MTV might be able to have a whole category tilted “Best Obama-related Video” at its Music Video Awards next year. First it was Will.i.am, then it was Zoe Kravitz joining Will.i.am, and now it’s “hip-hop violinist” Miri Ben-Ari recording a music video for Barack Obama – with some support by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and fashion designer Marc Ecko. The Israeli-born Ben-Ari’s video is her version of the U.S. National Anthem, entitled “Stand With Me,” interspersed with snippets of Obama speeches.
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