After release After Katy Perry released her music video for “Lifetimes” on August 8, the pop star came under investigation for potential environmental damage to protected sand dunes in the Cispalmador region of Spain.
The Balearic Islands' environment department launched an investigation into Perry's music video on Tuesday, the department said in a press release, after her production company failed to seek proper approval to film in the area.
The music video begins with Perry arriving at the islands where she fist bumps into beachgoers, jumps off cliffs, and kicks her feet in the sand before ending up in the islands' crowded nightclubs.
S'Espalmador is located within the Ses Salines de Ibiza and Formentera Natural Park, home to “the best preserved sand dune system in the Balearic Islands” which has “great ecological value,” according to the Balearic Islands Tourism website.
The department added that the filming does not constitute an “environmental crime,” as the company simply has to seek the appropriate license from the environment department before using the images or video.
Perry's representatives did not immediately respond. Rolling StoneRequest comment.
“Lifetimes” is the second single from Perry's upcoming album. 143The album is set to be released on September 20. The singer received heavy criticism for the album's lead single, “Woman's World,” with listeners claiming the song attracted male gazes despite its strong lyrics. She also received criticism for working with producer Dr. Luke, who was mentioned in the “Lifetime” preview.
“Thanks to its brain-dead lyrics ('Sexy, confident/so smart'), AI-like chorus, and Perry's astonishing choice to record a 'feminist' song with the likes of Dr. Luke, the song drew near-universal derision, and immediately flopped,” Rolling Stones Brian Heit wrote in his comment:
Perry responded to the widespread criticism in a behind-the-scenes video on “Women's World,” saying, “We're kind of having fun making fun of it a little bit, it's very funny and very direct.”
Rolling Stone Reports in June said Perry had enlisted former Stargate bandmates Dr. Luke and Max Martin for her latest album. Luke and Martin worked on Perry's hits including “I Kissed a Girl” and teenage dreamThe album's title song “Last Friday Night” as well as most of the album's songs. prism Like “Dark Horse” and “Roar”. 143 The collaboration with Dr. Luke comes nearly a year after Kesha and Dr. Luke settled a defamation lawsuit, and years after Kesha filed a lawsuit against the producer in 2014 alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
