For this reason, Katy Perry is in big trouble with the Spanish authorities!

Palma, Spain – Katy PerryThe new music video has got her into trouble with the Spanish authorities! Apparently the singer and her team filmed in the nature reserve of the Balearic Islands without permission.

“Lifetimes” is the name of Katy Perry’s new summer release and the accompanying video – which has been viewed over 2 million times on YouTube – shows Katy dancing on various beaches, in cities and flashy nightclubs in the Balearic Islands.

While many fans are celebrating the musician's return after a four-year break, the Spanish authorities have clearly rejected the video.

As the Spanish newspaper “El País” reported, the Ministry of the Environment of the Balearic government has launched an investigation against the 39-year-old.

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Not because Perry is seen in the video racing through the streets on her motorcycle without a helmet, but because she allegedly rode around in a nature reserve without permission.

The scenes were shot on Ibiza, Formentera and S'Espalmador, an island north of Formentera.

The American production company should The Spanish environmental authorities stated that they had obtained the necessary filming permits, particularly for filming in the protected Ses Salines nature reserve on Formentera.

But that's the problem – that never happened!

Instead, the Wide Awake singer and her team entered a restricted area to film without permission.

In the video, Perry dances in a bikini over the dunes of S'Espalmador, which are actually cordoned off with ropes.

And for good reason, because the dunes are among the “best-preserved Mediterranean jewels” of the Balearic Islands, as the Spanish government explains on its tourism website.

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The dune system has a “high ecological value” and makes a significant contribution to the protection and preservation of the brackish water lagoons.

However, the authority stressed that the incident was not an “environmental crime” but an administrative offence.

The first investigations have already begun.

The singer has not yet commented on the allegations, which are a further controversy about her latest comeback attempt.