Björk announces release date of Rosalía collaboration ‘Oral’

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Rosalía collaboration, ‘Oral’.The Icelandic singer recently announced that she was teaming up with the Spanish superstar in October in order to fight fish farming in Iceland.

All profits from the song will go towards stopping the practise.Björk had to push back the release, and has now confirmed it will drop tomorrow (November 21).

Pre-save the song here and support the cause here.On social media, Björk opened up about the origins of the track, saying it was a “25 year old” song that she wrote and programmed inspired by a dancehall beat. “Rosalía’s experiments with the genre and her incredible voice made her an obvious guest for the song,” she began. “I feel blessed she said yes and she and her team are giving their work and all the profits to this battle.”She also revealed that “there is an elegant resonance between the fact that both of our voices are the same age on the recording.” Björk went on to thank Sega Bodega for producing the song with her and Rosalía.The singer opened up about her efforts to stop fish farming in her country, saying that a team of volunteers from “the biggest environmental groups in Iceland” had teamed up with lawyers to fight for the cause.“Industrial salmon farming in open net pens is horrid for the environment.

The farmed salmon goes through immense suffering, and it causes severe harm for our planet. This is an extraordinarily cruel way to make food.