THE WIGGLES: Last News

Dolly Parton and The Wiggles have released ‘Counting 1 To 5’, a reimagination of the country icon’s classic song – listen below.The track is part of the children’s group’s upcoming album ‘Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!’, which is set to be released on March 7, and also features contributions from Orville Peck, Lainey Wilson, Dasha and others.The video for ‘Counting 1 To 5’ was released on Thursday (February 20) and it sees the group interpolating the familiar melody of Parton’s 1980 hit ‘9 To 5’ while singing: “Counting one to five / Yes, today that’s what you’re learning / You just use your mind, you don’t ever need to sweat it / When you’re counting, there really is no limit”.Watch the video here:In addition to ‘Counting 1 To 5’, The Wiggles have also recorded three other Parton compositions on the new album – ‘Friends!’ is a new song featuring Parton on lead vocals, as is ‘We Will Always Be Friends’, while they have also recorded a cover of ‘Love Is Like A Butterfly’.“Well, I just wiggled my way out into the Wiggles’ world!” Parton said in a statement. “I had so much fun being a part of this project, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.”Speaking about the album, the Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, said “This is one of the most exciting projects we’ve ever been a part of, in fact, I’ve never spent so much time on an album before.”“Country music is all about storytelling and connection,” he continued.

Dolly Parton and Orville Peck are set to feature on The Wiggles‘ upcoming country album. Find more details below.‘Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!’ is due for release on March 7, and will see Parton and Peck appear alongside other country artists such as Dasha, Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean, MacKenzie Porter, and Lucky Oceans.Elsewhere, Australian and New Zealand acts such as Morgan Evans, The Wolfe Brothers, and the late Slim Dusty will feature.Speaking about the album, the Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, said “This is one of the most exciting projects we’ve ever been a part of, in fact, I’ve never spent so much time on an album before.“Country music is all about storytelling and connection,” he continued.

The Wiggles member Greg Page has opened up about his mental health during his tenure with the group in the 2000s.In an interview with the Herald Sun, Page revealed that his time in the children’s music group only included “superficial” relationships with his bandmates – this was due to him being unable to deal with his mental health struggles.“I was going through some personal issues back then,” Page told the Herald Sun. “I probably, in a way, helped create my own lonely environment by not dealing with the issues that I had.”Page decided to share about this period in his life because he now intends to raise awareness of the pervasive effects of loneliness.

The Wiggles have topped the dance chart in Australia with their official album of rave remixes.Their latest LP, ‘The Wiggles Soundsystem: Rave of Innocence’, features fourteen EDM remixes of some of the group’s classic hits such as ‘Hot Potato’, ‘Fruit Salad’, ‘Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car,’ and a reworking of the group’s new viral hit, ‘Bouncing Balls’.The album has earned the Number One stop on the ARIA Australian Dance Album Chart upon its release. It was remixed by Multi-Platinum and ARIA-nominated artist, DJ and producer Lenny Pearce – who is also the twin brother of the current purple Wiggle, John – and DJ Dorothy the Dinosaur.

The Wiggles have responded to reports than an Australian city played their song ‘Hot Potato’ on loop near a homeless shelter.The ABC reported that the city of Bunbury had been blasting their song nonstop near the Graham Bricknell Music Shell, where a regular makeshift shelter had been established.Bunbury Mayor Jayson Miguel said that this use of ‘Hot Potato’ was intended to discourage “people to congregate permanently in an area and to deter antisocial behaviour”. Miguel further claimed that music had been playing near the shelter “for more than six months without incident”, saying it was a standard practise across the state.However, it was reported that the music was switched off on Thursday (November 2) following public outcry and an intervention from The Wiggles.“The Wiggles’ music is created to bring joy and happiness to children and families around the world,” a spokesperson for the band said.

The Kid LAROI brought out an unusual set of special guests: beloved children’s entertainers The Wiggles.The show took place at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena last night (June 12), coinciding with the Victorian dates of The Wiggles’ own national tour. It was originally scheduled to take place on June 4, but was rescheduled after LAROI came down with severe cases of both influenza and rhinovirus.After performing his ‘F*ck Love (Savage)’ cut ‘Tragic’ with a fan, LAROI sent his Melbourne crowd into a frenzy of cheers by announcing, “This next guest is the fucking Wiggles! Shit!” He performed three of the group’s songs with them: ‘Fruit Salad’, ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car’.

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has joined Australian band The Wiggles on stage to perform ‘Elephant’ and ‘Hot Potato’ – watch the moment below.Parker joined one of Australia’s most beloved children’s bands on stage yesterday (April 10) at Perth’s RAC Arena for a short two-song appearance.Earlier this year, The Wiggles went to Number 1 on Australia’s triple j Hottest 100 of 2021 countdown with their ‘Like A Version’ cover of Tame Impala’s 2012 track ‘Elephant’.Speaking about the on-stage collaboration, Parker said: “When I got the invitation I knew it was a once-in-a-life time opportunity so it was an obvious yes. The Wiggles are the real rockstars in this world.

The Wiggles have topped the triple j Hottest 100 chart in Australia with a Tame Impala cover.It was announced this week that the band have come out victorious on Australia’s triple j Hottest 100 of 2021 countdown with their Like A Version cover of the band’s 2012 track ‘Elephant’.The beloved children’s entertainers were the hot favourites to take out the youth broadcaster’s annual listener-voted poll by algorithmic predictor 100 Warm Tunas. It marks the first time a triple j Like A Version cover has ever landed in the top spot.The Wiggles made their debut on the Like A Version cover series in March with the cover, which interpolated lyrics from The Wiggles’ own ‘Fruit Salad’.“If someone had told me back when we released ‘Elephant’ that, in ten years’ time, The Wiggles were gonna cover it and it would get Top 10 Hottest 100, I would’ve told you that you were out of your mind,” Parker told triple j of the news.“I would’ve told you that that’s a ridiculous idea and I wouldn’t have believed you.

The Wiggles have made history by topping Australia’s triple j Hottest 100 of 2021 countdown with their Like A Version cover of Tame Impala’s ‘Elephant’.The beloved children’s entertainers were the hot favourites to take out the youth broadcaster’s annual listener-voted poll by algorithmic predictor 100 Warm Tunas. It marks the first time a cover has ever landed in the top spot.The Wiggles made their debut on triple j’s Like A Version cover series in March with the cover, which interpolated lyrics from The Wiggles’ own ‘Fruit Salad’. Coming in at number two was The Kid LAROI with his global smash hit with Justin Bieber, ‘Stay’, which marks the highest position an Indigenous Australian artist – The Kid LAROI is of Gamilaroi heritage – has taken in the countdown.