Joseph Kahn

About Joseph Kahn

Joseph Kahn is one of the most influential and awarded music video and commercial directors in the industry, known for cinematic storytelling, a bold visual style and culture-defining work.

His music videos are some of the most iconic of the past three decades, including Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood,” Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” Eminem’s “Without Me” and Lady Gaga’s “LoveGame.” He has collaborated with many of the world’s biggest artists, including Beyoncé, U2, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, the Backstreet Boys and Lenny Kravitz. Most recently, he directed the video for Blackpink star JISOO’s “CLICK.”

He is a two-time Grammy winner for Best Music Video, for “Bad Blood” and “Without Me,” which also won MTV’s Video of the Year. His honors also include multiple MTV Video Music Awards, Clios and Emmys, the MVPA Video of the Year for Katy Perry’s “Waking Up in Vegas,” the Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award for Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia,” the American Country Music Awards’ Video of the Year for “Forever Country,” and the UK Music Video Awards’ Icon Award for lifetime achievement.

Kahn brings the same ambition to commercials for global brands including Apple, Nike, Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, Pepsi, Toyota, Lexus, Sony, Pokémon and Maybelline. He has also directed the feature films Torque; Detention, which premiered at SXSW and was acquired by Sony Pictures; Bodied; and, most recently, the creature-feature comedy Ick.

Whether building immersive worlds or developing ideas from the ground up, Kahn continues to create bold, culturally resonant work that makes him one of the most sought-after directors in the business.

Joseph Kahn – REEL

  • Pokémon – What's Your Favorite?
  • Jo Malone – Christmas Has Arrived
  • Pepsi – A Cardi Carol
  • Fox Sports – Happy Day's
  • WeatherTech – Whatever Comes Your Way
  • Hanes – The Great Softening

Joseph Kahn – MUSIC VIDEOS

  • Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
  • DJ Khaled – Celebrate ft. Travis Scott, Post Malone
  • Lenny Kravitz – Human
  • Imagine Dragons – Thunder
  • Eminem – Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna
  • Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams
  • Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You
  • The All-American Rejects – Sandbox
  • Jennifer Lopez – Dinero ft. DJ Khaled, Cardi B
  • One Republic – Wherever I Go
  • Eminem – Without Me
  • Britney Spears – Toxic