Avicii debut album true makes year-end top critics polls in Rolling Stone, Spin, and more! “Hey Brother” new single blasts off to radio and video premieres on Vevo
#1 most-shazamed artist of 2013, and first edm artist to hit #1 at three radio formats in U.S. – #1 hot ac, #1 adult alternative, and #1 mainstream top 40 – with worldwide smash single “Wake Me Up”!
Avicii nominated for favorite male artist at people’s choice awards (january 8th), following up ama and MTV EMA wins
PRMD/Island Records superstar DJ/producer Avicii wraps up a phenomenally successful year with top Critics Poll picks (Rolling Stone, Spin, and more) for his debut album TRUE (released September 17th) containing “Wake Me Up,” Avicii’s career-defining worldwide smash #1 single.
Officially impacting at radio this week is the “house-country” sensation “Hey Brother” (featuring renowned bluegrass singer/composer Dan Tyminski of Union Station), the second U.S. single from TRUE. The release of “Hey Brother” and the video premiere on VEVO (http://vevo.ly/O7kAxO) kick off a multi-week remix campaign, with the “Wake Me Up” Remixes arriving on December 13th and “You Make Me” remixes coming December 31st.
Avicii was ranked #1 Most Shazamed EDM Artist In the World for 2013, and “Wake Me Up” was ranked #2 Most-Shazamed Song In the World. Spotify’s 2013 Year In Review results were also announced this week, with Avicii ranked #2 Global Artist of 2013 and “Wake Me Up” ranked #2 Global Track of 2013.
Avicii scored back-to-back wins last month for his first American Music Award, as Favorite EDM (Electronic Dance Music Artist), and his first MTV Europe Music Award (EMA) for Best Electronic Artist. Upcoming are the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards, airing January 8th live from Los Angeles, with Avicii nominated for Favorite Male Artist.
“Wake Me Up” (described as “insanely catchy” by Rolling Stone) hit #1 in 73 countries, including the UK where it set a new record for the fastest-selling single of 2013. Now in its 23rd week on the Billboard Hot 100, “Wake Me Up” has logged nearly 300 million YouTube views, and iTunes sales north of 7 million.
TRUE, Avicii’s full-length album debut, and first full album of all new studio music, was recorded in Los Angeles and Stockholm, where Avicii collaborated with an eclectic group of artists including Aloe Blacc, Imagine Dragons, Michael Einziger from Incubus, Dan Tyminski, Nile Rodgers, and the legendary Mac Davis. The New York Times proclaimed him “an artist carrying today — and tomorrow — on his shoulders.”
Avicii is well known for his international mega-hit “Le7els” which conquered club charts worldwide, garnered over 83 million YouTube views and sold over 4 million singles; and “Silhouettes,” which netted over 40 million views. After just three years of performing, Avicii rocketed to the #3 position on DJ Mag’s yearly poll of the Top 100 DJs and was ranked #2 on Forbes Most Powerful Artists Under 30.
24-year old Avicii leads the next generation of electronic music producers to explode, propelling him into the ranks of superstar DJs who are able to perform to massive crowds. He is the face of Denim and Supply Ralph Lauren which has been a true creative partnership between Avicii and the brand. He starred in the Denim & Supply campaign in 2012 and spring of 2013, and co-produced the video for the remix of his hit “Silhouettes” which Ralph Lauren debuted last fall. The third phase of the brand integration campaign kicks off January 2014.
Avicii and Ash Pournouri have donated over $2.5 million to hunger initiatives through their House for Hunger charity, including royalties from Avicii X You, the first ever worldwide music collaboration. Go to: www.houseforhunger.com.
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