Ayra Starr - Hot Body
Ayra StarrCREATIVE DIRECTION & STRATEGY
“Hot Body” isn't just a title - it's a claim.
So we took it literally, and built a whole world around one idea hot enough to need real ice to cool it down.
Role:
Creative Direction & Strategy
Discipline:
Campaign Concept, Music Video, Merch, Experiential, Gaming
CREATIVE DIRECTIONSTRATEGYEXPERIENTIAL
We built the campaign's world around real ice against skin: a throne carved from solid ice, melting under the lights, with Ayra at the centre - a visual shorthand for how hot the moment, and the artist, really is. No CGI, no fakery - the ice was real, and that became the talking point.
We creative-directed and led strategy from concept to delivery - the single, the music video, and a purpose-built “Hot Body” belt as a signature merch moment. The track reached beyond the fanbase when Kim Kardashian used the sound on Instagram. And to pull fans off the sidelines, we built the Hot Body Game - an interactive play that got the audience physically involved rather than just watching.
Then we took it into the real world with Club Hot Body - a party series and surprise appearances across New York, London, Nairobi and Toronto, turning a single into a live experience across three continents.
The numbers went off. The video passed 28M views on YouTube, the single drove 50M+ streams, and the campaign generated 23M+ engagements across social - with the belt, the game, Kim's co-sign and Club Hot Body carrying the single well beyond release week.
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