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Magic!

Canadian reggae fusion band

This article is about the Canadian music group. For other uses and bands, see Magic.

Magic! (stylized in all uppercase)[4] is a Canadian reggae fusion band from Toronto. Based in Los Angeles,[5] the band comprises lead vocalist, guitarist/producer Nasri Atweh, guitarist/keyboardist Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer, and bassist Ben Spivak.

Active since , the band is signed with Latium, Sony, and RCA Records, releasing their debut studio album Don't Kill the Magic in , their second studio album Primary Colours in , and their third studio album Expectations in They are best known for their hit single "Rude", which charted at No.

1 in several countries worldwide, including the US and UK.

The band is heavily inspired by the Police and Bob Marley and the Wailers. They are known for having a signature reggae-influenced pop sound.[6]

History

Early years

All members of the band are from the Toronto area of Canada.[7] The lead singer of Magic!, Nasri, had worked with and written songs for different pop acts prior to the start of the band, mainly alongside Adam Messinger, together known as the Messengers.

He met Mark Pellizzer in the studio and within a week they wrote the song "Don't Judge Me" for Chris Brown. Nasri described the chemistry between himself and Pellizzer as "different than writing chemistry, it was more artistic." A few weeks later, while Mark was playing a reggae tune on the guitar, Nasri suggested starting a band like "modern-day Police."[8][9]

Next to join the band was Alex Tanas.

He and Mark Pellizzer knew each other since they both had been members of the Justin Nozuka band for several years.

Finally, Ben Spivak joined the band in May Prior to joining Magic!, Spivak had been playing with the Toronto-based Julian Taylor Band,[10] releasing "Never Gonna Give You Up"[11] in Julian Taylor and Jeremy Elliot had enjoyed success playing in Staggered Crossing with "Further Again" hitting #6 in on the Canadian Hot chart.[12]

– Don't Kill the Magic

Main article: Don't Kill the Magic

Magic!'s debut single "Rude" was released on October 12, The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot and also proved a great international success, topping the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom and peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

"Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second single from the album on April 4, , peaking at number twenty-two on the Canadian Hot and fifty-three in Australia.

The band released their debut album Don't Kill the Magic on June 30, The album peaked to number 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 6 on the Billboard

On October 7, , "Let Your Hair Down" was issued to contemporary hit radio by RCA Records as the third single from the album (the second to be released in the US).

It peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot chart. The official music video, directed by David Rousseau, was published online on October 31,

Magic! was among the performers at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards held on November 20, Marc Anthony joined the band on stage for a special performance of "Rude".

On November 23, , Wyclef Jean and Magic!

performed together at the 42nd American Music Awards.

From February until June , Magic! opened for Maroon 5 in North America and Europe on their Maroon V Tour. The band also had additional solo gigs.

In March , Magic! won two Juno Awards - for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Single of the Year, out of five nominations.

Adam Messinger won the Juno Award for Producer of the Year.

In April , "No Way No" was released as a single.[13] It peaked at number 23 in Canada. The official video had been uploaded on YouTube since March 2,

On June 13, , the band was part of the line-up at the Pinkpop Festival.

On June 22, , Magic! was awarded the International Achievement Award by SOCAN at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[14]

On July 1, , Magic!

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performed at Canada Day in Ottawa, and later performed at the Coca-Cola Stage at the Calgary Stampede on July 12,

On July 17, , Magic! released a new single, "#SundayFunday"; this ended up being a non-album single.

– Primary Colours

On March 25, , Magic! released their first single from their second album Primary Colours, called "Lay You Down Easy", this was a collaboration with Sean Paul.

On the evening of June 18, , Magic! released their second single from "Primary Colours" called "Red Dress". The song was premiered on Apple's radio station Beats1. The band first heard the song premiered as they were broadcasting a Facebook live video to their fans.

On the morning of June 20, , Magic! was part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's #LiveUnlimited, they broadcast a live rehearsal video to Facebook to raise money for MDA.

The album Primary Colours was released on July 1,

On July 2, Magic! released a special version of their song "No Regrets" in memory of the victims of the shooting on June 12, , at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

On March 10, , they released a new collaboration with Matoma and D.R.A.M. called "Girl at Coachella" on digital and streaming services.[15]

In October, they premiered their new single "Darts in the Dark."[16]

– Expectations

After some touring, they released a new single called "Kiss Me" on June 8, [17]

Their third studio album Expectations was released in September

–present: Inner Love Energy

In February , the band announced the departure of drummer Alex Tanas.[18]

A month later, the band announced the release of their future projects.[19]

In September , they released their first single since called "Aint Got Nothin' Figured Out" followed by "Inner Love Energy" two months later.

Their fourth studio album Inner Love Energy was released in April

Collaborations

Magic! is featured on Shakira's "Cut Me Deep", a track from her self-titled album, released in March and on a track on One Love, One Rhythm, the official FIFA World Cup album titled "This Is Our Time (Agora é a Nossa Hora)" released in April.

They are also featured on Sun Goes Down, a track on David Guetta's album Listen, which also features Sonny Wilson on the hook, as well as production from Showtek.

Band members

  • Nasri – lead vocals, guitars, piano (–present)
  • Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (–present)
  • Ben Spivak – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (present)

Former

  • Alex Tanas – drums, percussion, backing vocals (–)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As a featured artist

Other appearances

Notes

  1. ^"Sun Goes Down" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50, but did chart at number 16 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
  2. ^"Sun Goes Down" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50, but did chart at number 2 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
MuchMusic Video Awards"Rude" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Nominated
Teen Choice Awards"Rude" Choice Music: Song Group Nominated
Choice Summer Song Nominated
MAGIC!

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Choice Summer Group Nominated
American Music Awards"Rude" Single of the YearNominated
Juno AwardsMAGIC! Breakthrough Group of the Year Won
Fan Choice Award Nominated
Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Rude" Single of the Year Won
Don't Kill the MagicPop Album of the Year Nominated
Billboard Music AwardsMAGIC!

Top Duo/Group Nominated
"Rude" Top Radio Song Nominated
The SOCAN Awards MAGIC! International Achievement Award Won

Notes

There has been at least one significant remix of "Rude". A remix by Russian-born German producer/DJ Zedd was premiered in his set at Lollapalooza It was released on 2 September , Zedd's 25th birthday.

Zedd had said, "I'm gonna give myself a birthday present and release my remix of 'Rude' on my bday, sept 2nd!"[53] He also released official, completed full-length audio on his Soundcloud on 28 August , which garnered nearly , plays within 24 hours. While the original was still in number-one position on the Billboard Hot , there was speculation that release of the remix on mainstream music outlets online would assist the original song in maintaining its position on the chart.[54]

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