Katy Perry is under investigation in Spain over her new music video for “Lifetimes”. The pop star, 39, released the Balearic Islands -set video last Thursday (August 8), which sees her spending her day at the beach before heading to a club in Ibiza. However, some beach sequences were filmed at the dunes of S’Espalmador on the nearby island of Formentera, which is a protected area of natural beauty.
In a statement, the Balearic Islands’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment said that the production company responsible for the video had failed to request “authorization from the Regional Ministry to carry out the filming.” “That is why preliminary investigation actions have been initiated,” it added. However, it went on to clarify that they do not consider Perry’s actions a “crime against the environment” but rather an infringement as general photography and filming “can be authorized” in the area.
The Independent has approached Perry for comment. “Lifetimes” is the second single from Perry’s upcoming seventh album 143 , which is set to be released on September 20. The first single, “Woman’s World,” was met with a mixed critical reaction.
It debuted at No 63 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, signalling a lukewarm start to the pop star’s highly anticipated comeback. In the UK, it opened at No 43. Writing for The Independent , Adam White argued that Perry only has herself to blame for her troubled comeback.
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