MØ Says Video for Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’ Was ‘Cultural Appropriation, for Sure’

MØ says the music video for Major Lazer's 'Lean On' was 'cultural appropriation, for sure'

“The video is so beautiful and amazing,” MØ says, “but I definitely think it’s cultural appropriation, for sure, and I’m so happy that people were making me aware of it, because, at the time, I didn’t really understand.”Filmed in Vasai-Virar in the Indian state of Maharashtra, the video features Indian dancers, choreography clothing, design and architecture. The clip was filmed at myriad historical sites in the region.

“I was so excited making that video and I was so excited to be invited into Major Lazer’s visual universe because I always thought they had such a cool style,” MØ continues in the interview., becoming Spotify’s most streamed song of all time just eight months after its release, with 526 million streams, and helping fuse electronic and pop music. “Lean On” hit No. 1 in over 20 countries from Argentina to Lebanon, peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 , and hit No.

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