Controversy In Music Videos





In the article above the author talks about some of the most controversial music videos watched, 'Bitch Better Have My Money' in particular. The article unpicks every detail of the music video, giving a negative impression through sarcasm, when words and phrases such as, 'self-regarding, hubristic and flamboyantly expensive' and 'if you missed it, it's not that complicated'. In the article he discusses the main issues within the video, which are nudity, drugs and death.In the seven minute clip. the pop star kidnaps and torments the wife of an accountant for bilked her, dismembers the accountant and then lounges, naked, covered in blood, in a box of money.

 "When a musician starts to use the phrase 'mini-movie' to describe a video, it's time to quit" is the quote that really caught my attention. This quote from Dave Ghrol, who is the lead singer of the foo fighters. From this quote it is quite clear to say that Dave doesn't like the idea of popular music artists doing mini- movies and its just a step too far in the wrong direction.When thinking about the video, some people would say that the music artist who has created a 'mini-movie' don't do this out of creativity or purely just for likes and views. This could be argued with 'Bitch Better Have My Money' as in the article, he states that "The mini movie offers no meaning at all", this would only suggest that she is doing this for money and not out of creativity. It is also states in the article that it could be just a "thing pop stars do at a certain part of the careers." This suggests that is it just  'phase' that all artists go through at some point in their career following a period where they lose publicity. This suggests Rihanna's aim is to be controversial as an act of attention seeking.

 However, some people may argue the artist has put more of their own money into creating a better music video which offers meaning and a story line. However, when it comes to Rihanna's 'Bitch better have my money' mini movie, a lot of viewers said 'Without the video, it wouldn't have succeeded as much' which then brings us back to the first point of the artists using a controversial mini movie to gain publicity.



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