Normani’s Genius “Motivation” Vid Is a Dance Tribute to 2000s Pop Icons

August 15, 2019

Well, it’s official: Former Fifth Harmony member Normani has ARRIVED, as made clear by the new video for her bop of a single, “Motivation.”

Channeling the choreo (and swag) of a bevy of 2000s-era pop stars, the vid gets absolutely everything right. It opens with a young Normani watching BET’s “106 and Park,” and quickly segues to a fantasy sequence in which the grown-up singer pays dance-filled tribute to the iconic music videos of her childhood.

That Normani is a talented dancer is far from news, but her moves in this video are next-level stuff. She does very real justice to choreography inspired by Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love,” J. Lo’s “I’m Real,” and Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time,” to name just a few.

Normani stans are already having a field day breaking down the many 2000s references in “Motivation.” How many of these did you spot?