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Best of 2023:
Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos

Our review of the year continues with a countdown, of the most viewed video posts we published in 2023.

Here they are, from no. 25 to no. 1 - effectively the most popular music videos on Promonews this year. In each case, we've added some text from the original post, plus a link to that original post - and the director's profile on Promonews and any company involved in that video who is a site sponsor. year.

Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

25. Dizzee Rascal 'How Did I Get So Calm' by Oliver Jennings

Oliver Jennings directs a superb comeback promo for Dizzee Rascal, depicting the artist's cool demeanour in the face of a variety of chaotic situations.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

24. James Blunt - Beside You

Craig Bingham directs an evocative video for James Blunt, reflecting on the process of getting older - which also features some gripping motorcycle action.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

23. Pinkpantheress ft Central Cee 'Nice To Meet You' by Charlotte Rutherford

Charlotte Rutherford pays homage to mid-Noughties aesthetics in this dreamy promo for Pinkpantheress, featuring Central Cee.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

22. Marina Satti - Tucutum

Katharina Hingst presents a witty and gritty celebration of Greek culture in her marvellous promo for Greek pop star Marina Satti's infectious Tucutum.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

21. AntsLive - Number One Candidate

Tom Emmerson directs a thoroughly entertaining promo for AntsLive, with the London rapper performing his latest track from a surprising location - the Italian Alps.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

20. Hope FC - Call Me A Lioness

As England prepare for the big one - the Women's World Cup Final - some of the most enduring female stars in British music and breakthrough female talent have come together to create Call Me A Lioness, accompanied by an uplifting 'chant video' of England fans directed by Pip + Lib.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

19. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

One of 2023's biggest earworms arrives in the form of Padam Padam, and the brilliant video sees Kylie and a host of energetic dancers perform in a sun-kissed dreamscape.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

18. METTE - Mama's Eyes

Chronicling the origin story behind Mette’s emergence as a performer, musician, and dancer, the video for Mama's Eyes intercuts visually striking performance shots with culturally referential footage of growth, mothering, justice, and celebration, growing increasingly more personal as the concept continues.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

17. Dua Lipa - Houdini

Dua Lipa returns with the propulsive Houdini and a video by Manu Cossu that adds magic and panache to a dance rehearsal sequence.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

16. Soft Play ft Robbie Williams - Punk's Dead

A pack of unruly kids give Soft Play a proper pasting in Thomas Davis' riotous promo for Punk's Dead.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

15. IDLES - Dancer

Jocelyn Anquetil does a lovely job in capturing the ambiguous essence of IDLES. They appear somewhat conflicted about wielding power over people through their powerful music... but they are going to do it anyway.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

14. Nia Archives - So Tell Me…

Co-directed by Dan Emmerson and the artist herself, the video intercuts the gentle performance section with a series of slow-shutter vignettes, depicting the complex relationship between a young couple.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

13. Bakar - Alive!

Director duo Simon Davis and Jason Sondock - aka rubberband. - craft a bold and daring video for Bakar where the British alt-soul artist literally stops the traffic in the middle of Piccadilly Circus.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

12. Slowdive - Kisses

Noel Paul's hypnotic nighttime promo for Kisses…features Charlie, a 17-year-old Neapolitan, who gives rides to the people of Naples, transporting them through the ethereal city streets.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

11. Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

Peggy Gou's summer anthem gets an appropriately sun-kissed visual courtesy of Thomas Hardiman, filmed on location in Ibiza.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

10. DJ Seinfeld ft Confidence Man - Now U Do

India Rose Harris directs a Y2K-tinged promo for DJ Seinfeld featuring Confidence Man.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

9. Benjamin Earl Turner - Headspace/Bent

Benjamin Earl Turner's first release in two years comes with a brilliant comedy-thriller fantasy directed by Abteen Bagheri. Might just be a masterpiece.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

8. Rita Ora - You Only Love Me

The Stepford Wives meets Alice in Wonderland as Charlie Sarsfield transports us to a surreal world where Rita Ora endures a fictional wedding from hell.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

7. Central Cee x Dave - Sprinter

Nathan James Tettey solidifies his creative collaboration with rapper Dave, co-directing the video for Sprinter - Dave's new single with Central Cee - shot in London and Monaco.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

6. Little Simz - Gorilla

Little Simz and Dave Meyers. Yes, it's happened - and it's amazing. This is an utterly brilliant video, for Simz's Gorilla. Unquestionably one of the best of the year so far.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

5. The Rolling Stones - Angry

Francois Rousselet reunites with The Rolling Stones, for Angry - their first new music in 17 years - to bring the billboards of Sunset Boulevard brilliantly to life with decades of Stones' iconography.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

4. The Chemical Brothers - Live Again

DOM&NIC have been directing music videos for The Chemical Brothers since the mid-Nineties and have now reached a landmark, with Live Again: it's their tenth video for the ageless pioneers of electronic dance music. And following a running theme of previous works, the directing duo are once again pushing the boundaries of state-of-the art technology, this time in the frontier of virtual production and real time VFX.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

3. Troye Sivan 'Got Me Started

After the brilliant Rush, Troye Sivan is back with Gordon von Steiner and DoP Stuart Winecoff for another steamy outing of style, sex and choreography for Got Me Started - this time shot in Bangkok.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

2. Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont, Nothing But Thieves - Something On My Mind

Denisha Anderson teams up with Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont and Nothing But Thieves for cinematic collab Something On My Mind, to create a Pulp Fiction-like narrative within an intriguing time loop structure.

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Promonews' 25 'Most Viewed' Videos of 2023

1. Jungle - Back On 74

The latest collab between Jungle's J Lloyd and Charlie Di Placido follows the grand tradition of the band's music videos - and then some. Back On 74 comes as an innovative interactive experience, powered by WeTransfer, as well as the normal video. And it’s also part of a full visual album of the new Jungle LP, Volcano.

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