Miley Cyrus sparked a firestorm of controversy when she appeared nude while riding an oversized wrecking ball in the video for her single “Wrecking Ball,” but many forget that artists stripping down for their music videos isn’t a new occurrence. Many have come before young Miley and many will come after…not that we’re condoning such actions. We’re just amazed at the level of confidence these folks have with their bodies. That’s gotta stand for something, right?
Here are 15 artists who have gone nude for music videos.
Miley Cyrus
Video: Wrecking Ball
Miley’s been living the wild life lately, particularly after her twerk-filled performance at the 2013 VMAs. Shortly after the controversial on-stage romp, the soon-to-be 21-year-old decided to strip down for the music video to her single “Wrecking Ball” released in September. During the video she’s seen swinging around unclothed riding on well…a wrecking ball while singing. It wasn’t the first time she was seen in shocking attire (or lack thereof), and likely won’t be the last.
Katy Perry
Video: California Gurls
Colorful pop sensation Katy Perry decided to take a trip to Candyland for her 2010 chart-topping hit “California Gurls,” but this isn’t the Candyland from your childhood. A carefree Katy is seen in the video lying on her stomach sans clothes atop a cloud of cotton candy with nothing but a bit of pink fluff covering her bare bottom and chest.
Rihanna
Video: Stay
Rihanna, while no stranger to being raunchy in her performances and videos, surprisingly took a much more tasteful route when she decided to bare it all in the video for her 2013 ballad “Stay,” featuring Mikky Ekko. The singer is shown lying in a bathtub full of water throughout the entire piece, obviously unclothed but not in a provocative manner.The video is poignant and dramatic, a refreshing departure for the typically hyper-sexualized star.She also went bare for her colossal number one hit “Umbrella” in 2007, but her body was coated in silver paint and cleverly positioned to cover herself.
Kelly Rowland
Video: Down for Whatever
Kelly Rowland stripped down to nothing but a pair of shoes for her 2011 song electro-pop tune “Down For Whatever.” At various points of the video she’s standing on a platform in heels and nothing else, but thanks to clever lighting and camera effects, you can’t see the full monty.
Lady Gaga
Video: Bad Romance
At this point, Lady Gaga’s provocative antics aren’t really shocking. Nudity in particular shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. Gaga first went nude for her 2009 music video for “Bad Romance.” Then she did again for “LoveGame” that same year… and again for “Telephone” in 2010, and “Marry the Night” a year later.. and… you get the point.
No comments:
Post a Comment