Beyoncé's 'Formation' named best music video of all time by Rolling Stone

Beyoncé's "Formation" has been named best music video of all time by Rolling Stone.

Posted 1:04 p.m. Aug 2, 2021 — Updated 1:04 p.m. Aug 2, 2021

Chloe Melas

, CNN

CNN — Beyoncé's "Formation" has been named best music video of all time by Rolling Stone.

The publication wrote, "If Beyoncé's self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released 'Formation' video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important."

The video, which was released in 2016, included references to Hurricane Katrina, Creole culture and police brutality. Her daughter, Blue Ivy, also had a cameo.

The video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, won best music video at the Grammy Awards.

Just days after releasing the video, she performed the song during the Super Bowl halftime show.

The song, which is off her sixth studio album, Lemonade, was the most searched song of that year.

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