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Tame Impala have covered The Strokes‘ 2001 hit ‘Last Nite’ during their headline set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, after the latter were unable to perform at the festival due to a band member testing positive for COVID-19.The cover was performed as the first song of the encore on Thursday night (June 2). It marked the first time Tame Impala had performed the song, and frontman Kevin Parker indicated it would be the last when introducing it, saying: “Probably never again.

This summer one of the big blockbuster movies is set to be Elvis, a biopic of the hip-shaking '50s idol from maximalist director Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler in the title role. Naturally, music will play a big part in the movie and details of its star-studded soundtrack have been confirmed, with an eclectic array of artists lined up to contribute to the party.

Eminem, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks and Jack White are among those who will feature on the soundtrack for Elvis, the upcoming Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann that’s set to arrive in theatres next month.The soundtrack will also include “original songs and recordings” by Presley himself along with the film’s star, Austin Butler. Cee Lo Green will join Eminem on a song, while Swae Lee and Diplo will also unite.

Diana Ross and Tame Impala have teamed up on "Turn Up The Sunshine," a new song taken from the upcoming soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru. Check out the collaboration below.

Diana Ross and Tame Impala have shared their collaborative single ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’.The song, which you can listen to below, will appear on the soundtrack for the latest film in the Despicable Me franchise, Minions: The Rise Of Gru.It is the first single to be taken from the soundtrack and was co-written by Jack Antonoff, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, singer Sam Dew and Grammy-winning Swedish musician/producer Patrik Berger.The song, which is described as a “joyous,dance-inducing” number, begins with what sounds like the voices of young children repeating the titular phrase, before Ross takes on the lead vocals.The star-studded 19-song soundtrack album also features the likes of St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Brockhampton and Antonoff’s band Bleachers.

Diana Ross has teamed up with Tame Impala for a new track called ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’.The collaborative song will appear on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the latest film in the Despicable Me franchise, Minions: The Rise Of Gru.Produced by Jack Antonoff, the star-studded 19-song album also features the likes of St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Brockhampton and Antonoff’s band Bleachers.

Diana Ross and Tame Impala has seemingly been completed and slated for a 2022 release, per some colourful posters spotted in London.The posters, which appear to have gone up last night (May 8), note that the as-yet-untitled project is produced by Jack Antonoff and will feature several special guests. Amongst those listed are Phoebe Bridgers, St.

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.

Chris Willman Music WriterGlobal Citizen has unveiled a list of entertainers and luminaries that includes more than 40 major music artists that will take part in an April campaign to urge governments to up their contributions toward supporting humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.Among those taking part in “Stand Up for Ukraine,” which is being described as a “social media rally,” will be Madonna, U2, Billie Eilish, the Weeknd, Radiohead, Luke Combs, Jon Batiste, Juanes, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.The social media campaign will take place April 8-9, in advance of a “pledging summit” set to take place that second day, being spearheaded by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Other musicians getting involved with the push include Katy Perry, Kacey Musgraves, Celine Dion, Leon Bridges, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Finneas, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, the Jonas Brothers, Usher, Elton John with David Furnish, Trisha Yearwood, Demi Lovato, Chris Isaak, Angélique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Alejandro Sanz, Ryan Tedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam and Pharrell Williams.

Arctic Monkeys have been announced as one of the headliners for this year’s Electric Picnic – check out the full line-up below.Alex Turner and co. will top the bill at the Irish music and arts festival on Sunday, September 4 alongside Tame Impala (September 3) and Dermot Kennedy (2).

Tame Impala, Justin Bieber and Sam Fender have all been added to the line-up of Sziget Festival 2022.The festival will return to Budapest in Hungary this year from August 10-15, with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa and Kings Of Leon already on the bill.Tame Impala, Bieber and Fender are among the new additions to the Sziget 2022 line-up which have been announced today (February 22).Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, Holly Humberstone, Steve Aoki, Tourist, Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler, Kölsch, Milky Chance, Bad Gyal and Folamour have also joined the bill for this year’s festival. More names are set to be added to the line-up, which you can see below, in the coming weeks and months.Tickets for Sziget Festival 2022 are on sale now, including three and six-day tickets as well as accommodation options.

Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) is gearing up for a deluxe box set release of his fourth studio album, 2020's The Slow Rush. The package — originally due out today — is now set to arrive April 8, featuring two transparent-red LPs, alternate artwork, a booklet, and a 2050 calendar.

Tame Impala have released the deluxe edition of 2020 album ‘The Slow Rush’, which features previously unreleased B-side ‘The Boat I Row’.Along with ‘No Choice’, which arrived back in December, the song is one of two additional tracks that feature on the expanded version of the album. The new edition also features a previously released remix of ‘Breathe Deeper’ that features rapper Lil Yachty, along with other remixes of album tracks by Four Tet, Blood Orange, Maurice Fulton and more.Listen to ‘The Boat I Row’ below.

Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has revealed he thinks his next record won’t be preceded by the half-decade gap that existed between last album ‘The Slow Rush’ and 2015’s ‘Currents’.Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Parker said he believed he’ll have “another Tame Impala album done sooner than what has been the pattern for me”.The musician is currently spending his days making music at his studio in Fremantle, Western Australia. “I’m always making music, that’s kind of all I know how to do,” he told the publication.“I’m just here in the studio by myself.

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.

Tyler, The Creator and Tame Impala set to headline the New Orleans festival.The two-day event is set to go down across the weekend of Friday March 25 and Saturday 26.

Tame Impala have shared a new song alongside announcing 2022 tour dates.‘No Choice’ features on the previously announced ‘The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set’, which is out on February 18, 2022. The deluxe release features another new track, ‘The Boat I Row’, and 2019 standalone single ‘Patience’.

Tame Impala have shared a brand new song called "No Choice," a song recorded during the sessions for the psych-rock band's 2020 project The Slow Rush. The song will appear with another previously unheard song, "The Boat I Row," on the upcoming deluxe box set edition of The Slow Rush, which drops on February 18.

The Kid LAROI has teased a potential collaboration with Tame Impala, sharing two photos of himself in a recording studio with the psych-pop outfit’s frontman and primary songwriter, Kevin Parker.The photos were shared to LAROI’s Instagram Story overnight (October 12), neither offered with any context.

Tame Impala, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jamie xx and Kraftwerk have been announced as next year’s Rock en Seine headliners.They will be joined by support acts including Jehnny Beth, Aurora, Diiv, La Femme, The Blaze, FKJ, Los Bitchos, Malik Djoudi and The Limiñanas.The Paris festival will take place across four days – an extension to the normal three day event – between August 25-28 2022 at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud.

On February 18, 2022, Tame Impala will share The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set, an expanded edition of their 2020 LP. The set promises expanded editions, two new B-sides, and remixes, including an unexpected appearance by Lil Yachty on a new version of "Breathe Deeper," which you can hear now.

Tame Impala have announced a new deluxe box set of their 2020 album ‘The Slow Rush’ – you can listen to a new remix of ‘Breathe Deeper’, featuring Lil Yachty, below.Initially released in February 2020, ‘The Slow Rush’ served as the follow-up to the Kevin Parker-led band’s 2015 LP ‘Currents’.A deluxe box set of ‘The Slow Rush’ is now set to be released via Fiction Records on February 18, 2022.The new release will feature B-sides and remixes of tracks from the record, with the physical version

Foo Fighters and Tame Impala locked in to lead the programme.The two-day event is set to go down across 26-27 February, split between the Beach Park and Arts Park in Tempe, Arizona. Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this morning (October 6), and are available in five tiers – General Admission, GA+, VIP, Platinum and Cabana – from the festival’s website.Foo Fighters will lead the festivities on the Saturday, with a line-up co-headlined by St.

Tame Impala are reportedly working on a new track with Diana Ross for her upcoming new album, ‘Thank You’.The ‘I’m Coming Out’ singer is gearing up to release her first full project of original material in over two decades.

Tame Impala have returned to full-band live shows for the first time in 2021, kicking off their rescheduled ‘Rushium’ tour at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday (September 7).The performance was the first to feature all five members of the Tame Impala touring band since March 2020, where the band’s North American tour was ultimately cut short on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Dukes of Hazzard‘s most famous props, a 1969 orange Dodge Charger decorated with the confederate flag, has been crushed by a tree felled by Hurricane Ida.The car belonged to the show’s star John Schneider, who owns an entire collection of the confederate flag-sporting automobiles. This particular model has proved controversial in the past given it was named after American Civil War general Robert E.

Tame Impala will require fans planning on attending one of the shows on the band’s fast-approaching US tour to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test received within the last 48 hours of the show’s date.“I have talked about this with my cohorts extensively and whilst the last thing I want to do is divide people based on what they believe and don’t believe, now is not the time to be putting everyone at risk for the sake of being nice,” bandleader Kevin Parker wrote in a

Tame Impala have apologised to fans for omitting some locations on their ‘The Slow Rush’ US headline tour, after announcing rescheduled dates earlier this week.Tame Impala were forced to cut short a run of gigs in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic following the release of their latest album, ‘The Slow Rush’, the previous month.The Australian psych-rockers will now be touring the album in the US from September 2021, including newly-announced shows at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl

Tame Impala have announced two new Hollywood Bowl shows as part of their rescheduled headline tour for 2021.The Kevin Parker-led group were forced to cut short a run of gigs in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic following the release of their latest album, ‘The Slow Rush’, the previous month.Today (June 22), it has been confirmed that Parker and co. will perform at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl amphitheatre on November 2 and November 3, 2021.

Tame Impala have begun hinting at something for September with the release of a cryptic teaser video advertising a fake drug called Rushium.Released today (June 22), the minute-long clip is stacked with trippy and abstract imagery: sprawling sand dunes, metallic liquid flowing and contorting, and a kaleidoscopic mashup of a brain and electrical cords.Among it all, we see snippets of Kevin Parker working in a laboratory and looking ominously at a vial of his medical concoction, holding it close

Primavera Sound Festival has confirmed its line-up for 2022, with the likes of The Strokes, Tame Impala and Lorde all on the bill.The Barcelona festival cancelled both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the coronavirus pandemic, but now intends to return in 2022 with a bumper event.Over 400 artists will perform as part of Primavera 2022, which will primarily be held at the Parc del Fòrum across two weekends next year: June 2-4 and June 9-11.More than 150 shows will also take place in venues

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has written a new song for his favourite Aussie Rules football team, the Fremantle Dockers.The band’s frontman has also been named as the club’s top fan – or their #1 ticket holder – at their latest match, which was held earlier today (May 22).“Incredibly honoured to be the new Fremantle Dockers #1 ticket holder,” Parker wrote on Instagram. “I will cherish this forever.

Tame Impala‘s 2015 hit ‘The Less I Know The Better’ has officially racked up one billion streams, earning itself a spot on APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List.The milestone was announced by the Australian music rights organisation today (May 3), with Kevin Parker receiving his award at a ceremony in Sydney this morning.

Primavera Sound Festival is reportedly set to return as an expanded event in 2022.Following the cancellation of the Barcelona event in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus, the festival is apparently set to resume over two weekends, according to Reuters.In this new format, it will reportedly take place on June 2-5 and June 9-12 in 2022, doubling its usual length, and will have around 400 shows across two lineups.NME has contacted a representative for Primavera Sound Festival who said they were

After not releasing new music in over a decade, Australian band Crowded House shared a new single, "To the Island," from their forthcoming album Dreamers Are Waiting back in February. Now, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker shared his remix of the track, turning it into a hazy, warped, synth-filed club banger.

Crowded House has shared a new version of their latest single ‘To The Island’, remixed by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker.True to form, Parker’s remix adds a thick layer of psychedelia to the single, warping its vocals and introducing a range of synth sounds.“With all the world upended and nothing in its right place we became curious to hear how our favourite contemporary musicians and record makers might reimagine a Crowded House song,” Neil Finn said in a statement.“I emailed our version of To The