Annie - “Russian Kiss” Official Video (NSFW)

Amid all of the controversy surrounding the Sochi Olympics, Norwegian pop singer Annie has decided to add her voice to the mix. She’s teamed up with New York-based artist Bjarne Melgaard and director Richard Kern to create “Russian Kiss,” a protest video that aims to challenge the Putin administration’s stance on LGBT rights and encourage people to boycott this year’s Olympic games. The video is a little heavy-handed, but the song itself is great: a slow-building, slick Euro-pop jam that sounds like it could be a leftover from last year’s excellent A&R EP.