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MUNA‘s Naomi McPherson has landed their first acting role as Janis Ian in Jason Reitman’s forthcoming film SNL 1975.The film centres around the first episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired in October 1975, focusing in particular on the behind-the-scenes moments before it first came to the small screen. Ian appeared on the show as one of its first musical guests, alongside Billy Preston, who will be portrayed in the film by Jon Batiste.

Empress Of has shared "What's Love," a new song written and recorded with MUNA. The track will appear on Empress Of's new album For Your Consideration, which will be released on March 22 via Giant Music. Scroll down to hear "What's Love" now.

Holly Humberstone has joined forces with MUNA to share a re-imagined version of ‘Into Your Room’. Check it out below.The new collaboration between Humberstone and the indie-pop band was first teased earlier this week when the singer took to her social media channels to reveal that new material was on the way.“The rumours are true! My friends and the greatest band in the world @whereismuna have jumped on a new version of ‘into your room’,” she wrote in the caption, telling fans to keep their eyes peeled for this Friday (December 1).

NME about the success of Reading & Leeds 2023 – as well as teasing the line-up and site changes for next year’s edition of the event.This year’s twin-site festival saw massive headline performances from Foals, Sam Fender, The 1975, The Killers, Imagine Dragons and Billie Eilish, alongside sets from the likes of Sleep Token, Steve Lacy, Central Cee, Wet Leg and many more. Check out all the action as it happened in the NME liveblog.Speaking to NME backstage on the closing day at Reading, R&L boss Benn said: “I’m very pleased with how it’s gone this weekend.

MUNA teamed up with Boygenius for two songs last night (August 20) during the latter’s headline concert in London.Both bands shared vocals on MUNA’s ‘Silk Chiffon’ at the end of their support set at Gunnersbury Park before they teamed up again for ‘Salt In The Wound’, which featured on Boygenius’ 2018 debut EP, at the close of the supergroup’s set. You can view footage of both tracks below.During the former, which featured on their self-titled 2022 album, MUNA kicked off the track before Phoebe Bridgers joined them to sing her vocal part on the song.

Paramore were joined on stage by both MUNA and Billie Eilish during their recent gig in Los Angeles. Check out footage below, as well as the full setlist.The moment took place last night (July 19), as the band played their latest show as part of the second leg of their North American tour.Taking place at the Kia Forum, the gig was the first of two back-to-back performances lined up at the venue, with the latter set to kick off tonight (July 20).As well as performing countless fan favourites throughout the show, including renditions of ‘Still Into You’ and ‘The Only Exception’, the main highlights of last night’s set came during the encore, when Hayley Williams and co.

NMEspoke to Price, Hannibal Burress, The Aces and more on the red carpet of the American Association of Independent Music's Libera AwardsMargo Price offered up some advice to independent artists at the recent Libera Awards 2023 – urging them to “do no harm but take no shit”.Last Thursday (June 15), A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music) presented the Libera Awards at New York City’s Town Hall. This year’s event was hosted by comedian and rapper Hannibal Burress (aka Eshu Tune) with performances from Sudan Archives and more.

Rina Sawayama was joined on stage by MUNA‘s Katie Gavin at Bonnaroo during her performance of ‘This Hell’.For the last song of her Bonnaroo set on Friday (June 26) Gavin joined Sawayama on stage to perform a duet of her song ‘This Hell’ from 2022 album ‘Hold The Girl’. The performance featured a choreographed dance sequence in which Gavin also joined in.

MUNA were joined onstage by Lorde yesterday (May 9) to perform their track ‘Silk Chiffon‘ in New York City.The pop trio are currently on their ‘Life’s So Fun‘ US tour, which follows their recent opening slot for Taylor Swift in Arlington, Texas on her ‘Eras’ tour across North America.MUNA’s 2021 song ‘Silk Chiffon’ features close friend and label boss Phoebe Bridgers, but for their huge Terminal 5 show in New York yesterday the band recruited Lorde for a surprise assist on the ‘Motion Sickness’ singer’s verse.You can watch footage of the performance below.LORDE SINGING SILK CHIFFON WITH MUNA TONIGHT??? pic.twitter.com/KabcakcNrl— lia

MUNA have shared new song "One That Got Away" alongside a video. In the visuals, which can be seen below, the trio find themselves embroiled in the underground mob world. In a statement shared with press, Katie Gavin of MUNA said: "This song is just rubbing your hot ass in the face of someone who messed up their chance of being with you.

MUNA have shared a new single called ‘One That Got Away’ – you can listen to it below.The Los Angeles trio – comprising Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson – debuted the track during their set at Coachella 2023 last weekend after teasing that they’d be releasing a tune “very soon”.Today (April 17), the studio version of ‘One That Got Away’ premiered on BBC Radio One as the station’s ‘Hottest Record’.“This song is just rubbing your hot ass in the face of someone who messed up their chance of being with you,” Gavin explained in a statement. “It’s a bit vengeful and mean, but also fun.

MUNA finished off their set at Coachella 2023 by bringing out Boygenius – check out fan-filmed footage of their collaboration below.The groups teamed up for ‘Silk Chiffon’, the studio version of which features just Phoebe Bridgers, but after she performed her verse, her bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker  came out to bring the set home.Check out footage of their collaboration below:more of boygenius joining muna on stage at coachella during their performance of silk chiffon via cnlarocca! pic.twitter.com/EnJdWZuC9W— boygenius updates

MUNA just finished their first set at Coachella 2023, performing 45 minutes of indie-pop gems spanning their full catalogue – including a preview of its next chapter, with the first-ever play of a new song called ‘One That Got Away’.The band confirmed the song’s existence earlier this week, imploring fans to “sleep with one eye open”. They later revealed the song’s title and release date – it’ll hit streaming platforms this coming Monday (April 17), with pre-saves available here.‘One That Got Away’ is “a song about fumbling the bag”, frontwoman Katie Gavin said.

MUNA have shared news that new music will be on the way “very soon.”In June 2022, the band released their self-titled third studio album, on Phoebe Bridgers label, Saddest Factory Records.Taking to Instagram, MUNA shared several new photographs and a caption that read: “The greatest band in the world MUNA will be dropping a new song very soon. “They will be taking no further questions at this time.

Taylor Swift praised the “amazing” MUNA as they made their ‘Eras’ tour debut last night (March 31) at a show in Arlington, Texas.MUNA opened up for Swift at the first of three ‘Eras’ tour shows at the AT&T Stadium yesterday and during her own headline set, Swift praised the pop trio.“They’re a band I love so much,” said Swift.

MUNA have reworked Celine Dion’s iconic track ‘My Heart Will Go On’ for Triple J’s Like A Version – check it out below.Speaking about their cover of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ to Triple J, MUNA’s Katie Gavin said: “This song is a song I’ve always loved. iIt took us a while to figure out what we were going to do though.

Lorde was joined by MUNA on stage in Adelaide this week to cover the latter’s track ‘Kind Of Girl’ – see footage of the performance below.MUNA are supporting Lorde on the current Australian leg of her rescheduled ‘Solar Power’ tour, and their final show with the singer took place in Adelaide on Thursday (March 15).“It’s sort of a special night,” Lorde told the crowd during her set, then welcoming MUNA to the stage and saying: “Can you believe this incredible band?”She added: “This is one of my favourite songs of theirs, and I do get choked up, so, if I do, don’t blame me.”Reflecting on the experience on Twitter, MUNA wrote: “so thankful to @lorde and her wonderful band and team for bringing us on this aussie leg of tour.“has been a pleasure to watch them perform and a total honor to sing kind of girl with her during her set last night. very grateful for this life as always.”ALSO THIS FUCKING HAPPENED!! pic.twitter.com/qsWpFCD9qb— Garrett (@lordespf) March 16, 2023LORDE AND MUNA AHH pic.twitter.com/O2fTYotAQC— alice (@blueweekendss) March 17, 2023so thankful to @lorde and her wonderful band and team for bringing us on this aussie leg of tour.

MUNA say they’re “so honoured” that Kelly Clarkson decided to cover their song ‘Stayaway’ – watch the performance below.The track, which appears on the Los Angeles pop trio’s second album, 2019’s ‘Saves The World’, was covered by Clarkson as part of the ‘Kellyoke’ segment of her TV show The Kelly Clarkson Show.Sharing their love of the cover, and surprise at it being chosen, MUNA tweeted: “no way!!!!! so honored, wow.”See their reaction and watch the cover below.no way!!!!! so honored, wow @KellyClarksonTV https://t.co/M7HO6TqHnY— MUNA (@whereisMUNA) February 27, 2023Another recent ‘Kellyoke’ segment saw Clarkson cover Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Do I Wanna Know’, with her cover choices taking a recent turn towards more indie rock tracks, including ones by Blink-182 and The Offspring.MUNA, meanwhile, released their self-titled third album via Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory label last summer.Reviewing the album, NME wrote: “By now, it should be clear that this lot know how to pen a whopper of a pop anthem – that remains apparent here – but more crucially ‘MUNA’ also serves as solid evidence of a band with many more chapters of evolution up their sleeves yet.”This summer, the trio are set to support boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – on the London date of their first ever UK tour.The band, who formed for a self-titled EP in 2018 and will release debut album ‘The Record’ next month, will play two UK shows this summer.

Boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – have announced their debut UK gigs.The band, who formed for a self-titled EP in 2018 and will release debut album ‘The Record’ next month, will play two UK shows this summer.On August 20, they will play a massive outdoor London show at Gunnersbury Park, joined by MUNA and Ethel Cain, with the latter also playing with them two days later at Halifax’s Piece Hall.Tickets for the gigs go on sale from 10am GMT on Friday, March 3. You can buy your tickets here.‘The Record’ is due out on March 31 via Polydor / Interscope Records and is available to pre-order here.

MUNA have released a new live EP exclusive to Spotify.The five-track EP features live renditions of several tracks from their self-titled album, including ‘Silk Chiffon’ and ‘Anything But Me’, as well as a cover of Taylor Swift’s 2020 hit ‘august’.“The whole environment at Electric Lady Studios is so supportive and open,” the band said in a press release. “It often leads to making new creative choices while you’re in the midst of recording.

Sydney WorldPride 2023 has announced the headliners for Rainbow Republic, including G Flip, Keiynan Lonsdale, Muna, as well as Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.Image: SuppliedAustralian musician G Flip, who will be co-hosting with actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale, is incredibly excited to be a part of the celebration, saying, “I’m from Melbourne and identify as non-binary so just the fact that WorldPride is in Australia is exciting. “I’m so honoured to be a part of celebrating Pride – it’s going to be epic!”Lonsdale (Love, Simon), exclaimed, “I can guarantee some magic is on its way for us in Sydney 2023. I cannot wait to be part of it.”Influencer and singer-songwriter Peach PRC says she is incredibly “honoured” to be part of WorldPride.“After being so welcomed into the queer community in the last year or so,” she said, “I’m so incredibly proud to be performing alongside some of my favourite people!”This is American indie alternative pop band MUNA’s Australian debut and they have said they are “super stoked,” to be playing WorldPride 2023.According to Sydney WorldPride CEO Kate Wickett said, “Rainbow Republic is for the young and young at heart, and is the biggest live music event at Sydney WorldPride.

MUNA have shared their new single, ‘Home By Now’ – listen below.The latest song to be previewed from their forthcoming self-titled album, ‘Home By Now’ follows a pair of singles released by the Los Angeles-based trio earlier this year: ‘Kind Of Girl’ and ‘Anything But Me.’In a statement, Katie Gavin – who forms one third of MUNA alongside Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin – said ‘Home By Now’ recalls the sounds of the band’s 2017 debut, ‘About U’, and discussed the track’s lyrics.“[‘Home By Now’] is the song on the record that we feel might be closest to our first album in that it’s a dance song with brutal lyrics and an emo bridge…While a lot of this album does seem to be about trusting my instincts, this song acknowledges the pain of not knowing if I left a relationship that I was meant to be in,” Gavin said.‘Home By Now’ arrives ahead of MUNA’s self-titled album, which was announced in March and will mark the band’s first project since their 2019 sophomore album, ‘Saves The World’. Dropping next month (June 24), the eponymous album will also be MUNA’s first full length release under a new label, having departed RCA Records in 2020.Late last year, MUNA enlisted Phoebe Bridgers to feature on ‘Silk Chiffon’, another track lifted from the upcoming album which then marked their first single under Bridgers’ Saddest Factory label.

MUNA have shared a brand new video for their latest single, ‘Kind Of Girl’ – watch it below.The Los Angeles-based trio – comprising Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin – are gearing up to release their third studio album on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records. You can pre-order it here.The self-titled follow-up to 2019’s ‘Saves The World’ has already been previewed by the singles ‘Anything But Me’ and ‘Silk Chiffon’ featuring Phoebe Bridgers.“This song is the album’s country moment, and in some ways we feel it is the heart of the record,” Gavin said of the band’s new track.

Synth-pop trio MUNA will return with their third studio album, a self-titled LP, this year. MUNA will drop on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records, the label founded by Phoebe Bridgers.

MUNA have announced full details of their new album and shared the single ‘Anything But Me’, from the record.The self-titled follow up to 2019’s ‘Saves The World‘, will be released on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records.The Los Angeles trio shared a taster from the new record last September with ‘Silk Chiffon‘ featuring Phoebe Bridgers.Now, they have followed it up with new single ‘Anything But Me’, the cinematic video for which you can view below.“‘Anything But Me’ is a song about leaving a partnership simply because it doesn’t feel right. It’s about trusting yourself and your instincts enough to walk away from someone while you still have love for each other and before it gets too bad,” the band said in a press release.“The song embodies the lightness and a playfulness that floods in when you realise that there’s no lock on the door, no one’s holding you back – you can untie the knot and skip into the sunset whenever you’re ready.”Meanwhile, MUNA are due to play a sold out show at The Garage in London on May 10 before they join the likes of Alfie Templeman, Willow Kayne and Stella Donnelly at The Great Escape festival’s 2022 line-up two days later.The full tracklisting for the new record is:1. ‘Silk Chiffon’ (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)2. ‘What I Want’3. ‘Runner’s High’4. ‘Home By Now’5. ‘Kind Of Girl’6. ‘Handle Me’7. ‘No Idea’8. ‘Solid’9. ‘Anything But Me’10. ‘Loose Garment’11. ‘Shooting Star’Reviewing MUNA’s last album, ‘Saves The World’, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Patching up a broken heart and carrying on can feel like a superhero-sized mission: an impossibility on par with saving the world single-handedly.

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MUNA were the most recent musical guests on The Late Late Show with James Corden where they were joined by Phoebe Bridgers to perform recent collaboration ‘Silk Chiffon’.For their rendition,the band and Bridgers turned the Corden stage into a glitzy prom night affair, flanked by a disco ball and pink balloons, and decked out in formal wear.All combined, the stage design and costuming suit ‘Silk Chiffon’ – a euphoric declaration of queer love that the band’s Naomi McPherson described as “a song for kids to have their first gay kiss to” upon release – to a tee.

California three-piece MUNA shared their last album Saves The World in 2019, and if the world ever needed their cathartic brand of shout-along pop, now is the time. They're back with a new single today called "Silk Chiffon," MUNA's first release on Phoebe Bridgers's label Saddest Factory.

MUNA have teased a new collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers – check out a clip of ‘Silk Chiffon’ below.The Los Angeles-based trio signed to Bridgers’ record label Saddest Factory Records in May, and will support the singer-songwriter on her North American ‘Reunion’ tour this month.Ahead of opening for Bridgers in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday night (September 8), MUNA announced today (September 6) that the joint track ‘Silk Chiffon’ will arrive at 9:30am PT (5:30pm BST) tomorrow (September 7).A preview of the song’s official video sees a male character – who is wearing a “straight is great” t-shirt – delivering a presentation on “straight behaviour”.

MUNA have signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ record label Saddest Factory Records.The LA-based trio, who released their debut album ‘About U’ in 2017 before dropping its follow-up ‘Saves The World’ in 2019, join Claud on Bridgers’ imprint, which is operating in partnership with Secretly Group’s Dead Oceans.MUNA, who are comprised of Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin, said in a statement that “Phoebe asked us to be in a four person couple with her. We said, ‘Sadly, we are all taken but we will happily sign to your record label for the small fee of 10 million dollars.’“After much negotiation, she obliged,” they continued.