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{{infobox musical artist | name	MGMT | image MGMT a.jpg | caption MGMT | image_size | background group_or_band | years_active 2005—present | origin Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | genre Alternative rock, Neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, indie pop, indietronica | label Columbia Records | current_members Andrew VanWyngarden Ben GoldwasserJames RichardsonMatt AstiWill Berman }}

MGMT is an American rock band founded by Benjamin 'Beno' 'Kittenz' Goldwasser and Andrew 'Andyroo' VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson, and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records and Red Ink in 2006.

On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day." On November 14, 2007, ''Rolling Stone'' pegged MGMT as a top ten "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was named ninth in the BBC's ''Sound of 2008 Top Ten Poll''. They were also named as Last.fm's most played new artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists.

Their second album as MGMT, ''Oracular Spectacular'', debuted at #12 on the UK album chart and number six on the Australian ARIA Charts, and hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart. It has also been named the 18th best album of the decade by Rolling Stone magazine. It was named the best album of 2008 by ''NME''. MGMT also appeared prominently in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 2008, coming in 2nd with "Electric Feel", 5th with "Kids" and 18th with "Time to Pretend". MGMT was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and their track "Kids" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals. These are the first Grammy nominations for the band. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" won the Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. Their second album, ''Congratulations'', was released on April 13, 2010. In April 2011 they began work on their third album, which will be called ''MGMT''.

History

Formation ('circa 2002–2006')

Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden formed the band while attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year. "We weren't trying to start a band," remarked Goldwasser. "We were just hanging out, showing each other music that we liked." They experimented with noise rock and electronica before settling on what Paco Alvarez of ''Spin'' calls "their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop." They graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the ''Time to Pretend EP'', opening for indie rock band Of Montreal.

The band first started with the name "The Management," but since this name was already being used by another band, they later changed it to MGMT.

''Oracular Spectacular'' (2007–2009)

In the autumn of 2006, Maureen Kenny signed the band to Columbia Records. When they got a phone call from the A&R; department of Columbia Records saying they were interested in their music, they thought it was a joke. The duo recorded with Flaming Lips/Sleater-Kinney music producer Dave Fridmann in 2007 for their major label debut, ''Oracular Spectacular''. MGMT opened for Of Montreal on tour in autumn 2007 as a five-piece touring band including Matthew Asti (bass), James Richardson (drums), and Hank Sullivant (guitar). In November 2007, they performed for the first time in Europe, supporting the band Samantha and The Courteeners at Koko in London, England. After March 2008, Hank Sullivant left the band to pursue his own band, Kuroma. Will Berman joined as the new drummer, James Richardson switched from drums to guitar, and Matthew Asti remained on bass.

The band supported Radiohead on the Manchester date of their world tour and went on a headline tour of the UK during November 2008, playing at venues such as Manchester Academy and Shepherd's Bush Empire.

MGMT opened for M.I.A. on the Vassar College date of her 2008 tour, and also played several shows with Beck while he toured in 2008. They appeared at the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Bruce Springsteen was in attendance during their 2009 Bonnaroo late-night set, which followed his headlining appearance on What Stage. They also toured Australia with a headlining spot on the Meredith Music Festival line-up.

They also played a show at the Virgin Music Festival on the Toronto Islands on September 6, 2008, playing nine songs off their ''Oracular Spectacular'' album. They also played the 2008 Street Scene festival in San Diego, California. On February 27, 2009, MGMT performed alongside Spectrum at The Dome in Finsbury Park. MGMT also played another show in Australia at the 2009 Splendour in the Grass Festival. MGMT headlined this music festival along with other well known bands such as Bloc Party, The Flaming Lips, The Happy Mondays, and Jane's Addiction.

MGMT opened for Paul McCartney, an admitted fan, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 5 and 6, 2009.

On August 15, 2009, MGMT played in Hamburg, Germany, at the Dockville Festival and performed several songs from their upcoming album.

MGMT was one of the headlining bands for the Treasure Island Music Festival on Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, on October 17, 2009.

''Congratulations'' (2010–''present'')

MGMT's ''Congratulations'' was released on April 13, 2010. The band, including Matthew Asti, James Richardson, and Will Berman from the live band, spent the summer of 2009 in Malibu, California, recording the album with Pete Kember (a.k.a. Sonic Boom) — formerly of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum — serving as producer/guru, and long-time friend, Billy Bennett, as engineer.

MGMT originally suggested that they might not release any singles from the album. By July 2010, however, four single releases from the album had been confirmed. The album cover art for ''Congratulations'' was created for MGMT by Anthony Ausgang and the overall design of the packaging is by Josh Cheuse of Sony Entertainment. On March 9, 2010, MGMT released the song "Flash Delirium" for free download on their official website. On March 20, the band allowed users to stream their new album from their website.

MGMT started their Congratulations Tour on April 12, 2010, in San Francisco, California, at the Fillmore theater. They performed on April 23 at Brown University's Spring Weekend; on April 27 at Yale University's Spring Fling; on April 30 at the University of New Hampshire's Spring Climax; and on May 1 at Fordham University's Spring Weekend.

They performed on ''Saturday Night Live'' on April 24, 2010, and on the ''Late Show With David Letterman'' on May 11 to promote their new album, and on June 11, MGMT played their largest headlining show anywhere in the world with a sold-out, 9,500 capacity gig at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. On June 25, MGMT performed on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", and on July 23, they were the musical guests on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson".

On August 25, MGMT released a music video for "Congratulations", the third video of their second album. MGMT was one of the third tier bands for the 2010 Coachella Festival in Indio, California. The event draws nearly 120,000 attendees annually. On October 31, 2010, the band performed for the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band decided to dress as the gang from ''Scooby-Doo'' for Halloween; Andrew dressed up as Daphne and Ben dressed up as Velma. They headlined at Fun Fun Fun Fest which was held at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas on November 6, 2010. The performance was the last show in the U.S. for MGMT in 2010. Their first 2011 gig was at Mar del Plata, Argentina, in front of a crowd of more than 40,000 on the beach in a free event which they headlined.

MGMT began their first Asian tour on February 22, 2011.

Legal proceedings

In May 2009, MGMT demanded compensation from the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) Party, headed by the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. The song "Kids" was used on several occasions without permission (in 2008) at a party conference and in two online videos. At this point, MGMT hasn't filed a formal complaint but is threatening to sue.

Discography

Albums

''Oracular Spectacular'' (2007)

''Congratulations'' (2010)

''MGMT'' (2012)

Extended plays

''We (Don't) Care'' (2004)

''Time to Pretend'' (2005)

Demo albums

''Climbing to New Lows'' (2005)

Live albums

''Qu'est-ce que c'est la vie, chaton?'' (2010)

''We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment'' (2011)

Compilation albums

''Congratulations Remixes'' (2011)

Singles

"Time to Pretend" (2008)

"Destrokk" (2008)

"Boogie Down" (2008)

"Electric Feel" (2008)

"Metanoia" (2008)

"Kids" (2008)

"Flash Delirium" (2010)

"Siberian Breaks" (2010)

"It's Working" (2010)

"Congratulations" (2010)

Appearances

"Pursuit of Happiness" - Kid Cudi (2009)

"Worm Mountain" - Flaming Lips (2009)

"Amazing Baby" - Rewild (2009)

"Art is Everywhere" - Yo Gabba Gabba! (2010)

"Call From The Bank" - Nipsey Hussle (2010)

Media appearances

Television

! Year	! Show	! Episode	! Song
	National Heads-Up Poker Championship
	"Everyone"
	"We're Not in Kansas Anymore"
	"Much 'I Do' About Nothing"
	"The Grandfather"	rowspan="2"
''The Vampire Diaries''	"Pilot episode"
''The Beautiful Life''	"Pilot episode"	"Time to Pretend"
''Yo Gabba Gabba''	Art	"Art is Everywhere"
	''Saturday Night Live''	Season 35, Episode 20	"Flash Delirium", "Brian Eno"
''Late Show with David Letterman''	Season 17, May 11
''Radio 1's Big Weekend''	1 episode, 2010	"Time to Pretend"
''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''	1 episode, 2010	"It's Working"
''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''	Season 3 Episode 5 "Which Way Did She Go?"
''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''	Episode #1.271, 2010
	Season 3 Episode: Chuck VS. The Subway
''American Dad!''	Season 6 Episode: Son of Stan	"Electric Feel"
''Jimmy Kimmel Live''
''The World's Strictest Parents''	Season 3 Episode: 8
2011	''Orange Slovensko''	"advertisement"

Movies

! Year	! Movie	! Song	! Notes
''American Teen''
''That's It, That's All''
	"Time to Pretend", "Kids"
	''Reasons''
''Double Decade''
''The Heart is a Drum Machine''
''The Drifter''	"Pieces of What"
		"Time to Pretend"	Only in early trailers
''Wah Do Dem''
	"The Youth"

Documentaries

! Year	! Documentary	! Song	! Notes
2009		"Kids"

Video games

! Year	! Name	! Song
2008	''Midnight Club: Los Angeles''	"Electric Feel (Justice Remix)"
	''Tony Hawk: Ride''
''NBA 2K10''
''FIFA 09''	"Kids"
''Shaun White Snowboarding''	"Time to Pretend", "Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters"
''NHL 2K10''	"Time to Pretend"
2010	''FIFA 11''	"Flash Delirium"
2011	''MLB 11: The Show''	"Congratulations"

Collaborations

They have recently collaborated with up-and-coming rapper Kid Cudi, and are featured on one track – "Pursuit of Happiness" from his album ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day''. For the 2010 MTV VMA's Kid Cudi was nominated for Best Hip-Hop video for "Pursuit of Happiness" a track which features MGMT and Ratatat. They also collaborated on the track "Worm Mountain" on The Flaming Lips' ''Embryonic''.

On September 4, 2009, Beck announced his second Record Club covers album, ''Songs of Leonard Cohen''. MGMT contributed, alongside Devendra Banhart, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and Binki Shapiro of Little Joy. Andrew VanWyngarden chose the album.

Band members

Andrew VanWyngarden – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums (2002–present)

Benjamin Goldwasser – vocals, keyboards, guitar (2002–present)

Matthew Asti – bass guitar (2008–present)

James Richardson – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion (2008–present)

Will Berman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2005, 2008–present)

Former live members

Hank Sullivant – guitar, backing vocals (2006–2008)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

MGMT, "Congratulations" by Billboard

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Coordinates	35°0′41.69″N135°46′5.47″N
name	Kid Cudi
background	solo_singer
birth name	Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
birth date	January 30, 1984
birth place	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
genre	Hip hop, Alternative Hip Hop alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
occupation	Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor
years active	2006–present
label	GOOD Music, Universal Motown, Wicked Awesome
Associated acts	2 Be Continuum, Dot da Genius, Kanye West, Chip tha Ripper, Ratatat
website	kidcudi.com }}

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi''. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "Day 'n' Nite" is part of Cudi's debut album ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day''. Kid Cudi has sold over 4.6 million digital singles and has worked with Kanye West, Common, David Guetta and other artists signed to the GOOD Music label.

Early life

Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Shaker Heights and Solon. His father, a house painter, substitute teacher and World War II Air Force veteran was Mexican-Native American, while his mother, a middle-school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is African-American. When he was eleven years old, Mescudi's father died of cancer; his passing would have a significant effect on Mescudi's personality and subsequently his music. Mescudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years, then transferred to Solon High School, and later earned his GED. Eventually, Mescudi studied film at the University of Toledo then dropped out after a year.

Music career

It was towards the end of high school that Mescudi first began rapping, inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest. He moved to Brooklyn in New York City to pursue a music career. In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, ''A Kid Named Cudi'', in collaboration with New York street-wear brand 10.Deep as a free download. The mixtape quickly caught the attention of Kanye West, which in turn spawned his signing to GOOD Music later that year.

Kid Cudi was featured on Kanye West's 2008 album, ''808s & Heartbreak'', singing with West on the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", and helping with songwriting on "Heartless" and "Paranoid". "Welcome to Heartbreak" peaked at #87 on the Pop 100, and music videos for both songs have been released. Cudi was then tipped as an artist to watch for in medias such as ''Rolling Stone'', ''Vibe'', ''The Source'', ''XXL'' and BBC News's Sound of 2009 poll of up-and-coming acts. MTV News also reported on Cudi on a series of reports ''MCs To Watch In 2009''.

His first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM. On February 17, 2009, he appeared on Snoop Dogg's MTV talk show ''Dogg After Dark'' performing "Day 'n' Nite" at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET's ''106 & Park'' with Kanye West to debut the video of "Day 'n' Nite". On March 16, 2009 Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's Spring Break special, and the next day he performed three songs on NBC's ''Last Call with Carson Daly''. He has also appeared as a musical guest on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.

Kid Cudi also made a cameo appearance next to Solange in the video for the song "T.O.N.Y." in February 2009, and later in The Black Eyed Peas' video for "I Gotta Feeling", with David Guetta. He has also been on two magazine covers, ''Complex'' (August/September 2009) and ''URB'' (August 2009). Bape awarded Cudi his own t-shirt in September 2009, in reward for his music and past employment there when living in New York City.

2009–present: ''Man on the Moon'' series

Cudi's debut album ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' was released on Universal Motown Records on September 15, 2009 and sold 104,419 copies in the first week and charted at #4. The album's first single was Day 'N' Nite, and is Kid Cudi's greatest commercial success thus far, the song charting well both in the U.S. and in Europe. The next single was "Make Her Say" (originally titled "I Poke Her Face"), which features a sample from Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face" and performances by Kanye West and Common.

On February 25, 2009, Cudi self-leaked a "teaser trailer" for the upcoming ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' film using his song "Sky Might Fall" in the background, later he posted that he made the trailer himself and now was in talks to possibly make it official.

With Emile Haynie, Cudi produced an exclusive single called "Switchin Lanes" for the video game ''Midnight Club: Los Angeles'', part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content (DLC) which came out March 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, 2009 for the Xbox 360.

He revealed information about his future plans via his blog, saying that a possible collaboration with Chip Tha Ripper could be followed with a collaboration project with electrorock duo Ratatat. During the summer of 2009, Cudi joined rapper Asher Roth for the Great Hangover concert tour. Kid Cudi featured on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album ''The Blueprint 3'', on the song "Already Home". In a recent interview, Cudi announced that the follow-up to his debut album will be a collaboration album called ''Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution''. He stated he has already recorded songs with Snoop Dogg, Travis Barker, Clipse, Cage and Pharrell and would also like to work with Drake, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Robin Thicke, The Killers and The Postal Service on the album. Also it's rumored that "Man On The Moon: The End Of Day" will be followed up by a sequel titled "Man On The Moon: The Ghost in the Machine" and that the ''Man on the Moon'' will be a trilogy, but has not been confirmed. Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards for his singles, "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say". Kid Cudi was recently featured on Snoop Dogg's ''More Malice'' deluxe album, in the song "That Tree". Kid Cudi also teamed up with Johnny Polygon to remix Johnny's "Riot Song" which appears on Johnny's album, ''Rebel Without Applause'' On April 20, 2010, Kid Cudi announced that the name of his second album has been changed from ''Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution'' to ''Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager''. On June 11, 2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough New York City and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee in time to play at Bonnaroo.

On June 30, "Erase me" featuring Kanye West was released through the radio. The song was produced by Jim Jonsin.

In October 2010, Cudi announced that he would be forming a rock band with Dot da Genius called Wizard. However, in early 2011, he announced that he would be making a new mixtape followed by a rock album.

In March 2011, Cudi announced that a music video for "Marijuana" will be released in the spring, followed by a music video of "Mr. Rager" in the summer of 2011. Also, the short film for "Maniac" directed by Shia LaBeouf will be released in October 2011.

In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced the new name for his label. The new label, which he will be releasing his third studio album on is called “Wicked Awesome Records”. He also announced the name of his new band, “2 Be Continuum” renaming it from the original Wizard. Kid Cudi explained the reason he changed the name of the band saying, “I needed something more original, something different, but it’s still wizardry at its finest”.

On August 12, 2011, Kid Cudi released the music video for "No One Believes Me", directed by Fright Night director Craig Gillespie. Although the song was recorded as a 2 Be Continuum song, the single was released under Kid Cudi's name. On August 21, Cudi announced that he is no longer releasing the mixtape ''A Man Named Scott'' so that he can focus on the 2 Be Continuum project ''Wizard'' and his third solo album ''Man on the Moon III''.

Acting career

Kid Cudi is currently starring in the new HBO comedy series ''How to Make it in America'', produced by Mark Wahlberg.

Discography

;Studio albums

''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009)

''Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager'' (2010)

''Man on the Moon III'' (Fall 2012)

;Collaboration albums ''WiZaRd'' (2011) – with 2 Be Continuum

;Mixtapes

''A Kid Named Cudi'' (2008)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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