Spanish island investigates Katy Perry video over potential damage to sand dunes | Katy Perry

Singer Katy Perry is under investigation for potentially causing environmental damage to the protected Cispalmador sand dunes after releasing the music video for her new single Lifetimes in Ibiza.

The Environment Department of the Balearic Islands has issued press release CNN claimed on Tuesday that the video production company did not obtain the necessary license before filming.

The Stills-directed video for the song, released on August 8, shows the 39-year-old singer touring the islands of Ibiza and Formentera, soaking up the sun on the beach during the day and partying at the islands’ famous clubs at night. The video includes footage of the dune system in Cispalmador, one of the most ecologically rich areas in Formentera.

The administration said it was looking into potential damage to the restricted area, which was marked with ropes. According to the statement, the filming does not constitute an “environmental crime” because the photographic or video reports “can be licensed” upon request.

The island of Ses Palmador, about 1.8 miles north of Formentera, has been part of the Ses Salines de Ibiza and Formentera Natural Park since 1980. The dunes on the small, privately owned, uninhabited island form the best preserved dune system in the Balearic Islands and are “of great ecological value,” according to the regional government’s tourism website.

“Lifetimes,” produced by the controversial Dr Luke, is the next single from Perry’s new album Woman’s World, which was released in July to largely negative reviews – with Laura Snapes of The Guardian calling it “retrograde.”

The singles precede her upcoming album 143 — code for “I Love You” — which is set to be released via Capitol Records on September 20.

This will be Perry’s first album since 2020’s Smile, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Her 2010 album Teenage Dream became the second album in history, after Michael Jackson’s Bad, to have five No. 1 singles — California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Firework, E.T., and Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).