Lin-Manuel Miranda says he’s dropping new “Hamilton” music EVERY MONTH, starting tonight
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since The Hamilton Mixtape gracedour lives. And now, the genius behind the music and the insanely popular Broadway show is blessing our new year before it even begins: Lin-Manuel Miranda will release new Hamilton music every single month in 2018, and holy cow!
We know it sounds too good to be true, but trust us – it’s happening. In a seriously epic Twitter storm this morning, Miranda revealed that in honor of the one-year anniversary of The Hamilton Mixtape, he’s decided to drop a flurry of new music for fans each month through next December, and he’s calling it “The Hamildrops.”
Even better? The first Hamildrop is happening so soon – “Ben Franklin’s Song,” written by Miranda himself and featuring music by The Decemberists, is coming this Friday, December 15th, at midnight. Here’s what Miranda had to say about it:
A year ago this month we released The Hamilton Mixtape. It was the culmination of so many dreams come true.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
He explains that the first Hamilton mixtape was “the culmination of so many dreams come true,” adding, “Every artist, every interpretation represented the original impulse I had for this story, even before this thing was a musical.”
I know I promised you a Hamilton Mixtape Vol. 2, but nothing’s gonna match those songs in that order, beautifully sequenced by @jperiodBK, at that moment in December 2016.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
So today, we begin THE HAMILDROPS. We’re gonna drop some new Hamilton content, every month, December NOW through December 2018.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
He added that he worked closely with Colin Meloy of The Decemberists for the first Hamildrop, and the band “brought Ben Franklin to life.”
And HE set it to music as only he and his crew can.
It absolutely blew me away.
I weent BACK to write new lyrics for a bridge for him.— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
He took it to @TheDecemberists & they brought Ben Franklin to life.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
Miranda then gave us a peek at the artwork for the song, which drops tonight.
#Hamildrop midnight Friday, wherever you are. pic.twitter.com/FkRn9DrTc3
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
Lastly, he added there will be an explicit and a clean version, teasing that we’ll “see why soon.”
Oh, there's explicit and clean versions available. You'll see why soon. ☺️
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 14, 2017
All we can say is: OMG…is it midnight yet?!
