Production Company

CANADA

Renowned K-Pop idol (and lead vocalist of BIGBANG) Taeyang returns with Live Fast Die Slow, and a thrilling promo directed by Alex Gargot.&nbsp;The song is the first release from Taeyang's highly anticipated solo album Quintessence, and the Gargot-directed video is an exhilarating combination of conceptual vignettes, abstract composition and breathless choreography, filmed across Barcelona.&nbsp;With masterful direction from Gargot, blended together by a pulsating edit, it's a visual that feels universally appealing, whilst still capturing the magic of Taeyang's legendary work and videography with BIGBANG.&nbsp;A rousing comeback and return to the spotlight for the artist.&nbsp;"Collaborating with Taeyang on this music video allowed us to push visual boundaries to match the raw energy of the track," explains Gargot."Filming in Barcelona, we wanted to capture that paradoxical balance between burning defiance and grounded focus. Taeyang brings an incredible, commanding presence to the screen.”[imgtoken data:1]

South Korea

Antoni Castells

Alex Gargot

Sara Renteria

Daniel Borbujo

Laura Serra Estorch

Anna Maluenda

Alexandra Berruezo

José Ostos

Melt

K-Pop

Taeyang 'Live Fast Die Slow' by Alex Gargot

Taeyang-'Live-Fast-Die-Slow'-by-Alex-Gargot

Director Celia Giraldo and CAAPSAI collaborate on this transformative promo for Barcelona-based singer-songwriter and composer Maria Arnal.&nbsp;The video for Tictac stars&nbsp;Mia Sala-Patau and Jordi Arnal in a narrative that pushes the boundaries of digital technology. Using Gen-AI and VFX to create a surreal visual language that mirrors the experimental nature of Arnal's music, the visual has ambitious, epic scope, seamlessly blending digital textures with organic realism.&nbsp;It's a stirring experience, showcasing AI's new position in the VFX workflow, with a more contained, inspired usage.&nbsp;Just as significant are the contributions of&nbsp;DoP Pau Mira and art director Laura Santos, the executive leadership from Maria Vives and producer Anna Bacardit. The film's distinct look was further refined through specialised editing by José Ostos and colour grade by Martí Somoza and Max Lainz.The project marks the second major collaboration between CANADA and Maria Arnal this year, following the&nbsp;release&nbsp;of the Que Me Quiten&nbsp;video directed by Jonathan Cremades and recorded during the Grid Sessions by MIRA Festival. Both songs shone at Barcelona’s Paral·lel 62 official launch of AMA, an album that explores the vulnerability and strength of the human voice.[imgtoken data:1]

Spain

Carolina Galiana

Celia Giraldo

Anna Bacardit

Ferran Grau

Pau Mira

Maria Vives

Anna Salgado

Mar Cortacans

Andrea Campillo

Laura Santos

Rubén Mármol

Martí Somoza

Max Lainz

Alternative

Alt-Pop

Maria Arnal 'Tictac' by Celia Giraldo

Maria-Arnal-'Tictac'-by-Celia-Giraldo

Award-winning visual artist Juliet Klottrup directs a tender and heartwarming promo for Tom Misch's comeback track Sisters With Me.&nbsp;Filmed in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, the film is a celebration of family and relationships, documenting a series of real-life sisters, siblings and friends.&nbsp;Shot in an&nbsp;documentary fashion, the visual is anchored by portraiture and snapshots of real lives, following the style of&nbsp;Klottrup's previous work, including her photography&nbsp;of rural communities and her short films Travelling Home and Youth Of The Rural North.This is lovely work with Klottrup's humane and sympathetic vision&nbsp;perfectly representing the lyrics and feel of Misch's song.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Anna Mcauley

Alice Clarke

Jai Durban

Lily Delphine

Juliet Klottrup

Jack Hartley

Hands 

Connie Meade

Duncan Murray

Henry Gill

Callum Harrison

Molly Singer

Luis Zarzo

Rich Woolway

Stitch Editing

Tim Smith

Rascal

Beyond The Groove / Awal Recordings

Singer-songwriter

Tom Misch 'Sisters With Me' by Juliet Klottrup

Tom-Misch--'Sisters-With-Me-'-by-Juliet-Klottrup

Pau Carreté directs an atmospheric promo for 21 Savage.The video for What Happened To The Streets is a&nbsp;black-and-white triptych, following a figure targeted by gunmen in a dark alley.Directed by Carreté alongside creative executive producer Satin Heart, under the vision of creative director Patrick Meynard, the piece features the original intro score by Elise Eriksen.&nbsp;Boasting a nostalgic energy and haunting, anachronistic visuals, it's a rousing piece that leans all the way into its abstract presentation.&nbsp;

United States

Pau Carreté

Alejandra De La Mora

Carles Gali

Diana C. Milesi

Mateus Carvalho

Aitor Bigas

Juan Carlos Davila

Epic Records

Patrick Meynard

21 Savage 'What Happened To The Streets?' by Pau Carreté

21-Savage-'What-Happened-To-The-Streets?'-by-Pau-Carreté

Ryan Doubiago's mesmerising video for J.Cole is a continuous tracking shot where we see the rapper's life unfold in reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp;The video for The Fall Off Is Inevitable begins in the present, wih the rapper reflecting upon his life up to this point (it follows a message from J.Cole that flashes briefly on-screen), and then travelling backwards through version of the same room, through the milestones of his life.During the course of this journey through the carefuly composed portraits of life in this single space,&nbsp;Doubiago adds another level by using the room device to alter perspective, and play with the viewer's perceptions. It's a Gondry-esque twist to what is already a beautifully executed&nbsp;technical feat.&nbsp;

Ryan Doubiago

Obvious

Ryan Marie Helfant

Maximilien Rivolet

Adam Ouaddah

Dima Bocharov

Tom Gates

Evan Walsh

Amanda Uribe

Gwen Ghelid

Baptiste Vieillard

Orage

Dreamville Records

J.Cole 'The Fall Off Is Inevitable' by Ryan Doubiago

J.-Cole-'The-Fall-Off-Is-Inevitable'-by-Ryan-Doubiago

Directing duo and VFX-driven studio Stillkidz have created a riveting video for Barcelona-based singer-songwriter and composer Maria Arnal.Stillkidz blend live-action, design, and postproduction in their working practice, and its all there in the video for Pellizco. Maria's performance of a song where the voice&nbsp;multiplies, repeats, and intertwines with the rhythmic base is reflected in the video through her own multiplied presence in a paper-lined room. Then her performance is replicated through the animation of paper print-outs from the live action.It's a controlled but compelling way to showcase the talents of this artist working in an experimental yet&nbsp;playful oral style.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Adolfo Redaño

Stillkidz

Jose Bruzual

Joel Burges

Victor Mata

Toni Espejo

Dani De Juan

Mario Serrano

Martí Blanché

Maria Nualart

Only Postproduction

Fina Estampa

Maria Arnal 'Pellizco' by Stillkidz

Maria-Arnal-'Pellizco-'-by-Stillkidz

Welcome to the Church of JADE, as the Brit Award-winning singer breaks new ground once again in Billy King's hyper-stylised promo for Church.The highly entertaining video plunges&nbsp;JADE&nbsp;into a camp-folkloric universe, boasting an array of gently surreal, fully iconic, and delightfully absurd set pieces.&nbsp;Working with creative director Maximillian Raynor, King creates a gothic, theatrical world, building a non-Christian, queer ritual space and plays into the obsessive nature of the 'cult of pop'.Elevated by creative composition and awe-inspiring outfits by Raynor, it's a carefully considered vision and a complete&nbsp;tour de force.&nbsp;

Katie South

Lane Casting

Claudia Celeste

Hannah George

Zack Tate

Billy King

Ella Kenny

Kat Cattaneo

Mark Lane

Jack Hamilton

Annie Maguire

Rowan Hutchings

Jamie Monks

James Huthwaite

Matt Buxton Smith

Blake John Wood

Maximillian Raynor

Aaron Carlo

Lauryn Brown

Bryon

Anders Mills

Trim Editing

Nielsan Bohl

Selected Works

RCA Records

JADE 'Church' by Billy King 

Jade--'Church'-by-Billy-King-

Days before this year's UK Music Video Awards, celebrating all the outstanding creativity that makes it an enduring and important artform, comes a video shows exactly why its still vibrant, why it must be cherished, as&nbsp;Nicolás Méndez introduces the next era of&nbsp;Rosalía. It's a brilliant and inspiring clash of the mundane and the surreal.The video for&nbsp;Berghain&nbsp;(the&nbsp;lead single from her highly anticipated new album Lux)&nbsp;features the Spanish singer moving through her normal day. And whilst cleaning and&nbsp;ironing in her apartment, walking along the street, and travelling on a bus, she is always shadowed and surrounded by&nbsp;a full orchestra.[imgtoken data:1]Méndez takes us into a world that is still recognisably Rosalîa - as expressed in numerous videos, including the classics he has directed for Malamente, TKN and more. But her new musical direction, with orchestra, elements of opera, the experimentation that sees her involve Bjork and Yves Tumor, has become the path to employ this wonderful device.In a way, its simple. Crucially,&nbsp;its beautifully executed, with peerless attention to detail, in terms of production and with the bare traces of a narrative, involving a piece of jewellry, which leads us back to explore it again and again.[imgtoken data:2]Meanwhile Méndez takes it to the next level. Returning home, as Bjork starts singing, Rosalia's apartment has become a Snow White-esque interior forest, with creatures. An&nbsp;elevation to full-on fantasy. There's humour, and playfulness - and like&nbsp;all good fairytales,&nbsp;a frisson of horror.Shot in Warsaw, CANADA's Nicolas Méndez makes us feel we are in the centre of old Europe, full of history and where a lot of magic is also possible. It's a beautiful way to introduce Rosalia's experimentation&nbsp;in classical music. Méndez is a master of this artform and he makes every frame significant. He has made a classic.&nbsp;

Andy Kelly

Jose Carayol

Nicolás Méndez

María Rubio

Saul Levitz

Misha Shashko

Max Pittner

Agnieszka Dragan

Przemek Krawczyk

Przemek Libermann

Marcin Bębnista

Jarosław Bajer

Marcin Studniarek

Pawel Zelsko

Antek Luc

Serpiente

Isabella Ching

Carlos Font Clos

Cabin Edit

Metropolitana

El Ranchito

Columbia Records

Jędrek Kowalski

Rosalía ft Björk, Yves Tumor 'Berghain' by Nicolás Méndez

Rosalía-Ft.-Björk,-Yves-Tumor-'Berghain'-by-Nicolás-Méndez

After his previous videos, like Number One Candidate and Captain Ants, we know AntsLive is up for a serious challenge. But Billy King's video for Billie Holiday still comes as a surprise: Ants is playing the bad guy.King's video is a fast-moving modern tale of pop stardom that's sparked by an unscrupulous act, when Ants effectively steals a&nbsp;dance routine sent to him by a young fan on social media. Then he gets to work in making the&nbsp;routine for Billie Holiday go viral.After several previous collaborations with Ants, including directing the <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2024/01/13/antslive-cutlery-billy-king/89625" target="_blank">UKMVA-winning Cutlery</a>, Billy King is placing Ants in a different space. There's an element of satire about the craziness of the pop music game. But it also still feels consistent&nbsp;with the sharp wit of the previous videos.And it's very much the AntsLive we've come to know and love - even if he's been a bit naughty.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]

Nahal Ashrafi

Natalia Maus

Anastasia Liasi

Saiya Thomas

Jed Darlington Roberts

Hara Spyrou

Sam Barnham

Dimi Valikrov

Tupac Carroll

Liv Ay

Marina M. Campomanes

Hip Hop

AntsLive 'Billie Holiday' by Billy King

AntsLive - Billie Holiday (Official Video)

Billy King directs a darkly comedic promo for Sasha Keable, who is going to extraordinary lengths to not feel numb any more.&nbsp;The video for Feel Something features Sasha performing from inside her overturned car following an accident. Billy King - who recently signed to CANADA for music videos and branded content&nbsp;-&nbsp;gives this catastrophic scenario another playful twist.Not only covered in cuts and bruises, Sasha&nbsp;may not have made it through the accident alive. No wonder she would like to feel something...&nbsp;&nbsp;With surreal doppelgangers, abstract backdrop vignettes and a tongue-in-cheek approach, it's a visual feast that places Keable front and centre, and is very effective indeed.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;

Sam Storey

Jack Pritchard

Sophie Daniel

Lee Trigg

Ayomide Alli

Greg Probert

Peter Bishop

Tanya Ramsurrun

Phelan Moeller

Jack Meredith

James Wicks

Alexandra Brannan

Clare Hurford

Stefan Jemeel

Amanda Marie-rose

DOMA

Tom Mangham

Black Kite Studios

The Flight Club Records

Natasha Lawes

Sasha Keable 'Feel Something' by Billy King

Sasha-Keable-'Feel-Something'-by-Billy-King

Acclaimed director STILLZ is renowned&nbsp;for his striking visual work with global artists such as Rosalía and Bad Bunny&nbsp;- and now he has made a&nbsp;bold leap into the world of sound with the release of his own album of ambient and experimental music, accompanied by&nbsp;a hypnotic longform visual,&nbsp;shot in seven different parts of Japan.The video is a lush, cinematic experience, fusing raw urban energy with a surreal, meditative calm - featuring&nbsp;Japanese icon Yuki Chiba, who acts as a spirtual anchor to the piece that moves&nbsp;seamlessly between realism and dreamy abstraction.&nbsp;Within the shapeshifting narrative, Chiba's presence provides a stoic grace,&nbsp;grounding the visuals in a sense of cultural and emotional gravity.&nbsp;This unquestionably marks&nbsp;a significant artistic evolution for the director-turned-composer. In the project -&nbsp;a collaboration between production houses WeOwnTheCity, CANADA, and PUSH Japan -&nbsp;STILLZ delivers an audiovisual immersion. It’s a raw, honest, and unapologetically avant-garde introduction to his voice as a sonic artist - and completely absorbing.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]&nbsp;