--- title: Solange Knowles: Don't Touch My Hair, Cranes in the Sky Video description: Solange Knowles released the videos for "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair" that appear on her new album, "A Seat at the Table." canonical: https://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-03T14:46:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:14.548Z og:title: Watch Solange Knowles' 2 Stunning New Music Videos og:description: She released the visuals for "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair" og:url: https://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta680a965828f7865/6988a869fb4eac273988f563/solange-knowles-music-videos-a-seat-at-the-table.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola Ernest N. 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Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival) Paras Griffin—Getty Images for 2016 Essence Fe  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 3, 2016 2:46 PM UTC When [Solange Knowles](http://time.com/4487891/solange-knowles-harassment-kraftwerk-concert/) dropped her [third full-length studio album, _A Seat at the Table_](http://time.com/4515377/solange-knowles-on-family/) last Friday, critics and fans alike noted the strong visual aspect of her new project. Now, Knowles has released two aesthetically stunning and powerful videos for two songs off her new album, “Cranes in the Sky” and “Don’t Touch My Hair.” The videos were co-directed by Knowles, alongside her husband, Alan Ferguson, and continue to address the themes of identity politics and race that feature so prominently on the album. On her website [Saint Heron](http://saintheron.com/featured/watch-solange-debuts-captivating-visuals-to-accompany-cranes-in-the-sky-dont-touch-my-hair/), the music videos are described as “a musical representation of the spirit within an unapologetically Black woman who is not interested in remaining silent in a critical time of identity, empowerment, grief, healing and self-expression – let alone, artistic expression.” Watch the full videos for “Cranes in the Sky” and “Don’t Touch My Hair” below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/"},"headline":"Watch Solange Knowles' Two Stunning New Music Videos","datePublished":"2016-10-03T14:46:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:14.548Z","description":"She released the visuals for \"Cranes in the Sky\" and \"Don't Touch My Hair\"","url":"https://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Culture","solange knowles"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta680a965828f7865/6988a869fb4eac273988f563/solange-knowles-music-videos-a-seat-at-the-table.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta680a965828f7865/6988a869fb4eac273988f563/solange-knowles-music-videos-a-seat-at-the-table.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola Ernest N. 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