Doja Cat New Song 2022: Rapper To Cover THIS Elvis Presley Hit Despite Controversy

Doja Cat new song 2022? It has been announced that the singer would cover an Elvis Presley song for a new album. Doja Cat and Elvis Presley music and styles could not be any more different - but this seems precisely the point.

Doja Cat Covering "Hound Dog"

To coincide with the release of impending biopic, "Elvis," the 26-year-old rapper is said to be releasing a cover version of the King of Rock n Roll's legendary song "Hound Dog."

A source revealed that this move is actually quite controversial.

"It's hugely controversial. Elvis fans are diehard and see any tampering as sacrilege, but Warner Bros wanted to bring his music to a new audience. He is one of the most successful musicians of all time, but this album will help introduce his music to a new generation of kids," the insider explained.

Swae Lee, one half of the hip hop band Rae Sremmurd, is rumored to be joining the "Woman" hitmaker on the soundtrack. Swae Lee previously worked with Madonna on her 'Madame X' album.

Elvis Presley New Album, Biopic Controversy

According to an insider, even though emotions are mixed about the topic, there is a perceived need to "bring Elvis's music to the masses again," hence the biopic and new album.

This is the aim behind the album, set to be released in summer 2022. It will be akin to the hype around Freddie Mercury biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody."

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"Bring Elvis' music to the public again" like the frenzy over the Freddie Mercury film "Bohemian Rhapsody," says an insider. The album, which will be published in the summer of 2022, is intended to do the same.

The source clarified to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre Column, "The hope is that the record, along with the film, will help bring his music back to the masses again and kickstart a huge increase on streaming services - which is what happened with Queen music when the Freddie Mercury biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' came out."

Austin Butler plays the late rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley, who died of a heart attack in 1977 at the age of 42, while Academy Award winner Tom Hanks plays Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager.

Following a world debut at Cannes Film Festival on May 14, the biopic will be released in theaters in a limited release on June 24. Filming for the film took place in Australia in 2020.

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