Ciara 'Work' by Melina Matsoukas

Melina Matsoukas has directed seriously superior pop videos for the likes of Beyonce and Katy Perry and many more. Now she demonstrates she can also make delightfully witty videos for taboo-busting …

After the eye-boggling combination of war and sex that was Hard, Melina fetishises Rihanna's Elvis-sneer in a myriad of roots-reggae-rock influences for a relentless bit of bump-and-grind twaddle. …

Following Hard and Rude Boy, Rihanna and Melina rock up another relentlessly sexy, gorgeously shot video with dashes of wit - starting with her 'naked' intro (possibly inspired by Josephine Baker) …

Wow. Beyoncé and Melina do Betty Page, Irving Klaw-style, with a big helping of Mad Men thrown in.