 'A Love International' by Scott Dungate"After making two award-winning videos for Khruangbin, Scott Dungate reunites with the Texan band for a third time - and the video for A Love International will surely be attracting more honours."Director: Scott DungateEditing company: Trim Editing 9. Lisa 'Rockstar' by Henry Scholfield"Just released and already breaking the internet, LISA from K-Pop titans BLACKPINK launches her first solo project in three years with a breathtaking video directed by Henry Scholfield..."Director: Henry ScholfieldProd company: Academy FilmsVFX company: Black Kite Studios 8. Eminem 'Houdini' by Rich Lee"More than 25 years since Eminem first created his iconic alter-ego, Slim Shady is back - and Em puts the old team back together, including director Rich Lee, for the hugely entertaining video for Houdini."Director: Rich Lee 7. Soft Play 'Everything And Nothing' by Thomas Davis"Thomas Davis directs a last hurrah for Soft Play - and what a way to go out."Director: Thomas DavisProd company: Common People Films 6. Paul Heaton 'Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper' by Andy Hylton"Andy Hylton directs his tenth music video for Paul Heaton telling the tale of a Manchester husband’s mission to get the fish supper being scuppered by his mates down the pub - featuring Pearce Quigley and Diane Morgan as his 'hangry' wife."Director: Andy Hylton 5. Fontaines D.C. 'Starburster' by Aube Perrie"There is [a] sense that somehow Chatten has wondered into other worlds, and we are finding out about those worlds from his perspective... The use of an inhaler puff to break up the structure, is also very effective device to highlight the fragmented, almost unreadable nature of the narrative."Director: Aube PerrieProd company: Pulse FilmsLabel: XL Recordings 4. 21 Savage 'redrum' by Danny Seth"London-born, LA-based musician and director Danny Seth directs an intense multi-format promo for London-born, Atlanta-raised rapper 21 Savage - back in the land of their birth."Director: Danny SethProd company: Trim Editing 3. Tommy Cash 'Untz Untz' by Alina Pasok, Tommy Cash"Alina Pasok and Tommy Cash direct a jawdropping and hilarious video for the Estonian dance superstar's Untz Untz, putting an outrageously saucy spin on an Olympic-style multi-sport event."Directors: Alina Pasok, Tommy Cash 2. Yunchan Lim 'Franz Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 "Love Dream" (Live Performance)' by Tom Ringsby"Tom Ringsby disrupts the conventions of capturing classical music performance in an ambitious promo for one of the world's greatest young pianists, Yunchan Lim."Director: Tom RingsbyProd company: Intergalactic Studios 1. Jamie xx 'Treat Each Other Right' by Rosie Marks"Photographer Rosie Marks makes a big impression with her music video directing debut for Jamie xx: an intriguing cast of characters gather in a London club - with a chef with a passing resemblance to Gordon Ramsay - for a night of unhinged revelry."Director: Rosie MarksNEXT on Best of 2024... Top Directors

Our review of 2024 continues with our Directors Of The Year - split into three lists.And firstly, it's our pick of the best New Directors. They made their first appearance on Promonews in the past year - some already having made a big impression, and others who show terrific potential to do so.Following these first 15 choices. look out for our next two Directors Of The Year lists... Luna CarmoonFontaines D.C. 'Here's The Thing' by Luna CarmoonTaking the unconventional route of making her music video directing debut after directing her first feature (Hoard), Luna Carmoon made a striking impact with two remarkable videos for Fontaines D.C. She's a singular talent that will hopefully flow freely between features and music projects for a long time to come. Director: Luna CarmoonProd company: Prodco (PRO)Editing company: Trim EditingDirector's Rep: Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK Charlie & Charlieshortstraw. 'Good For Nothing' by Charlie & CharlieCharlie Drinkwater and Charles Gall have collaborated regularly for some years, whilst working at Island Records and then subsequently, with Drinkwater art directing and Gall directing. But their first outing as a directing team came for feisty Coventry rapper shortstraw last year, before they made a big leap forward with a 20 minute longform for Wasia Project. And a visual album for James Arthur is on its way. Directors: Charlie & Charlie DONPRODCentral Cee X Raye 'Moi' by DONPRODIsle of Wight natives DONPROD have made a real impact in grime videos and beyond in the past couple of years, working with most of the scene's major players in promos and branded content - slighly beyond our radar until they joined the roster at REBEL.@Rogue. So their first appearance here was one of the blingiest of UK grime videos last year - Central Cee and RAYE's conspicuous shipping expedition to Paris.Directors: DONPRODProd company: REBEL @ Rogue FilmsDirector's Rep: Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK Jackson Lee ForsytheSasha Keable 'Hold Up' by Jackson Lee ForsytheWith an apprenticeship that included working on sets of Edgar Wright and Steve McQueen features, with original aspirations to be a cinematographer, Forsythe has been honing his craft to create outstanding imagery, winning a YDA at Cannes. It's evident in the vivacious video for Sasha Keable - gritty and authentic but also radiating joy. His new for Rema is another big step forward. Director: Jackson Lee ForsythProd company: Academy FilmsEditing company: Trim EditingColour grading company: Studio RMDirector's Rep: Mouthpiece GrajperStone 'Queen' by GrajperMaking waves in his native Poland - including Cameraimage recognition - Grajper signed to FRIEND in the UK in 2023 but it took last year's video for Liverpool band Stone to show what he is capable of. A very cool, clever video featuring two versions of frontman Fin Power, skirting a line between the everyday and the uncanny. Director: GrajperProd company: FRIENDDirector's Rep: Leethal Reppin David HeofsOmar Apollo 'Spite' by David HeofsA Spanish director and graphic designer based in Madrid, David Heofs has brought his talents, particularly a striking use of colour, to several videos for US/Mexican artist Omar Apollo, and in Spite, celebrated Apollo's Mexican roots across a series of strikingly gorgeous set-ups.Director: David HeofsProd company: Bandiz (PRO) Abdi IbrahimSasha Keable ft 6lack 'Take Your Time' by Abdi IbrahimEstablishing himself first as a photographer, Abdi Ibrahim has been building his directors' reel in the US in the past couple of years, before he garnered his first UK commission, the steamily atmospheric video for Sasha Keable & 6Lack.Director: Abdi IbrahimProd company: new—landDirector's Rep: Mouthpiece Billy KingRushy X Antslive 'Estelle' by Billy KingBuilding on his association with AntsLive that has brought success at the UKMVAs (as producer on Number One Candidate, director of Cutlery), Billy King is going from strength to strength.Director: Billy KingEditing company: Trim Editing Rosie MarksJamie xx 'Treat Each Other Right' by Rosie MarksAs a photographer who chronicles the extremes of beauty culture, Marks throws up a mirror to society - which is also what she does in her first music video for Jamie xx, where a rum collection of characters and celeb lookalikes congregate in a swingers club for a night of unhinged revelry.Director: Rosie MarksProd company; Object & Animal (PRO) James OgramHoneyglaze 'Don't' by James OgramOgram demonstrated an impressive command for the form with his intense, claustrophobic video for Honeyglaze's edgy Don't. Has since shown his versatility with his excellent alien invader comedy for Fat Dog. Director: James OgramDirector's rep: Agile Films, André Reid-McKinlay Lea OtovicLonnie Gunn 'Jessie's Pitbull' by Lea OtovicComing into directing from a background in set design, Lea Otovic built a body of work through the year with videos for House Of Women, Lambrini Girls and three promos for singer-songwriter Lonnie Gunn, starting with the bold and sexy Jessie's Pitbull.Director: Lea OtovicProd company: Blend Films (PRO)Editing company: The Quarry (PRO) Ethan RossLexie Carroll 'Laundry Detergent' by Ethan RossRoss has directed a series of charming low-budget videos for singer-songwriters Lexie Carroll and Tinyumbrellas over the past couple of years, and this one for Lexie was the first we featured here. Very interested to see how his work progresses this coming year. Director: Ethan RossProd company: Big Tent Films (PRO) ShadrinskyYseult 'Bitch You Could Never' by ShadrinskyThe directing duo brought their fashion sense and penchant for organised chaos to the UKMVA-nominated video for Yseult. They have a winning formula - as proved with their next video for Jack Harlow - and the sky's the limit for Shadrinsky. Director: Shadrinsky TORSOCharli XCX 'Von Dutch' by TORSOThe directing duo's first appearance here came with the in-your-face video that kicked off the year of the Brat. They went on to make a the best thing that came out of Katy Perry's rather less successful album campaign. Directors: TORSOProd company: Division (PRO) David VuCamelPhat & Nadia Ali 'Endlessly' by David VuDirector, dancer, choreographer David Vu has gained a huge following for his inventive dance videos and TikToks. His passion to tell stories through dance and movement in promos should take off following the launchpad of his impressive debut for Camelphat. Director: David VuProd company: Caviar COMING NEXT in Best Of 2024: Hot Directors, Top Directors, Most Viewed Videos

The fourth set of superb works to add to our Videos Of The Year list for 2024 includes videos for RM, James Blake, Meeks, Peggy Gou, Childish Gambino - and more Kylie.Taken from hundreds of videos featured on Promonews in the past 12 months, and organised in alphabetical order of song title, this latest batch includes work by video directing icons, returning heroes, big players and up-and-comers.These 10 picks include links to the original stories about the videos in Promonews, and to the profile pages of the directors and featured site sponsors. Fontaines D.C. 'In The Modern World' by Luna CarmoonLuna Carmoon's second video for Fontaines is a visceral parable of self-harm, based around the new 'sport' of in-car wrestling. Funny, poignant and wince-inducing - with a remarkable lead performance by Ewan Mitchell. Director: Luna CarmoonEditing company: Trim EditingColour grade company: Electric Theatre CollectiveLabel: XL Recordings Wasia Project 'Isotope' by Charlie and CharlieCharlie and Charlie created a hypnotic atmosphere around the brother/sister duo Wasia Project in their impressive short film, showcasing songs from the artists' EP.Directors: Charlie & Charlie Kylie Minogue 'Lights, Camera, Action' by Sophie Muller & Theo AdamsAnother sensational vehicle for Kylie's latest renaissance - here in full diva mode, but with tongue firmly in cheek - where Kylie plays both the on-screen star we know and love, and also a super-demanding creative auteur.Director: Sophie MullerCo-director: Theo Adams James Blake 'Like The End' by Jon RafmanRafman projects James Blake’s fear for the state of the world into a surreal carnival of bizarre imagery - AI generated but bordering on the plausible.Director: Jon Rafman Childish Gambino ft Young Nudy 'Little Foot Big Foot' by Hiro MuraiDonald Glover and Hiro Murai take us back to the 1930s and a bygone era of twinkled-toed entertainment in the brilliant return of Glover's alter-ego Childish Gambino.Director: Hiro MuraiProd company: Doomsday Entertainment Peggy Gou 'Lobster Telephone' by Alice KunisuéA trippy fever dream with lobster claw accessories, vibrant bouncy balls and a heavy dose of contemporary surrealism, allowing Peggy Gou to sideline her glamourous image for something altogether more playful.Director: Alice KunisuéColour grade company: Electric Theatre CollectiveDirector's Rep: Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UKLabel: XL Recordings RM 'LOST!' by Aube PerrieArguably Aube Perrie's most surreal and densely complicated video so far - which is saying something. And it also highlighted that Korean popstars like RM are pushing the creative envelope in the medium more than anyone.Director: Aube PerrieProd company: Pulse FilmsColour grade company: Electric Theatre Collective Elbow 'Lovers' Leap' by Henry Oliver & Justin Du PreA partnership takes flight in the dark fantasy for Elbow. Make that two partnerships - the fugitive couple in the deserted city who fall into another dimension, and Oliver and Du Pre, teaming as co-directors for the first time to impressive effect.Directors: Henry Oliver & Justin Du Pre Meekz 'Mini Me's' by KC LockeThe prolific KC Locke always pulls the stops out, a big reason he's been one of the UKs top video directors for the past 5 years. Here he riffs on one of his great earlier successes then takes it to whole new level for the mysterious masked Mancunian MC Meeks. Director: KC LockeDirector's Rep: Marisa Garner Associates LISA ft Rosalía 'New Woman' by Dave MeyersMusic video legend Dave Meyers was busy in 2024 with arguably the pop star of the year - more on that later - but also managed to create one of his vignette-based blockbusters - a great vehicle for K-Pop superstar Lisa's collab with Rosalía. Director: Dave MeyersEditing company: Final Cut COMING NEXT ON BEST OF 2024... Videos Of The Year (Part Five), Directors Of The Year