The Pokémon Company announces that starting today the album POKÉMON 25 is available worldwide for both purchase and streaming.
As previously anticipated this is a celebratory album for the 25th anniversary of the franchise, which will see the contribution of internationally renowned artists for the creation of songs inspired by the Pokémon world. The album will be released also in a colorful vinyl that will be available starting February 2022, you will find all the details on how to pre-order it through the official site.
We leave you now with a new trailer dedicated to POKÉMON 25 wishing you a good vision as always.
The Pokémon 25 album comes out today
Artists from around the world are ready to celebrate 25 years of Pokémon with this compilation that also includes songs by Katy Perry, Post Malone, Jax Jones, Louane, Vince Staples, Mabel and more
Internationally renowned artists gathered to celebrate Pokémon’s 25th anniversary with songs inspired by the global entertainment franchise and recorded exclusively for Pokémon 25 album. The album, released today in digital format and CD by Capitol Records, is part of a major year-long music campaign, created by the Pokémon Company International in collaboration with Universal Music Group. Don’t miss the album Pokémon 25… Click HERE. Watch the trailer for the album here.
The official video of the song by J Balvin “Ten Cuidado” released today is available here. In the video, shot in New York, we see the award-winning Colombian singer accompanied by some of his favorite Pokémon, including Pikachu, Hitmontop, Totodile, Loudred and Charizard. The video is shot by Colin Tilley (Halsey, Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B), who also directed the video for “Rojo”, a smash hit at the MTV VMAs.
“I’ve always dreamed of being Ash Ketchum and thanks to this collaboration with Pokémon I had the opportunity to make my childhood dream come true,” commented J Balvin. “My passion for Pokémon inspired the piece“ Ten Cuidado ”, which is my contribution to the P25 Music campaign and also includes the video in which I play the role of Pokémon Trainer in New York City. I can’t wait to share my passion for Pokémon with fans all over the world thanks to this song, I still can’t believe I’m part of this project ”.
“The release of the Pokémon 25 album marks the culmination of a year-long series of celebrations dedicated to the world of Pokémon and which was joined by countless artists of global fame,” said Colin Palmer, vice president of marketing. by The Pokémon Company International. “From Katy Perry and Post Malone to J Balvin’s song released today as part of the album, each artist has contributed their own talent and originality to this collection of songs. We hope this album brings joy to music fans, just as Pokémon have brought so much happiness in 25 years of adventures! “
Yaffle, producer and artist from Tokyo, composed the new song “Reconnect” (with Daichi Yamamoto and AAAMYYY) for Music P25. The French singer Louane, British artists Mabel And Jax Jones with Sinead Harnett further confirm Pokémon’s universal appeal. Post Malone contributed the song “Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 version)”, a fantastic reinterpretation of the hit song by Hootie and the Blowfish while Katy Perry is on the crest of the wave with the single “Electric”. Also Staples wins, Cyn, Lil Yachty And Tierra Whack joined in the celebrations. See details below.
Director Eric Maldin (U2, 30 Seconds To Mars) carries Staples wins, Mabel And Cyn in the past to explore their early experiences in the world of Pokémon and find out how they created their original songs for Musica P25 in the new video series titled “Evolution of a Song”. The episode also includes ZHU filmed in his studio discussing his remixes of “Got ‘Em” by Staples and “Wonderful” by Cyn, available in the digital edition along with his remix of “Take It Home” by Mabel. Discover “Evolution of a Song” https://pokemon25.lnk.to/eoasplaylistPR.
The virtual store where you can find all the products of Musica P25 by UMG is open from today and offers an interactive shopping experience with many items of J Balvin, Katy Perry And ZHU. Visit the fully virtual and interactive temporary shop HERE. A colored vinyl edition Pokémon 25 album will be released in February 2022 to celebrate Pokémon Day. You can already pre-order via this link.
Fans can receive updates on Musica P25 and other franchise initiatives on Pokemon.it/25, Pokémon’s 25th anniversary site.
We invite Pokémon fans and music lovers to join the conversation online by interacting with @PokemonIT and # 25AnniDiPokemon or # Pokemon25.
Pokémon 25 album tracklist
- Katy Perry – Electric
- Jax Jones – Phases (with Sinead Harnett)
- Mabel – Take It Home
- Lil Yachty – Believing
- J Balvin – Ten Cuidado
- Cyn – Wonderful
- Vince Staples – Got ‘Em
- Louane – Game Girl
- Tierra Whack – Art Show
- Post Malone – Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon version 25)
- Yaffle – Reconnect (with Daichi Yamamoto and AAAMYYY) *
- Mabel – Take It Home (ZHU Remix) *
- Cyn – Wonderful (ZHU Remix) *
- Vince Staples – Got ‘Em (ZHU Remix) *
* Only available in the digital album