Last night, after months of Hype, Lil Nas X finally released his “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” video. Ahead of the premiere, he excitedly tweeted, “bro i wrote this song myself, co-directed the video, and had to step way out of my comfort zone for this moment to take place tonight! i hope you guys love it! F*CKK I CANT WAIT!!!” He later added, “can’t wait for you to see the video tonight! ITS AN EXPERIENCE!”
For some music fans, though, it was an experience they felt like they had seen before. Following the video’s debut, FKA Twigs became a trending topic on Twitter as people started point out perceived similarities between Nas’ new video and Twigs’ 2019 visual for “Cellophane.”
Twigs famously learned how to pole dance for her video and does so in mystical-looking environments, which is not unlike what Nas does in his clip. Some shared screenshots of frames from both videos that are strikingly similar. One user pointed out that Nas’s “Old Town Road” video won a Grammy over Twigs, which they felt added another layer of insult to Nas’ alleged plagiarism.
https://twitter.com/matidiopforever/status/1375326761311961089
fka twigs lost her best music video Grammy to old town road and now here he is plagiarizing the entire cellophane video? That doesn’t sit right with me https://t.co/mwX3uHHOun
— nico 🍒 (@fkanico) March 26, 2021
Check out some other reactions to Nas’ new “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” video below.
https://twitter.com/lostwig/status/1375305720271278084
everybody @ the fka twigs concept store https://t.co/2qFB6r5kD9
— ✩ cₕᵣᵢₛₜᵢₐₙ ∗. (@lostwig) March 26, 2021
no i’m actually mad fka twigs deserves credit for lil nas x’s rip off cellophane music video pic.twitter.com/9equaCvSsL
— ali (@twigsalterego) March 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/willfulchaos/status/1375312116882767873
https://twitter.com/aminoaciids/status/1375384286610796545
