'Didn't Madonna do this 20 years ago?' Swedish singer Tove Lo reveals she was 'shocked' when her sexually-charged short film was briefly banned by YouTube

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Swedish singer Tove Lo has admitted she was 'shocked' when YouTube briefly banned her sexually-charged short film Fairy Dust, earlier this year. 

The 29-year-old hit maker - who is currently in Australia - told News.com.au she was outraged by the move. 

'Didn't Madonna do this 20 years ago?,' Tove told the publication. 

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Questioning it all: Swedish singer Tove Lo has admitted she was 'shocked' when YouTube briefly banned her sexually-charged short film Fairy Dust, earlier this year

'I don't think it is anything new for a girl to be singing about sex so I was shocked they were shocked,' she said.

About the idea of females being so open about sex, she added: 'They treat you like you are being a bad girl and I f***ing hate that.'

But the brunette beauty added that she was glad at least that her clip helped raise the topic and put it out into the open.  

Following in her footsteps? 'Didn't Madonna do this 20 years ago?,' Tove told the publication (Madonna is seen here at the Grammys in LA last year)

Intense: Tove's 31-minute short film Fairy Dust takes the raunchiness up several notches as she's seen passionately romping in bed with a woman and a man

Tove's 31-minute short film Fairy Dust takes the raunchiness up several notches as she's seen passionately romping in bed with a woman and a man.

The arty video which is set to the sound of her tracks Influence feat. Wiz Khalifa, Lady Wood, True Disaster, Cool Girl, Vibes feat. Joe Janiak and What I Want for the Night (Bitches) even sees her pleasuring herself. 

Upon its release, the singer said in a statement: 'Here it is. My short film about the never-ending escape and all the rushes and pain that comes with it.'

'I always dreamt about doing something like this, and that I get to share this with all of you now feels unreal. THANK YOU my dear friend and director Timothy Erem, and our whole team and crew for making this movie possible. Love you forever. Now… open up and take it in. #FAIRYDUST.'

The short was filmed over five days in Los Angeles in the summer, and will reportedly be followed by a second film next year as well as a new album.

Explicit: The arty video even sees Tove pleasuring herself

Passionate: Upon its release, the singer, 29, said in a statement: 'Here it is. My short film about the never-ending escape and all the rushes and pain that comes with it'

As well as showing the singer partying hard in a hip urban setting, the film also features stunning landscapes, with the sex scenes taking place both indoors and out.

Tove and her partners can't keep their hands off each other, and while there's no nudity, their actions are explicit at times.

It is once again on the video sharing site.

No holding back: Tove and her partners can't keep their hands off each other, and while there's no nudity, their actions are explicit at times

Too much? So intense is the Fairy Dust film that it was reportedly banned from YouTube, however, it is once again on the video sharing site

Worn out: Tove and her female lover relax on a bed following a night of partying

Pucker up: The pair lock lips in the steamy encounter

Describing the sound of her latest record Lady Wood, Tove told EW: 'I realised I spend my life chasing rushes, whether it's love or being on stage or drugs. [The album is] like every different stage of that rush.' 

Tove made a statement during a special album launch performance at The Laundry Building, East London, earlier this month, performing topless with glittering cannabis leaves covering her chest.

The confident star mesmerised the crowd as she crooned and moved in the venue's dim glow. 

Body confident: Tove made a statement during a special album launch performance at The Laundry Building, East London, on Tuesday night, performing topless with glittering cannabis leaves covering her chest

She recently discussed attitudes to women and sex in music in an interview with The Guardian.

She explained: 'I just feel for me, sex and music have always been very connected. Being open about being a woman, and being open about sex, is not a bad thing. And the other thing is like, would they ever ask a guy this? Ever?

'I feel like I grew up in a place where nudity and sex is something natural and not shameful. Here [in the US] they're like: 'Oh, you're a bad girl, aren't you? You go against the rules.' That's not at all what I'm trying to say or do here. It's about just not feeling like it's something bad. All of a sudden, I'm fighting this fight I didn't know I needed to fight.' 

Gripping: Hands vigorously move over skin in the saucy short