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"Hollywood" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg and American house musician Jamie Principle. It first debuted in March 2018 at a live concert in Chile and was officially released on 21 June 2018 as the fifth and final single from their sixth studio album, The Now Now.

Pre-release
The original demo for the song was recorded in late 2017 at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California, while the band was on the Humanz Tour, with additional recording occuring at The Compound in Los Angeles and Studio 13 in London. Its existence was first made public during an October 2017 interview with Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, where he stated that it had been rehearsed for a potential live performance but that he and the band did not feel like it was ready. Due to this, the song did not make its official debut until March of the following year, when it was performed at a concert in Santiago, Chile. However, Snoop Dogg was not present, and his vocals were provided through a backing track.

Release
The song was officially released on June 21 2018 as the fifth single from the sixth Gorillaz studio album, The Now Now.