Producer

Maëva Demurger

Renee Maria Osubu tells the story of a grieving family, within the wider context of the Black British experience, in Dirt In The Diamond, a short film that incorporates three songs from Jords album, with the same name, performed by the artist.In the first part, we are introduced to the main characters at a family gathering at the home of the Walkers, prior to the funeral of their son, where Jords performs MoBay with Tay Iwar. It's&nbsp;shot by cinematographer Courtney J. Bennett in rich colour, with an intimacy that recalls Steve McQueen's 'house party' film Lovers Rock.That is followed by the funeral of the son - the procession behind the coffin and church service -&nbsp;shot in stark black and white, in which we hear iPray by Jords, Wretch 32 and Miles from Kinshasa. Finally, the drama is replaced by a montage of&nbsp;archive footage of Black Londoners from the 1970s to the present day - including footage of era-defining protests against racism and prejudice -&nbsp;&nbsp;as Jords performs Fist In The Sky.&nbsp;Renee Maria Osubu&nbsp;brings the personal and the political together, and interrogates the nature of grief - which one character describes as "the truest form of love" - in compelling fashion.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Renee Maria Osubu

Amara Rossell

Somesuch

Andre Reid-McKinley

Courtney J. Bennett

Lainy Black

Jodie-simone Howe

Elena Muntoni

Femi Konteh

Will Berger

Kharmel Cochrane

Rose Powell

Josh Fashola

Anne-Sofie Lindgaard

Danny Rumbelow

Dan Deighton

Ryan Rae

Grant Sandy Phillips

Luis Lopez

Krunal Saadrani

Léa Anderson

Lamar Lee

Phoebe Armstrong-Beaver

The Assembly Rooms

Jason Wallis

Electric Theatre Collective

Olivia Jessop

Benson Udia

Motown Records UK

Hip Hop

Jords 'Dirt In The Diamond (a short film)' by Renee Maria Osubu

Jords - DIRT IN THE DIAMOND (A SHORT FILM)

Tajana Tokyo directs a slick, feelgood promo for BRIT-winning girl group FLO's team-up with the legendary&nbsp;Missy Elliott.&nbsp;Taking inspiration from Missy Elliott's 2002 hit Work It, the main refrain&nbsp;of Fly Girl has&nbsp;manifested one of the best collabs in recent memory, in this fusion of old school and modern R&amp;B.&nbsp;And Tajana Tokyo's&nbsp;accompanying video has a vibrant, celebratory concept.It takes place at a packed bar, where the trio perform, dance and get down with the party vibes, joined by a whole host of energetic characters.&nbsp;Representing the nostalgia of the Noughties with a future-facing, contemporary vibe, it's an immediately engaging visual with a brilliant cameo from the icon herself, which will have fans of both artists on the edge of their seats.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

Katie South

Chloe Rosolek

Tajana Tokyo

Scarlett Anderson

Saorla Houston

Holly Williams

Shaun Waldie

Nathalie Pitters

Saskia Whinney

Zorica ŠaliĆ

Philips Nortey

Matt Alsop

Catherina Scarpellini

Rebecca Richards

Island

FLO ft Missy Elliott 'Fly Girl' by Tajana Tokyo

Flo-Ft-Missy-Elliott-'Fly-Girl'-by-Tajana-Tokyo

Rollo Jackson's arrresting visual for Overmono&nbsp;serves as a teaser for the electronica duo's new track Is U? - and their forthcoming debut album Good Lies.Jackson's video for the opening minute of Is U? begins with a aerial shot of a twisting road in the desert, then cuts between a BMW coasting along the road, and a&nbsp;Doberman dog (who also features on the album cover) sprinting&nbsp; towards the camera, creating its own tracks in the dirt.&nbsp;The video may be brief, but it leaves a powerful impression. The enigmatic atmosphere creates&nbsp;plenty of mystery around the new track.&nbsp;

Rollo Jackson

Ana Castellar

Geras Velikhanyan

Fraser Rigg

Harutyun Gevorgyan

Alexey Komoza

Gevorg Elmasakyan

Gamlet Galstyan

Steve Shaw

Trim Editing

Luke Morrison

Oscar Wendt

XL Recordings

Dance

Overmono 'Is U?' by Rollo Jackson

Overmono-'Is-U?'-by-Rollo-Jackson

Nia Archives takes a contemplative walk through late-night London, in the video for 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.&nbsp;Showing their lives in separate (yet interconnected) scenes, the video hints at the bond between them, which is confirmed at the end of the video when they detach from their different groups of friends to finally meet up.The bittersweet, romantic&nbsp;concept is beautifully executed, with the frantic cinematography reflecting the contrast of the track - a jungle beat set against melancholic melodies.&nbsp;Wonderful work.&nbsp;

Dan Emmerson

Nia Archives

Rowan Mackintosh King

Keaton Williams

Thom Neal

Pete Wade

Jack Ainsworth

Riaz Ahmed

Jake Gerrard

Yusif Al-Karaghouli

Roxanne Farahmand

Jamie Alexandra Judd

Tasnim Nahar

Ben Crook

Harriet Cawley

Tim Smith

No.8

Charlie Morris

Alt Jungle

Nia Archives 'So Tell Me…' by Dan Emmerson & Nia Archives

Nia Archives - So Tell Me…

Ned Botwood directs a big-hearted love letter to the West Country, by way of the American West for Metronomy frontman&nbsp;Joseph Mount's wonderful duet with Katy J Pearson for Love Factory.This song is an absolute peach, and the video highlights the special chemistry that is created by bringing fellow west country artist Pearson on board. Botwood channels the visuals from 1960s US TV variety shows, and the legendary&nbsp;performances by Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and June Carter, blending&nbsp;British and American rural iconography, superimposing Katy and Joseph into sweeping Devon landscapes.Shot with a distinctly American flavour by DP Jamie Harding, the video trades prairie grass for wheat stubble and wide highways for narrow country lanes. The landscapes were captured over a sunset-chasing road trip through the South Hams in Jamie’s van.[imgtoken data:1]Ned, Jamie and editor Kevin Corry worked to recreate a variety of old-school televisual devices. Shooting country vistas to line up with studio performances, then using a combination of back projection, black negative space and lo-fi blending effects to merge them together.Eagle-eyed viewers will also spot a handful of homages to American cult classics, including Paris Texas, My Own Private Idaho and The Night of the Hunter. “What I love about this song is that it just sounds like it’s always been around, like an old standard on the radio," says Botwood.&nbsp;"It made me think of that golden age of country performances on TV in the late ’60s. Those variety hours like Kraft Music Hall and The Porter Wagoner Show.[imgtoken data:2]"Those shows really threw everything at the wall. All those charmingly janky sets and camera effects. Dolly Parton playing her Grammer guitar on a plastic porch, or Loretta Lynn superimposed onto rural Kentucky, or truly weird images like three disembodied Peggy Lee heads trading lyrics in different corners of the screen.“So much country music is about *home*. And if you absorb enough US culture, you can end up with this weird nostalgia for a rural heartland you’ve never actually been to. But it does make sense. When Dolly sings about her ‘Tennessee Mountain Home’, you understand that feeling instinctively, even if you’ve only been as close as the West Country. Katy, Joe and I are all connected to Devon. And sometimes when you’re down there, on the right day and in the right light, it really does look like the American prairie.”“Metronomy and Katy are two of my big indie heroes. So I was very sweaty when the email arrived! But I had the nicest team. Shoutout to Jamie Harding, who took me and his Arriflex sunset-chasing in Devon for two days. And Kevin Corry, who killed it in the edit.”

Joshua Gochez

Athene Xenia Aristocleous

Bo Dubema

Ned Botwood

Lydia Martland

DOGEATDOG

Natalia Maus

Yan Murawski

Jamie Harding

Pòl Gil

Orlando Morris

Riccardo Angei

Molly Whiteley

Kevin Corry

Ruth Wardell

Okay Studios

Because Music

Metronomy & Katy J Pearson 'Love Factory' by Ned Botwood

Metronomy & Katy J Pearson's - Love Factory (Official Music Video)

Trailblazing London jazz outfit Ezra Collective hit the ring in Femi Ladi's joyous video for Victory Dance.Customers of a cornershop receive a mysterious invitation by the shopkeeper, leading them downstairs into the basement and a magical space. Suddenly we are in&nbsp;a big hall, a boxing ring in the middle - not to witness a boxing bout, but the moves of jazz dancer Jay Allen, and a thrilling performance of the individuals of Ezra Collective, and then the group as a whole.[imgtoken data:1]This is the band's first ever music video, reflecting their position at the heart of London's resurgent jazz scene. Femi Ladi achieves a sense of wonder and real occasion by keeping things based around the performances, and top and tailing the piece with the narrative element involving the audience. It really works.&nbsp;"I’m a big fan of the Ezra Collective, I find their music so refreshing and unexpected," says Ladi.&nbsp;"I had a personal experience of hearing the band's music for the first time when I stumbled into a performance of theirs by accident a few years back. I instantly became a fan. So, we went with an Idea that had similar journey of discovery with the band playing a secret gig somewhere quite unexpected."

Femi Ladi

Jake River Parker

Courtney Bennett

Oliver Bingham

Scarlett Gardner

Jay Gomez

Jamie Hitchens

Rosie Taylor

Jenny Glynn

Jay Allen

Kaz Ove

Yoomin Lee

Chris Anthony

Company 3

Shivam Solanki

Jazz

Ezra Collective 'Victory Dance' by Femi Ladi

Ezra Collective - Victory Dance (Official Video)

A story of going 'out out' - in all its glory, ecstasy, and some agony - superbly told by Femi Ladi.

Lane Casting

Joseph J Goldman

Matt Bohun

Emily Mulkerrins

Chase & Status 'Mixed Emotions' by Femi Ladi 

Chase-&-Status-'Mixed-Emotions'-by-Femi-Ladi-

Leo Leigh's debut video,&nbsp;for Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's new project The Smile, is a singularly intense experience. Leigh more or less dispenses with the causes of a trauma to confront the viewer with the harrowing results. You can only watch and wonder why - while listening to the altogether more gentle Free In The Knowledge.There are a couple of remarkable performances in the video, demonstrating distress and anguish in such visceral ways that it's hard not to think that some genuinely bad stuff happened just prior to when the camera started to roll.Halfway through, there are glimpses of exposition, snatches of other characters, and a ritualistic ceremony, suggestng the power dynamic of&nbsp;this haggard forest tribe. But it's those first two minutes that leave the most powerful impression.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lucie Red

Leo Leigh

Maddy Perkins

Krunel Saadrani

Olan Collardy

Clara Paris

Holly Rebecca

Natasha Lawes

Dave Davis

Simone Grattarola

Time Based Arts

Scott Wright

Kodak

Rupert Hornstein

Alternative

Rock

The Smile 'Free In The Knowledge' by Leo Leigh 

The-Smile-'Free-In-The-Knowledge'-by-Leo-Leigh-

Elly Jackson, aka La Roux, makes her way through an imaginary game of video game golf, in&nbsp;Valentin Guiod's video for Automatic Driver.&nbsp;Swapping out the futuristic sets and styling for a slice of video game nostalgia, Jackson&nbsp;plays a golfer in a surreal virtual world full of fluorescent rocks and terrain. As she adventures deeper into this environment, her surroundings melt and glitch into a rainbow of neon colours, creating an effect that is as striking as it is unusual.&nbsp;La Roux's sound has matured greatly since bursting onto the scene with Going In For The Kill back in the Noughties,&nbsp;and there is a certain confidence and self-assuredness this time around. Not one to conform to pop industry conventions, Jackson has always been a unique artist on the fringe of mainstream, and this is a very promising return for the artist.&nbsp;

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