Dua Lipa has announced the release of the remixed rendition of “Levitating” from ‘Future Nostalgia‘. The track is reworked by American DJ The Blessed Madonna (formerly known as The Black Madonna) and will feature the appearance of two pop legends Madonna and Missy Elliot. The single will arrive on August 14.
After leaving fans speculate about the possibility of Lipa’s collaboration with the one and only queen of pop Madonna, today the “Don’t Start Now” hitmaker has confirmed that the rumour is true!
Lipa will release a re-imagined version of “Levitating“, the electropop fifth track on highly acclaimed ‘Future Nostalgia‘ dropped in March. The track is a follow-up to the fourth cut “Hallucinate” that was recently promoted with an animated treatment.
The “Levitating” remix will feature pop legend Madonna on the track, alongside hip-hop icon Missy Elliot, both of whom are Lipa’s idols, as she wrote on her Instagram post: “DREAM COME TRUE.” See the post below.
To bring more excitement for the upcoming single, American DJ and musician Marea Stamper aka The Blessed Madonna will help create a new version for the tune. Recently, the DJ just changed her stage name from The Black Madonna due to the Change.org petition with 1,300 signatures requesting her to do so. Stamper has done a number of remixes for big names like Robyn (“Between the Lines“), Silk City & Dua Lipa (“Electricity“), Celeste (“Stop This Flame“), and Georgia (“About Work the Dancefloor“).
The track is set to drop on August 14 (via Warner Records). We hope the song will get a stunning, star-studded video like how this banger deserves!
Elsewhere, Lipa just achieved a life-time attainment with a nomination for The Mercury Prize. Her disco-driven ‘Future Nostalgia‘ is shortlisted for this prestigious award alongside pop fellow Charli XCX (‘how i’m feeling now‘), indie breakthrough Sports Team (‘Deep Down Happy‘), and grime hero Stormzy (‘Heavy Is the Head‘).
