Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...

is an American

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band from

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, consisting of lead vocalist

Dan Reynolds Daniel Coulter Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds also released an EP in 2011, titled ''Egyptian – EP,'' as a duo with his former wife Aja ...

, lead guitarist

Wayne Sermon Daniel Wayne Sermon (born June 15, 1984) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is the lead guitarist for the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Early life Sermon was born on June 15, 1984 in American Fork, Utah to parents Jeff ...

, bassist

Ben McKee Benjamin Arthur McKee (born April 7, 1985) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is the bassist for the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Early life McKee was raised in Forestville, California, and graduated from El Molino Hi ...

, and drummer

Daniel Platzman Daniel James Platzman (born September 28, 1986) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and composer. He is the drummer for the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Early life Platzman was born on September 28, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

. The band is the recipient of a

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, three American Music Awards, ten

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, eight BMI Pop Music Awards, an Echo Award, a MTV Video Music Award, five

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and a

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. The band's first studio album ''

Night Visions ''Night Visions'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as Englis ...

'' was released in 2012. It debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was the fourth best-selling album in the US in 2013 with over 1.4 million copies sold for the year. The album received the 2014 Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album and was nominated for the

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. The second single from the album, "

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", peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs. The single received various awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance, the Teen Choice Award for Choice Music - Rock Song, the

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and was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video. During this era

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called them "the year's biggest breakout band", ''

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'' named them their "Breakthrough Band of 2013" and placed them at the top of their "Year In Rock" rankings for 2013. Their second studio album, ''

Smoke + Mirrors ''Smoke + Mirrors'' is the second studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The album was recorded during 2014 at the band's home studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer ...

'', reached number one in the US, Canada and the UK. and sold over one million copies worldwide. The band's third album, '' Evolve'', became their third album to reach the top three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. It spawned the singles, " Believer" and Thunder", which both went on to peak at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and were nominated at the 2018 Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Song. Their fourth studio album, ''

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'', released in 2018, peaked at number one in Canada and reached the top ten in the US, Australia and the United Kingdom. The first single from the album, "

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", peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs. The song received a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nomination for Favorite Song and MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Rock. Imagine Dragons has received several Best Group nominations, including three at the

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, and won two

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for International Group of the Year, and also was nominated two times at American Music Awards for

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. Awarded 5 iHeartRadio Music Awards along with the accomplishment of reaching 1 Billion Total Audience Spins for “ Thunder” & “ Believer”. The band has received a total of 52 awards and 157 nominations.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

Imagine Dragons Official Website

Imagine Dragons on AllMusic
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