Miley Cyrus Engages In A Little Narcissism, Copyright Infringement For YouTube Faithful

The above clip is the No. 1 video on YouTube with 950,000-plus views so far and its popularity can probably be explained by the fact that it features Miley Cyrus, referring to herself as “Milez,” masterminding some sort of dance battle set to Madonna’s “4 Minutes.” There are many incredible things about this clip, from Miley and pal’s YouTube channel page proclaiming “We love singing, dancing, and acting and it is such a blessing to be able to share these similarities! We love making people laugh and that is why the Miley and Mandy show is so important to us! We also enjoy writing songs, shopping, watching movies, being together, And more than anything praising Jesus Christ!” to the fact that Ms. Cyrus changes Timbaland’s opening babble about being out of time to an opening babble that uses the word “Miley.” But am I the only person who’s kind of amazed that this clip has lasted as long as it has, given that Warner Music Group has been playing an extended whack-a-mole game against anyone who dares upload newish Madonna music to the Internet?

It’s a little odd to me, given that the extensive credits the video have don’t even mention what the song is, not even for copyright purposes, yet give thanks to a choreographer and someone named “Mammie.” Sure, Miley (or whatever intern put up the clip) is probably just assuming that people know the song, Miley-altered lyrics aside. So basically, this whole video is one big exercise in the new guard of pop paving over the other–something you think Madonna wouldn’t stand for long, especially since the views on this clip dwarf the paltry 228,000-ish garnered by the official video on YouTube’s official Madge channel. Is Madonna’s lack of action against this clip a pathetic way to not piss off the tweens, or is MLVC working feverishly behind the scenes, hoping to trade the use of her song in this clip for another soul-sucking onstage makeout session that will firmly cement her image in the mind of the Disney Channel faithful? One wonders.

M&M Cru with a U BATTLES Step Up 2 [YouTube]