David Guetta produces the official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem

The biggest stage in music this decade is not a festival. It is a football tournament. FIFA released DNA, the official anthem of the 2026 World Cup, on June 10, and the production chair belongs to dance music: David Guetta built the track, a dance-heavy record released through SALXCO UAM and Def Jam.

The cast reads like a streaming algorithm's fever dream, and that is the point. Megan Thee Stallion brings three Grammys, Andrea Bocelli brings the gravitas, and EJAE, the singer-songwriter behind KPop Demon Hunters, wrote Korean lyrics into the song. "Representing South Korea on this stage is such an honour," she said.

Bocelli and EJAE gave the anthem its first live performance at the opening ceremony at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 11, ahead of the opening match between Mexico and South Africa. The 2026 edition is the first World Cup played across three countries, 16 host cities and 48 teams, and FIFA has already shipped an official tournament album featuring Anitta, Future, Tyla, Shakira and Burna Boy.

For electronic music the headline is simple. Guetta, fresh off his Monolith show announcements, now owns the soundtrack to the planet's most-watched event, with the final set for July at MetLife Stadium and a halftime show co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira and BTS. Dance music is not crossing over anymore. It is the default language of global spectacle.