Normani’s “Motivation” Music Video Is Jam-Packed With Beyoncé, Britney Spears, and More Pop Culture Throwbacks

Fresh off touring as an opener for Ariana Grande earlier this year, Normani has shared her first-ever solo track after a number of collaborations. On Friday, the former Fifth Harmony member released “Motivation” and the new music video is a can’t-miss collage of pop culture tributes.

The clip is a total time warp, beginning with a young Normani watching BET’s 106 and Park. We’re quickly propelled into Normani’s childhood dreams of becoming a superstar, and we watch as a younger version of the star begins to fantasize of her perfect music video. As it turns out, Normani’s dream video is filled with tributes to Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Britney Spears, i-D notes. Along with an opening outfit that closely resembles the white tank and denim shorts worn by Beyoncé in her iconic “Crazy in Love” walk, the video’s outdoor dancing scene and Normani’s ensuing moves, including a chain-link dance party, also reminded viewers of Britney and Usher.

The apparent tributes to music video moments of the past don’t stop there. Fans also pointed out subtle references to “Jenny From the Block” and Ciara, tweeting, “She gave us 2000 Ciara and Beyoncé all in one video.” One follower went on to point out the significance of Normani’s tributes and tweeted, “She really had the video set up to where she told a story of where young Normani saw herself being in the future. She put herself in the places of artists making a name for themselves at the time, hence the Beyoncé, Blaque, Ashanti, Omarion, Ciara, Usher, etc. references…HER MIND.”

Along with support from fans, celebs weighed in with their thoughts on the video too. On an accompanying Instagram post, comments included a crying-face emoji from Zendaya, a proclamation from Hailey Bieber that the clip was “everything,” and a ton of clapping emojis from Yara Shahidi. Yeah, seems like “Motivation” is definitely a bop.

Can you catch all the pop culture reference in Normani’s video below?

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