{"id":1929,"date":"2026-05-27T11:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:26:31","slug":"6-of-the-most-expensive-music-videos-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/6-of-the-most-expensive-music-videos-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For some artists, the music video is more than just a promotional tool to accompany a single\u2014it\u2019s an entire cinematic experience, and some videos have huge price tags to prove it. Not content with a simple video capturing a performance, some artists have elaborate videos with impressive effects, leading to record-setting budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Scream\u201d by Michael and Janet Jackson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0P4A1K4lXDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video for siblings Michael and Janet Jackson&#8217;s single &#8220;Scream\u201d remains the most expensive ever made, costing $7 million. 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The cinematic video suits the track, with Madonna being held captive and fighting her captors and going up against herself in a fencing duel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Estranged\u201d by Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guns N&#039; Roses - Estranged\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpmAY059TTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Expensive projects are typical of Guns N&#8217; Roses. For &#8220;Estranged,\u201d the final video in the band\u2019s November Rain trilogy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/guns-n-roses-estranged-video-25-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they spent $4 million on the 10-minute epic<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t necessarily know of anyone who\u2019s made a video like it,\u201d frontman Axl Rose said in a behind-the-scenes documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBedtime Story\u201d by Madonna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna - Bedtime Story (Official Video) [HD]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CSaFgAwnRSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Madonna delivered yet another expensive video with &#8220;Bedtime Story,&#8221; which came in at $5 million, just as \u201cExpress Yourself\u201d years prior. 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