Christine and the Queens Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

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.

Christine and the Queens has shared a cover of the Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” her contribution to the social distancing hashtag #TogetherAtHome. Check it out below.

Christine and the Queens represent the country of France in leading a listing of Monday’s live-streamed music performances, while a pair of country music queens, Brandy Clark and Ashley McBryde, get their own turns at serenading fans in this new world of web-only concerts.

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services.

With stellar albums from Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Selena Gomez and Grimes over the past few months, it’s been a hot stretch for the genre inaccurately but conveniently labelled “alt-pop” — and joining the group is this surprise release from France’s Christine and the Queens, who recently collaborated with two of the above artists.

Across her first two albums, Christine and the Queens (the project of French artist Heloïse Letissier) has established herself as a genuine pop virtuoso, equally adept at building immaculate hooks as well as the experience surrounding them.

Christine and the Queens have surprise released a new six-track EP called La vita nuova (via Because Music). She’s also shared a companion film of the same name, shot at Paris’ Palais Garnier by Colin Solal Cardo with choreography from Ryan Heffington (Sia’s “Chandelier”). Check them both out below. Find physical editions of La vita nuova at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Christine and the Queens is back with a new single. It’s called “People, I’ve been sad” and it’s out now via Because Music. Watch her perform it on COLORS below.