{"id":2310173,"date":"2026-03-03T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2310173"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:12:07","slug":"olivia-dean-new-favourite-for-next-bond-theme-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/olivia-dean-new-favourite-for-next-bond-theme-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Dean new favourite for next Bond theme song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/olivia-dean\">Olivia Dean<\/a> has emerged as the favourite to sing the next <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/films\/james-bond\">James Bond<\/a> theme, according to a new statement from bookmakers William Hill.<\/p>\n<p>The artist, who had a huge breakthrough year in 2025 with her second album \u2018The Art Of Loving\u2019, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/here-are-all-the-winners-from-the-brit-awards-2026-3932027\">was the big winner at Saturday\u2019s (February 28) BRIT Awards<\/a>, claiming Album of the Year, Song of the Year for her Sam Fender collaboration \u2018Rein Me In\u2018, Artist of the Year and Best Pop Act.<\/p>\n<p>Her success has seen the betting company slash the odds of her singing the next 007 theme song, following in the footsteps of recent Bond singers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/adele\">Adele<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sam-smith\">Sam Smith<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/billie-eilish\">Billie Eilish<\/a>. She heads the list at even odds.<\/p>\n<p>Second behind the \u2018Nice To Each Other\u2019 singer is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/raye\">Raye<\/a> at 7\/2, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lana-del-rey\">Lana Del Rey<\/a> (4\/1), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dua-lipa\">Dua Lipa<\/a> (7\/1), and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/harry-styles\">Harry Styles<\/a> (10\/1) rounding out the top five. Outsiders include the recently reunited <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\">Oasis<\/a> at 12\/1, as well as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chappell-roan?after=YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjM4NDUzMTM=\">Chappell Roan<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/charli-xcx\">Charli XCX<\/a> at 16\/1 each.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Dean - Man I Need (Live from The BRIT Awards 2026)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MT5TB9HXVsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The next Bond film is currently in development, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/films\/dune\"><em>Dune<\/em><\/a> filmmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/denis-villeneuve\">Denis Villeneuve<\/a> directing and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/peaky-blinders\"><em>Peaky Blinders<\/em><\/a> creator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/steven-knight\">Steven Knight<\/a> writing the script. It will be the first film in the series since studio <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/james-bonds-long-serving-producers-step-down-as-amazon-take-creative-control-3839889\">Amazon took over creative control last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lead role is yet to be cast, but actors rumoured for the part have commented on the speculation. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/james-bond-hopeful-tom-blyth-plays-down-casting-chances-i-dont-see-it-happening-but-it-would-be-lovely-3930541\"><em>Wasteman<\/em> actor Tom Blyth recently played down his chances<\/a>, while<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/callum-turner-refuses-to-comment-on-james-bond-rumours-3929719\"><em> Eternity<\/em> star Callum Turner said it was too \u201cearly\u201d to answer the question.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the potential singer of the theme song, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/charli-xcx-on-chances-of-recording-james-bond-theme-i-dont-think-i-am-built-for-that-3926749\">Charli XCX said she didn\u2019t think she was \u201cbuilt for\u201d the role<\/a>, but said she would be open to it if asked. Meanwhile, Yungblud has said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yungblud-wants-to-record-a-james-bond-theme-with-oasis-liam-gallagher-responds-3931200\">he wants to collaborate with Oasis on a Bond theme<\/a>, with Liam Gallagher posting a joking response on social media.<\/p>\n<p>As for Olivia Dean, she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/olivia-dean-named-as-ambassador-for-record-store-day-2026-its-so-important-we-continue-to-support-them-and-keep-them-alive-3931614\">recently announced as the ambassador for Record Store Day 2026<\/a>, revealing her love of independent music stores and saying: \u201cIt\u2019s so important we continue to support them and keep them alive\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Dean has emerged as the favourite to sing the next James Bond theme, according to a new statement from bookmakers William Hill. 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