Music videos are having a real moment again, mostly because artists have figured out that visuals are the fastest way to own a news cycle. A song can trend for a day, but a video, a look, a symbol — that’s what sticks. This week feels especially stacked. We’ve got holiday angst, club-ready confidence, TikTok-bait hooks, and one apocalyptic fever dream that refuses to leave your brain.

Whether you’re squeezing this in between meetings or letting your AirPods double as “noise-canceling” during family visits, here’s a quick roundup of the music videos actually worth your time — kicking off with a visual that plays less like a promo and more like a warning flare.

Bleed Electric — “This Is My Masterpiece”

“This Is My Masterpiece” hits with a rush of urgency — a propulsive, genre-bending blend of electronic tension, hip-hop cadence, and cinematic atmosphere that feels like it’s constantly pulling you toward the edge of something big. The track itself is a warning, a pulse, a countdown. Lyrically, it circles themes of decay, distraction, and a world sleepwalking toward its own ending, delivered with an almost prophetic clarity. The video amplifies all of it: real footage smashed into CGI, glitches that look like digital scars, AI hallucinations swallowing landscapes, and the unforgettable meteor sequence that turns the second verse into a full apocalyptic vision. It’s immersive and unsettling in a way that feels completely intentional.

Bleed Electric’s return gives the whole release even more weight. The NYC-based art collective originally wrote “This Is My Masterpiece” in 2009, long before the technology existed to match the scope of what they imagined. The song became a kind of buried signal, waiting for the world — and the tools — to catch up. Its 2025 arrival feels like a resurrection rather than a comeback, marking the first major step in their renewed era. Their next project, the reverse EP Let The Invasion Begin (arriving February 26, 2026), builds on the same mythology: future-forward sound, experimental storytelling, and a vision that refuses to stay in the past. If this is the opening move, Bleed Electric is re-entering with intention.

Remy Bond — “Skin Tight Jeans”

Remy Bond serves a flirty, late-night pop spark with “Skin Tight Jeans,” and the new Tokyo-shot video doubles down on the fantasy. Directed by Olivia Bond, the visual follows her through ramen shops, neon streets, hotel rooms, and a Mount Fuji backdrop performance where she dances in a pink latex mini-dress covered in bows. There are even a few playful surreal moments — bursting out of a Fabergé egg, Russian-doll tableaux, and an Uptown Girls Easter egg featuring her pet pig, Moo. The video arrives on the heels of her EP Backstage at the Tropicana, a nostalgia-soaked project. 

Central Cee — “Booga”

Central Cee keeps his main-character momentum going with “Booga,” a swagger-heavy release built on sharp delivery, tight charisma, and the kind of instant energy that travels straight to TikTok, gym playlists, and midnight group chats. The video adds extra weight with cameos from Skepta and FinesseKid, framing the track as both a statement and the starting point of Cench’s next chapter — a reminder of how far he’s come and how firmly he now sits at the center of UK rap.

The Pretty Reckless — “Where Are You Christmas?”

A holiday release with real emotional bite, this reimagining of “Where Are You Christmas?” pulls Taylor Momsen back into her iconic Cindy Lou Who era with a warm, nostalgic, and slightly goth twist. The video opens with a vintage Jay Leno clip announcing her childhood Tonight Show appearance, then pivots into a full-circle duet between Momsen and her younger self, blending innocence with the gritty rock energy she’s built her career on. From Christmas-decked staging to a rock-forward rework of the classic, plus a mid-video transition into “When We Were Young,” the visual feels like a love letter to her evolution. It closes with Momsen in a striking red Christian Siriano dress performing “Christmas, Why Can’t I Find You?” for the first time in 25 years — a powerful, sentimental finale for longtime fans.

Jessie J — “I’ll Never Know Why”

Jessie J enters a reflective era with “I’ll Never Know Why,” a stripped-back ballad about the loss of her close friend and bodyguard Dave, who died unexpectedly in 2018. The song sits at the emotional low point of her upcoming album — a project that moves from deep grief toward rediscovered joy — and the video mirrors that weight with a raw, one-take performance. No maximalist production, no distraction, just Jessie standing fully in the emotion she refuses to hide from. “Simple, sad, and honest,” she says. “You can’t heal what you don’t acknowledge.”

Frankie J Grande — “I Don’t Remember It”

A “prom do-over” with what he calls “gay magic,” “I Don’t Remember It” turns a night that never happened into the joyful, queer fantasy it always should have been. The visual leans into memory and nostalgia, pulling up those hyper-specific emotional flashbacks you swear you’re over but definitely aren’t, while echoing the themes of his debut album Hotel Rock Bottom, which traces his journey through addiction and recovery. Sparkly on the surface but layered underneath, it’s a statement piece from Grande (yes, Ariana’s brother) about rewriting the past on his own terms.

ADMT — “Homeless”

A master of making vulnerability feel stadium-sized, ADMT pushes even deeper with “Homeless,” a song he wrote about finding your sense of home in a person rather than a place. “This one’s not about being without a house… It’s about being without that someone who felt like home,” he says, dedicating it to anyone who’s lost that anchor. The video mirrors that sentiment with a clever, poignant interpretation of emotional displacement and longing — raw, heartfelt, and resonant for anyone in their rebuilding era.