With the advent of streaming platforms becoming more and more the place to listen to music, some attention has been lost on music videos. However, many artists continue to create beautiful video clips, choosing breathtaking locations, ranging from design houses to monuments of art history such as the Eiffel Tower.
Collater.al asked ESSE Magazine to point out 5 of the most spectacular music videos in which famous monuments and architectures appear, or other less known ones in which the talent of artists such as Kendrick Lamar or Solange joins that of great designers.
GNP – Au DD
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Three years after their latest album, “Dans la légende”, the French duo announces their return as best they could: the video for “Au DD”, the single that launched the album “Deux Frères”, is shot in the symbolic place of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, to represent the greatness of Ademo and Nos as best it could.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z – Apeshit
Louvre Museum (Paris, France)
What better location for the most iconic couple ever? Beyoncé and Jay-Z for their song “Apeshit” even choose the Louvre for the video of one of their most popular collaborative songs from the album “The Carters”.
The Weeknd-Secrets
The University of Toronto Scarborough and Toronto Reference Library (Toronto, Canada)
For one of the most popular songs of “Starboy” – the album that in the last period is living a second life thanks to TikTok – The Weeknd has chosen as location two very important places in his city, Toronto: the University and the Library .
Solange – Cranes in the Sky
Steel House by Robert Bruno (Yellow House, Texas, United States)
There are many architectural scenarios that form the setting for the video of “Cranes in The Sky” by Solange Knowles, from New Orleans passing through Texas and arriving in New Mexico. Solange Knowles also passes by one of the most unusual structures in America: the Steel House by Robert Bruno, an architect famous for his steel welding technique. The Steel House embodied all the dreams of the architect, which sadly never saw its full completion.
Kendrick Lamar – N95
Fort Worth Water Garden (Fort Worth, Texas, United States)
“N95” is the first single from “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”, the latest album by Kendrick Lamar. The video of the song – a real social denunciation also linked to Covid – presents many locations, but the one that has caught the most attention is that of the Fort Worth Water Garden, a real oasis built in 1974 in the center of Fort Worth, a North Texas town.