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'Dance Monkey' Star Tones and I Releases New Song 'Fly Away' About 'Chasing Your Dreams'

Tones and I's 2019 mega-hit "Dance Monkey" charted for 51 weeks — and now she's back with a new "beautiful" song PEOPLE, Music Writer and Reporter Tones and I is taking flight musically once again ...
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Tones And I Creates History as ‘Dance Monkey’ Passes 3 Billion Streams on Spotify

Tones And I enters the history books once more, as the Australian artist’s monster hit “Dance Monkey” ticks past 3 billion streams on Spotify. With that feat, Tones (real name: Toni Watson) becomes ...
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Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Video Dances All the Way to 2 Billion Views on YouTube

Tones and I just keeps dancing. On Wednesday (April 26), the music video for the Australian indie sensation’s smash single “Dance Monkey” officially hit 2 billion views and counting on YouTube. The ...
People

'Dance Monkey' Singer Tones and I Engaged to Boyfriend Jimmy Bedford

"2021 was a tough year for everyone but I ended mine with a yes, can't wait for my best friend to be my wife," the star's fiancé wrote on Instagram Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team ...
Billboard

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Shimmies to 2 Billion Plays on Spotify

Tones’s breakthrough hit “Dance Monkey” on Tuesday (Dec. 22) moved past two billion streams on Spotify, a rare feat that places Tones in the record books several times over. By Lars Brandle Tones And ...
Billboard

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Is the Most Shazamed Song of All Time

It’s official: Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” is the most Shazamed song of them all. By Lars Brandle It’s official: Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” is the most Shazamed song of them all. Tones’ monster hit ...
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Tones And I Gets Tired Of ‘Dance Monkey’: ‘I Loathe That Song A Lot Of The Time’

If you’re tired of hearing “Dance Monkey,” don’t feel bad — so is the song’s original artist. In an appearance on the Australian radio show, Smallzy’s Surgery on Nova, Tones And I admitted that she’s ...
The New York Times

What Is ‘Dance Monkey,’ and How Did It Take Over the World?

new video loaded: What Is ‘Dance Monkey,’ and How Did It Take Over the World? transcript The hit song by Tones and I started as a sensation on the streets of Australia before reaching No. 1 in 20 ...
Forbes

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Is Now The Longest-Running No. 1 Hit By A Solo Woman In Australian History

Australian musician Tones and I has scored a rare global success with her first true hit single “Dance Monkey,” which is catching on all around the world...but it’s in the singer-songwriter’s home ...
Forbes

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Is Tied As The Longest-Running No. 1 Hit Among Women In U.K. History

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Despite facing competition from the likes of Dua Lipa, Lewis ...
New York Daily News

‘Dance Monkey’ is the ‘Most-Shazamed’ song of all time

After almost two decades of helping millions of people identify songs, Shazam has revealed the Top 100 most “shazamed” songs of all time. Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey,” which went viral on TikTok ...
CNN

Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ becomes most Shazamed song of all time

“Dance Monkey” by Tones and I has become the most popular song on Shazam, according to Guinness World Records. The catchy song – the second single from the debut EP “The Kids Are Coming” by Tones and ...