“The music video episodes are our main episode where we showcase the best queens from that season,” says production designer Gianna Costa.
After winning an Emmy last year for Season 14’s music video episode “Catwalk”, Costa is nominated again this year for “Blame it on the Edit”, which is ideal for someone who grew up watching music videos on MTV. “My favorite part of the music video episodes is getting to look back at all these music videos I love.” “Blame it on the Edit” features the final four drag queens of Season 15—Sasha Colby, Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Luxx Noir London—performing a remix of RuPaul’s titular song.
Each queen performs their own verse on the set of a spaceship. “It was very different from the rest of the season, but it was still in the Drag Race world.” DEADLINE: What is your favorite part of making these music video episodes? GIANNA COSTA: I come from a generation where I was raised on MTV, when they had music videos all the time.
I would spend so much time watching videos and I was such a huge fan of George Michael, Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson. Getting to look back at something that I grew up with in my past and getting to incorporate into the designs that I get to do for Drag Race… It’s just amazing to be able to marry my love of music videos with my work on the show.
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