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Beyoncé‘s upcoming seventh album ‘RENAISSANCE’ have been revealed.As Uproxx notes, the full list of contributors on the record can be seen by viewing the page source of its listing on Apple Music. The information was also shared on the Twitter fansite @BeyLegion.The acts listed include Nile Rodgers (on ‘Cuff It’), Pharrell Williams and Skrillex (both on ‘Energy’), Drake (‘Heated’), A.G. Cook (‘All Up In Your Mind’) and BloodPop (‘All Up In Your Mind’ and ‘Pure/Honey’).Additionally, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z is credited as S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce has revealed the credits for her forthcoming seventh full-length solo album “Renaissance,” and they’re every bit as star-studded and envelope-pushing as you’d expect, a mixture of household names like Drake, Jay-Z and Pharrell, veteran hitmakers like The-Dream, Raphael Saadiq, Hit Boy, Mike Dean and Nova Wave, and some unknowns who are having their first entries on Genius.com.Based on the songwriting credits revealed in Apple Music — with a few typos — collaborators include:Drake, on the song “Heated,” Jay-Z, with credits on three songs, Pharrell Williams, likely in collaboration with his Neptunes partner Chad Hugo (the name “Chad” appears at the end of the credits for song “Energy”), Nigerian singer Tems, Solange/ D’Angelo collaborator Raphael Saadiq, R&B chanteuse Sabrina Claudio, Longtime Beyonce collaborator The-Dream (“Single Ladies,” “Who Run the World (Girls)”) on multiple songs, Longtime Jay-Z/ Kanye West collaborator No I.D., Songwriting/production duo Nova Wav (Denisia “Blu June” Andrews and Brittany “@Chi_Coney” Coney), PC Records founder and Charli XCX collaborator A. G.

Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’.The 1985 single has been witnessing a resurgence after it featured as a prominent part of the storyline in Stranger Things 4, and it reached a new peak on the UK singles charts last week, landing at Number Two.Now, the DJ duo – comprising former teenage actors Kyle Kaplan and Vinnie Pergola – have filmed themselves performing different mixes for different scenarios at dance festivals this summer.“Every electronic festival for the next month,” they wrote in a caption above footage of them pretending to perform at different festivals. You can view footage below.Every electronic festival for the next month.

Kenny Loggins is "proud" of his contribution to the original "Top Gun" movie. The singer, 74, shared with Fox News Digital that being able to record two songs for the 1986 action movie was a "real plum" for the musician.  "It was a great period of time for all of us, especially in my life at that time that I got two songs in ‘Top Gun.’ This was a real plum for me, you know?" Kenny Loggins is "proud" of the songs he produced for the 1986 action movie "Top Gun." The iconic song "Danger Zone" will be featured in the movie's sequel "Top Gun: Maverick." (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) Loggins created "Danger Zone," which is also featured in the movie’s sequel "Top Gun: Maverick." He was not the original person in mind to sing the song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock.  "I really wasn't supposed to be the guy to record ‘Danger Zone,’" he shared.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe story of Casablanca Records has been told by many — in books, articles and by the larger-than-life characters who lived through the salad days of mid- to late-1970s rock and disco music. Its ascent as a hit factory — home to KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic — was short and swift and substantial.Founded in 1974 by Neil Bogart, who’d had limited success as a record man at Buddha Records, a sublabel of MGM which had signed Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Ohio Express, Casablanca had the reputation of a place of excess.

Eurovision paid tribute to the influence of Italo-disco music during last night’s first semi-final (May 10) – you can watch the colourful medley below.This year’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy following the country’s victory in last year’s competition, which saw Måneskin take the top prize.Last night’s semi-final, which saw the Ukrainian act and competition favourites Kalush Orchestra progress through to Saturday’s Grand Final (May 14), featured an interval performance titled the Dance of Beauty.“The Dance of Beauty will see the Pala Olimpico transformed into a giant disco, to celebrate a sound that the Italians have had great success and influence with outside their own borders – dance music!” a statement released by Eurovision prior to the performance promised.The thumping and colourful hit-packed performance, which you can watch above, featured the likes of Benny Benassi, the Italian producer Dardust and the Sheffield band Sophie and the Giants.You can see the setlist for The Dance of Beauty, which included tracks by the likes of Giorgio Moroder, Robert Miles and Eiffel 65, below.‘Horizon In Your Eyes’ – Dardust‘Chase’ – Giorgio Moroder‘Tenebre’ – Goblin‘Children’ – Robert Miles‘L’Amour Toujours’ – Gigi D’Agostino‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ – Eiffel 65‘Satisfaction’ – Benny Benassi‘Golden Nights’ – Dardust, Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants Speaking to NME earlier this month, Ukrainian entrants Kalush Orchestra discussed their Eurovision song ‘Stefania’ and what it means to be representing their country during a time of war.Frontman Oleh Psiuk explained how participation in this year’s Eurovision was a “huge responsibility” given the ongoing war with Russia, saying: “To

“Hold My Hand,” the new single from the movie’s soundtrack.But when Berlin recorded “Take My Breath Away” — the Oscar-winning smash that sent  the hearts of Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis soaring in the 1986 original film — the band was hardly in Gaga’s superstar stratosphere.“We got really lucky because at the time we were nothing,” Terri Nunn, lead singer of Berlin, told The Post. “We had not had a hit at all.

The Weeknd has announced a new ‘Dawn FM’ TV special, airing this weekend on Amazon Prime Video.The special, titled The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience and based on Abel Tesfaye’s recent studio album, will arrive on the streaming service on Saturday (February 26).Described as an immersive special, the TV show will also be released as an eight-track live EP on the Amazon Music platform.Speaking about the project, which was created by The Weeknd alongside La Mar C. Taylor, and is directed by Micah Bickham, Tesfaye said: “I’m ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I’ve ever done.“Welcome to the next phase of ‘Dawn FM’ — a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club.”Watch a trailer for the new special below.‘Dawn FM’, The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, was released last month (January 7), serving as the sequel to his 2020 full-length ‘After Hours’.

Calvin Harris has shared a new track as Love Regenerator.It’s the latest in a group of records the DJ has share since launching his Love Regenerator alias in January 2020.The latest, which sees a collaboration with Riva Starr and Sandara Maitreya, is called ‘Lonely’ – listen to it below.Late last year, Creamfields South announced the first wave of acts for next year’s event, and it includes Harris as a headliner alongside David Guetta.The inaugural dance festival will take place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex between June 2 and June 4, 2022. Tickets are on general sale here.Also part of the “phase one” line-up are Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, CamelPhat, Becky Hill, Amelie Lens, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones and Charlotte De Witte.

Earlier this month, high street giant John Lewis unveiled its long-awaited Christmas advert.

Christmas advert.Released last week, this year’s edition of the annual festive ad – titled ‘Unexpected Guest’ – features Lola Young’s take on the 1984 Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder hit.As the BBC reports, Somerset alt-folk duo The Portraits claimed that the cover bears a resemblance to the version they released last December for the Mind and Cruse Bereavement Support charities.Last week, the group – comprising Jeremy and Lorraine Millington – shared a lengthy message on Facebook in which they claimed to have offered their spin on ‘…Electric Dreams’ to John Lewis’ marketing team back in March.“We had a (perhaps naive) dream that we could use a future ad by the company with our soundtrack linked to it to maximise the funds going to those

Giorgio Moroder‘s 1984 hit ‘Together In Electric Dreams’ for this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.The up-and-coming singer has performed a downbeat cover of the electro classic for the annual festive video, which you can view below.The clip shows a young boy meeting an alien in the woods who he brings home to meet his family for Christmas.“I feel super honoured to be a part of this, growing up I always watched the John Lewis Christmas adverts, they’re iconic and so it kinda feels surreal getting asked to be in one,” said Young.“It also means a lot as an up and coming artist to be a part of something this special. Together In Electric Dreams is a very beautiful song.

Along with that first sip of mulled wine or nibble of a mince pie, you know the festive season is upon us when John Lewis unveils its Christmas advert.

London-born singer-songwriter Lola Young is the stunning voice of the John Lewis 2021 Christmas advert. The 20 year old, who has recorded a cover of Together In Electric Dreams originally released by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder in 1984, has wowed fans with her incredible vocals on the hotly-anticipated Christmas advert.

John Lewis 2021 advert.Their upcoming Christmas advert, named Unexpected Guest, stars singer and songwriter Lola Young.In it the 20-year-old rising star sings a cover of Together in Electric Dreams, originally released by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder in 1984.Lola joins a list of superstars, including Ellie Goulding, Lily Allen and Tom Odell, who have had their songs featured on the department store’s annual Christmas advert.Brits can look forward to a two-minute tale of a young alien experiencing their first Christmas on Earth, complete with mince pies and novelty jumpers.Lola Young is a singer songwriter who grew up in south London, and started writing songs aged 11.By the age of 13 she had competed in and won a national open mic

Duran Duran have released ‘Give It All Up’ featuring Tove Lo, the latest cut from the pop legends’ new album ‘FUTURE PAST‘.The song follows the previously released single ‘INVISIBLE’, the Chai collaboration ‘MORE JOY‘, the Giorgio Moroder-produced ‘TONIGHT UNITED‘ and this week’s ‘ANNIVERSARY‘.

Lily Moayeri This year marks the 40th anniversary of the eponymous debut release of Duran Duran, with the iconic group also dropping its 15th studio album, “Future Past,” on Oct. 22.

Duran Duran have shared a new single ‘TONIGHT UNITED’, which was produced by Giorgio Moroder.The song marks the fourth to be lifted from their upcoming album, ‘Future Past‘, which is out on October 22 via Tape Modern for BMG.They previously released ‘MORE JOY‘, ‘ANNIVERSARY‘ and ‘INVISIBLE‘ featuring Blur‘s Graham Coxon.

The Weeknd's new single Take My Breath is off to a strong start following its release last Friday (August 6), and takes the Number 1 spot on the UK's Official Trending Chart.

The full list of this week's key New Music Friday releases appears at the bottom of the page, but first, some highlights...

The Weeknd‘s video isn’t going to be found in movie theaters, after all.