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#NEWMUSIC: PINK PANTHERESS AND ZARA LARSSON – “STATESIDE”
Pop Powerhouses PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson have released a long-awaited music video for fan-favourite track ‘Stateside’. Listen here.
Directed by Charlotte Rutherford, the music video opens with a bystander discovering a mannequin version of PinkPantheress in a Fancy That-themed shop window. The mannequin springs to life, bursting into performance before the walls begin to shake, revealing Zara Larsson as the force behind the disruption. The two mannequins face off, and their clash unleashes chaos that spills out into the streets.
‘Stateside’ has broken and is climbing the Global Spotify Top 200 charts, and officially charting in several local markets. The single marks PinkPantheress’ 7th Official Chart’s Top 40 hit, across the Atlantic, the track has now entered Billboard Hot 100, making it the 2nd from the Fancy That era and 3rd in Pink’s discography. Fancy Some More? has surpassed 700 million streams globally, and is on track to become PinkPantheress’ third billion-streaming project.
Fancy Some More? sees PinkPantheress bring together an international spectrum of artists, delivering 22 remixes. Remixes come from artists including Anitta, Bladee, JADE, JT, Kylie Minogue, Oklou, Rachel Chinouriri, Ravyn Lenae, Yves, and Zara Larsson; genre-defining groups and collectives such as Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada, SEVENTEEN (THE 8, MINGYU, VERNON.), and Sugababes; and acclaimed producers and DJs including Adame DJ, DJ Caio Prince, Joe Goddard, Kaytranada, Kilimanjaro, Leod, Loukeman, Mochakk, Nia Archives, and Sega Bodega. Each track offers a new perspective to the signature PinkPantheress sound, expanding the Fancy That universe.
Released in May this year and written and produced by PinkPantheress, Fancy That was created alongside aksel arvid, Count Baldor, phil, Oscar Scheller, The Dare and others, bringing together a collective of creative minds to shape her latest sonic evolution. As she steps into her fun and kitsch-y era, rooted in British culture, the 9-track project showcases her signature vocals and genre-blurring sound.
Last year saw PinkPantheress take Fancy That on the road, beginning with two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Brixton Academy and ending with a 4-night residency at LA’s The Wiltern. 2026 will see PinkPantheress make her Coachella debut followed by for an extended run of An Evening with PinkPantheress in North America, before to Barcelona’s Primavera Festival for her debut festival headliner performance.
Fancy Some More?
Tracklist
Illegal + Anitta
Illegal + SEVENTEEN
Girl Like Me + Oklou
Tonight + JADE
Stars + Yves
Noises + JT
Nice to Know You + Sugababes
Stateside + Kylie Minogue
Stateside + Bladee
Stateside + Zara Larsson
Romeo + Ravyn Lenae
Romeo + Rachel Chinouriri
Illegal + Nia Archives
Girl Like Me + Kaytranada
Tonight + Basement Jaxx
Tonight + Joe Goddard
Stars + DJ Caio Prince + Adame DJ
Noises + Mochakk
Nice to Know You + Loukeman + Leod
Nice to Know You + Sega Bodega
Stateside + Groove Armada
Romeo + Kilimanjaro
PinkPantheress Live Shows
February 14 – Laneway Festival, Adelaide, Australia
February 19 – Toyosu Pit – Tokyo, Japan
April 8 – Pabellón del Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
April 11 & 18 – Coachella Festival, California, United States
April 14 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
April 16 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
April 18 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
April 20 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
April 22 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
April 23 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
April 26 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
April 27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
April 30 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
May 3 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
May 7 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Storehouse
May 9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark
May 12 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
May 15 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
June 3-7 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona
August 22 – All Points East, London, United Kingdom
#INTERVIEW: CLEAN BANDIT
Clean Bandit are sweeping the world with their brand of irresistible pop and that rise is only beginning. Known best for their Grammy-winning smash hit Rather Be (ft. Jess Glynne) and more recently chart-topping Rockabye (ft. Anne Marie and Sean Paul), the British Trio whom hail from Cambridge, England certainly aren’t an overnight success story by any means. In fact, they have been hard at work for several years now since forming in 2008. Their classical crossover-meets-dance pop not only has evolved from each of those genres, but also has revolutionized them as we know it. Dance music can be repetitive yes, but it also can be sophisticated and intricate too as they have proven.
Consisting of members Grace Chatto (cello, vocals, percussion) and brothers Jack Patterson (bass, keyboard, vocals, piano) and Luke Patterson (drums, percussion), the anatomy of the band changed when one of its founding members Neil Amin-Smith (violin, piano) had exited last fall. Clean Bandit (name derived from a Russian phrase meaning “utter rascal”) have been unstoppable, connecting to a global audience in a big way and just today made another stop-off to a city wherr promotion and touring have brought them to multiple times in recent years, Toronto. The trio played a show at The Phoenix Concert Hall along with Zara Larsson, the latter whom appears on their latest single Symphony.
We had the pleasure of chatting with brothers Jack and Luke Patterson of Clean Bandit about everything from their beginnings to their routine to what’s next. Be sure to check-out our video too.
Jake and Grace met at school in Cambridge and the former then introduced her to younger brother Luke. I ask the brothers to take us back to 2008, their starting point and first impressions. Of course true to sibling rivalry, Jake and Luke joked they had a bad impression of one upon first meeting!
Luke: “I thought these guys were weird, these Cambridge school grads.”.
Jack: “Really?”.
We’ve seen the terms “classical crossover” and “dance” used to describe their sound, but Clean Bandit are a bit more complicated than that. How would they describe it?
Luke: “Every song has a new sound, every song has its own genre.”.
Jack: “It’s ever-changing, ever blazing. We’ve been doing some emotional bangers recently.”.
Clean Bandit have several famous fans like Sam Smith (whom they too are huge fans of), but who are their inspirations?
Jack: “We listened to a lot of Motown growing up. I think it’s very similar to how pop music is constructed today, you have different people doing different elements.”.
Luke: “Growing up, our dad had Michael Jackson‘s Thriller on VHS. I remember just watching that back-to-back.”.
Jack: “It was his Greatest Hits, all on a VHS, and I think we both just rinsed that.”.
Luke: “All the music and production was just incredible, especially for straight-up pop music.”.
Having had some huge success pairing with with a talented roster of guest vocalists, we ask Clean Bandit who their dream collaboration would be.
Jack: “We would only sign a publishing deal on the condition we got to meet Sean Paul.”.
Luke: “It’s called the Sean Paul clause.”.
Jack: “Article 12! The label did make it happen about five years ago at his concert in London. We gave him our first EP after the show and he seemed enthusiastic about it, but it took him a long time to reply.”.
Luke: “We have a holy trinity…”
Jack: “Drake, Beyonce, Rihanna …and Sam Smith.“.
Luke: “Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar too… but he’s busy.”.
Jack: “We’ve got a song that we’ve just done that would be great for Bruno Mars. He’s not on it. We like to announce collaborations that are yet-to-be!”.
There is a great cinematic quality and message of love in their new video for Symphony. We asked what was behind this.
Jack: We all got together and made the music video for Symphony, our most ambitious one to date. We are very proud of it. Symphony is a metaphor for life, wanting to be a part of somebody’s life, their everything. It was our first time working with professional actors and getting into the narrative in a serious way.”.
Work has brought the band to Toronto on many occasions in recent years. We ask about coping with the rigorous touring life, as evinced by member Grace‘s being under the weather today. They even show us moves from their workout routine (see video).
Jack: “We try to find routines on tour that make us feel normal. It’s called the Insanity (DVD) workout.”.
With a second album, summer festivals around the corner and a mini Asia tour which includes stops in Malaysia and China, we ask about the Clean Bandit fandom and just how next-level they can be.
Luke: “In South Korea, it was our first concert there and we had a sold-out show. A fan made us a massive box of rice cakes with our logo on it and other crazy stuff like special Korean fans (paper) and pencils and all sorts of memorabilia.”.
Watch our Chat below:
See some Snaps:
Rockabye (ft. Anne-Marie & Sean Paul)
Symphony (ft. Zara Larsson)
Check-out Clean Bandit‘s Discography on iTunes here.
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Warner Music)
#SPOTTED: ZARA LARSSON IN TORONTO AT THE PHOENIX AND FOR ALBUM “SO GOOD”
Already a huge star in her native Sweden, Singer/Songwriter Zara Larsson is ready to bring her talents stateside. She already has developed a sizable following with hits like with MNEK collaboration Never Forget You and I Would Like. Larsson is in Toronto right now in a supporting role for her friends Clean Bandit, whom she collaborates with on their new single, the infectious Symphony. They play The Phoenix Concert Hall tonight.
At the age of ten, Larsson already shot to fame on Talang, Sweden’s version of the Got Talent franchise. So Good is the title of her debut disc in these parts, from Epic (Sony Music) a mixture of new and recent material. The 19-year-old also recently collaborated with fashion giant H&M on a playful collection which will be available online and in-stores on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
We had the pleasure of meeting this rising star earlier and she is an absolute sweetheart! See our Snap:
Love that ring and slight edge in her voice! Don’t forget to check-out Symphony:
I Would Like:
#NEWMUSIC: CLEAN BANDIT FT. ZARA LARSSON – “SYMPHONY”
This song is everything. British trio Clean Bandit since their Grammy winning success with Rather Be (ft. Jess Glynne) are back and already are dominating our airwaves with the smash hit Rockabye (ft. Anne-Marie and Sean Paul). They are back again with another banger, Symphony (ft. Zara Larsson) which the two pop forces almost certainly will perform at their upcoming Toronto show at The Phoenix in April.
Check out the visceral Video for this masterpiece below directed by members Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson:
Download or stream the Track here.
(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)
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