Nicki Minaj reveals huge new collaboration with 90s band for Barbie movie soundtrack
LIFE in plastic is really awesome for cheesy Europop group Aqua.
They landed a ridiculous collaboration with Nicki Minaj on the upcoming Barbie movie soundtrack.
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Their record label was unsuccessfully sued by Barbie toymaker Mattel Inc for trademark infringement following the release of their 1997 No1 single Barbie Girl.
Now their track has been sampled on the new song Barbie World, which will be performed by Nicki and rising star Ice Spice, who just landed a collaboration with Taylor Swift this week.
Also on the soundtrack is Dua Lipa, with single Dance The Night, out today.
The Barbie album will be released on July 21 and features Lizzo, Charli XCX, Tame Impala, Haim, Ava Max, Gayle, Khalid and The Kid Laroi.
But the highlight is expected to be film star Ryan Gosling’s solo number titled I’m Just Ken.
However, Dan Smith’s contributions, frontman of Bastille, did not make it through.
He tweeted: “I wrote some songs for the Barbie film (that they didn’t use) but it looks amazing.” Fingers crossed for a sequel, eh Dan?
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‘Uh up, this is Lady Gaga
LADY GAGA has revealed she secretly spent time in Leeds while preparing for her Chromatica Ball tour last year.
She has played stadium shows around the world but said weeks spent in the Yorkshire city were key.
She told Glamor magazine: “I have a very deep relationship with the United Kingdom.
“We had the honor of making the Chromatica Ball in Leeds.
“I lived there while we created that tour and we filmed the footage for it in London.
“There is something about the United Kingdom.
“I feel that when I make anything creative there, I can feel the spirit of every artist that has ever worked there and it seeps into the work.”
PUNTERS will be able to get free fries courtesy of McDonald’s at festivals including Creamfields, Park-life, TRNSMTFlackstock and Leeds.
It will give away 2,000 servings a day.
NEW TUNES TAYLORMADE
TAYLOR SWIFT released a deluxe version of her album Midnights today and will release Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in early July – and she’s working on even more music.
The superstar arrived at a studio in New York on Wednesday in this all-white outfit, after I told how she was preparing to write with her new boyfriend, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy.
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However, she had to wave him goodbye for the time being as he flew to the UK on her behalf to perform on BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee tomorrow.
Jack up to Dad
JACK WHITEHALL tearfully revealed he was driven to have a child sooner rather than later so his 83-year-old father Michael would meet his youngest grandchild.
The comedian and his model girlfriend Roxy Horner announced her pregnancy this month with a series of photos of them laughing together and celebrating the pregnancy which received hundreds of comments from celebrity friends.
Jack said: “I never thought I would come to it so early because my dad was 50 when he had me.
“Then I finally started looking at friends and saw how happy they were. . . and think maybe I do want it.
“Then I was lucky that I met Roxy, who is the right person, my person. And we felt we were both ready.”
On his Travels With My Father co-star Michael, Jack emotionally told the Diary Of A CEO podcast: “I wanted a baby because I wanted him to be there to know my child and spend time with my child to spend
“I saw how wonderful he is with my niece. He is the most loving person ever, so I want him to have a relationship with my child.”
It’s gone crazy for rapper J
J HUS has returned with the single It’s Crazy, his first new music in three years.
The East London-born rapper, named Best British Male at the 2021 Brit Awards, has gone quiet since his 2020 No1 album Big Conspiracy, but is now preparing to drop his third record.
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Other new releases today include Steve Aoki’s summer anthem The Show and Tiesto’s collaboration with Allegra, Round & Round.
Tom Ball, the teacher who rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent last year and America’s Got Talent: All Stars this year, has also announced that his new single I (Who Have Nothing) will be released on 16 June.
It’s a cover of the song made famous by Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones and will appear on their debut album Curtain Call, out in November ahead of a UK tour.
Former Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw will stand in for Chris Evans on the Virgin Radio breakfast show next week.
Nick said: “So excited! Chris is the man who made me love radio.”
ABBA’s Frida was still stunned to see her Super Dupe-r
Looking at ABBA’s digital avatars at their London residence is as surreal for the band’s members as it is for fans.
Super Trouper hitmaker Frida Lyngstad admitted she struggles to understand that it’s not actually her dancing and singing on stage.
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She said: “It’s hard to fully grasp that it’s not me and yet it’s me.
“I can definitely see myself in the digital figure, the gestures, the facial expressions, the eyes that express all kinds of feelings. It’s absurd, but it’s real.”
ABBA Voyage has been seen by over a million fans and the East London show will celebrate its first anniversary with a special performance tomorrow.
Reflecting on its success, Benny Andersson said: “Did we expect the response to be so intense? No. We didn’t know at all.
“And you know what? It has always been this way, from day one.
“You start with a song and beyond that you have no control. Will people love it as much as we do? Will people ignore it?
“People will tell you that they know – people in the business. But no one ever knows. And it was the same with this.”
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Nicki Minaj reveals huge new collaboration with 90s band for Barbie movie soundtrack
