Barbie reveals its list of soundtrack artists, including a lineup of today’s biggest pop stars, and Ryan Gosling (but no Aqua). Having spent years in development, with everyone from Amy Schumer to Anne Hathaway reported as being attached, Barbie is at last ready to hit theaters, with Margot Robbie playing one version of the iconic doll. Starring alongside Robbie, in the role of Barbie’s ever-faithful boyfriend Ken, is Oscar-nominated La La Land actor Gosling.
But Gosling won’t only be flashing his acting skills as a member of the Barbie cast, he will also contribute to the film’s soundtrack, alongside a list of today’s biggest pop stars. As just revealed by Rolling Stone, the Barbie soundtrack is headlined by the likes of Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, with more artists yet to be unveiled. Notable by their absence on this early round-up of Barbie soundtrack artists is the band Aqua, whose iconic song “Barbie Girl” will reportedly not be used in the film. The full list of revealed Barbie soundtrack artists can be seen in the space below:
- Ava Max
- Charli XCX
- Dominic Fike
- Dua Lipa
- FIFTY FIFTY
- GAYLE
- HAIM
- Ice Spice
- Kali
- KAROL G
- Khalid
- Lizzo
- Nicki Minaj
- Pink Pantheress
- Ryan Gosling
- Tame Impala
- The Kid LAROI
Ryan Gosling Has A Weird And Interesting Musical History
Seeing Gosling’s name listed among all those huge pop stars may be a bit jarring, but in fact the Ken actor does have some real musical experience under his belt. Movie fans of course remember him for flashing his singing and dancing skills in Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, the film in which Gosling’s character saved jazz. But Gosling in fact has 16 listed soundtrack credits on IMDb, having served as a musical performer on everything from Blue Valentine to Lars and the Real Girl to the Terrence Malick Austin-set film Song to Song.
But more than just singing and dancing in films, Gosling has also written and performed music as a member of the rock duo Dead Man’s Bones, who released their one-and-only album back in 2009. One of the tracks off that Halloween-themed album, “In the Room Where You Sleep,” was featured in the film The Conjuring, and others showed up on the show Dollhouse.
Now Gosling is getting a chance to add to his interesting and somewhat strange musical resume by contributing a track to Barbie. It’s yet to be seen whether he gets to perform the song in the movie, but the thought of Ken doing a full-on musical number doesn’t seem all that unlikely, given the glimpses of Greta Gerwig’s film that have already been shown via Barbie trailers.
Key Release Dates
Barbie
Release Date:2023-07-21
