Olly Alexander’s Killer Cover of Lady Gaga’s ‘Edge of Glory’ Is the Pride Anthem of 2021: WATCH
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Years and Years’ Olly Alexander’s killer cover of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way is the pride anthem of 2021 we’ve been waiting for.
On Monday, Lady Gaga revealed that the next artist to join her Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary special edition album is Years & Years (Olly Alexander) with their reimagined version of “The Edge of Glory.” The Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary special edition album is set for release on June 25th via Interscope. The album contains Gaga’s original Born This Way album, along with six new versions of songs reimagined by artists representing and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community.
The first three cover songs revealed from the reimagined tracklist so far include Big Freedia’s reimagined “Judas” , Orville Peck’s reimagined “Born This Way (The Country Road Version)”, and Kylie Minogue’s reimagined version of “Marry the Night”. Pre-order the Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary album and shop the Born This Way merchandise collection.
“The Edge of Glory” reimagined by Years & Years is available on all streaming platforms now.
Years & Years (Olly Alexander) has become one of the world’s most trailblazing modern pop stars. Across two hugely successful albums to date, the singer, actor, and cultural vanguard has earned 5 Brit Award nominations, sold-out numerous global tours, and played triumphant homecoming shows at London’s O2 and Wembley Arena. Along the way, Olly has also become a fearless once-in-a-generation voice on important discussions around mental health and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community. In 2021 Olly led the cast of critically acclaimed hit drama ‘It’s A Sin’ (HBO Max). The show broke records and received incredible reception from fans and critics alike. To celebrate the show and its achievements, Olly joined legend and icon Elton John on stage for a powerful live rendition of The Pet Shop Boys classic (and show namesake), “It’s A Sin” at the 2021 BRIT Awards. 2021 also saw the release of brand new music; “Starstruck” is an instant classic and the first new music from Years & Years since 2018’s critically acclaimed second album, ‘Palo Santo.’ Years & Years’ influence continues to grow in plain sight, pushing boundaries by challenging notions of identity and sexuality in a way that is new to pop music – and totally Olly Alexander’s own.
It’s been a big year for Alexander. Them: Following the raging success of Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin, star Olly Alexander is ready to make his next move count. Speaking to The Official Big Top 40’s Will Manning on Sunday, the “Starstruck” singer explained that while it’s going to be hard to top the fun he had while making the critically acclaimed and record breaking It’s a Sin, he’s definitely open to more acting roles.
We need to see these scripts that @alexander_olly has been sent… ???? pic.twitter.com/hQXgzVuc7r
— The Official Big Top 40 (@BigTop40) April 18, 2021
“I still want to have magic powers in something,” he said, “or play like, a really messed-up gay superhero.”
The actor — whose offscreen death in It’s a Sin broke our hearts a million times over — has definitely put in his time in Hollywood in between producing chart-topping hits with his band Years & Years.
Alexander’s acting career took off all the way back in 2009, when he played Tom Keats, the brother of the famous poet John Keats, in the film Bright Star. John was played by Ben Whishaw, another out, gay actor.
