Honors: Lil Nas X named The Trevor Project's suicide prevention advocate of the year 6 in Miami and wrapping March 14 in Phoenix. The band will take the new songs on the road next year, starting Feb. It’s a cohesive expression of celebration and mourning, of affirmations and struggles, all packaged with newfound candor. 31, “Demons” was certified Diamond (10x platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America, making them the only band to have three RIAA Diamond singles (“Radioactive” is 14x platinum and “Believer” 10x platinum).īut “Mercury – Act 1” is about more than sales charts for the quartet.

There is always pressure to replicate past achievements, and Imagine Dragons’ commercial success is staggering. “With his experience, he really knew how to work with the band dynamic, so we could put everything else aside and just create,” Reynolds said. It’s a kaleidoscopic musical feast and a lyrically piercing collection of 13 songs recorded with ace producer Rick Rubin, whom Reynolds praised for extracting vulnerability from him and instilling a credo of “brutal honesty” in the studio. Since then, Reynolds and the rest of Imagine Dragons – guitarist Wayne Sermon, drummer Daniel Platzman and bassist Ben McKee – have tinkered with their fifth studio album, “Mercury – Act 1,” arriving Friday. Pandemic collaborations: Elton John to release 'The Lockdown Sessions' But after a seven-month break, the couple reunited in November 2018 and welcomed a fourth child, son Valentine, on Oct. In the midst of relentless professional demands, frontman Dan Reynolds separated from wife Aja Volkman. Their steady success – now heading toward a decade since their debut single, “It's Time” – equated to a whirlwind of live shows, award shows and just-show-up-and-smile appearances that would wear on anyone.

They traveled much of the globe through 2019 and maintained a ubiquitous presence on radio. You could say that the past five years have been an emotional tsunami for Imagine Dragons.īetween 20, the band released three smash albums.

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