REPUBLIC RECORDS TO RELEASE POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM ON JUNE 3

NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMEDY ARRIVES IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE ON SAME DAY

NEW YORK, NY (April 8, 2016) – Republic Records and Universal Pictures announce today that the Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Official Soundtrack Album will arrive in stores and at all digital retailers on Friday, June 3, 2016. 

The new Universal Pictures comedy from producer Judd Apatow and EMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY Award-nominated multiplatinum trio The Lonely Island—Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone arrives in theaters on the same day.

View the trailer for the film HERE

Marking their first release since 2013’s chart-topping The Wack Album, the soundtrack includes hilarious new music from The Lonely Island and many others.  Expect the full tracklisting and more details to be revealed very soon.

The Lonely Island stands out as 21st-century comedy institution.  Their catalog encompasses hilarious hits, including the double-platinum “I’m on a Boat,” platinum-certified “I Just Had Sex” and “J*** in my Pants,” and the gold certified “Like a Boss” and “Everything is Awesome.” “D*** in a Box” scored a Creative Arts EMMY® for “Outstanding Music and Lyrics,” while 2011’s Turtleneck & Chain garnered EMMY and GRAMMY nods in the category of “Best Comedy Album.”  Most recently, The Wack Album bowed at  No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release.

About Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Universal Pictures’ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island.  The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all. 

The latest comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Superbad, Knocked Up) co-stars Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph and many of the biggest names in comedy and music in cameo performances.  Co-directed by Schaffer and Taccone and written by The Lonely Island trio, Popstar is also produced by Rodney Rothman (producer of Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; co-writer of 22 Jump Street), as well as Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone.  www.popstarmovie.com

About Republic Records

A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Gotye, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Nickelback, Of Monsters and Men, Seth MacFarlane, Zendaya, among many others. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Cash Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj), John Varvatos Records (Zac Brown Band), Lava Records (Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), Casablanca Records (Stromae, Tïesto), NBC's The Voice, XO (The Weeknd), School Boy Records (PSY, Sheppard), among others. In addition, Republic maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Label Group which is comprised of Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Florida Georgia Line, The Eli Young Band) and Dot Records (Maddie + Tae).