The 2013 Billboard Music Awards might be really fun for fun. The nominations were announced earlier today (April 22), and the group will compete in 11 categories, the very same number, funnily enough, as Taylor Swift and Maroon 5. Among the honors the 'We Are Young' hitmakers could walk away with are Top Artist, Top 100 Artist/Group and Top Duo/Group.
Milwaukee’s renowned Summerfest is back for another go-round, and this year's festival runs from June 26 to July 7 at the scenic Henry Maier Festival Park. More than 800 bands from all genres -- rock, country, pop, alternative, R&B reggae, etc. -- are set to perform at the 11-day bash, including the Avett Brothers, fun. and Violent Femmes.
According to the new Southwest Airlines commercial, “There are people who find their own path, chart their own course, who never stop moving forward and never, ever back down.” As we all pursue our own unique visions of the American dream, we’re encouraged to fly Southwest, the nation’s largest domestic airline. The tune featured in the ad is fun.’s smash hit ‘Some Nights.’
Pukkelpop, Belgium’s second largest annual music festival, is set to take place on Aug. 15-17 in the scenic village of Kiewit. This year’s edition boasts a lineup that includes Nine Inch Nails, fun., Alabama Shakes and many more.
Yahoo! has announced its very own festival, On the Road, a traveling live music show set to run through the U.S. and Europe this summer. Among the acts on board for the mobile shindig are fun., Frank Ocean, the Lumineers and Justin Timberlake.
The 2013 Kanrocksas Music Festival was announced earlier this year, and now the full lineup has been revealed. Back for its second go-round, the fest is set to take place at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., from June 28-29. The two-day affair boasts performances by Passion Pit, fun. and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus dozens more.
The Ottawa Bluesfest, Canada’s largest blues festival, is held each summer in the heart of downtown Ottawa. This year’s edition is set to take place from July 4-14 at the scenic LeBreton Flats Park, and the impressive lineup boasts fun., Passion Pit, Skrillex and dozens more.
The lineup of the Boston Calling festival has been announced, and fun., the National, the Shins and Of Monsters and Men are among the top-billed acts for the inaugural edition of the Beantown event, which runs May 25-26 at Boston’s City Hall Plaza.
