POKÉMON 25: THE ALBUM SET FOR OCTOBER 15 RELEASEPRE-ORDER LAUNCHES FOR COMPILATION, WHICH FEATURES SONGS BY KATY PERRY, POST MALONE, J BALVIN AND MORENEW ARTISTS JOINING LINEUP INCLUDE LIL YACHTY, TIERRA WHACK AND JAX JONESOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Universal Music Canada On October 15, Pokémon 25: The Album will be released by Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company as part of a massive, yearlong music campaign from The Pokémon Company International in partnership with Universal Music Group. See below for the full album tracklist, which was revealed today as the pre-order launched. Pre-order Pokémon 25: The Album: https:// The 25th anniversary celebration kicked off with Post Malone’s “Only Wanna Be with You – Pokémon 25 Version” surprise cover of the Hootie and the Blowfish smash ’90s hit, ‘performed’ during Pokémon’s P25 Music virtual concert in February 2021. Pop icon Katy Perry unveiled her anthemic original lead single for the album, “Electric,” in May. New songs by Vince Staples (“Got 'Em”’), Cyn (“Wonderful”) and Mabel (“Take It Home”) – collected on The Red EP – followed in August, along with Louane’s “Game Girl.” Individuals who pre-order the digital album will instantly receive each of these six songs. The compilation will also feature new tracks by J Balvin, Lil Yachty, Jax Jones with Sinead Harnett, Yaffle (Japanese artist/producer based in Tokyo), and Tierra Whack plus ZHU’s alternate versions of the songs of The Red EP, which were featured on The Blue EP, released last month. Speaking about working with a brand like Pokémon and being one of the final artists to announce a track on this anticipated album Lil Yachty says, "I’ve always been a huge Pokémon fan and I jumped at the opportunity to be on the album. I love the record I did for it called “Believing” and I hope it inspires my fans to chase their dreams." “P25 Music has been an incredible journey in which we’ve been able to collaborate with so many amazing musicians to help us celebrate 25 years of Pokémon,” said Colin Palmer, vice president of marketing, The Pokémon Company International. “As we countdown to the launch of Pokémon 25: The Album and the culmination of this yearlong adventure, we’re looking forward to Lil Yachty, Tierra Whack, and Jax Jones joining the party and adding their own unique sounds and fresh takes on Pokémon inspired songs to this celebratory compilation.” Fans can keep up with the latest news for P25 Music and more celebrations across the franchise on Pokémon’s 25th anniversary website BELOW. Pokémon and music fans are invited to join the conversation online with @Pokemon and #Pokemon25. Pokémon 25: The Album Tracklist *Digital album only
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September 17, 2021 1:00am ET by Pressparty |