’s record label has responded to reports that The pop star, 39, released the -set video last Thursday (August 8), which sees her spending her day at the beach before heading to a club in 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 ’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. In response, a label spokesperson for Capitol Records told : “The local video production company assured us that all necessary permits for the video were secured. “We have since learned that one permit was in process, although we were given verbal authority to go ahead.
Our local crew on July 22 applied for a permit for this specific location with the Directorate-General For Coasts And Coastline. “Our crew received verbal approval on July 26 to proceed with the filming on July 27. We adhered to all regulations associated with filming in this area and have the utmost respect for this location and the officials tasked with protecting it.
” “Lifetimes” is the second single from Perry’s upcoming seventh album , which is set to be released on September 20. The first single, “Woman’s World,” was met with a mixed critical reaction. Writing for , “Katy Perry’s new single is a depressingly retrograde racket, a faux-feminist pastiche paying tribute to the ‘feminine divine’,” opined White.
“Titled ‘Woman’s World’, it would have been mortifying enough in its natural habitat of a Hillary-for-president fundraiser in 2016. But now, in 2024, it sounds little more than alarmingly antiquated. “With its Rosie the Riveter visuals and dreary lyrics about sisters, mothers and sexy confidence, the track also marks Perry’s return to music following two poorly received albums and several years manning the judge’s desk on , a show that rivals only Tony Blair and the mice in my kitchen cabinets in its refusal to go away.
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