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Peace Is The Mission, the new album from electronic music group Major Lazer, will be released on June 1st, 2015, via Mad Decent.
Major Lazer is the dancehall and reggae-inspired project comprised of DJs Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In addition to being the group’s name, Major Lazer, is also the name of their fictional Jamaican ex-commando frontman.
This new album, Peace Is The Mission, is the group’s third release. It follows 2009’s Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do and Free The Universe, which was released in 2013. Both of the previous Major Lazer releases have received widespread critical acclaim, and these releases opened doors for the group to collaborate with Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, amongst many others.
In March, Diplo and the dancehall and reggae-inspired group released the upcoming album’s first single, “Lean On,” a collaboration with Danish electro-pop singer MØ and DJ Snake. The lead single is in rotation on pop radio stations, has been streamed online worldwide 278 million times, and is sitting near number 30 in the musical charts, while continuing to climb. And, ““Lean On” is currently #1 worldwide on Shazam and #2 on global Spotify charts—for the past four weeks—making it Spotify’s most-streamed independent release ever,” according to a press release.
Peace Is The Mission is available for pre-order on iTunes. Those who choose to pre-order the album will receive instant downloads of “Lean On,” “Roll the Bass,” “Night Riders” and “Too Original.”
On June 3rd, just days after Peace Is The Mission’s release, Major Lazer will play a show in Las Vegas, N.V., that will launch their summer world tour. After a selection of dates at festivals in the American South and Southwest, the group will head to Europe, but will jet back and fourth for the remainder of the summer, as they will play at select Mad Decent Block Party dates in the U.S. Then, in October, Major Lazer will headline a number of European dates, before taking part in their label’s annual Mad Decent Boat Party cruise in November. Check out a full listing of currently announced dates, below.
Additionally, Major Lazer launched the first season of an animated series that centers around their fictional ex-commando frontman. It premiered on FXX in April 2015, and this season features appearances from Aziz Ansari, Andy Samberg, Tiësto, RiFF RAFF, Charli XCX, Ezra Koenig, and Trinidad James, according to a press release.
Lastly, mark your calendars, as Major Lazer will be performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, on June 24th, 2015.
Peace Is The Mission Tracklisting
1. Be Together ft. Wild Belle
2. Too Original ft. Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell
3. Blaze Up The Fire ft. Chronixx
4. Lean On ft. MØ & DJ Snake
5. Powerful ft. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley
6. Light It Up ft. Nyla
7. Roll the Bass
8. Night Riders ft. Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz, Pusha T & Mad Cobra
9. All My Love ft. Ariana Grande & Machel Montano (Remix)
Major Lazer Summer/Fall World Tour 2015
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[Dates marked with an * are Mad Decent Block Party events.]
June 03: Las Vegas, NV – Surrender
June 06: Ozark, AR – Wakarusa
June 07: Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Fest
June 14: Las Vegas, NV – XS
June 18: Las Vegas, NV – Encore Beach Club
June 26: Odense, Denmark – Tinderbox Festival
June 27: Norrkobing, Sweden – Bravalla Festival
July 02: Warsaw, Poland – Open’er Festival
July 03: London, UK – Wireless Festival
July 04: Belfort, FR – Eurockeennes Festival
July 12: Las Vegas, NV – XS
July 29: Hamilton, Bermuda – Cup Match Summer Splash
July 31: Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park*
August 01: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live*
August 07: Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing*
August 8: Brooklyn, NY – MCU Park*
August 14: Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
August 15: Budapest, Hungary – Sziget Festival
August 16: Gallipoli, IT – Day Off Music Festival
August 17: Benicassim, ES – Sun Splash Festival
August 20: St. Poelten, AT – Frequency Festival
August 21: Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
August 23: Biddinghuizen, NL – Lowlands Festival
August 28: Nashville, TN – Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater*
August 29: Toronto, ON – Fort York Garrison Commons*
August 30: Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater*
September 04: Calgary, AB – Shaw Millennium Park*
September 06: Vancouver, BC – PNE Amphitheater*
September 11: Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater UC Berkeley*
September 12: Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater*
September 13: San Diego, CA – LED*
September 18: Phoenix, AZ – Rawhide*
September 19: Los Angeles, CA – LA Center Studios*
September 25-27: Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival
September 26: Chicago, IL – TBA*
October 01: Paris, France – Olympia
October 02: Brussels, Belgium – Palais 12
October 03: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
October 07: Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
October 08: Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
October 09: Copenhagen, Denmark – The Forum
October 10: Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
October 14: Birmingham, UK – Birmingham Academy
October 15: Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Academy
October 16: Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
October 17: London, UK – Alexandra Palace
November 11-15: Miami, FL to Cozumel, Mexico – Mad Decent Boat Party
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