Christine and the Queens

Christine And The Queens – has paid tribute to SOPHIE with a moving cover of her song ‘It’s OK To Cry’. Check it out below.The track was originally shared by the visionary music producer, songwriter, and DJ as part of her 2018 debut album ‘Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides’ – the only album to be released in her lifetime, ahead of her untimely death in 2021.With his cover, Rahim Redcar, channels the same emotive and loving atmosphere as captured in the original.

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Rahim Redcar (FKA Christine and the Queens) announces club tour

Christine and the Queens, has announced details of a new club tour which will take place across the UK, Europe and North America.The details of live shows come as the vocalist is celebrating the release of his new album ‘Hopecore’. Announced last month and shared last Friday (September 27), the project is entirely written, produced and mixed by Redcar, and made with “tears, blood, and mostly an unwavering faith in the raw, pure expression of the soul”.Now, to celebrate the release, Redcar has announced a number of new live shows, all of which are set to take place next month and see tracks from the album played live.Kicking off on November 1, the dates commence with an opening night at the Fabric venue in London, before continuing the following night with a slot at the Skatecafe in Amsterdam.

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Rahim Redcar (FKA Christine and the Queens) announces new album ‘Hopecore’ with high-octane single ‘Deep Holes’

Christine and the Queens, has announced a new album ‘Hopecore’, alongside the release of the new single ‘Deep Holes’. Check it out below.‘Hopecore’, will be released in only one week’s time on September 27, and is entirely written, produced and mixed by Redcar.He shared that the record was made with “tears, blood, and mostly an unwavering faith in the raw, pure expression of the soul.”“Music took here its full prophetic vastness, got wilder, and called for an absolute quest where no one else came in to tamper with intentions,” he continued. “A call of the flesh, a prayer for justice and freedom.”To celebrate, Redcare has shared an anthemic single, ‘Deep Holes’.

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Watch Christine & The Queens’ thrilling 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony performance

Christine & The Queens has performed for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony – you can watch the performance below.To kick off this year’s Paralympic Games, France native Christine & The Queens put on a unique performance of the French classic ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’, in which he and a group of Paralympians face off against a group of men in suits. The touching performance ends with both groups coming face to face.Later in the night, Christine & The Queens closed out the opening ceremony, this time performing a rousing cover of ‘Born To Be Alive’ as fireworks lit up the night sky in France.

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Manchester’s Homobloc announces full 2024 line-up with Christine & The Queens, 2ManyDJs, ShyGirl and more

Christine & The Queens, 2ManyDJs, ShyGirl and more leading the bill. Other headliners for the night include Job Jobse, Saoirse, Confidence Man and Horsegiirl.Elsewhere, LSDXOXO will take to the stage, as will Hercules & Love Affair and I.Jordan.

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Christine & The Queens shares soulful new song ‘rentrer chez moi’: “A metaphor for the future”

Christine & the Queens has dropped his brand new song ‘rentrer chez moi’ – check out the track below.The artist has returned with his dreamy new song ‘rentrer chez moi’, which lyrically sees Chris wishing to return home. It is the first single he has released since his 2023 album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’.“This song makes me cry because it is true, so much love I have for you, this deep decision to always stay honest – for the dance to be then the shared moment, the joyful celebration,” Chris said of the track.

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MGMT team up with Christine & The Queens for blissful collab ‘Dancing In Babylon’

MGMT have collaborated with Christine & The Queens for their new song ‘Dancing In Babylon’.The blissful new track is the final preview of MGMT’s new album ‘Loss Of Life‘ (out February 23).The song – which marks the first-ever duet on an MGMT album – unveils a lush musical arrangement of piano chords, retro synths and keys with new wave influences.The new track arrives with a music video that features Chris of Christine and the Queens.Check out ‘Dancing In Babylon’ below.“I always loved MGMT’s multiverse, their freedom and talent, their limpid songwriting and killer soundscapes. Regal, inspiring,” Chris said of the collaboration in a press statement.“When they reached out for this power ballad, I was honored and also excited to dive into their dream, because I have the same all-encompassing approach with my work.

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Christine & The Queens shares dramatic cover of The Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’

Christine & The Queens has put his own spin on The Bee Gees‘ hit ‘Stayin’ Alive’.The artist had played the disco classic live during a performance at the Cannes Film Festival this summer and a studio version is now available to stream. It is accompanied by a music video directed by Chris himself.“Art heals! Brings us all together again and again! Art is the experience of humanity, the joyful boat of the imagination, the fireside where we reinvent together – childhood,” the artist said in a press release.“My masters use art as a magical refuge and I, in turn, take them along, masked, free of themselves into the sovereign realm of their own dreams.“Made in a few days, in an emergency with fabulous friends, generous strangers, the inhabitants of Venice the beautiful, this is our fond farewell to 2023.

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Blur and Boygenius lead BBC Radio 6 Music’s inaugural Artists Of The Year

Blur and Boygenius among the artists making its inaugural edition.The non-hierarchical list celebrates artists the channel has made a particular effort to champion in the last few months, including newcomers as well as more established artists.Appearing alongside Blur and Boygenius are big names including Christine & The Queens and Young Fathers, while rising stars Nia Archives and The Last Dinner Party have also made the list, which is rounded out by Gabriels, Loraine James, Say She She and Anthony Szmierik.The list was revealed by presenter Lauren Laverne on the Breakfast Show today (November 6). “The line-up for the inaugural 6 Music Artists of the Year is just bursting with music talent, innovation and inspiration,” she later said in a press release.

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MGMT announce fifth album ‘Loss Of Life’ and share nostalgic new single, ‘Mother Nature’

MGMT have announced their fifth studio album ‘Loss Of Life’ and shared its first single – listen to ‘Mother Nature’ below.The duo – comprising Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser – are set to release the 10-track follow-up to ‘Little Dark Age’ (2018) on February 23, 2024 via Mom + Pop. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Today (October 31) MGMT have previewed the forthcoming record with a nostalgic guitar-based song titled ‘Mother Nature’, which arrived with an animated video directed by Jordan Fish.In a joint statement, the band explained that the single “outlines the archetypical MGMT mythology of one hero attempting to get the other hero to come on the journey that they ‘must’ go on”.They went on to explain that “one part” of ‘Mother Nature’ “sounds like Oasis“.The accompanying video sees two animal friends, Dog and Turtle, join forces to take down an evil pet collector.“I hope the story makes people happy and feel connected to family, friends and the animal kingdom as well,” said Fish, who has worked with MGMT since their debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular’.

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Illness halts Christine and the Queens’s 2023 tour plans

Christine and the Queens have pulled all of their remaining 2023 tour dates due to illness. The decision was taken on singer Redcar’s doctor's orders.

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Christine and the Queens cancels all remaining 2023 shows due to illness

Christine and the Queens has cancelled all remaining tour dates for 2023, on the advice of the singer’s doctor. News of the cancellation arrived earlier today (October 16) via Christine and the Queens’ official Instagram account.

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Christine And The Queens drop surprise remix of ‘To Be Honest’, featuring SG Lewis

Christine And The Queens have dropped a surprise remix of the track ‘To Be Honest’, featuring SG Lewis.The surprise announcement arrived earlier today (August 31), When Chris simply dropped an image of one of their promotional shots on X (formerly Twitter), bearing handwriting across the image reading: “To Be honest SG Lewis remix out now”.The caption of the image also read the same, but also featured a link to the surprise release, allowing fans to stream the reimagined track immediately.‘To Be Honest’ was first released by Christine And The Queens earlier this year, as the lead single to their latest LP: ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’.The album was the follow-up to last year’s album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’, and was released on 9 June via Because Music.

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Christine and the Queens reimagines a Lenny Kravitz single for BBC Radio 1

Every Christine and the Queens cover is an occasion. The pop auteur makes consistently great curatorial choices, and often recasts the production — and even lyrics — of songs to find new notes of emotional resonance.

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Glastonbury announces ‘Woodsies’ line-up, formerly the John Peel Stage

Glastonbury 2023 have today shared details on the new ‘Woodsies’ area. Check out which artists are set to perform there below.Details on the new space were shared earlier today (May 12), and it is described by organisers as being a sprawling new area which combines the Woodsies Main Stage — formerly known as the John Peel Stage — with the wooded area next to it.Artists set to appear in the new area include Rina Sawayama, Måneskin, Warpaint, Christine & The Queens.

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Coachella 2023 Weekend 2: How to stream Sunday’s sets

Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 kicks off today (April 21), with Blink-182 headlining in Frank Ocean’s stead, followed (confusingly) by a festival-closing DJ set from Skrillex, Four Tet, and Fred Again... The undercard filled with FADER favorites: Björk, Weyes Blood, Alex G, Kali Uchis, GloRilla, Sudan Archives, Christine and the Queens, and others.

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Christine & The Queens teams up with 070 Shake on new single ‘True Love’

Christine & The Queens has shared a new collaboration with 070 Shake – listen to ‘True Love’ below.The French singer-songwriter’s new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ is due for release June 9 and will follow-up last year’s ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.

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Christine And The Queens talks working with Madonna on new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’

Christine And The Queens has spoken about recruiting Madonna to feature on the follow-up to his 2022 album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ was confirmed earlier this month. Due for release June 9, the album is the “second part of an operatic gesture” that takes inspiration from the “glorious dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s iconic play, Angels In America.”According to the tracklisting for the album, Madonna features on several tracks.

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Christine & The Queens announces Sigur Rós, Django Django and more as first acts for Meltdown Festival 2023

Christine & The Queens has shared the first names booked for Meltdown Festival 2023, with Sigur Rós and Django Django confirmed to headline.The singer-songwriter and producer is the curator and headliner of this year’s event at London’s Southbank Centre, which runs from Friday, June 9 until Sunday, June 18.Warpaint, Let’s Eat Grandma, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Bat For Lashes, Serpentwithfeet, KOKOROKO, Yemi Alade, Oxlade, Moonchild Sanelly, Sqürl, Lynks, Johnny Jewel (of Chromatics fame), and Soap&Skin have also been announced in the first wave.Christine & The Queens (real name Héloïse Letissier) will close out the event with a second headline performance on June 18, following the previous night (June 17).Commenting on the first acts announced, he said: “Art to save the city! Ten nights that are ours. Southbank Centre filled with beloved artists, some I discovered recently, some I know are amazing performers and poets.

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Christine And The Queens announces new album featuring Madonna, 070 Shake

Christine and the Queens has confirmed details of his fourth studio album. PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE will be released on June 9 via Because Music with lead single "To Be Honest" released today. Check out the self-directed video for that song below.