In the 2010s, The Chainsmokers were the EDM duo that everybody was once talking about. The pair, which consists of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart, made their mark in the industry through remixing standard indie songs. They scored hit after hit, including "Closer" with Halsey, Daya-powered "Don't Let Me Down," Phoebe Ryan-featured "All We Know," "Paris," and extra. At one point in their profession, they even dethroned Calvin Harris as the highest-paid DJs after six years, in accordance to Forbes 2019 list.
However, things haven't all the time been easy for The Chainsmokers. They've discovered themselves at the center of controversy over plagiarism and their problematic remarks about those that'd come before them in the game. Here's went mistaken with The Chainsmokers, and what the long term will have in store for them.
6 Did The Chainsmokers Copy Twenty One Pilots
In 2018, the internet had a strong reaction over The Chainsmokers' then-latest singles, "Sick Boy" and "Everybody Hates Me." Fans noticed that the first unmarried of the duo's 2nd album has some "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots vibes to it, and that's the reason no longer the simplest time. Their 'World War Joy' excursion set additionally, arguably, boasts the identical setup as Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun's 'Bandito' excursion in 2018: burning cars, pyrotechnics, and general advanced level works. Alex Pall even has a "Fake You Out" tattoo inked on his lower proper forearm, showcasing the lyrics, "Our brains are sick, but that's okay."
5 The Chainsmokers' Questionable Remarks
It's arduous to stay a cool head when your songs are playing on almost each nook of the nation. The narrative grew to become the other way up for The Chainsmokers after their 2016 duvet story for Billboard sparked controversy.
"Only Justin Bieber and Drake can hold a candle to what we’ve done," Drew said, bragging about bagging extra most sensible 10 cuts than any person but the two artists. "Now we’re influencing the industry, putting out songs everyone copies."
A 12 months later, the pair attempted to set issues directly throughout every other interview, however sadly, the injury is completed. In their own phrases, "I hope people can walk away from this article with a deeper sense of our purpose as artists and our true characters. We’re in this gray area where people are like, ‘I don’t get it, are these guys a**holes or not?’ I promise you, we’re not a**holes."
4 When The Chainsmokers Dissed Lady Gaga
If there is an unwritten rule in the tune business, it is to by no means diss any individual who has been in the game longer than you. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, the two DJs didn't even filter their mouths from dissing Lady Gaga's "Perfect Illusion" single. They also apparently dropped a subliminal hit at Rihanna, who they requested to collaborate with on "Don't Let Me Down" however she declined, pronouncing, "Young unknown artists have this hunger — they're willing to work really hard."
The Chainsmokers, then, attempted to downplay their remarks, mentioning that the remark was once taken out of content. They apologized on the Howard Stern Show, "That was a lesson on my part for a lot of reasons. I’m 32 now, and no one’s given a s**t what I’ve said for 30 years of my life, not a single f**k has been given." But, once more, the damage is completed, and it seems like the "annoying frat duos" label would stick with the boys eternally.
3 The Chainsmokers' Last Two Albums Weren't Doing So Good
The Chainsmokers launched their debut album, Memories...Do Not Open, to a good welcome. It debuted atop the Billboard 2 hundred chart with 221,000 album-equivalent devices and had its platinum certification five months later. However, the next two albums, Sick Boy (2018) and World War Joy (2019), didn't do as well as their debut. Despite its star-studded options in the latter from Kygo, Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, 5 Seconds of Summer, and extra, World War Joy just didn't arrange to re-capture the magic they once had.
2 The Chainsmokers' Social Media Break
Drew and Alex took to social media to announce their transient hiatus from the platform, declaring that they might been in album mode and would go back when the time used to be proper.
"We are going to be taking some time to create our next chapter in music. We have never been more inspired and are already hard at work on TCS4 but we are going to be taking a break from social media (minus a few obligations) to give it the attention it needs," the full announcement reads.
1 What's Next For The Chainsmokers?
So, what's subsequent for The Chainsmokers? Are they again for excellent for an upcoming, extra self-retrospective album? This year in January, they released their comeback single from their drawing close TCS4 album, "High," and it controlled to input the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The EDM bros have undoubtedly tasted each the bitter and the candy facet of fame and learned from their previous rookie errors.
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