Jaden Smith – ‘Batman’

Director: Moises Arias
Why it’s great: Because Jaden Smith is great, wonderfully lacking in self-awareness and prone to tweeting, er, quasi-philosophical musings such as “That Feeling When Peeing Feels So Good You Start Crying”. On ‘Batman’ he undergoes a trap/mumble rap makeover while also reimagining himself as Batman and Bruce Wayne. Highlight: when cool, white-suited Batman (a costume Jaden genuinely wore to Kim and Kanye’s wedding) dances with a mime artist dressed as Spiderman on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
What they say: “I wore the Batman suit to heighten my experience at the wedding… I felt as though I needed to protect everyone there and needed to have the proper gear to do so.” – Jaden Smith

Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’

Director: Dave Meyers and The Little Homies
Why it’s great: The lead single from ‘DAMN.’ is a bulldozer with far too much going on visually for us to pick out just one highlight. We see Kendrick dressed as some kind of cardinal in a church; teeing off in an enormous, vacant storm-drain; sitting with his friends, like half of da Vinci’s The Last Supper; standing calmly with his head on fire; rapping studiously into a camera as it swivels madly around him. No need for humility here.

Marika Hackman – ‘My Lover Cindy’

Director: Sam Bailey
Why it’s great: Probably the year’s most surreal video. It may just seem like a friendly game of fencing at first, but it unravels to be two love rivals having a right old duel – and then finishes with some creepy tummy mouths having a kiss. Er, OK then.
What they say: “I love how grubby Marika’s lyrics are from a story point of view.‘Rarely do we hear an account of love and lust from the one who wants the cake and to eat it. So I wanted to play with this ‘cakey eaty’ attitude between two people drawn together in a battle of status. I’ve also always loved the idea of the upper-classes up to no good so it was a lot of fun to run amok around a stately home.” – Sam Bailey

Liam Gallagher – ‘Wall Of Glass’

Director: Francois Rousselet
Why it’s great: It’s been four years since we’ve had a Liam video, and boy, we’ve missed him. Swaggering onto screen in a leather jacket and jeans, the Britpop icon sneers his way through a kaleidoscopic masterpiece of shattered glass and rotaing mirrors. It’s way better than any of Oasis’ MTV fodder from the ‘90s, probably. Welcome back, our kid.
What they say: “I did get to wear a gold Saint Laurent hooded jacket in one scene, which I convinced myself made me look like a modern day Elvis, as he loved to wear gold suits,” – Liam Gallagher