Pop star Katy Perry, known for the mega hits “I kissed a girl” and “California Gurls” from 2008 and 2010 respectively, has been busy making a comeback this summer. It hasn’t gone quite according to plan. The single “Woman’s world” has been slaughtered by several people. Rolling Stone magazine believes the song marks the end of 2010-era pop music. “What was Katy Perry thinking?” asks the magazine. “Rarely has anyone read the room so poorly.” Now the new song “Lifetimes” has also ended up at the center of a controversy. Didn’t have permissions This time it’s not about the song’s substance, but rather circumstances. The video, which shows a dancing and party-ready Katy Perry, was filmed on s’Espalmador, a small, protected island in the national park Ses Salines, between Ibiza and Formentera, according to The Guardian. It happened without permission, according to the authorities on the Balearic Islands. The dunes at s’Espalmador are unique and protected. The picture is from 2007. Photo: Samu / Wikimedia Commons – Under no circumstances has the production company asked for approval, the Ministry of Nature in a press release. – This is the reason why a preliminary investigation has been started. S’Espalmador is known for some of the best-preserved sand dunes in the Balearic Islands, which are “unique in the Mediterranean”, according to the tourist authorities. They also emphasize that the islands are home to a unique flora and fauna. A spokesperson for Katy Perry has said they believed the approvals were in order. – The local video production company assured us that all necessary permits were in order, said the spokesperson, writes the BBC. – We have since understood that a permit was still being processed. Although we were given verbal authorization to proceed. “Satire” But it is not just the song “Lifetimes”, which has caused trouble for the artist recently. The music video for the song “Woman’s world” has also caused controversy. The music video shows a scantily clad Katy Perry in various costumes. Sometimes vibrators are used. The song is about, among other things, that women can do all sorts of things. And that they are “divine”. Both the song “Woman’s world” and the music video have been criticized. Here, Katy Perry waves a dildo wearing a glitter bikini with a pattern of the American flag. The image is a screenshot from the video shared on YouTube by Katy Perry’s official account. The whole thing is accused of being superficial and a “commodification” of feminism. That is, feminist ideas are used commercially to promote or sell something. In this case, Katy Perry and her seventh album 143, which will be released in September. Perry herself has claimed that the song and video were meant sarcastically: “You can do anything. Even satire,” Perry wrote on X. Accused of rape It has not gone unnoticed that the song was produced by four men. Or that one of these men is Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, the man whom the artist Kesha accused ten years ago of, among other things, drugging her and raping her and later sabotaging her music career. Dr. Luke has denied all the allegations. Last year, the court settlements between the producer and Kesha ended. The outcome is not publicly known, CNN wrote. Producer Lukasz Gottwald, known as Dr. Luke, and artist Kesha at an award ceremony in Los Angeles in 2011. A few years later, Kesha accused the producer of serious sexual assault. Photo: Chris Pizzello / AP Many have nevertheless criticized Perry for collaborating with a man who is accused of assaulting another female artist, on a song that is supposed to promote feminism. – Even if “Woman’s world” hadn’t sounded like the songwriter had to have feminism explained to him from the first results in Google, the message of empowerment would have sounded false simply because it was partially produced by Dr. Luke, writes the music magazine Pitchfork . Interested in foreign affairs? Listen to the foreign affairs editor’s podcast: Published 16.08.2024, at 09.50
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