So how do Kanye and Kim follow up that video? Well, this time, he's collaborated with the Balmain fashion house, director Steven Klein, and others for a brooding, black-and-white affair.
Whether it's competing with the chandeliers in terms of sparkle, or radiating under the moonlight, Rihanna struts through Marseilles like a #BOSS in director Steven Klein's fashion film for Dior.
The spirit of Lady Gaga is strong here, and for good reason — Gaga's former stylist, Nicola Formichetti is the fashion director and "Alejandro" director Steven Klein is calling the video shots — but pains are taken to make sure Brooke Candy outguns Gaga. We open with BC kicking some skinhead ass over $1,000, before setting off on a trippy descent into the nightlife that features batshit crazy styling that would even make Marilyn Manson blush.
Even if Madonna might be an imperfect spokesperson for starting a revolution against the stifling world of corporate branding —maybe she's still pissed at Pepsi — this 17 minute Art For Freedom short film by the pop star and longtime Madonna collaborator/photagrapher Madonna is still a stunner, filled with malice, beauty and not an ounce of shit about whatever the contradictions
