The mash-up has earned praise across Twitter Dua Lipa and the BBC have both responded after a fan’s mash-up of the ‘Future Nostalgia’ song ‘Hallucinate’ with the BBC News theme went viral.
Twitter user Ben Howell (@piffleandwhimsy) shared his remix yesterday evening (April 27), which caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James.
You can hear Howell’s Lipa/BBC News mash-up below: James messaged the BBC News Twitter account earlier today (April 28) to voice his approval for Howell’s mash-up, writing: “Ben’s made you a new theme tune and it’s a certified banger.
Please change with immediate effect.” Thank you so much for the mention this morning Greg! You're too kind! I was blushing into my cornflakes.
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