H.E.R. releases cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ for ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ soundtrack

nme.com:

H.E.R. has released a cover of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ from the Jack Antonoff-curated Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack.Antonoff also produced and provided backing vocals for the cover, which was released on streaming platforms on June 23.

The H.E.R. version of the track opens slightly less raucously than the original, but eventually builds up a thumping funk beat.

Meanwhile, Wilson pays vocal tribute to Sly and the Family Stone while making the song uniquely her own.Listen to H.E.R. cover Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Dance to The Music’ below.‘Dance to The Music’ follows Diana Ross and Tame Impala’s collaborative single ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’, which was released on May 19.

The Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack is set to arrive on July 1 via Decca to coincide with the movie’s global theatrical release.