It's time to celebrate for alt-rockers Imagine Dragons, as their debut album has just gone platinum (1 million copies sold) in the U.S.
Night Visions was released in September 2012 and has since spent 40 weeks on the Billboard album chart, with a current hold on the No. 7 spot.
The album has blown up the singles charts as well, with It's Time and Radioactive both carving out अंतरिक्ष in the चोटी, शीर्ष 40. The लोकप्रिय tunes gained recognition in spots for teen flick The Perks of Being a Wallflower last fall and the new ad campaign for Beats द्वारा Dre Powerbeats headphones starring LeBron James, respectively.
Imagine ड्रॅगन्स is playing the festival circuit and headlining a North American tour, with European dates set for later this year. The band is scheduled to play Good Morning America's summer संगीत कार्यक्रम series in New York July 5, before stopping द्वारा Late Night With Jimmy Fallon July 26.
In a May 2012 interview with USA TODAY, frontman Dan Reynolds spoke of the rock group's beginnings playing casino gigs, living off "Taco घंटी, बेल सेम, बीन burritos and ramen, रामन noodles."
"It's a lot of being dirty, not eating, playing for five people and one of them is the bartender," Reynolds कहा of the musician's life. "But I really believe that आप don't do संगीत because आप want to, आप do it because आप have to."
Night Visions was released in September 2012 and has since spent 40 weeks on the Billboard album chart, with a current hold on the No. 7 spot.
The album has blown up the singles charts as well, with It's Time and Radioactive both carving out अंतरिक्ष in the चोटी, शीर्ष 40. The लोकप्रिय tunes gained recognition in spots for teen flick The Perks of Being a Wallflower last fall and the new ad campaign for Beats द्वारा Dre Powerbeats headphones starring LeBron James, respectively.
Imagine ड्रॅगन्स is playing the festival circuit and headlining a North American tour, with European dates set for later this year. The band is scheduled to play Good Morning America's summer संगीत कार्यक्रम series in New York July 5, before stopping द्वारा Late Night With Jimmy Fallon July 26.
In a May 2012 interview with USA TODAY, frontman Dan Reynolds spoke of the rock group's beginnings playing casino gigs, living off "Taco घंटी, बेल सेम, बीन burritos and ramen, रामन noodles."
"It's a lot of being dirty, not eating, playing for five people and one of them is the bartender," Reynolds कहा of the musician's life. "But I really believe that आप don't do संगीत because आप want to, आप do it because आप have to."
In just three months, Las Vegas rock band Imagine ड्रॅगन्स has gone from making its first appearance on a Billboard chart to reaching the चोटी, शीर्ष 10 on Alternative Songs (No. 10 this week) and Triple A (No. 8) with debut single "It's Time."
On the Billboard 200, the band's Continued Silence EP debuts at No. 165. Following the release of the single's video, the band was spotlighted as MTV's PUSH artist of the week beginning April 16.
The group plays the Firefly संगीत Festival in Dover, Del., July 21. "There is something deeply personal and yet incredibly exciting about sharing new songs with a live audience for the first time," lead vocalist Dan Reynolds says. "We can't wait to have that communal experience."
On the Billboard 200, the band's Continued Silence EP debuts at No. 165. Following the release of the single's video, the band was spotlighted as MTV's PUSH artist of the week beginning April 16.
The group plays the Firefly संगीत Festival in Dover, Del., July 21. "There is something deeply personal and yet incredibly exciting about sharing new songs with a live audience for the first time," lead vocalist Dan Reynolds says. "We can't wait to have that communal experience."
