Christine and the Queens & Thee Diane Join Forces in "Ah Ya" + music video out on Because Music today

CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS & THEE DIANE  JOIN FORCES IN “AH YA” HERE + MUSIC VIDEO HERE FIRST PERFORMED LIVE AT BECAUSE BEAUBOURG LAST OCTOBER

Today, longtime friends and collaborators Christine and the Queens and Thee Diane reveal “Ah Ya”. Co-written, co-produced, and co-mixed by both artists, it blends club energy and afro-inspired rhythms, built around meditative chords and a sense of freedom. The track was performed live for the first time at the Centre Pompidou during the Because Beaubourg event. Interesting note - you might recognize Diane as she is on the cover art of the Redcar les adorables étoiles album. Christine and the Queens’ Rahim adds:  From our friendship, the legacy is music We’ve been singing together for several years - now, our voices answer each other, melt into one In the writing, too, things come to us harmoniously, in one breath - Where the music goes, we go without thinking The melody then unfolds to bring us its sweet, sweet relief Find a sister, Find a brother In the night of the world Conversations, late at night ; the pact is sealed : We built our sound, We protect our sound. Ah ya is the collaboration of two rebels, and I say this without flaunting, Since we still dare to love in the night of a world so fragile Since we dream ourselves free, Total emancipation of our fortresses “The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” James Baldwin Thee Diane shares: “This song is an invitation to tune into a higher frequency. It’s a freer, almost instinctive format. A way to reconnect with oneself, to follow our heart and let the body speak as much as the voice. To listen to your heart and create from a truer place. We wanted to break free, following the example of other artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Kool & The Gang, Kate Bush… who created long, cinematic musical landscapes where emotion takes precedence over structure. This is the first track of a beautiful artistic collaboration and a deep friendship between us.” ABOUT CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS: Christine and the Queens is a boundary-pushing French artist, innovator, and visionary whose work exists at the crossroads of music, theater, and dance. A shape-shifting performer driven by radical honesty. His recent collaboration with Cerrone, the Catching Feelings EP, was met with widespread acclaim, and his 2024 album Hopecore marked a ferocious, self-produced and self-mixed exploration of desire and raw becoming, created in just six months. In 2023, he unveiled PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE, an ambitious operatic concept album co-produced with Mike Dean (ft Madonna and 070 Shake). Earlier milestones include Redcar les adorables étoiles (2022), La vita nuova (2019), Chris (2018), and his breakthrough Chaleur Humaine (2014), which sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.  ABOUT THEE DIANE: Thee Diane is a multifaceted artist whose lyrics, imagery, and sound conjure a dense, captivating universe. Emerging from the Parisian scene, the singer-songwriter and composer blends pop with influences spanning Africa, America, and Europe, shaped by a deeply musical family heritage. Trained from early childhood in percussion, piano, and choral music at the Paris Conservatory and the Maîtrise de Paris, she later explored fashion before fully claiming music as her language. Embracing duality and freedom, Thee Diane crafts songs as incantations, mysterious, emotional, and boldly her own. Follow: https://www.christineandthequeens.com/ https://www.instagram.com/christineandthequeens https://www.tiktok.com/@christineandthequeens https://www.youtube.com/@christineandthequeens theediane.bio.to/Bio https://www.instagram.com/theediane.db/ https://www.youtube.com/@TheeDiane/