8. Sia
For the past few years, one music artist managed to take everyone by surprise, putting out hit after hit and, even more importantly, illustrating those videos in a way that seems to have been lost along the way. After all, videos that actually tell a story have been dead for years. Well, that seemed to be the case regarding Sia’s videos this year, videos that have been quite controversial.
She uses one tiny dancer in most of these, making people worry too much about what a 12-year-old dancer is wearing, forgetting that leotards are actually the uniform, not something to make her look in any particular way. Don’t believe me? Go to YouTube and read the video comments.
This year, the video for Elastic Heart has spurred quite a few conversations since Maddie Ziegler’s partner in the clip is actor Shia LaBeauf, more than twice her age. The story behind the choreography was lost on many who saw this whole video in a rather sickening way.
