LIT Music Awards Silver Winner - Kobi Arad

2025

Ain't no Changin Something Good

Entrant Company

Kobi Arad

Category

LIT Music Video - Best Experimental Music Video

Client's Name

Musician

Country / Region:

United States

Kobi Arad (Internationally Acclaimed pianist - composer / Stevie Wonder Collaborator) is the first musician to receive Doctorate in the field of Third Stream / Contemporary Improvisation from New England Conservatory. A Grammy Awards voting member - he recently won the Holywood Music in Media Awards for Best Jazz (Sketches of Monk); Independent Music Awards for Jazz Instrumental Album (Segments), LIT Talent Awards (Gold) for Best Experimental Video& Global Music Awards (Silver Medal) for World Music (Makams - Places).




"Ain’t No Changin Something Good" is a vibrant, feel-good video that pulses with life, joy, and the irresistible rhythm of freedom. Set against the backdrop of a romantic dilemma, it captures the tension between the thrill of single life and the pull of commitment. At its core is a girlfriend who dreams of traveling alone with the narrator—yet when seen in her hometown, surrounded by other women, a different energy emerges: playful, open, and unexpectedly fulfilling. The video dances between moments of expectation, desire, and the deep realization that sometimes, seeing someone in their element is more exhilarating than isolating them. Spontaneosly filmed in the streets of Cartagena- it is replete with a pulse that moves the body and a beat that echoes the heartbeat of freedom, the song celebrates the zest of life, even while confronting a choice. It’s a love letter to living fully, wherever the heart may roam.



This melodic revelation is not just a celebration of a mythical love but a contemplative reflection on the barriers we construct that hinder us from discovering authentic love. 


"Wonderful Artist! You've Created an Harmonic Language All Your Own!"



- Chick Corea



(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6BI5ytAoqs)



"Kobi is an exceptional musician and has much creativity and musical insight to share with the world"



—Roy Ayers



"Kobi Arad is as a contemporary Bach & Mozart in one"



—Huffington Post



(https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kobi-arads-encompassing-creativity_b_5a557da6e4b0e3dd5c3f8d23)



"Kobi is very talented, and he deserves the recognition."



—Stevie Wonder to Ganda Boys regarding Kobi Arad Band's IMA Awards Win

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