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Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons in 2017
Imagine Dragons in 2017
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OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Years active2008–present
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Websiteimaginedragonsmusic.com
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Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman.[1] The band first gained exposure with the release of their single "It's Time", followed by their award-winning debut studio album Night Visions (2012), which resulted in the chart-topping singles "Radioactive" and "Demons". Rolling Stone named "Radioactive", which held the record for most weeks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the "biggest rock hit of the year".[1][2][3][4] MTV called them "the year's biggest breakout band",[5] and Billboard named them their "Breakthrough Band of 2013" and "Biggest Band of 2017".[6] and placed them at the top of their "Year in Rock" rankings for 2013,[7] 2017,[8] and 2018.[9] Imagine Dragons topped the Billboard Year-End "Top Artists – Duo/Group" category in 2018.[10]

The band's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors (2015) reached number one in the US, Canada and the UK.[11][12] This was followed by their third studio album, Evolve (2017) which resulted in three chart-topping singles, "Believer", "Thunder", and "Whatever It Takes", also making them the artist with the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. The album reached the top five in many countries.[13] The band's fourth studio album Origins (2018) featured the single "Natural", which became their fifth song to top the Hot Rock Songs chart. While all four albums were commercially successful, critical reception was mixed.[14] The band released their fifth studio album Mercury – Act 1 on September 3, 2021.

Imagine Dragons has won three American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, one Grammy Award, one MTV Video Music Award and one World Music Award. In May 2014, the band was nominated for fourteen Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist of the Year and a Milestone Award, which recognizes innovation and creativity of artists across different genres. In April 2018, the band was nominated eleven more times for Billboard Music Awards.[15]

Imagine Dragons have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.[16] They were the most streamed group of 2018 on Spotify[17] and are the first rock act to have four songs, "Radioactive", "Demons", "Believer" and "Thunder", to surpass one billion streams each.[18] According to Billboard, they also have the top three rock songs of the 2010s on the US charts, "Believer", "Thunder", and "Radioactive".[19]

History[]

2008–2011: Early years[]

In 2008, lead singer Dan Reynolds met drummer Andrew Tolman at Brigham Young University, where they were both students.[20] Reynolds and Tolman recruited Andrew Beck, Dave Lemke, and Aurora Florence to play guitar, bass, and piano respectively for their band. Their name is an anagram for a phrase only known to members of the group, that Reynolds stated each member approved of.[21] The five-piece released an extended play titled Speak to Me that year, but Beck and Florence departed from the band's line-up later that year. In 2009, Tolman recruited long-time high school friend Wayne Sermon, who had graduated from Berklee College of Music to play guitar. Tolman later recruited his wife, Brittany Tolman, to sing back-up and play keys, and the band began to play shows together again. Lemke left the band later on, leading Sermon to recruit another Berklee music student, Ben McKee, to join the band as their bassist and complete the line-up.[22][23] The band garnered a large following in their hometown of Provo, Utah, before the members moved to Las Vegas, the hometown of Dan Reynolds, where the band recorded and released their first three EPs.[24]

The band released a self-titled EP Imagine Dragons on September 1, 2009 and Hell and Silence on March 10, 2010, both recorded at Battle Born Studios, in Las Vegas.[25][26][27] Six months after releasing their third EP, It's Time on March 12, 2011, they signed a record deal with Interscope Records on 18 November, 2011.[28]

They got their first big break when Train's frontman Pat Monahan fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2009. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people.[29] Local accolades including "Best CD of 2011" (Vegas SEVEN),[30] "Best Local Indie Band 2010" (Las Vegas Weekly),[31] "Las Vegas' Newest Must See Live Act" (Las Vegas CityLife),[32] Vegas Music Summit Headliner 2010,[33] and more sent the band on a positive trajectory. In November 2011 they signed with Interscope Records and began working with English Grammy Award-winning producer Alex da Kid.[34] Eventually the Tolmans left the group and Daniel Platzman was recruited in August 2011 by invitation from Ben McKee, prior to the signing of the band's label deal in November 2011, alongside keyboardist Theresa Flaminio.[35]

2012–2014: Night Visions[]

Theresa Flaminio departed from Imagine Dragons in early 2012, leaving them as a four-piece. The band worked closely with Alex da Kid, with whom they recorded their first major label release at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California. An EP entitled Continued Silence was released on Valentine's Day (February 14, 2012) digitally and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200. The band also released an EP titled Hear Me in 2012.

Shortly after, "It's Time" was released as a single and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[36] The music video debuted on April 17, 2012 on all MTV affiliates and was subsequently nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the "Best Rock Video" category.[37] "It's Time" was certified a 6 × p platinum single by the RIAA.[38]

The band finished recording their debut album Night Visions in the summer of 2012 at Studio X inside Palms Casino Resort and released the album in the United States on September 4, 2012. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales in excess of 83,000 copies, the highest charting for a debut rock album since 2006.[39] The album also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative and Rock Album charts as well as the top ten on the Australian, Austrian, Canadian, Dutch, German, Irish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Scottish, Spanish, and United Kingdom Albums charts. It won a Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album and was nominated for the Juno Award for International Album of the Year.[40] Night Visions is certified platinum in the USA by the RIAA as well as in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The album produced three tracks that reached the Billboard Top 40, four tracks in the ARIA Top 40, and five tracks charting in the UK Top 40.

The band embarked on the Night Visions Tour in 2013.

The album's second single "Radioactive" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs, Billboard Rock Songs, and Swedish singles chart and has sold more than fourteen million singles in the United States, entering the top 3 of the most selling songs digitally ever.[41] It also smashed the record of the longest running song on the Billboard Hot 100 by spending 87 weeks before being broken by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" in 2021.[42] "Radioactive" stayed at No. 1 on the Hot Rock Songs chart for a record-breaking 23 weeks and ultimately became the genre's biggest hit of 2013.[43] It peaked at No. 3, becoming their first top ten single in the United States and broke the record for the longest run into the top five. It is the best-selling rock song on the Nielsen SoundScan running list of best-selling rock songs in digital history.[44] By the end of 2013, "Radioactive" had already sold over 3 million copies.[45] Rolling Stone called it "the biggest rock hit of the year". It was also the most streamed song of 2013 on Spotify in the United States.[46] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, winning the latter of the two. The band performed a medley of "Radioactive" and "M.A.A.D City" alongside rapper Kendrick Lamar at the ceremony. A remixed version of "Radioactive", featuring a newly added verse from Lamar, was released the next day and performed on the February 1, 2014 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Third single "Demons" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Songs, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 61 weeks on it.[38][47] In 2021, RIAA declared that the song has become the band's third diamond selling song in the US.[48]

Fourth single "On Top Of The World" reached a peak of No. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also spent 20 weeks on the chart.[49]

In the US, the non-singles off the album, "Bleeding Out" and "Amsterdam" were certified platinum while "Hear Me" and "Tiptoe" were certified gold.[50]

Billboard listed them as one of "2012's Brightest New Stars" and later "The Breakout Band of 2013".[51] Imagine Dragons won the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Duo/Group, Top Hot 100 Artist, and Top Rock Artist. Amazon.com called the band their "Favorite Rock Artist of 2012".[52]

In 2013, Imagine Dragons returned to Europe and North America with the Night Visions Tour.[53] The band announced 13 additional US summer tour dates which also sold out.[54] The band then announced a North America Amphitheatre tour.[55] Pollstar listed the band in their Top 20 Concert Tours list by average box office gross despite their average ticket price being the third lowest on the list.[56]

The band released a live album, Live at Independent Records, in April 2013.[57]

2014–2016: Smoke + Mirrors[]

Imagine Dragons at Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., on the Smoke + Mirrors tour in July 2015

The idea behind the second studio album, dubbed as their "New Year's resolution",[58] was to create music and finish it when the band feels that their work is done.[59] Since the beginning of the Night Visions Tour, the band had been writing new material for an upcoming album, and, even as early as the start of the tour, had been recording demos for the album, before entering the studio.[60] By the time that they entered the studio to work on the album, they had amassed 50 demos to work from.[61]

Prior to the album's release, Imagine Dragons released a number of singles for other projects including a song for the film Transformers: Age of Extinction, called "Battle Cry" (June 2014) and song "Warriors" for the 2014 League of Legends World Championship (September 2014).[62]

On October 24, they revealed the lead single to the upcoming album, "I Bet My Life" via several visual snippets on Facebook and Instagram. It was released on October 27.[63] It was sent to US Alternative radio for ads on November 3.[64] On December 16, the band announced their second album Smoke + Mirrors, along with the release of its second single "Gold". "Shots" was released as the album's third single on January 26, 2015.

Imagine Dragons played at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles on February 5, 2015. The half-hour set included the live debut of unreleased songs "Summer" and "I'm So Sorry". On February 8, the band partnered with Target for a performance of "Shots" as part of a live commercial aired during the Grammy Awards. Smoke + Mirrors was released on February 17. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200, making it the band's first number one album. The band began a world tour in support of the album on June 3 in Portland, Oregon.

During the band's tour, Imagine Dragons released two non-album singles. "Roots" was released on August 26, 2015 and "I Was Me" on October 12, 2015 via iTunes. The band also released a cover of "I Love You All the Time" by Eagles of Death Metal on December 18, 2015, in support of the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks. The Smoke + Mirrors Tour ended on February 5, 2016 in Amsterdam. The band released a one night only concert film, Imagine Dragons In Concert: Smoke + Mirrors, in select theaters on March 2, 2016, which was later released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Following the tour, the band planned to take a hiatus. They released the soundtracks songs "Not Today from Me Before You and "Sucker for Pain" from Suicide Squad with Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign, and X Ambassadors in April and June, respectively.

2016–2020: Evolve and Origins[]

Imagine Dragons performing at Mohegan Sun during the Evolve tour in November 2017.

Imagine Dragons began recording their third studio album in September 2016. The band teased the upcoming album by posting cryptic messages on their Twitter account for the next four months. They released the song "Levitate", recorded for the film Passengers, on December 2, 2016. On January 28, 2017, the band started posting a series of videos teasing the album's first single.[65] The time-lapse videos featured lead singer Dan Reynolds drawing surreal images on a drawing pad. Morse code was hidden in the videos and translated to "objects of same color".

On February 1, 2017, Imagine Dragons released "Believer" as the lead single for their next album. "Believer" was used as part of a Super Bowl ad for the Nintendo Switch.[66] On April 27, 2017, the band released "Thunder" as the second single from their third album.[67] On May 8, 2017, Imagine Dragons announced their third studio album Evolve, as well as a new track "Whatever It Takes", which was released on the same day.[68] A tour in support for the album was also announced within the same day. The tour was held across 33 countries from September 2017 through September 2018.

Evolve was released on June 23, 2017, worldwide. The album reached the top five in most countries but was met with mixed critical reception. The album and the single "Thunder" received nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, respectively, at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. "Whatever It Takes" was released as an official single off the album a few months later on October 6, 2017.[69] The song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 2018. On February 14, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced a new single titled "Next to Me" on Twitter. The song was released as part of a re-issue of Evolve on February 21, 2018.[70]

On June 12, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced a new single in collaboration with Kygo titled "Born to Be Yours" on Twitter. The song was released on June 15, 2018.[71] In 2018, Imagine Dragons also became co-owners of esports team Rogue.[72]

On July 12, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced a new single titled "Natural" on Twitter. The song was released on July 17, 2018.[73] The song was used as the anthem for the 2018 ESPN College Football season.[74] The band concluded the Evolve tour in Tampa, Florida on August 10. On September 18, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced a new single titled "Zero", which was released the following day. It was used in the end credits of the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Ralph Breaks the Internet.[75]

On October 3, 2018, Imagine Dragons announced their fourth studio album, Origins, which was released on November 9, 2018. "Natural" and "Zero" serve as the lead singles off the album, while "Born to Be Yours" is featured on the international deluxe edition of the album. The band has described this album as a sister album to their previous work Evolve.[76] On October 31, 2018, Imagine Dragons released the third single off the album, "Machine".[77] Lastly, on November 6, 2018, Imagine Dragons released the album's fourth single, "Bad Liar".[78] Origins debuted at number two in the US, making it their fourth top five album. It reached the top ten in multiple countries, but received mixed reviews from critics.

On January 7, 2019, Imagine Dragons performed the halftime show for the 2019 College Football Championship game. The band performed "Natural", "Bad Liar", "Thunder", and a special version of "Believer" with rapper Lil Wayne. The new version of the song was released on streaming platforms the following day.[79]

In June 2019, Beat Games released a paid downloadable content (DLC) music pack for virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber, called "Imagine Dragons Music Pack", that includes ten songs by Imagine Dragons.[80][81]

On June 20, 2019, Imagine Dragons released a new version "Birds", featuring Italian singer Elisa, as the fifth and final single from Origins.[82] On July 23, 2019, an animated video for the original version of the song was released.[83]

In December 2019, Reynolds announced that he was taking a break from producing and writing music to focus on fatherhood.[84]

On January 20, 2020, the band released a music video for "Nothing Left to Say", a song from their debut album Night Visions.[85]

2021–present: Mercury – Act 1[]

On March 8, 2021, Imagine Dragons announced the release of two singles, "Follow You" and "Cutthroat", which were released on March 12.[86][87] The band began teasing their upcoming album which was executively produced by Rick Rubin. On June 29, 2021, the band announced the single "Wrecked", along with the pre-order for their fifth studio album Mercury – Act 1 a day later.[87] The song was released on July 2, 2021.[87] Mercury – Act 1 was released on September 3, along with the single "Monday". Similar to their previous work, the album was met with mixed critical reception. It debuted at number nine in the US. The album's release coincided with the announcement of a tour in support of the album.

In October, the band re-released their first three extended plays onto streaming services and digital retailers. Each EP features a previously unreleased bonus track. The band also released the single "Enemy" featuring rapper JID, as part of the soundtrack to the Netflix series Arcane, on October 29. It is the second collaboration between Imagine Dragons and League of Legends, following "Warriors".

They have since teased their sixth studio album, tentatively titled Mercury – Act 2. In January 2022, Reynolds stated that the album was "almost done" and would be released following the first leg of the Mercury Tour. The tour began on February 6 in Miami and is scheduled to conclude on July 16 in Paris. On March 11, 2022, the band released a new single titled "Bones".[88]

Musical style and influences[]

Imagine Dragons' musical style has mainly been described as electropop,[89][90][91][92] pop rock,[93][94][95] pop,[96][90] indie pop,[97][98] arena rock,[99][100] EDM,[101][102] R&B,[103] alternative rock,[104] indie rock,[105] synth-pop,[106][107] dance-pop,[108] trip hop[109] and soft rock.[92] Their music also has some influences of folk, folk-pop, drum and bass, dubstep, soul, industrial, nu-metal[110] and hip hop.[111][112][113][114]

Dan Reynolds cites Arcade Fire, Nirvana, Muse, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Coldplay, Linkin Park,[115] Harry Nilsson, and U2 as some of his and the band's artistic influences. In terms of success, Reynolds credits bands like Foster the People and Mumford & Sons for bringing alternative pop music to a new level of commercial success in recent years.[116]

Television appearances[]

TV series and movie guestings[]

The band performed an exclusive show for the sixth-season finale of the TV series Live from the Artists Den (2013).[117] On October 24, 2013, Imagine Dragons guest-starred on an episode of truTV's Impractical Jokers, where losers Joe and Sal had to perform an opening act as "Señora Lanza" at a packed concert in Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. The band members joined Murr and Q. Imagine Dragons appeared on the first episode of the 2015 series The Muppets, to perform part of the song "Roots".[118]

The band recorded the single, "Battle Cry" for Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth film in the film series.[119][120] The single was later included on the Super Deluxe Edition of the band's second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors (2015).[121]

The band composed the song "Not Today" from the soundtrack for Me Before You on April 28, 2016. The band also appears on the soundtrack for the film Suicide Squad. The song, titled "Sucker for Pain", features Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign, and X Ambassadors.[122]

The band recorded the song "Levitate" for the science fiction film Passengers. The track was released on November 28, 2016.[123]

The band recorded the song "Zero" for the movie Ralph Breaks the Internet. The song plays during the end credits of the movie. The band also has a cameo appearance in the movie as themselves watching a video that Ralph posted online.[124]

In 2021, the band recorded the song "Enemy" for the Netflix original animated series Arcane: League of Legends. Animated versions of the band members are featured in the fifth episode of the show's first season, titled "Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy".[125]

Singles promotion[]

Imagine Dragons has performed "It's Time" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2012), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2012), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2012), and Conan (2013). They performed "Radioactive" live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2012), The Late Show with David Letterman (2013), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2013), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2013), and the MTV Europe Music Awards (2013).[126] The band has performed "I Bet My Life" at the American Music Awards (2014),[127] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show[128] (2015). Imagine Dragons performed a version of "Revolution" at The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles (2014).[129] They have also performed "Shots" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2015), and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2015). They returned twice to The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017, performing "Believer" on the first visit and "Thunder" on the second time. They also performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They also performed "Believer" and "Thunder" at the New Year's Eve party 2018 in New Orleans, which was broadcast live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. In July 2018, the band returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform "Natural". They performed "Zero" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the premiere of Ralph Breaks the Internet. After the 2019-2020 hiatus, the band returned to live television by performing their new single "Follow You" at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The same song was also performed at The Ellen DeGeneres Show. They performed the next single of their new album Mercury Act 1, "Wrecked" at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Sports event performances[]

Imagine Dragons performed in Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea, at the 2014 League of Legends World Championship[130] and the halftime show at the 102nd Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia.[131] In May 2018, Imagine Dragons performed "Whatever It Takes" on the ice at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Washington Capitals and Las Vegas's new NHL team, the Vegas Golden Knights.[132]

On January 7, 2019, Imagine Dragons and Lil Wayne performed at halftime of the College Football National Championship in Santa Clara, California.[133] On June 1, 2019, Imagine Dragons performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.[134]

Other live performances[]

The band also performed on Good Morning America (2013,[135] 2015[128] and 2017), American Music Awards (2013), MTV Europe Music Awards (2013), Grammy Awards (2014), Saturday Night Live (2014), Billboard Music Awards (2014), and the MuchMusic Video Awards (2014).[136][137] They also headlined the MLB's Target All-Star Concert (2014) and the inaugural Made In America Music Festival in Los Angeles.[138] The band performed as one of the summer concert lineup for The Today Show (2015). The band collaborated with Khalid at the American Music Awards (2017). The band was one of the headliners at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada after finishing the last leg of their Evolve World Tour. They were set to perform again at the American Music Awards again the following year (2018), but had to cancel last minute due to a family emergency to one of the band members.

Philanthropy[]

Imagine Dragons performing at the 2017 Utah LoveLoud Fest dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth

In 2013, along with the family of Tyler Robinson, Imagine Dragons started a charity called the Tyler Robinson Foundation, helping young people battling cancer. Beginning in 2014, the first annual Tyler Robinson Foundation Gala was held in Las Vegas.[139] Imagine Dragons performed for "Playing It Forward" (S1 E2) to raise $100,000 for school music programs.[140] The band partnered with mtvU to help choose four Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship recipients.[141] They partnered with Do the Write Thing: National Campaign to Stop Violence for a fundraising event.[142]

Imagine Dragons performed as part of Amnesty International's "Bringing Human Rights Home" concert in Brooklyn on February 5, 2014.[143] In 2015, Imagine Dragons released the track "I Was Me" for the One4 project with all proceeds going to the UN Refugee Agency to support fleeing refugees, particularly in the Middle East.[144] Imagine Dragons also released cover track "I Love You All The Time" to benefit the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris.[145] In 2017, the band helped organize the annual LoveLoud Festival which aims to raise awareness about LGBTQ youth and benefit LGBTQ organizations such as the Trevor Project.[146]

On June 22, 2018, in collaboration with film score composer Hans Zimmer, lead singer Dan Reynolds released a single titled "Skipping Stones". The song was released to correspond with his new documentary, Believer, a film that discusses the topic of the intersection between the LGBT community and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All proceeds from the song benefit LGBTQ charities.[147]

Band members[]

Current members[]

  • Dan Reynolds – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion (2008–present)
  • Wayne Sermon – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, drums, percussion, piano, synthesizers (2009–present)
  • Ben McKee – bass, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, guitars, drums, percussion (2009–present)
  • Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitars, viola, keyboards (2011–present)

Former members[]

  • Andrew Beck – guitars, backing vocals (2008)
  • Aurora Florence – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, violin (2008)
  • Dave Lemke – bass, backing vocals (2008–2009)
  • Andrew Tolman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitars (2008–2011)
  • Brittany Tolman – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, guitars (2009–2011)
  • Theresa Flaminio – piano, keyboards, backing vocals (2011)

Timeline[]

Discography[]

Main articles: Imagine Dragons discography and list of songs recorded by Imagine Dragons

Studio albums

Awards and nominations[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Imagine Dragons

Tours[]

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