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MGMT

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Formed:
2002, over 8 years ago.
Names:
Alternative names: The Management.
Snapshot:
A group with 9 releases, and credited once on others' music. 2 members.

Biography

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MGMT is an American Indie Rock musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. They were previously known as "The Management." Originally with Cantora records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony 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 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was named 9th in the BBC's Sound of 2008 top 10 poll. They were also named as Last.fm's most played artist of 2008 in their Best of 2008 lists.

Their first album Oracular Spectacular debuted at number twelve on the UK album chart, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. 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."

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Discography

(10 releases – 9 under their own name and 1 credit on others' music) Edit

Members

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Andrew VanWyngarden

current & founder member
    • 2002-
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Ben Goldwasser

current & founder member
    • 2002-

In the News

1st March 2009

by Ed @ SoundUnwound
1 March 2009

Brooklyn duo MGMT made a big breakthrough last year, with three endlessly catchy singles and a unique fashion sense appealing to alternative pop fans and on-the-pulse European presidents alike. French première Nicolas Sarkozy's political party UMP used their third single "Kids" in meetings and on promotional videos, apparently without seeking permission first. It's a scenario reminiscent of the US presidential election campaign, when several acts had to publicly ask candidates to stop using their songs because they didn't agree with their policies. MGMT haven't elaborated on their opinions of French politics, but their French lawyer Isabelle Wekstein is demanding compensation for using the song anyway. UMP have apologized and offered a single Euro ($1.25) as a token settlement, but Wekstein isn't accepting that. "This offer is disrespectful of the rights of artists and authors," she said. "We are dealing with acts of counterfeiting, an infringement of intellectual property."

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