Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA series of wildly colorful posters with an unusual collection of artists have appeared in London in recent days, listing Diana Ross and Tame Impala across the top, along with Phoebe Bridgers, St.
Vincent, Thundercat, Brockhampton, Caroline Polacheck, RZA, Brittany Howard, Bleachers, Tierra Whack, Weyes Blood, Kali Uchis, H.E.R.
and others, with a “produced by Jack Antonoff” listed at the bottom.Stereogum noted a tiny Minion next to Ross’ name on the poster, which makes it likely that the poster — which frankly resembles a 7-Up ad from the ‘70s — is a teaser for the soundtrack album for the forthcoming motion picture “Minions: The Rise Of Gru,” which makes even more sense since the “Despicable Me” prequel is set during the 1970s.
Also, People reported last year that the soundtrack would be ‘70s-inspired, so it seems possible that these artists may be covering songs from that era (even though a large number of them were not born until well after that decade’s end).
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