Song You Need to Know: BENEE, ‘Animal’
The New Zealand-born pop star features in Rolling Stone AU/NZ's first-ever Musicians on Musicians series
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This dream Aotearoa pairing unites two generations: Runga, a Nineties icon, and BENEE, who recently collaborated with K-pop group NewJeans.
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The invite-only event will be a night of live music, celebrating the best in Kiwi music, taking place in Auckland on September 20th
BENEE and Mallrat will perform the song at the Opening Ceremony at Auckland's Eden Park on July 20th
All income generated from streaming of the single is going to New Zealand mental health charity Youthline
The song takes its name from the car BENEE received from her grandmother
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