The Q Magazine article, September edition, expresses their opinion on recent music videos, with music videos such as Bad Blood by Taylor Swift being featured in the article, being mentioned as 'smug, 'outdated, and that 'Taylor Swift wants to cement her status as an A-List celebrity and every famous woman's dream BFF'.
The article focus' on controversy within music videos, and music videos which were perhaps made to cause controversy, however does hint that this may not always be for the worse. 'Bad Blood only topped the Billboard charts for a week because of video views'. The article then goes on to say 'without a video, Bitch Better Have My Money peaked at a disappointing Number 17 in April'. This article suggests that controversial music videos aren't always a negative thing as they help raise the song in the charts, exemplified in the Taylor Swift/ Rihanna example.
Controversy in music videos is becoming much more common, as it is often used to gain a more press and a bigger audience. People hear that the music video has something controversial in it, or is a different style to what the artist is usually known for, and they watch it just for the reason that it's different, not because it necessarily is what they like. Controversy is also a way to get their opinion across when the artist feels as if they couldn't just say what they think. This article overall presents the different reasons why music videos are controversial.
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