Press Release: Idina Menzel Releases Her Fiery Single “Dramatic” From Upcoming Project "Drama Queen"
New York, NY (June 9, 2023) – Today, multi-hyphenate superstar, Idina Menzel, released her highly anticipated second single “Dramatic” from her upcoming album Drama Queen. “Dramatic” conveys a message to those who may fail to understand Idina’s larger-than-life personality, demonstrating that all the drama that comes along with her also comes with an even larger abundance of passion.
“Dramatic” delves deeper into the core theme and title of Drama Queen and encourages listeners to lead a passionate, fiery, and emotional life, as being a “drama queen” should be seen as a positive trait.
Stream / Share / Download “Dramatic” HERE
Co-producers, Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) and Jim Elliot, are highly praised by Idina for helping her define the album as a whole with this song.
‘Dramatic’ is one of my favorite songs off the album that I wrote with Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters and Jim Elliot. The song is about embracing all the different sides of who we are.”
Drama Queen Tracklisting 1. Move 2. Beast 3. Dramatic 4. My Love For Life 5. Paradise (feat. Nile Rodgers) 6. Make Me Hate Me 7. Funny Kind Of Lonely 8. Royalty 9. Madison Hotel
A hot-pink 140 gram vinyl LP autographed by Idina is available for pre-order exclusively through Idina’s D2C store HERE.
Fans will be able to purchase a sky-blue vinyl 140 gram LP available exclusively at Barnes & Noble.
Pre-Order / Pre-Save / Pre-Add Drama Queen HERE Watch the official music video for the powerful and vibrant single, “Move” HERE
Fused with Menzel’s dynamic vocals, the video for “Move” features appearances from social media stars Julian Cookies and Jan Sport with dance sequences choreographed by Richard “Richy” Jackson. Shot in New York City, shimmering disco balls and shiny dance floors encapsulate the iconic style and energy of the disco genre.
ABOUT IDINA MENZEL
Idina Menzel is a Tony-Award winning, powerhouse multi-hyphenate: a singer, an actress in film and TV, a songwriter, a Broadway star, and a philanthropist. She rose to fame for her role as Maureen in the popular Broadway musical Rent, and her career took off when she won a Tony Award for her role as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the smash musical Wicked. Her voice can be heard as Elsa in Disney’s Oscar® winning Frozen, the second highest grossing animated film of all time, with more than $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue. The film’s song “Let It Go”, voiced by Menzel, became an instant international phenomenon, winning the Oscar® for Best Original Song – where Menzel performed it at the ceremony – and the Grammy® Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The track reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Menzel the first artist with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting.
A skillful songwriter, Menzel’s prolific recording career includes multiple cast albums and the solo albums: Still I Can’t Be Still, Here, I Stand, Idina, and her latest album, Christmas: A Season of Love, which was released October 2019 via Schoolboy Records/Decca Records. The album featured Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Josh Gad and Idina’s husband, Aaron Lohr and was the second holiday album from Menzel, following her October 2014 release of Holiday Wishes, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Holiday Albums chart and gave Menzel a Top 10 album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. Her third studio LP of original songs, idina. landed in the Top 30 on Billboard’s Top 200 charts upon its release in 2016. Menzel received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award at Billboard’s annual Women in Music event in 2014 and performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX.
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