Music Is the Weapon

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Music Is the Weapon
Studio album by
Major Lazer
ReleasedOctober 23, 2020
Length33:55
LabelMad Decent
Producer
Major Lazer chronology
Soca Storm
(2020) 		Music Is the Weapon
(2020) 		Piano Republik
(2023)
Singles from Music Is the Weapon
  1. "Can't Take It from Me"
    Released: May 10, 2019
  2. "Que Calor"
    Released: September 11, 2019
  3. "Trigger"
    Released: October 24, 2019
  4. "Rave de Favela"
    Released: February 14, 2020
  5. "Lay Your Head on Me"
    Released: March 26, 2020
  6. "Oh My Gawd"
    Released: September 10, 2020
  7. "QueLoQue"
    Released: October 16, 2020

Music Is the Weapon is the fourth studio album by American electronic band Major Lazer, released on October 23, 2020, via Mad Decent. It is Major lazer's first album in five years since Peace Is the Mission (2015).[1][2] First announced in 2015, many conflicting statements have been made about the album, with the latest reports being that it will be the final Major Lazer album.[3] It was later announced in 2019 that the album would instead be titled Lazerism, but the name was later changed back to the original title.[4][2] It is the first album to be released after Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums.[5] A deluxe edition of the album titled Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) was released on March 26, 2021.[6]

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  2. ^ a b "MAJOR LAZER on Twitter: "MUSIC IS THE WEAPON. OCTOBER 23 #ML4"". Twitter. September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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  4. ^ Ochoa, John (September 23, 2019). "Billboard Dance Fall 2019 Music Guide: 15 Must-hear releases from Major Lazer, Gryffin, Dillon Francis & more". Billboard. With the lineup change came an album title change, from Music Is the Weapon to Lazerism.
  5. ^ DeVille, Chris (June 3, 2019), "Jillionaire Quits Major Lazer, Replaced By Ape Drums", Stereogum, retrieved July 30, 2019
  6. ^ DeFaria, Cameron (March 27, 2021). "Diplo, Sia and Labrinth reunite as LSD—stream 'Titans'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved March 27, 2021.