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her acceptance speech on Beyoncé’s behalf.Peter Gabriel – “Sledgehammer” (1986)Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” was a trippy tour de force. In the video, the British rocker danced his way through playful vignettes of claymation, pixilation and stop-motion animation. In reality, he had to lie under a sheet of glass for 16 hours so they could film the video one frame at a time.ADVERTISEMENTPhoto Courtesy: Paul Natkin/Getty ImagesHis efforts paid off. The video was a marvelous display of creativity, weaving through crazy scenes seamlessly.
It went on to win nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987, the most Middle East Phone Number List awards a video has ever won.Nine Inch Nails – “Closer” (1994)This creepy clip took place in what can only be described as a 19th-century doctor’s office with a touch of S&M. Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor found himself blindfolded, gagged, windswept, handcuffed and surrounded by various dismembered animals.ADVERTISEMENTPhoto Courtesy: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesThe video was too explicit for TV, so several scenes were blocked by a black screen that read.

Scene Missing.” The video was later voted number one in a VH1 Classic poll for “The Greatest Music Videos of All Time.”Janelle Monáe feat. Grimes – Pynk (2018)Monáe doubled down on self-love and female empowerment at the coolest desert party of all time. In the 2018 video for “Pynk,” women were safe to be themselves — and men weren’t necessary. The queer representation and anatomically diverse lady pants were a visual breath of fresh air.ADVERTISEMENTPhoto Courtesy: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images for Absolut ElyxThe video premiered around.
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