Friday, 20 September 2019

Explanation of 5 music videos.

1. Mac Miller - My Favourite Part (feat. Ariana Grande)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_8xCOSekog
    Mac Miller was arguably one of the greatest talents of the past decade. The now deceased ,Pittsburgh-born rapper, rose to popularity in 2010 with his mixtape '' K.I.D.S.''  Mac Miller had a known addiction to substances like promethazine, lean and Xanax; 'accidental overdose' was the reason to his death.
   
    Ariana Grande, a know figure due to her roles in Nickelodeon's ' Victorious ' is one of the most influential and talented woman of the decade. The song was made when Mac and Ariana started dating, in mid-2016. The song's genre is soul.

   In the video, Grande enters her apartment complex in pouring rain and is helped by Miller when she drops her groceries. They enter their rooms and gaze at the wall that separates them, while reeling over their emotions for each other. After rain leaks inside, Miller visits Grande and she pulls him into her room.

2.   The Weeknd - Starboy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Na4j8AVgA
     Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is one of the most known RnB artists in the world. The Canadian, with Ethiopian roots, singer made a name for himself in 2013 when he released his first mixtape titled ' Kiss Land'.  Even though he grew up in a rough environment,where his dad was absent and he tried drugs from just the age of 11; The Weeknd has managed to become one of the world's best-selling artists; selling more than 100 million records.

    In the video, a man in a black ski mask and diamond-encrusted cross is sitting across from The Weeknd, who is zip tied to the chair. The figure then kills The Weeknd by asphyxiating him with a plastic bag. The figure is revealed to be the Starboy incarnation of The Weeknd – his other self represented his Beauty Behind the Madness era. He then walks through a house full of awards that he's received, as well as a portrait of Daft Punk and a panther. He comes upon a large glowing red neon cross, which he grabs and uses to destroy various evidence and history of his older self, including numerous trophies, posters and a crystal chandelier, before setting fire to the closet. Walking through the garage, he passes several luxury automobiles, deciding on a McLaren P1 and drives off with a cat in the passenger seat, which transforms into a panther as he rides off on Mulholland Drive. The video features product placement from clothing company PUMA.The music genre is RnB.

3.  Bad Company - Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp6UBRv9rug
     The type of this music video is a 'Performance Music Video'. The award-winning band recorded their live video on stage in a show in their world tour. The song has since been ranked at number 9 of their top 10 songs of all time.

4.  Travis Scott - Sicko Mode feat Drake
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ONRf7h3Mdk
     The music video for "Sicko Mode" was directed by Dave Meyers and Travis Scott. It was released on October 19, 2018. The video starts off with Scott's red head on a building while a camera zooms into it, and cuts to the next scene of people getting back into some multi-colored houses. Following scenes show Drake walking a dog while being burned by an eclipse and Scott riding a horse. The video ends with Drake and Scott walking away.
   
     Travis Scot, born Jacques Berman Webster, rose to fame in late 2015 with his mixtape called ' Rodeo' which included the Billboard hit ' Antidote ' . Since then he only went upwards becoming one of the best selling artists in the world. The type of song is rap./ 

5.  Camila Cabello - Liar
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsDZix4ZSlU
     For the six-minute romp, the pop star reunites with director Dave Meyers, who also helmed the video for ‘Señorita’, Cabello’s collaboration with Shawn Mendes. The hilariously absurd video opens on the pop star pretending to enjoy a meal with a smooth-talking, materialistic date. The meal ends abruptly when disaster strikes, and Cabello jerks awake from what turned out was just a nightmare.
     This new pop song coulb become the next winter hit.





















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