Gorillaz Release Anti-Trump Video 'Hallelujah Money' on Inauguration Day
On January 20, 2017, the virtual band Gorillaz broke a six-year silence since their album 'The Fall' by releasing the single 'Hallelujah Money' on the day of Donald Trump's inauguration. The band, created in 1998 by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, collaborated with Italian director Giorgio Testi on the music video. The video is a long sequence of found footage, resembling YouTube content, featuring cross-fades between African rituals, a Ku Klux Klan procession, and a crying SpongeBob SquarePants after being told 'You're fired!'—a phrase associated with Trump. The release was a direct political statement against the new president.
Key facts
- Gorillaz released 'Hallelujah Money' on January 20, 2017
- The single was their first since 'The Fall' (2010)
- The band was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in 1998
- The video was directed by Giorgio Testi and the Gorillaz
- The video uses found footage and includes African rituals, KKK procession, and SpongeBob
- The phrase 'You're fired!' references Donald Trump
- The release coincided with Trump's inauguration
- The video is described as a mashup with cross-fades
Entities
Artists
- Damon Albarn
- Jamie Hewlett
- Giorgio Testi
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Gorillaz
- Blur
- Artribune
Locations
- Casa Bianca
- Napoli