The new song consists of competing verses, Lipa’s in English and Angèle’s in French, giving this club-track an eclectic European sound. The two artists share a similar genre and style which only adds to the expertise of this sensual new collaboration, despite the language barrier.

Angèle’s newest single Tout Oublier rocketed her up the charts, breaking the record at 9 weeks sitting as #1 on the French-speaking Ultratop charts. She found fame in 2017 when her single La Loi de Murphy earned her millions of hits on YouTube, leading her to eventually become 2018’s biggest breakout act for Belgian/French pop.

Both Angèle and Dua Lipa performed at One-World, the global broadcast and digital special, in April 2020. The event was hosted by Lady Gaga and was to benefit healthcare workers and WHO during the Covid-19 global pandemic. This was the largest international stage Angèle had yet to perform on.

Dua Lipa released a remixed version of Future Nostalgia in August called Club Future Nostalgia, featuring artists such as Madonna, Mark Ronson, Stevie Nicks and Missy Elliot. The new track with Angèle however will be featured as a new song on the original album, as a bonus add on. Speculation of a ‘side b’ to the original album has been teased by Dua Lipa but not yet confirmed.

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Studio 2054 was announced this week as Lipa’s livestream show to air on November 27th, which will feature many surprise artists and performances spanning the genres and arts. The show will feature songs off both her originally released Future Nostalgia and the new remixed version, Club Future Nostalgia. Tickets are on sale now.

This announcement and the new single Fever follow the postponement of Lipa’s 2021 tour, changing it from January to September due to safety concerns surrounding the on-going global Covid-19 pandemic. Angèle does not currently have any UK or Ireland performances scheduled as of today, however, her Belgium and France tour dates are still scheduled to begin in June of 2021.

Dua Lipa UK Tour Dates:

10/09/2021 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
11/09 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
13/09 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
15/09 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
16/09 – AO Arena – Manchester
21/09 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
24/09 – The O2 – London
25/09 – The O2 – London
27/09 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
28/09 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

Among the line-up are Fontaines D.C., with a slow, melancholic cover of The Beach Boys’ ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’. The Beach Boys sometimes have that effect where in completely the right mood they’re perfect – otherwise they’re kind of sickening. Not this cover. The last four lines, which tend to just fade into outro in the original, are haunting. You can catch a clip of it here:

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We recorded a version of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys for @deezer “Inversions”. Listen exclusively on Deezer.

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This is what they had to say about it: “Covering a Beach Boys song has always been a scary thing considering the genius arrangements, their playing, their harmonies, everything about it … So ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ we saw this kind of naive perspective towards love and marriage in the lyrics, and we were quite curious to see what would happen when you contrasted that approach with a darker musical palette. So we kind of slowed down the tempo and created a draggier tune for those lyrics to sit on top of.” 

A cover is an art form, there’s no doubt about that, and it’s always struck me as a great way to really get to know a band. What Fontaines D.C. say above, for example, shows just how much they understand their industry, and their craft. Perhaps Deezer picked the line-up for InVersions for exactly this reason.

InVersions also presents Arlo Parks’ first song in French: ‘Ta Reine’ by Angèle. Parks explains why this is so special: “I picked ‘Ta Reine’ by Angèle because I find her voice completely mesmerising and soft, and I feel like the topic the song discusses is very important. I’ve always wanted to sing in French since my mum is French and I’m generally just enthralled by this song and her delivery. I hope I can do it justice.” 

Really there is nothing to distinguish one moment from another – all of these covers are spectacular. For me, other honourable mentions go towards Alfie Templeman’s ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’, which retains the feel of the original while simultaneously softening everything. It perfectly suits the style that Templeman is really making his own.

Likewise, Orla Gartland’s ‘Nothing Compares to You’ is ambitious – intriguingly, her powerful voice seems to be set against a Radiohead-inspired, subtly electronic take on the melody. When the music falls away for the final refrain, Gartland shows nothing but pure talent.

Robyn we frikin love u @robynkonichiwa & this gem of a song so we made our own version of dancing on my own for @deezer listen here : https://t.co/esJwBHkW6b pic.twitter.com/rh80Xt84P4

— Dream Wife (@DreamWifeMusic) October 6, 2020

But, for me, Dream Wife’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ steals the show. It has all the chills of the first time you heard it. It absolutely puts a spotlight on why we all unexpectedly fell in love with Robyn in 2010. This is not because it’s a carbon copy, though; Dream Wife retain all of the best of Robyn’s original, while giving it a spin of their own. If you listen closely, you catch an endearing whisper of “in a galaxy far far far away” just before the bridge.

InVersions could not be more exciting as a music project, but it also feels like a positive force in these bleak times for the music industry. Nigel Harding, who is Deezer’s VP of Global Artist Marketing, explained the thinking behind InVersions. “We all know the music community has been hit hard by the pandemic, especially Indie artists who rely on live gigs. During this tough time, we wanted to do our part and offer support to Indie and Alternative artists with our new Inversions album … I’d love for music fans from all over the world to discover some new favourites on our InVersions album.”

You can stream it here.