FKA twigs takes on the TikTok-obsessed music industry in the video for “Childlike Things,” a track from her recent album Eusexua featuring North West. The eight-minute clip, directed by twigs’s frequent collaborator Jordan Hemingway, puts a 21st-century spin on the “meet the execs” premise of Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted” video, which was inspired by Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz.

In the video, Kevin Smith plays a cynical label head—whom twigs cheekily refers to as simply “executive”—who visits the set of “Childlike Things” with a doting assistant (influencer Jake Shane) in tow. Characteristically mesmerizing choreography and jokes about Spotify, dwindling video budgets, and gratuitous guest rappers abound.

Watch the video below:

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