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- James Hirtz
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- YouTube. YouTube is, of course, the daddy of online video. Owned by Google, and owning everyone else in the sector, YouTube is the first destination most people will check out when searching for videos of all different kinds.
- Vimeo. Vimeo is an online video site with a strong and dedicated community. It's like the smaller, indie version of YouTube. It has embraced HD video and also provides a platform for content creators to showcase their work.
- IMVDb. The Internet Music Video Database (IMVDb) is an online host for just music videos. Barely any sites dedicated exclusively to music videos exist (or they've become YouTube channels), so IMVDb stands out as a truly unique website.
- MTV UK. Unlike its American equivalent, MTV UK still hosts music videos online. While MTV was originally all about music videos, the network has increasingly departed from them in favor of reality TV.
- Overview
- YouTube Music
- Vimeo
- Internet Archive
- IMVDb
- Yahoo Music
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Your TV might have been the old way to watch music videos, but now, it's no question that the internet holds all the best places to watch free music videos.
How to Use YouTube Music
It's probably not surprising to see YouTube Music make this list. It's one of the only places I've found where I can watch the latest free music videos from all my favorite artists. Another reason it's my first choice is because it does a wonderful job helping me discover up-and-coming musicians.
There are lots of ways to find music videos here, like via a keyword search, genre categories, and even by mood. I recommend using the New releases and Charts pages if you're looking for trending music videos.
YouTube Music works from your phone, tablet, or TV.
Our Review of Vimeo
Vimeo has tens of thousands of music videos to look through. You can make an account and follow the channel for upload notifications.
Otherwise, you can watch music videos on Vimeo for free without a user account. The site is fairly easy to navigate and there are tons of music videos you've probably never seen anywhere else, which provides a fun way to find some new things to watch.
You can view these music videos by date uploaded, alphabetically, popularity, or duration. There are also filters for specific duration and upload date, resolution, HDR, license, and a mature content toggle.
Vimeo is available for computers, smart TVs, and mobile devices.
The link below takes you to the Music Videos channel, a subcategory of the Music channel. Some other subcategories I recommend you check out are Live Music and Music Documentary.
How to Use Reddit
The /r/MusicVideos subreddit is another great place to find music videos online. There are tens of thousands of members here, so you're bound to see some new videos posted often.
What makes Reddit unique for watching music videos is that you'll find submissions from a variety of websites, so even if you've already used the other music video streaming websites in this list, Reddit is the next best place to see videos from elsewhere.
You can sort submissions by what's hot right now, the newly added ones, and today's or this year's top-rated music videos. The extremely popular Music subreddit also sometimes includes videos.
Internet Archive is known for its archive of all sorts of internet content, and the Music Video Bin is one example of its music video collection.
Videos span from the mid-1900s to the present year. You can filter by year, but also creator, language (nearly all of it is in English), collection, and subject.
There are several thousand results through the link below, but Internet Archive also has the more general, and much larger (millions of items) Audio Archive that surely has other videos sprinkled within its subcategories for you to uncover.
The biggest issue I have with this site, and why I've ranked it where I have in this list, is the difficultly in finding something good to watch. The inconsistent subject filters make them almost useless to use. And if you venture outside the link below, you'll have a hard time finding music videos among the trove of information available on this site (movies, books, software, etc.).
Most if not all of the music videos at The Internet Music Video Database are sourced from YouTube, but I include it in this list because I like the different ways it lets me find music videos.
The website curates a list of the best new music videos on the home page and it maintains a list of the top music videos of all time. You can also see IMVDb's best videos by year through their Year in Review lists for 2015 to 2018.
Yahoo provides free music videos throughout their coverage of music-related news. They have videos of performances and live feeds from music festivals and events. There's also the occasional interview with artists.
In addition to the link I've provided below, I also recommend browsing Yahoo's video page for more.
A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.
All of the high definition and 4K music videos from the remastering projects undertaken by Universal Music Group, Warner Music and Sony Music between 2019 and 2023 ...More.
Aug 8, 2024 · With more than 750,000 videos from artists of all levels and genres, Vevo maintains the largest network of music channels on YouTube, as well as global distribution through a growing number of partners.
Watch the latest videos, trending tracks, and exclusive content all in one place. Enjoy an immersive HD experience and stay updated with the newest releases from top artists.
Real 4K remastered videos and some HD (only videos that previously were below 720p resolution) #remastered #remasteredinhd #upto4k.