Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Wins Best Music Video at 2019 Grammys Childish Gambino beat out artists Joyner Lucas,br The Carters, Tierra Whack and Janelle Monáe to winbr best music video for "This Is America." His music video debuted on May 5, 2018,br and was an instant hit, amassing overbr 35 million views on YouTube in only two days. "This Is America" features a dark, pessimisticbr view of black life in the United States, with images of gun violence and referencesbr to slavery appearing throughout the videobr as Gambino dances in the foreground. The award was accepted by filmmaker Hiro Muraibr and dedicated to Gambino's father, Donald Glover Sr.,br who passed away in December of 2018. 35-year-old Gambino also took home best rap-sung performance for "This Is America.