Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has been featured in twenty-one music videos (including thirteen as a lead artist and five as a featured artist), one film, among various appearances in other audiovisual productions. In 2011, Azalea uploaded on YouTube her debut music video for "Pu$$y," a song from her debut mixtape, Ignorant Art , where it subsequently went viral, helping to propel the rapper to prominence, after previously sharing home videos as an underground rapper. [1] She released two more videos from the project in following months, "My World" and "The Last Song." [2] [3] In 2012, she aligned herself with Southern rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint. He was then featured on "Murda Bizness," taken from her Glory EP, also appearing in the visuals, marking the beginning of multiple collaborations between the two. [4] [5] Around this time, Azalea made her debut appearance on American television at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards alongside other Grand Hustle label-mates. [6] Azalea announced she would be releasing a second mixtape titled TrapGold by premiering a video for the track "Bac 2 Tha Future (My Time)." [7] She was a guest performer on VH1 Divas 2012. [8]
In 2013, Azalea signed a record deal with Virgin EMI and Def Jam, while readying the release of her debut album, The New Classic . [9] The video for the first single, "Work," which depicts Azalea's biographical journey from life on the streets to Hollywood after she relocated from Australia to the United States to pursue a rap career, received praise from critics and was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. [10] "Bounce," the second single, shot in Mumbai sparked discussion on the representation of Indian style and culture. [11] The video for the third single "Change Your Life," featuring T.I., premiered later that year. [12] Azalea also started making other television appearances and performances to promote the releases.
Azalea released "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX, in 2014, its visuals being a remake of the 1995 film Clueless , achieving success worldwide and earning her more mainstream attention, including four 2014 MTV Video Music Awards nominations and an appearance on Saturday Night Live . [13] After the album release, the video for "Black Widow," featuring Rita Ora, premiered receiving comparisons to Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill , with actor Michael Madsen also starring in it, and was nominated for Best Video at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. [14] Azalea also hosted the revived House of Style series on MTV.com. [15] She featured in singles by other artists that year, such as Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "Booty," appearing in the respective videos. [16] [17] A video for "Trouble," featuring Jennifer Hudson, from the re-release of her debut album, Reclassified , was premiered on Vevo as well. [18] Azalea co-directed the video of her Britney Spears-collaborative single, "Pretty Girls," in 2015, marking the third time she was officially credited as a director, after her work on "Black Widow" and "Trouble" with Director X. [19] She made her film debut in Furious 7 (2015). [20] After that, Azalea released a series of standalone singles with accompanying music videos and an EP titled Survive the Summer in 2018. [21]
Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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"Pu$$y" [lower-alpha 1] | None | Falkon | Ignorant Art | 2011 | [24] |
"My World" | Alex/2Tone | [2] | |||
"The Last Song" | Bell Soto | 2012 | [3] | ||
"Murda Bizness" | T.I. | 3 Little Digs [lower-alpha 2] | Glory | [5] | |
Alex/2Tone | [25] | ||||
"Bac 2 Tha Future (My Time)" | None | Bell Soto | TrapGold | [7] | |
"Work" | Jonas & François | The New Classic | 2013 | [10] | |
"Slo." | Rankin | TrapGold | [26] | ||
"Bounce" | BRTHR | The New Classic | [11] | ||
"Change Your Life" | T.I. | Jonas & François | [12] | ||
"Fancy" | Charli XCX | Director X | 2014 | [13] | |
"Black Widow" | Rita Ora | Director X Iggy Azalea | [14] | ||
"Trouble" | Jennifer Hudson | Reclassified | 2015 | [18] | |
"Pretty Girls" | Britney Spears | Cameron Duddy Iggy Azalea | None | [19] | |
"Team" | None | Fabien Montique | 2016 | [27] | |
"Mo Bounce" | Lil Internet | 2017 | [28] | ||
"Switch" [lower-alpha 3] | Anitta | Thom Kerr [lower-alpha 4] | [31] | ||
"Savior" | Quavo | 2018 | [30] | ||
Colin Tilley | [32] | ||||
"Kream" | Tyga | Survive the Summer | [21] | ||
"Sally Walker" | None | In My Defense | 2019 | [33] | |
"Started" | [34] | ||||
"Fuck It Up" | Kash Doll | [35] | |||
"Lola" | Alice Chater | Thom Kerr Iggy Azalea | Wicked Lips | [36] | |
"Dance Like Nobody's Watching" (Lyric video) | Tinashe | The End of an Era | 2020 | [37] | |
"Sip It" | Tyga | 2021 | |||
"Brazil" (Visualizer) | |||||
"I Am The Stripclub" | Thom Kerr Iggy Azalea |
Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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"I Think She Ready" | FKi Diplo | Alex/2Tone | Transformers n the Hood | 2012 | [38] |
"Beat Down" | Steve Aoki Angger Dimas | Wonderland (Remixed) | [39] | ||
"Problem" | Ariana Grande | Jones Crow [lower-alpha 5] | My Everything | 2014 | [40] |
Nev Todorovic | [16] | ||||
"No Mediocre" | T.I. | Director X | Paperwork | [41] | |
"Booty" | Jennifer Lopez | Hype Williams | None | [17] | |
Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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"Otis" (Remix) | YG Reem Riches | Kenneth Wynn | None | 2011 | [42] |
"Hot Wheels" | T.I. Travis Porter Young Dro | Alex Smith | F*ck Da City Up | 2012 | [43] |
"Mr. Taxi" (Remix) | Steve Aoki | Punit Dhesi | None | [44] |
Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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Furious 7 | 2015 | Female Racer | James Wan | Cameo appearance | [20] |
Title | Year | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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Tracks | 2012 | Arte | Mini-documentary | [45] [46] |
Iggy Azalea's Hottest Club Joints | 2013 | 4Music | Host; special countdown | [47] [48] |
The Show with Vinny | MTV | Episode #1.9 | [49] | |
MTV News | Interviewer; World War Z Premiere Segment | [50] | ||
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | BBC Two | Competitor; Episode #27.4 | [51] | |
MTV Video Music Awards | MTV | Presenter | [52] | |
MOBO Awards | BBC Three | [53] | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | MTV | [54] | ||
Studio 10 | Network Ten | Episode "13 November 2013" | [55] | |
MTV Movie Awards | 2014 | MTV | Presenter | [56] |
This Is Hot 97 | VH1 | Episode #1.8: "The Turn Up" | [57] | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | Skit: "New Lyrics for Old People"; Episode #12.73 | [58] | |
Billboard Music Awards | Presenter | [59] | ||
Chelsea Lately | E! | Episode #8.79 | [60] | |
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special | MTV | Guest Interview | [61] | |
Saturday Night Live | NBC | Skit: "Halloween Party"; Episode #40.4: "Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea" | [62] [63] | |
Today | 2015 | Nine Network | Episode "17 June 2015" | [64] |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | CBS | Carpool Karaoke; Episode #1.46 | [65] | |
Lip Sync Battle | Spike | Competitor; Episode #1.16: "Iggy Azalea vs. Nick Young" | [66] | |
Today | Nine Network | Episode "19 August 2015" | [67] | |
The Project | Network Ten | [68] | ||
Good Morning America | 2016 | ABC | Episode "23 March 2016" | [69] |
Watch What Happens Live | Bravo | [70] | ||
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | CBS | Episode "8 April 2016" | [71] | |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | Episode "28 April 2016" | [72] | |
Wild 'n Out | MTV | Competitor; Episode #8.2: "Iggy Azalea/Travis Mills" | [73] | |
The X Factor Australia | Seven Network | Judge; Season 8 | [74] | |
Extra | 2017 | Syndicated | Universal Studios interview; Episode "22 May 2017" | [75] |
Watch What Happens Live | Bravo | Episode "21 May 2017" | [76] | |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | CBS | Flinch; Episode #3.125 | [77] | |
Premios Juventud | Univision | Presenter | [78] | |
Dare to Live | MTV | Episode #1.5 | [79] | |
Total Request Live | 2018 | Episode "15 February 2018" | [80] | |
Hollywood Medium | E! | Episode "14 March 2018" | [81] | |
Watch What Happens Live | Bravo | Episode "18 March 2018" | [82] | |
Extra | Syndicated | Universal Studios interview; Episode "11 July 2018" | [83] | |
Access Live | Episode "11 July 2018" | [84] | ||
Hip-Hop Houdini | Fuse | Episode #1.3 | [85] | |
iHeartRadio Music Festival | The CW | Presenter | [86] | |
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump | 2021 | E! | Episode #1.3 | [87] |
The Celebrity Dating Game | ABC | Episode #1.2 | [88] | |
Title | Year | Channel | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2012 | BET | Grand Hustle Cypher (with T.I., B.o.B, Chip and Trae tha Truth) | [6] |
VH1 Divas | VH1 | "Groove Is in the Heart" (with Natasha Bedingfield and Bootsy Collins) | [8] | |
Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model | 2013 | Sky Living | "Work" | [89] [90] |
The Sound of Change Live | NBC | "Work"; "Bounce" | [91] [92] | |
Nikki & Sara Live | MTV | "Work" | [91] | |
Smells Like Friday Night | Channel 4 | "Bounce" | [93] | |
106 & Park | BET | "Change Your Life" (with T.I.) | [94] | |
Trending 10 | Fuse | "Change Your Life" | [95] | |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Channel 4 | [96] | ||
MOBO Awards | BBC Three | "Change Your Life"; "Work" | [53] | |
Wake Up | Network Ten | "Change Your Life" | [97] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | MTV | "Blurred Lines" (with Robin Thicke) | [98] | |
The Late Show with David Letterman | CBS | "Change Your Life" (with T.I.) | [99] | |
mtvU Woodie Awards | 2014 | mtvU | "Fancy" (with Charli XCX) | [100] |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | [101] | ||
Good Morning America | ABC | [102] | ||
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | [58] | |||
Billboard Music Awards | "Fancy" (with Charli XCX); "Problem" (with Ariana Grande) | [103] | ||
Dancing with the Stars | "Fancy" (with Charli XCX) | [104] | ||
BET Awards | BET | "No Mediocre" (with T.I.); "Fancy" | [105] | |
ESPY Awards | ESPN | "Fancy" | [106] | |
iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party | The CW | "Bounce"; "Work"; "Fancy"; "Problem" (with Ariana Grande) | [107] [108] | |
The Today Show | NBC | "Work"; "Fancy" | [109] | |
MTV Video Music Awards | MTV | "Black Widow" (with Rita Ora) | [110] | |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | CBS | [111] | ||
Saturday Night Live | NBC | "Fancy"; "Black Widow" (with Rita Ora); "Beg for It" (with MØ) | [112] | |
American Music Awards | ABC | "Fancy" (with Charli XCX); "Beg for It"; "Booty" (with Jennifer Lopez) | [113] [114] | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | NBC | "Beg for It" | [115] | |
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest | ABC | "Fancy" (with Charli XCX) | [116] | |
People's Choice Awards | 2015 | CBS | "Beg for It" | [117] |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | NBC | "Trouble" (with Jennifer Hudson) | [118] | |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon | [119] | ||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | NBC | [120] | ||
American Idol | Fox | [121] | ||
Billboard Music Awards | ABC | "Pretty Girls" (with Britney Spears) | [122] | |
MTV Video Music Awards | MTV | "Cool for the Summer" (with Demi Lovato) | [123] | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | NBC | "Team" | [124] |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | TBS | [125] | ||
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | CBS | [71] | ||
Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | [126] | ||
Good Morning America | ABC | "Team"; "Black Widow"; "Fancy" | [127] | |
Wild 'n Out | MTV | "Team" | [73] | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2017 | NBC | "Switch" (with Anitta) | [128] |
MTV Millennial Awards | MTV Latin | "Mo Bounce"; "Switch" | [129] | |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | CBS | "Switch" | [130] | |
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | Much | [131] | ||
Premios Juventud | Univision | [78] | ||
The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2018 | CBS | "Savior" | [132] |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2019 | ABC | "Sally Walker" | [133] |
International Music Award | P7S1 | "Lola" (with Alice Chater) | [134] | |
Title | Year | Service | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network | 2011 | YouTube | Holiday special | [135] |
Close To! | 2012 | Ofive.tv (Play TV) | Mini-documentary | [136] [137] |
Vevo Lift | 2013 | Vevo | Campaign; web series | [138] |
House of Style | 2014 | MTV.com | Host; web series | [15] |
Vevo Certified SuperFanFest | Vevo | Performer | [139] [140] | |
TIDAL X: Mercedes Iggy Azalea | 2017 | Tidal | [141] | |
TIDAL X Brooklyn | [142] | |||
Droppin' Cash: Los Angeles | 2018 | Complex | Web series | [143] |
ET Live | Entertainment Tonight | [144] | ||
PEOPLE Now | People | [145] | ||
BUILD Series NYC | 2019 | AOL | [146] | |
Get Ready With Me | Vogue Paris | [147] | ||
RuPaul | WOW Presents | [148] | ||
The X Change Rate | Build Series | [149] | ||
Fan Vs Artist Trivia | iHeartRadio | Episode: "Iggy Azalea Goes Head to Head With Her Biggest Fan" | [150] | |
Expensive Taste Test | Cosmopolitan | Episode: "Iggy Azalea Has Fancy Taste and Isn't Sorry About It" | [151] | |
Disgustingly Healthy | Men's Health | Episode: "Iggy Azalea Eats Kangaroo and Talks New Playboi Carti Album" | [152] |
Company | Campaign | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adidas | Unite All Originals | 2013 | Colin Solal Cardo | [153] [154] |
Samsung | Milk Music | 2014 | Warren Fu | [155] [156] |
Forever 21 | Unwrap Style | N/A | [157] | |
Bonds | BONDS100 | 2015 | N/A | [158] |
Monster Products | Super Bowl LII | 2018 | Bjorn Ruhmann | [159] |
Postmates | IGGY100 | N/A | [160] | |
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