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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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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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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.

Christine and the Queens has today (May 9) shared an emotive new track, ‘Tears Can Be So Soft’. Listen to the track 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’.

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.

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’.

Christine and the Queens was Thursday night’s musical guest (April 13) on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He performed “To be honest,” the lead single from his next album, PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE.

Christine & The Queens has announced a UK and European ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ tour for 2023 – find the details below and purchase tickets here.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’.

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.

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.

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.

Christine And The Queens has announced a new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ and shared the first taster from the record.The album, which is the follow up to last year’s LP ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’, is set to be released on on 9 June via Because Music in 3xLP, CD and digital formats. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.Chris has also shared new single ‘To Be Honest’, which you can listen to and watch the video below.Speaking about the album, Chris said: “This new record is the second part of an operatic gesture that also encompassed 2022’s ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’. Taking inspiration from the glorious dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s iconic play, Angels in America, Redcar felt colourful and absurd like Prior sent to his insane dream-space.“The follow-up PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE is a key towards heart-opening transformation, a prayer towards the self – the one that breathes through all the loves it is made of.

Lorde, Christine And The Queens and Pusha T have been added to the line-up at this year’s Flow Festival.The event is due to take place in Helsinki, Finland between August 11 and August 13.Organisers confirmed in December that acts including FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek, Suede and Devo would perform over the weekend before they announced Blur and Wizkid would join the bill in January.The latest announcement will see Lorde make her debut at the festival on August 12 while Christine And The Queens will be making her first appearance on the closing night. Pusha T will also perform on August 12.Superstar Lorde announced for Flow Festival 2023! ✨ In addition, celebrated French artist Christine and the Queens, praised rapper Pusha T, High Vis, pehmoaino, Kube, MELO, Sofa, and Ne Galaktiset have also been added to Flow’s lineup.

Arlo Parks, Laurent Garnier, Honey Dijon, Franc Moody and Todd Terry and more will now join the previously announced The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, and Fatboy Slim.The festival, which takes place Thursday August 3 to Sunday August 6, 2023 at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire has also added Joesef, GoGo Penguin and Flyte to the bill.Other previously announced acts include Sugababes and Confidence Man, alongside comedy, spoken word, film screens, Q&As, panels, dance performances and more.Speakers so far include the likes of Sara Pascoe, Elizabeth Day, Munroe Bergdorf and more. Check out the poster below to see the full line-up so far.Tickets for Wilderness 2023 are on sale here now.The stars are aligning, prepare for the wildest Wilderness yet! A glorious array of talent has just joined our transcendental Twelfth Season.

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will return to Manchester next month, with Christine And The Queens, Arlo Parks and Loyle Carner all set to headline.This year’s edition of the station’s annual live event is due to take place in Greater Manchester between March 23-26. Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Thursday (February 16) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Per a press release, the festival will boast “global premieres of brand new live shows, new music debuts, unique collaborations and surprise guests” across the four days.

Christine and the Queens – is accompanied by a clip featuring Redcar alongside Rodin’s 1877 statue l’Age d’airain (The Age of Bronze).The new clip sees Chris, AKA Redcar, dancing through a series of neon-lit scenes, described in a press release as “a dream-like universe” that “pays homage to the sculpture’s impeccable omnipotence”.Redcar will also present the video at the new Paris Sales art event in the French capital, the Paris+ fair by Art Basel. He will be guest of honour at the event between October 19-24.Watch the video for ‘la chanson du chevalier’ – which translates in English to ‘The Knight’s Song’ – below.Redcar has also announced a new, exclusive musical production at the Cirque d’Hiver in Paris on November 9 and 10 (rescheduled from September 22 and 23) and at Royal Festival Hall, London on November 22 (rescheduled from September 30).

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Chris, the French singer formerly known as Christine And The Queens, has shared moving new single ‘rien dire’ from his forthcoming album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.It follows his previous single ‘Je te vois enfin’ and comes after the singer-songwriter – who is performing as the character Redcar for his current project – “injured himself on stage while dancing” earlier this month. You can listen to the track below.As a result, Chris pushed back the release of his ‘Redcar…’ album from September 23 to November 11.

Chris, aka Christine and the Queens, has delayed his new album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’ and its accompanying live shows after suffering an injury in rehearsals.The French singer-songwriter – who is performing as the character Redcar for his current project – “injured himself on stage while dancing” last Thursday night (September 8), an official statement confirmed.“The doctors have forbidden him to return to the stage for at least three weeks, the time to recover. We are therefore obliged to cancel the concert in Arles on 17 September and to postpone the concerts in Paris and London.”Chris has also pushed back the release of his ‘Redcar…’ album from September 23 to November 11.The artist’s accompanying live shows were scheduled to take place at Cirque d’Hiver in Paris on September 22 and 23, and the Royal Festival Hall in London on September 30.

Chris, the French singer formerly known as Christine and the Queens, has spoken about his gender identity, pronouns, and the new moniker for his forthcoming album.In the three-minute video posted to TikTok last week (August 18) in French, Chris said: “I’ve been a man for a year now – a little more officially in my family and in my relationship. It is a long process.” Chris has also update his pronouns to he/him on social media.The artist’s new album, ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’, will be released under the name Christine and the Queens presents Redcar.

Christine and The Queens has confirmed details of a new studio album. Redcar les adorables étoiles will be released on September 23.

Christine & The Queens has announced their third studio album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’ and shared details of a new live show.Following on from 2018’s acclaimed ‘Chris’, the upcoming record will see the French singer-songwriter (real name Héloïse Letissier) perform under an alias called Redcar. It’ll arrive on September 23 – pre-order/pre-save here.Christine released the first single from the project, the entirely French-language ‘Je te vois enfin’, on June 24.Per a press statement, the song ushered in “a new era” for the artist after they hinted in 2020 that they were hard at work on a “vast, hopeful and ambitious” new album.

Christine & The Queens has released a new single titled ‘Je te vois enfin’ alongside a suave and sophisticated persona she calls Redcar.Released on June 24, the Mike Dean-produced single is sung entirely in French and sees Christine metaphorically musing, “Je me souviens jeune animal je courais bien loin / Dans la forêt pour chercher mon chemin / J’étais perdu mais comptait seulement le présent”: “I remember young animal I was running so far / Into the forest to look for my path / I was lost but counted only the present.”Listen to Christine & The Queens’ ‘Je te vois enfin’ below.The track is the first solo material to be released by the French singer this year following her collaborations with Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek on ‘New Shapes’ having previously worked with Charli on 2019’s ‘Gone’ from her third album ‘Charli’, and most recently the single ‘Body’ with 070 Shake from Shake’s upcoming album ‘You Can’t Kill Me‘.‘Je te vois enfin’ is said to mark “a new era” for the artist according to a statement, having previously hinted in 2020 that she was hard at work on a “vast, hopeful and ambitious” new album.She dropped a surprise two-track EP titled ‘Joseph’ in September last year, the first new material since her 2020 EP ‘La Vita Nuova’ – itself a surprise release when it was released. Later that year, she also shared a remix EP of ‘La Vita Nuova’, which saw A.

070 Shake has teamed up with Christine And The Queens on new song, ‘Body’.‘Body’ is the latest release from the musician’s upcoming album, ‘You Can’t Kill Me’. The New Jersey rapper/singer released her first record, ‘Modus Vivendi’, in early 2020. Featuring the single ‘Guilty Conscience’, it went on to appear in NME‘s 20 best debut albums list of that year.It’s now been confirmed that the second full-length from 070 Shake – real name Danielle Balbuena – will arrive on June 3 via G.O.O.D.

Christine & The Queens has made a surprise return, releasing two new songs – listen to her ‘Joseph’ EP below.The tracks, released without warning, are the French singer’s first new material since her 2020 EP ‘La Vita Nuova’, which was also surprise released.The ‘Joseph’ EP sees Christine covering George Michael classic ‘Freedom’ as well as a popular French song from the 1970s, ‘Comme l’oiseau’.Listen to both tracks below:Christine & The Queens released the ‘La Vita Nuova’ EP last February.

Charli XCX has announced details of her new BBC podcast, Charli XCX’s Best Song Ever.The first programme will air on BBC Sounds on Monday (August 9), and will see the artist “chat to friends and celebrity guests from around the world to discover the songs that have been instrumental in shaping their lives”.The likes of Beabadoobee, Mark Ronson, Tove Lo, Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek will all feature across the first season of Charli XCX’s Best Song Ever, which will consist of 20

Christine and the Queens was the musical guest on last night's stay-at-home Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She played the aptly titled "People, I've Been Sad" from March's La vita nuova EP. Watch her performance at the top of the page.

Christine and the Queens has released another quarantine cover. Watch Chris performing Neil Young's all-time-great 1972 single "Heart of Gold" at the top of the page. Worlds away from the rugged acoustics of Young's original, Chris's version is wispy and minimal, with most of the space in the mix taken up by layered harmonies.

Staying busy during self-isolation, Christine and the Queens has covered Travis Scott’s 2019 single “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM.” Check out Chris’ rendition, which blends French and English, below.

Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier was among the performers on Global Citizen’s all-star One World: Together at Home broadcast. She sang “People, I’ve been sad” and “Mountains (we met)” from her new La vita nuova EP. Watch both performances below.