MAGIC!
Magic! is a Canadian reggae fusion band from Toronto. Based in Los Angeles, the band comprises lead vocalist, guitarist/producer Nasri Atweh, guitarist/keyboardist Mark “Pelli” Pellizzer, and bassist Ben Spivak. Active since 2012, the band is signed with Latium, Sony, and RCA Records, releasing their debut studio album Don’t Kill the Magic in 2014, their second studio album Primary Colours in 2016, and their third studio album Expectations in 2018. 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.
Magic!’s debut single “Rude” was released on October 12, 2013, peaking at #6 on the Canadian Hot 100 and also proved a great international success, topping charts in the US, United Kingdom and peaking within the Top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands, & Sweden. “Don’t Kill the Magic” was released as the second single from the album on April 4, 2014, peaking at #22 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #53 in Australia. The band released their debut album Don’t Kill the Magic on June 30, 2014, peaked to #5 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #6 on the Billboard 200. On October 7, 2014, “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), peaked at #20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Magic! was among the performers at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards held on November 20, 2014. On November 23, 2014, Wyclef Jean and Magic! performed together at the 42nd American Music Awards. From February until June 2015, Magic! opened for Maroon 5 in North America and Europe on their Maroon V Tour. The band also had additional solo gigs. In March 2015, 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 2015, “No Way No” was released as a single. It peaked at number 23 in Canada. The official video had been uploaded on YouTube since March 2, 2015. On June 13, 2015, the band was part of the line-up at the Pinkpop Festival. On June 22, 2015, Magic! was awarded the International Achievement Award by SOCAN at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto. On July 1, 2015, Magic! performed at Canada Day in Ottawa, and later performed at the Coca-Cola Stage at the Calgary Stampede on July 12, 2015.
On July 17, 2015, Magic! released a new single, “SundayFunday”; this ended up being a non-album single. On March 25, 2016, 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, 2016, 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, 2016, 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, 2016. On July 2, Magic! released a special version of their song “No Regrets” in memory of the victims of the shooting on June 12, 2016, at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. On March 10, 2017, they released a new collaboration with Matoma and D.R.A.M. called “Girl at Coachella” on digital and streaming services. In October, they premiered their new single “Darts in the Dark.” 2018–21: Expectations. After some touring, they released a new single called “Kiss Me” on June 8, 2018. Their third studio album Expectations was released in September 2018. 2022–present: Inner Love Energy. In September 2022, they released their first single since 2018 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 2024.
Collaborations: Magic! is featured on Shakira’s “Cut Me Deep”, a track from her self-titled album, released in March 2014 and on a track on One Love, One Rhythm, the official 2014 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.
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