The Top Five Music Videos Thus Far in 2023

The Top Five Music Videos Thus Far in 2023 In the first two months of 2022, a ton of new music was released, indicating a trend toward deb...

The Top Five Music Videos Thus Far in 2023

In the first two months of 2022, a ton of new music was released, indicating a trend toward debut singles being accompanied by music videos. 2022 has been a year for artists' ingenuity to continually be on full display and demonstrate the significance of their dreams through intriguing imagery and tales.

Here are a few of the year's top music videos thus far: 

1. “The Joker and The Queen” - Ed Sheeran ft. Taylor Swift

Sheeran and Swift stunned listeners worldwide with this new duet, serenading one another once more about how love can enable a person to open up to the one they love even if it is a perilous and terrifying possibility, nine years after their first collaboration, "Everything Has Changed." This subject is emphasized in the music video for "The Joker and The Queen," which depicts the development of a relationship—ironically, the same one from their previous music video—and how a relationship between two people can endure even the most difficult difficulties.

2. Tate McRae's "she's all I want to be"

In this tribute to Chorus Line, McRae plays a failing dancer who compares herself to the other females at an audition in an effort to blend in. McRae appears to be from the 1980s while wearing leg warmers, fishnet stockings, and a metallic navy blue gym attire. The singer reveals her fears by wearing winged eyeliner and a high ponytail while aspiring to be the girl that everyone loves and wants to be.

3. “Coconuts” - Kim Petras

The long-awaited music video for Petras' popular Tik Tok hymn arrived with the gorgeous and jovial choreography that the singer had promised to reveal. Petras is seen in the video wearing an orange corset, a brilliant blue metallic miniskirt, and a green screen decorated with flowers and, of course, coconuts. She sings of summer days and balmy temperatures, and the background dancers in the video complete the overall mood, making viewers want to bop their heads back and forth the entire time.

44. “King” - Florence + The Machine

Florence + The Machine are back with the lead track "King," which appears to be the introduction to an upcoming album, following the release of High as Hope in 2018. The music video, which was just released on February 23, features Florence Welch herself as a goddess of healing who is conscious of her own shortcomings and previous failed relationships. This is undoubtedly one of the most compelling videos to be viewed so far this year thanks to its excellent use of color, symbolism, and dancing.

5. “Oh My God” - Adele

Adele had to give us the iconic black and white music video aesthetic for "Oh My God," a striking song off her most recent album 30, of course. Adele appears in this music video wearing a similar ballgown and pin-up hairstyle to the one she wore in the one for her big single, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)." As she sways to the music and smiles broadly while gazing in the mirror, this may be the singer at her most carefree and laid-back.