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Phoenix have announced details of their new album ‘Alpha Zulu’ and shared a new track, ‘Tonight’, which features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.The French band made recently made their return with the album’s title track, which marked their first piece of new music since 2021 single ‘Identical’.‘Alpha Zulu’ arrives on November 4 via Loyaute/Glassnote Records and was produced by the band. The album was recorded in Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which sits in the Palais du Louvre.‘Tonight’ provides a new first for Phoenix, with Koenig’s appearance on the track marking the first time that a guest vocalist has featured on one of the band’s songs. “Could you come tonight? / I’ve got a feeling that you know the number,” Koenig sings, before swapping lines with Thomas Mars.The video was filmed in Tokyo and Paris, capturing Koenig and the band on opposite sides of the world in a split screen.

Kavinsky has shared a new version of ‘Nightcall’ featuring Phoenix and Angèle – you can listen to it below.The French electronic musician co-wrote and co-produced the synth-pop single with Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Originally released in 2010, the song went on to soundtrack the opening sequence to the Ryan Gosling-starring film Drive (2011) – leading to a surge in its popularity.Last month saw Kavinsky team up with Phoenix during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. They delivered a collaborative performance of ‘Nightcall’ with Belgian singer Angèle.

Phoenix, Kavinsky and Angèle have teased the release of their ‘Nightcall’ collab remix which was performed during the Paris Olympics.The French indie rock band took to their official X/Twitter account to share a photo of a billboard in what appears to be Los Angeles. The billboard features a red sports car in the middle of it with a giant phone on top of the sign. The bottom of the sign reads “Kavinsky.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, who performed at Sunday’s concert at the Stade de France for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, said that he worried for athletes’ safety during the show. French indie rock band Phoenix delivered a rousing rendition of their hit “Lisztomania” surrounded by hundreds of athletes. While Mars is accustomed to live performances, the Olympics’ closing ceremony was a different kind of gig, he told French radio France Inter on Monday morning, due to the overjoyed crowd of athletes who were out of control during the musical act.

Phoenix teamed up with Air, Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig and French electro-pop pioneer Kavinsky at the closing ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024.The French band, who were heavily rumoured to be making an appearance earlier this week, performed a medley of songs at the Stade de France, surrounded by Olympic medallists who had competed at the event since the opening ceremony on July 26.Kicking off with ‘Lisztomania’, the band then teamed up with Kavinsky and Belgian singer Angèle for the former’s hit ‘Nightcall’, which featured in the the movie Drive starring Ryan Gosling. CSS singer Lovefoxxx sang on the original version.

Phoenix is taking over the 2024 Paris Olympics!

Vampire Weekend were taking requests at their Houston show this week, leading to them attempting covers of Oasis and Phoenix – check out the footage below.The New York band were kicking off their North American tour in the Texan city on Thursday (June 6), in support of new album ‘Only God Was Above Us’.Returning for their encore, they took requests for Phoenix’s ‘1901’, Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ and Crowded House’s ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’. The performances were impromptu as they tackled songs they had never played before, and hence were left somewhat incomplete, but as you can see from the footage, both band and audience were enjoying the moment.Super fun encore at @vampireweekend’s first tour stop in Houston last night.

Phoenix‘s Thomas Mars and Sofia Coppola’s daughter, Romy Mars has surprise released her debut EP ‘Stuck Up’.The release features two songs including the title track and a song called ‘From A Distance’. You can listen to both below.According to the credits on Spotify, the EP was produced by Claud, a 25-year old singer-songwriter signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records.

Vampire Weekend have been announced for a last-minute slot at Coachella 2024 this weekend – find all the details below.The NYC band, who released their fifth album ‘Only God Was Above Us’, last Friday (April 5), are due to play on the Outdoor Theatre stage this Saturday (April 13). They’ll deliver a 45-minute performance between 5pm and 5:45pm.It has not been confirmed whether Vampire Weekend will return for a second show at the second weekend of the festival.

Vampire Weekend have played a special gig to mark the recent total solar eclipse – see what surprises the band had in store below.Last night, the New York band took to the stage at the scenic Moody Amphitheater in Austin, Texas at approximately 6pm BST and played through the solar eclipse, treating those in attendance to a handful of surprises from debuting new songs live and special guests joining them for covers.Kicking off with Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of The Heart’ playing on the speakers as the band took to the stage, they opened the show with the live debut of ‘Ice Cream Piano’, off their newly released album ‘Only God Was Above Us’.Other songs from ‘Only God Was Above Us’ that got their live debuts during Vampire Weekend’s special eclipse gig include ‘Connect’, ‘Gen-X Cops’, and album closer ‘Hope’. ‘Hope’ was performed after the band took a break to watch the eclipse with those in attendance.Absolutely unbelievable moment.

If you’ve seen the new film Priscilla, you’ve likely noticed there were no Elvis Presley songs in it, despite him being a big part of the story.

Ellise Shafer SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Priscilla,” in theaters now. As the opening sequence of Sofia Coppola‘s biographical drama “Priscilla” unfolds, viewers meet a 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu (Cailee Spaeny) in 1959 West Germany to the tune of the Ramones’ 1980 hit “Baby, I Love You.” This time-bending choice may seem unexpected, but to those familiar with the work of Coppola — who famously soundtracked her 2006 historical film “Marie Antoinette” with the Strokes, Aphex Twin and the Cure — it won’t come as a surprise. After all, though the song is a subversion, it’s a cover of the Ronettes’ 1964 classic and carries much of the musical stylings of the period, courtesy of Phil Spector, who produced both versions.

William Earl From the Technicolor merch to the staging to the setlist, everything about Phoenix and Beck’s joint headlining Summer Odyssey Tour was breezy during a New York stop at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The strictly fun vibe was best illustrated by the featherweight “Odyssey,” a new tune the two acts released this year to commemorate the trek (sample lyrics: “We’ll fall into the ocean / I’ll be there / On an odyssey in the sun”).

Sofia Coppola is finally breaking her silence on that video her teenage daughter Romy Croquet made on TikTok.

told the Hollywood Reporter in a joint interview with Presley, 78. “But that made us be more creative.” The “they” that Coppola referred to is Elvis Presley Enterprises, which is 85% owned by Authentic Brands Group and 15% owned by the Presley family. Authentic Brands Group, which also owns the rights to Muhammad Ali and Marilyn Monroe’s likenesses, notably signed off on Baz Luhrmann’s request to use Elvis’ music in the 2022 biopic starring Austin Butler.

helicopter parent is coming in for a landing. Sofia Coppola revealed Wednesday that she was actually amused by her daughter’s TikTok explaining that she had been grounded after trying to charter a private helicopter using her dad’s credit card.“I got lots of compliments on her filmmaking,” Coppola, 52, told the Hollywood Reporter regarding her 16-year-old daughter, Romy Mars.

Beck and Phoenix have officially kicked off their 2023 co-headlining Summer Odyssey Tour and you can check out the full set list right here!

TikTok.Romy Coppola Mars, who is the daughter of the Oscar-winning director and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, posted a since-deleted TikTok saying she had been grounded for trying to charter a helicopter with her dad’s credit card.In the clip, which has been recirculated on Twitter and watched over 11 million times, she said: “Make a vodka sauce pasta with me because I’m grounded because I tried to charter a helicopter from New York to Maryland on my dad’s credit card because I wanted to have dinner with my camp friend.”The 16-year-old explained she isn’t allowed to have any public social media accounts because her parents “don’t want me to be a nepotism kid,” before adding: “But TikTok is not gonna make me famous so it doesn’t really matter.”Elsewhere in the clip, Romy admits she doesn’t know the difference between a garlic bulb and an onion, and holds up the Grammy award won by Phoenix in 2010 for the band’s fourth studio album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’.this tiktok of sofia coppola’s daughter… this means so much to me pic.twitter.com/6AQtWNhAgG— savannah ~* (@savbrads) March 21, 2023The clip ends by showing her babysitter’s boyfriend, adding: “My parents are never home, so these are my replacement parents.” She then promises to return with “part two, where I actually make the pasta”.“A perfect short film, we have a third generation of Coppola directors,” one viewer wrote in response.Romy’s grandfather is Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, who is currently developing upcoming sci-fi film Megalopolis starring Adam Driver and Forest Whitaker.Sofia Coppola’s next film is a biopic about Priscilla Presley, based on her memoir Elvis And Me.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, or maybe as a vodka sauce pasta for Sofia Coppola's teenage daughter. The "Lost in Translation" director and daughter to "The Godfather" mastermind Francis Ford Coppola inadvertently went viral via her 16-year-old daughter Romy, who candidly revealed the outrageous reason she was grounded. "Make a vodka sauce pasta with me," Romy said to the camera, in a since deleted TikTok.

Sofia Coppola’s 16-year-old daughter has shared a video revealing that she was grounded for trying to charter a helicopter. The teenager said in her now-viral video that she wanted to travel from New York to Maryland to have dinner with her camp friend.

Romy Croquet Mars, the 16-year-old daughter of famous director Sofia Coppola and singer Thomas Mars, revealed that she was recently grounded for a hilarious reason involving a helicopter. She explained what happened in a since-deleted TikTok, which quickly went viral on different social media platforms.

When the parents are away! Sofia Coppola‘s 16-year-old daughter, Romy, defied her parents’ social media ban and posted a TikTok video about her recent grounding that went extremely viral.