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Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has sold his entire music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing.Per a report from Music Business Worldwide, Parker signed a global deal with Sony in 2020, giving them control of all future releases, both as an individual and as Tame Impala. Now, however, it is being reported that a new deal has been struck and will also encompass all past releases as well.The details of the acquisition have not been announced.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sony Music Publishing today announced it has acquired the catalog of Tame Impala singer/ songwriter/ producer Kevin Parker, who has also worked extensively with Dua Lipa, Rihanna, SZA, Kendrick Lamar Gorillaz and more. The deal, which expands the company’s 15-year partnership with Parker, encompasses his entire catalog of songs as well as future works. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Dua Lipa has performed a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – you can watch the video below.The pop star played a five-track set at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in London recently in support of her third album ‘Radical Optimism’, which was released last Friday (May 3).Lipa and her band showcased her singles ‘Training Season’ and ‘Illusion’, and gave the song ‘Happy For You’ its live debut. They also performed a reworked version of ‘Be The One’ from the singer’s 2017 debut record.For her cover, Lipa delivered a powerful rendition of ‘Sunshine’ from Sol’s 2021 album ‘Mother’.

Kevin Parker has praised his collaborator Dua Lipa as an “absolute weapon” upon the release of her new studio album, ‘Radical Optimism’.The Tame Impala frontman co-produced and co-wrote the singer’s third record – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ – which arrived today (May 3). He worked on the 11-track project alongside the likes of Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr.

Dua Lipa has revealed that she has been planning for her upcoming album ‘Radical Optimism’ since before she released her debut record.Speaking to Time Magazine for a new profile, the ‘Don’t Start Now’ singer opened up about ‘Radical Optimism’, which is due for release on May 3 (pre-order/pre-save here). During her chat with the publication, she revealed that she believes in manifestation, saying: “Manifesting is a big thing for me.

Justice showcased a host of new songs from their forthcoming album ‘Hyperdrama’ at Coachella 2024 last night (April 12).The French dance duo played their first show of the year at the Outdoor Theatre on day one of the festival.Kicking off with ‘Generator’ from their new album – their first in over seven years, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosna also debuted ‘Mannequin Love’, their Tame Impala collaboration ‘One Night / All Night’, ‘Neverender’ – another track in collaboration with Kevin Parker – along with ‘Incognito’ and ‘Afterimage’. You can view footage of the songs and watch the full set back below.Elsewhere, they also performed their classic hits ‘We Are Your Friends’ and ‘D.A.N.C.E’, the latter of which saw the duo blend Jay-Z‘s ‘On To The Next One’ into the track.Justice are currently live at Coachella at the time of writing this (06:40am).

Dua Lipa has shared a dancey, house-inspired new track, ‘Illusion’ – watch the new music video below.Last night (April 11), Dua Lipa unveiled the track, which marks the third song to be released from her upcoming album ‘Radical Optimism’. Co-produced by Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker, ‘Illusion’ features a bouncy four-on-the-floor beat, pianos and synths.In the track’s accompanying music video, Dua Lipa is seen dancing alongside high divers and synchronized swimmers shot at scenic pools across Barcelona, Spain.Lipa sings on the track: “Don’t you know I could do this dance all night? Ooh, what you doin’? / Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing / I be like, Ooh, it’s amusing / You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion.”Watch the music video for Dua Lipa’s ‘Illusion’ below.Lipa said of the track via a press release: “‘Illusion’ was the first song Caroline [Ailin], Danny [L.

Dua Lipa has shared a new behind-the-scenes video showing the making of her new album, ‘Radical Optimism’. Watch below.The pop star is due to release her “psychedelia, trip-hop, and Britpop”-inspired third studio record on May 3 (pre-order/pre-save here). She has already previewed the project with two singles: ‘Houdini’ and ‘Training Season’.Now, Lipa has invited her fans to “take a deep dive” into her creative process in a new clip on Instagram.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Dua Lipa has much different expectations leading into her upcoming third album “Radical Optimism” than with her last, “Future Nostalgia.” “It was a record that I envisioned coming out at a time when people could have been out and dancing and in clubs and enjoying a disco record in that way. And it was the exact opposite,” says the 28-year old, who’s seated in a conference room at a West Hollywood hotel.

Dua Lipa‘s third album has a title, album cover, release date and track listing!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After months of it simply being called “DL3,” Dua Lipa has revealed the title, cover, tracklist and release date of her third full-length album.Titled “Radical Optimism,” the album will be released May 3 and consists of 11 songs, including the two preliminary singles, “Houdini” and “Training Season.” In an intriguing twist on the title, the cover art features the singer in the water, just feet away from a shark. The singer also unveiled a rather startling new look in a new promotional photo where her eyebrows are barely visible (although her eyebrows appeared to be perfectly normal when she announced the album in a brief Instagram Live appearance on Wednesday afternoon).

Dua Lipa has released her new single ‘Training Season’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the second preview of the pop star’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled third album, following on from 2023’s ‘Houdini’.Speaking about ‘Training Season’, Lipa explained: “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline [Ailin (Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry)] and Tobias [Jesso Jr.

Kevin Parker has opened up about collaborating with Dua Lipa for her new album.In a Rolling Stone profile with Dua Lipa, the Tame Impala musician shared some insight about the Londoner’s working process, calling her a “meticulous” editor.“Her editing is brutal,” Parker says, revealing that the lead single, “Houdini,” for example, took months to get right. “I’d kind of recoil in horror and go, ‘Oh, no, it’s a great verse!’”“But then an hour later, we’d have something that I can’t imagine not being in the song.”Lipa agreed with Parker’s assessment: “I don’t think there’s a single song on this record that I didn’t go back and want to rewrite and perfect and change and work on it a bit more and dig a little deeper and see if we could go any further.” It seems to have paid off; according to the profile, every collaborator she’s worked with “raves” about her “chemistry and cohesiveness”.The singer is due to release her new song ‘Training Season‘, which will be out February 15.

Justice have dropped two new singles and shared details of their new album ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electronic duo’s new LP will be released on April 26 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, which they have teased with the Tame Impala-featuring track ‘One Night/All Night’ and second single ‘Generator’.The announcement comes after Justice – Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – teased the forthcoming album’s release and shared a snippet of Kevin Parker’s vocals on their new track.You can pre-order/pre-save the new album here, which will be available digitally along with various vinyl options.“We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker,” Justice said of ‘One Night/All Night’ in a press statement.“Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time.

Dua Lipa has teased what fans can expect from her “raw” new album, describing it as a record that captures the “essence of youth and freedom and having fun”.The pop star is set to release her third studio album in 2024 and released first single ‘Houdini‘ back in November, produced by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker.Lipa revealed more about the forthcoming new album in an interview with Rolling Stone, sharing: “This record feels a bit more raw. I want to capture the essence of youth and freedom and having fun and just letting things happen, whether it’s good or bad.“You can’t change it.

Justice have confirmed their new album and shared its name ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electro duo – comprised of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – took to their social media channels on January 1 to wish their fans a Happy New Year and posted a clip of new music.Yesterday (January 17), Justice shared a snippet of a new track titled ‘One Night/All Night’ featuring Tame Impala, with Kevin Parker singing: “I could be your woman / cause if that’s the only answer / then we could be together / cause I want to feel the pleasure”. Today (January 18) the duo have taken to their official Instagram account to share a new video teaser announcing the titled of their album ‘Hyperdrama’ with ‘One Night/All Night’ playing in the background.A post shared by JUSTICE (@etjusticepourtous)Details of the album remain scarce as no tracklist, album artwork or release date have been announced at the time of writing.The LP will mark Justice’s first album in over seven years.

Dua Lipa has shared that her upcoming “psychedelic-pop-infused” album was inspired by the likes of Primal Scream and Massive Attack.The pop singer previously opened up about the album’s sound in an interview with iHeartRadio, and said that the new record will have a “psychedelic throughline”.“All other songs on the album are quite different, but they do have a very psychedelic throughline overall,” she said. “‘Houdini’ has so much electronic variety, but at same time it has a lot of interesting instrumentation and feels very organic as well…that’s something I really wanted to convey on the album.”Now, in a new profile with Rolling Stone, the ‘Dance The Night Away’ singer revealed more of the influences for her LP.In the profile, journalist Brittany Spanos wrote that Lipa referred to the album as a “psychedelic-pop-infused tribute to U.K.

Olly Alexander has said shares his hopes to “fly the flag for the country in the gayest way possible” when he performs as the UK’s entry at Eurovision 2024.The Years & Years singer will represent the country next year in Malmö, Sweden – the hometown of this year’s winner Loreen – as revealed during the Strictly Come Dancing final this weekend.He will succeed the UK’s previous contestant Mae Muller, who finished second to last in the 2023 competition.The artist previously shared on social media that it was “very difficult to keep quiet”, but that he has “wanted to do this for a long time.”In a statement released Saturday (December 16), the ‘King’ singer vowed to “fly the flag for the UK in the gayest way possible” and “put on an unforgettable performance”.While details about the song currently remain under wraps, Alexander has confirmed that it was co-written by Danny L Harle, who has produced Dua Lipa‘s new song ‘Houdini‘ alongside Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker.“It’s gonna be electronic, something you can dance to,” Alexander told the BBC. “But I can’t say much more than that.“I just can’t wait to get out there and meet the fans and everyone else taking part,” he added.

Dua Lipa has shared a “clubby” extended version of her recent single ‘Houdini’ – you can listen to it below.The pop artist released the original song last month as the first preview of her forthcoming, yet-to-be-announced third album. Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker served as a co-writer and co-producer on the track.Today (December 1) sees the arrival of an almost-six-minute edit of ‘Houdini’, which contains a new verse.“When I was in the studio working on ‘Houdini’ with my collaborators, we always had this dream of releasing a clubby, house mix of the record,” the singer explained in a press release.“The song was already the perfect soundtrack to a sweaty night out, but the new third verse just takes it to a whole new level.

Dua Lipa‘s team has revealed that the pop singer’s goal is to be able to “change pop culture”The pop singer’s second LP, 2020 ‘Future Nostalgia‘ achieved major mainstream success. Now, as she prepares for the release of her third album, her team has shared that they are aiming to change the pop landscape once again.Speaking to Music Week in a new interview, Warner’s Managing Director, Alex Burford, said: “A successful Dua campaign is one that lasts a couple of years or more.

Dua Lipa has opened up about her recent collaboration with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and has revealed that the band’s ‘Currents‘ album, “completely changed my life.”The singer announced her return earlier this week (November 10) with the song ‘Houdini’, her first new music since 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’, which NME rated five stars upon release.Lipa’s upcoming new album is set to have what Lipa deemed “a psychedelic through-line”, which many think is the influence of her collaboration with Parker.Now, in a new interview with Triple J, Lipa has opened up about working with Parker more and how the band’s music was pivotal in her life.“In terms of things that I’m obsessed with, ‘Currents’ has been the soundtrack to my life,” Lipa said of Tame Impala’s third album, released in 2015. “It’s one of my favourite albums ever ever ever.