Tanu Muino directs a bold, innovative promo for Lil Nas X that has courted a whole heap of controversy - and not entirely for the reasons it intended. The video for Montero (Call Me By Your Name) is a tour de force of 3D art, larger than life set pieces and a truly mesmerising performance, and is presented with an important message of freedom from the trailblazing artist.With it's huge CGI build and characterisation of Lil Nas in a number of roles, Muino has created an extraordinary fantasy world to showcase the artist's unapologetic attitude, with Paris-based Mathematic doing the heavy-lifting in terms of VFX work.Nas starts on a journey, where he encounters various version of himself. Ultimately he descends from the heavens straight into Satan's lap, where he gives a sultry lapdance, all the while celebrating and embracing who he is - and blocking out the naysayers and haters.The unintended controversy comes with the sequence of Nas's descent on a pole to Satan's lair, and its similarities to elements of FKA Twigs' Cellophane video by Andrew Thomas Huang. After a series of anguished posts on social media by Huang, Lil Nas X has now acknowledged the close similarity of the sequences in the two videos, in an Instagram post on March 30th, in which he describes Cellophane as a "masterpiece." i want to show love to @fkatwigs & @andrewthomashuang ! the “cellophane” visual is a masterpiece.i want to say thank u to twigs for calling me and informing me about the similarities between the two videos, as i was not aware they were so close. was only excited for the video to come out. i understand how hard you worked to bring this visual to life. you deserve so much more love and praise.

A squabbling couple find a mysterious robed figure waiting for them in Calum Macdiarmid's haunting visual for Monsters. Driving into a multi-storey carpark, the couple are confronted by a statuesque character in an unusual mask and robe, who then performs, transfixing them with hypnotic and otherwordly movements. Quickly spinning into a whirlwind of sex, regret, happiness and satisfaction, the themes are very much open to interpretation, with an undercurrent of complex emotions and events leading to this point in the story. "The idea for the film was inspired by marriage therapy, horror films, and dogging," says Macdiarmid. "I liked the idea of couples going on these brilliant seedy adventures at night, but what if they found something even more magical than just sex?"

Do we need a big, throwback Lady Gaga anthem and a suitably bonkers video right now? Stupid question. Of course we do.In Daniel Askill’s hypnotic new video for Stupid Love, Gaga goes intergalactic, heading up the Kindness Punks, who are out to fight for peace in a rotting world destroyed by hatred. Gaga plays the Queen of Kindness and also her darker alter-ego in a set of colourful dance routines, that start big and just get bigger. Over the top? It certainly is, and all the better for it. The vibrant costumes and frenetic dance breaks are a breath of fresh air, and Gaga gives it everything, like a proper trouper. Paying homage to several of her older videos, most noticeably Judas and Born This Way, Nicola Formichetti’s fashion styling and direction is centre-stage throughout, boasting hot pink alien headgear, extraterrestrial tree people and an abundant use of latex.Shot entirely on the iPhone 11 Pro (with some tweaks and finishing in post, of course), DP Sebastian Wintero captures the alien desert rave in vivid colour, cleverly bypassing the iPhone format’s limitations by focusing on simple movements, and allowing the composition and performance to create the energy on-screen.It's a whirlwind of futurism and nostalgia – and an exciting introduction to Gaga's sixth studio album.