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"This Is America"

Single by Childish Gambino

Released

May 6, 2018

Genre

Length

3:45

Label

mcDJ
RCA

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Donald Glover
Ludwig Göransson

Childish Gambino singles chronology

"Terrified"
(2017)

"This Is America"
(2018)

"Summertime Magic"
(2018)

Music video

"This Is America" on YouTube

"This Is America" is a song by American rapper Childish Gambino. Written by Gambino, Ludwig Göransson, & fellow American rapper Young Thug (who provides additional vocals) and produced by the former two, it was released on May 6, 2018, at the same time that Gambino was hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live. The song also features backing vocals from fellow American rappers Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, BlocBoy JB, Quavo, and 21 Savage. The lyrics and accompanying music video, reflecting the core of the Black Lives Matter movement, confront issues of ongoing systemic racism, including prejudice, racial violence, the ghetto, and law enforcement in the United States, as well as the wider issues of mass shootings and gun violence in the United States. Originally, Gambino intended it to be a diss record towards Canadian rapper Drake.

The song's accompanying music video was directed by filmmaker Hiro Murai, a frequent Gambino collaborator. "This Is America" became the 31st song to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Gambino's first number one and top ten single in the country. It has also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The song won in all four of its nominated categories at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Music Video. This made Gambino the first hip-hop artist to win Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and "This Is America" the first rap song to win these awards.

Composition

The song features a gospel-style choir and ad-libs from Young Thug, Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, BlocBoy JB, 21 Savage, and Quavo. Young Thug returns to supply the song's outro, garnering him writing credits. The lyrics primarily address black culture in the United States and gun violence in the country. It also touches on the subject of police brutality and misconduct. Pitchfork's Stephen Kearse described the song as a representation of the "tightrope of being black", with the song "built on the sharp contrast between jolly, syncretic melodies and menacing trap cadences".

A number of listeners accused Gambino of plagiarism over "This Is America", pointing out the similarities between the song and "American Pharaoh" by Jase Harley. CBS News stated, "The tracks have a similar sound, and share similar themes in the lyrics." Harley stated that he felt "This Is America" was influenced by his song. At the time, he did not have an issue with this. However, when Gambino did not acknowledge him at the Grammys, Harley was upset and called Gambino a "house slave". Glover's manager, Fam Rothstein, denied any plagiarism.

Music video analysis

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In the music video, Gambino assumes a stance similar to the Jim Crow caricature.

The music video was directed by Hiro Murai and released on YouTube simultaneously with Gambino's performance of the song on Saturday Night Live. The video received about 12.9 million views in 24 hours, and has over 900 million views as of April 2024. In an interview with the New York Times, Murai discussed his upcoming season for Atlanta, a show created by and starring Glover. He stated: "There's sort of a world-weariness in both this season and the music video. They're both reactions to what's happening in the world."

The video contains many scenes involving violence. It starts off with a shirtless Gambino dancing through a warehouse, interacting with a series of chaotic scenes. According to Murai, the video was inspired by the films Mother! and City of God. Prettyman states "The video tests us, taunting us to keep pace as we try to decode every gesture and calculation". Choreographed by Sherrie Silver, Gambino and his entourage of young dancers perform several viral dance moves including the South African Gwara gwara and "Shoot" popularized by BlocBoy JB, who is one of the ad-lib contributors on the song. Gambino's dancing is contrasted against moments of violence. Only 53 seconds into the video, Gambino shoots a man in the back of the head with a handgun, while assuming a comical stance similar to a Jim Crow caricature. The first person depicted as being shot in the video, a guitarist who had been accompanying Gambino's singing up to that point, was musician Calvin the Second. This first shooting also marks a transition in the music, from an African "folk-inspired melody" to "dark, pulsing trap". At a later point, Childish Gambino uses a Kalashnikov patterned automatic weapon to gun down a church choir.

In both scenes a child appears from off-screen holding a red cloth, on which Gambino gently lays the weapon used, while the bodies are simply dragged away. A group of children in school uniforms joins Gambino in dancing, only to panic and scatter when the music imitates the sound of gunfire and Gambino positions his arms as if firing a gun, after which he lights a joint. Other schoolchildren are seen on a catwalk above, using their cell phones to record the chaos happening in the video as Gambino sings the lyrics "This a celly / That's a tool". Martha Tesema, writer for website Mashable, stated that "cell phones have been used as tools to broadcast police shooting, rioting against, or choking black people in this country". The word "celly" might also be a reference to a prison cell, making the line a reference to the disproportionate incarceration of black Americans. Throughout the video, numerous vehicles from several decades ago are featured, many of them with their hazard lights flashing and the driver's side door ajar. American singer SZA makes a cameo appearance towards the end of the video, seated atop one of these vehicles. The video ends with Gambino in a darkened portion of the warehouse, fearfully running towards the camera while being chased by several white people.

The dance moves were choreographed by Rwandan-born Sherrie Silver based on various African dances such as the Ghanaian Azonto, Nigerian Shoki, and the South African Gwara gwara, as well as gyration or walking moves from Angola and Ivory Coast.

Critical reception

The music video received widespread critical acclaim. Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic described the initial reaction on Twitter as "a gushing river of well-deserved praise" and the video as "the most talked-about music video of recent memory." Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone commented that the video "is a surreal, visceral statement about gun violence in America". Pitchfork awarded the song the distinction of "Best New Track". Billboard critics ranked it 10th among the "greatest music videos of the 21st century." Mahita Gajanan of Time quoted music history professor Guthrie Ramsey at the University of Pennsylvania:

He's talking about the contradictions of trying to get money, the idea of being a black man in America. It comes out of two different sound worlds. Part of the brilliance of the presentation is that you go from this happy major mode of choral singing that we associate with South African choral singing, and then after the first gunshot it moves right into the trap sound.

Will Gompertz, arts editor of the BBC, asserted that "This Is America" was a "powerful and poignant allegorical portrait of 21st Century America, which warrants a place among the canonical depictions of the USA from Grant Wood's American Gothic to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, from Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware to America the Beautiful by Norman Lewis".

In December 2018, Billboard ranked "This Is America" as the 6th best song of the year.

The music video won the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage Award for Best Cinematography in a Music Video, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards.

Media appearances

On May 5, 2018, Glover hosted the nineteenth episode of the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live. Childish Gambino was the musical guest in the same episode, and Glover performed two songs as his alter ego, the second of which was "This Is America". Daniel Kaluuya, best known as the star of the film Get Out (which the music video reportedly references), introduced the song's performance.

Cover versions, adaptations, and in popular culture

Several artists attracted attention and millions of views for creating covers of the song and music video with altered lyrics and themes, retaining the song's instrumental and the general structure of its music video.

Bay Area rapper Lil B featured a remix of his own on his Options mixtape titled "This Is the BasedGod" in October 2018.

The music video also spawned popular Internet memes, particularly those in which the audio was replaced so that Childish Gambino appeared to be dancing in time to another song. Versions using Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" and Banda Blanca's "Sopa de Caracol" were some of the most viewed.

The song is interpolated into a scene in the film Guava Island (released 2019), which was directed by Hiro and features Glover and Rihanna.

Other countries

Covers and parodies of the song were generated around the world, including:

"This Is Nigeria" was released by Nigerian rapper Falz released on May 25, 2018, highlighting the nation's issues with corruption and organized crime in Nigeria, among other themes.
"This Is Sierra Leone" (June 2018)
"This Is Barbados" (June 2018)
"This Is Malaysia" (June 2018)
"This Is Iraq" (January 2019) parodies the US-led invasion of Iraq.
"This is The Philippines" (August 2018) by Mikey Bustos
"This Is Not America" (March 2022) by Residente ft. Ibeyi
"This Is Australia" (January 2023), by Australian dance company Marrugeku, with vocals led by Noongar rapper Beni Bjah, features many local references, and criticises Australia's treatment of refugees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and migrants.

Chart performance

"This Is America" debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 31st song to do so in the chart's history. It debuted with 78,000 downloads sold and 65.3 million US streams in the first week. Its music video accounted for 68% of the song's streaming total. "This Is America" is also Gambino's first top 10; he previously reached number 12 in August 2017 with "Redbone". "This Is America" overtook Drake's "Nice for What" from the top position for two weeks. Gambino is also the second Emmy Award-winning actor to reach number one on the Hot 100, the first being Justin Timberlake, who topped the chart with "Can't Stop the Feeling!" in 2016. It topped the Hot 100 for two weeks, and left the top ten after five weeks.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.

Donald Glover – lead vocals (as Childish Gambino), production, composition
Jeffery Lamar Williams – composition, backing vocals (as Young Thug)
Quavo – background vocals
21 Savage – backing vocals
Slim Jxmmi – backing vocals
BlocBoy JB – backing vocals
Ludwig Göransson – production, composition, recording engineer
Alex Tumay – recording engineer
Riley Mackin – recording engineer
Kesha "K.Lee" Lee – recording engineer
Dru Castro – recording engineer
Dacota G. Fresilli – recording engineer
Zak Menebhi – recording engineer
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing engineer
Mike Bozzi – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	30
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)	7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)	8
Denmark (Tracklisten)	13
Dominican Republic (SODINPRO)	46
France (SNEP)	31
Germany (GfK)	39
Hungary (Single Top 40)	9
Hungary (Stream Top 40)	3
Ireland (IRMA)	2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	24
Italy (FIMI)	49
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	1
Norway (VG-lista)	10
Portugal (AFP)	2
Scotland (OCC)	11
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)	3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	46
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	16
UK Singles (OCC)	6
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	88
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	35
Estonia (IFPI)	95
US Billboard Hot 100	51
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	3× Platinum	210,000
Canada (Music Canada)	3× Platinum	240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)	Gold	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	Platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	Platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)	Gold	5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	5× Platinum	5,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)	Gold	4,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	May 5, 2018	Digital download	mcDJ RCA
United States	May 15, 2018	Rhythmic contemporary radio	mcDJ RCA

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External links

Audio at YouTube

v t e Childish Gambino
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Camp Because the Internet "Awaken, My Love!" 3.15.20 Atavista Bando Stone & the New World
EPs	EP Kauai Summer Pack
Mixtapes	Culdesac Royalty STN MTN
Singles	"Bonfire" "Heartbeat" "3005" "Crawl" "Sweatpants" "Sober" "Me and Your Mama" "Redbone" "This Is America" "Summertime Magic" "Time" "Psilocybae (Millennial Love)" "Lithonia"
Featured singles	"Trouble" "Bed Peace" "Monster" "Sunshine"
Other songs	"Favorite Song" "Feels Like Summer" "Hakuna Matata" "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
TV series created	Atlanta (2016–22) Swarm (2023) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024–present)
Related articles	Clapping for the Wrong Reasons Derrick Comedy Guava Island Ludwig Göransson This Is America Tour The New World Tour

Awards for "This Is America"

v t e BET Award for Video of the Year
2000s	"Ms. Jackson" – OutKast (2001) "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" – Busta Rhymes (2002) "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu (2003) "Hey Ya!" – OutKast (2004) "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West (2005) "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige / "Gold Digger" – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (2006) "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (2007) "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK (2008) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)
2010s	"Video Phone" – Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga (2010) "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown (2011) "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding (2012) "Started from the Bottom" – Drake (2013) "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014) "7/11" – Beyoncé (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Sorry" – Beyoncé / "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017) "God's Plan" – Drake (2018) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)
2020s	"Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend (2020) "WAP" – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion (2021) "Family Ties" – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar / "Smokin out the Window" – Silk Sonic (2022) "Kill Bill" – SZA (2023) "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Record of the Year
1950s	"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (1958) "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin (1959)
1960s	"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1960) "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1963) "The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964) "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965) "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966) "Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (1967) "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel (1968) "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (1969)
1970s	"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel (1970) "It's Too Late" – Carole King (1971) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1972) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1973) "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1974) "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille (1975) "This Masquerade" – George Benson (1976) "Hotel California" – Eagles (1977) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1978) "What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1979)
1980s	"Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1980) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1981) "Rosanna" – Toto (1982) "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1983) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1984) "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985) "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986) "Graceland" – Paul Simon (1987) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988) "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1989)
1990s	"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins (1990) "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1991) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992) "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1993) "All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995) "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1997) "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998) "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)
2000s	"Beautiful Day" – U2 (2000) "Walk On" – U2 (2001) "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2002) "Clocks" – Coldplay (2003) "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2004) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (2006) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2007) "Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2008) "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2009)
2010s	"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011) "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012) "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2013) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith (2014) "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015) "Hello" – Adele (2016) "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)
2020s	"Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2020) "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2021) "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2022) "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)

v t e Grammy Award for Song of the Year
1950s	"Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1958) "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1959)
1960s	"Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1960) "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1961) "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1962) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1963) "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1964) "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1965) "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1966) "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1967) "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1968) "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1969)
1970s	"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1970) "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1971) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1972) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1973) "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1974) "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1975) "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1976) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1978) "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1979)
1980s	"Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1980) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1981) "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1982) "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1983) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1984) "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1986) "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1988) "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1989)
1990s	"From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1990) "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1991) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1992) "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993) "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1995) "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1996) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1997) "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998) "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (1999)
2000s	"Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000) "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001) "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002) "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003) "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2004) "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007) "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011) "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012) "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014) "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015) "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016) "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017) "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018) "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2020) "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021) "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2022) "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
2000s	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (2001) "Dilemma" – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002) "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2003) "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon (2004) "Numb/Encore" – Linkin Park and Jay-Z (2005) "My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (2006) "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007) "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West (2008) "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (2009)
2010s	"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (2010) "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (2011) "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream (2012) "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake (2013) "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (2014) "These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat (2015) "Hotline Bling" – Drake (2016) "LOYALTY." – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend (2019)
2020s	"Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak (2020) "Hurricane" – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby (2021) "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems (2022) "All My Life" – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole (2023)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Video of the Year (1981−1982)	Elephant Parts – Michael Nesmith (1981) Olivia Physical – Olivia Newton-John (1982)
1983–1986	"Girls on Film" / "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran (1983) "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" – David Bowie (1984) "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985) "Brothers in Arms" – Dire Straits (1986)
Best Concept Music Video (1987−1988)	"Land of Confusion" – Genesis (1987) "Fat" – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1988)
1989–2009	"Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson (1989) "Opposites Attract" – Paula Abdul (1990) "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991) "Digging in the Dirt" – Peter Gabriel (1992) "Steam" – Peter Gabriel (1993) "Love Is Strong" – The Rolling Stones (1994) "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995) "Free as a Bird" – The Beatles (1996) "Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson (1997) "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998) "Freak on a Leash" – Korn (1999) "Learn to Fly" – Foo Fighters (2000) "Weapon of Choice" – Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins (2001) "Without Me" - Eminem (2002) "Hurt" – Johnny Cash (2003) "Vertigo" – U2 (2004) "Lose Control" – Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop (2005) "Here It Goes Again" – OK Go (2006) "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash (2007) "Pork and Beans" – Weezer (2008) "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas (2009)
2010–present	"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011) "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2012) "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z (2013) "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014) "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019) "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Wizkid (2020) "Freedom" – Jon Batiste (2021) All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift (2022) "I'm Only Sleeping" – The Beatles (2023)

MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message

2010s

"Born This Way" by Lady Gaga (2011)
"Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato (2012)
"Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert (2013)
"Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé (2014)
"One Man Can Change the World" by Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend (2015)
No award (2016)
"Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara / "Light" by Big Sean featuring Jeremih / "Surefire" by John Legend / "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" by K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz Ahmed and Residente / "Black Spiderman" by Logic featuring Damian Lemar Hudson / "Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL" by Taboo featuring Shailene Woodley (2017)
"This Is America" by Childish Gambino (2018)
"You Need to Calm Down" by Taylor Swift (2019)

2020s

"I Can't Breathe" by H.E.R. (2020)
"Your Power" by Billie Eilish (2021)
"About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2022)
"Breakfast" by Dove Cameron (2023)
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish (2024)

v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
1990s	"Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole (1991) "Black or White" – Michael Jackson (1992) "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston (1993) No Award (1994) "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995) "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996) "Stomp" – God's Property (1997) "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith (1998) "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith (1999)
2000s	"I Wish" – R. Kelly (2000) "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson (2001) "Little Things" – India Arie (2002) "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003) "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004) "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005) "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige (2006) "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007) "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008) "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston (2009)
2010s	"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" – Alicia Keys (2010) "Where You At?" – Jennifer Hudson (2011) "Girl on Fire" – Alicia Keys (2012) "Q.U.E.E.N." – Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu (2013) "You & I (Nobody in the World)" – John Legend (2014) "Shame" – Tyrese Gibson (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Juice" – Lizzo (2019)
2020s	"Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter (2020) "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems (2021) "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna (2022) "Sensational" – Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay (2023)

Black Lives Matter

People

Events

2010s

2020s

Locations

Protests in New York City
List of George Floyd protests
- United States
- outside the United States
List of Daunte Wright protests

Deaths protested

2009–2011	Oscar Grant Aiyana Jones James Anderson Mark Duggan Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Anthony Lamar Smith
2012–2013	Ramarley Graham Trayvon Martin Rekia Boyd Jordan Davis Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams Tyrone West Larry Jackson Jr. Jonathan Ferrell Miriam Carey Renisha McBride
2014	Dontre Hamilton Eric Garner John Crawford III Michael Brown Ezell Ford Laquan McDonald Akai Gurley Tamir Rice Antonio Martin Jerame Reid
2015	Natasha McKenna Charley Leundeu Keunang Tony Robinson Anthony Hill Meagan Hockaday Eric Harris Walter Scott Freddie Gray William Chapman Charleston church shooting Jonathan Sanders Sandra Bland Samuel DuBose Mansur Ball-Bey Jeremy McDole Corey Jones Jamar Clark Mario Woods
2016	Greg Gunn Alton Sterling Philando Castile Joseph Mann Adama Traoré Abdirahman Abdi Paul O'Neal Korryn Gaines Jamarion Robinson Sylville Smith Elijah Doughty Terence Crutcher Keith Lamont Scott Alfred Olango Deborah Danner
2017	Jocques Clemmons Jordan Edwards Edson Da Costa Rashan Charles Patrick Harmon
2018	Anthony Weber Stephon Clark Marcus-David Peters Antwon Rose Jr. Markeis McGlockton Daniel Hambrick Botham Jean Tamla Horsford Jemel Roberson EJ Bradford Jr.
2019	George Robinson Willie McCoy Danquirs Franklin Javier Ambler Lassana Cisse Ronald Greene Pamela Turner Layleen Polanco Shukri Abdi Christopher Kapessa Elijah McClain Atatiana Jefferson
2020	Alvin Cole Ahmaud Arbery Manuel Ellis Breonna Taylor Daniel Prude Nina Pop George Floyd Dion Johnson Tony McDade Regis Korchinski-Paquet James Scurlock David McAtee Oluwatoyin Salau Carlos Carson Rayshard Brooks Julian Lewis Dijon Kizzee Marcellis Stinnette Chaniece Wallace Walter Wallace Andre Hill Dolal Idd
2021	Marvin Scott Adam Toledo Daunte Wright Lindani Myeni Ma'Khia Bryant Andrew Brown Jr. Winston Boogie Smith Leneal Frazier
2022	Amir Locke Patrick Lyoya Jayland Walker Donovan Lewis
2023	Keenan Anderson Tyre Nichols Irvo Otieno Jordan Neely Ricky Cobb II Johnny Hollman Ta'Kiya Young Leonard Cure
2024	Dexter Reed Roger Fortson Sonya Massey

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Art

Street murals	Cincinnati Indianapolis Portland, Oregon Salt Lake City Santa Cruz, California Seattle Capitol Hill City Hall Springfield, Massachusetts