Tegan and Sara’s highly energetic song, “Everything Is Awesome,” created for The LEGO Movie, has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. Having just wrapped up a 2014 final headlining tour and dates with Katy Perry, Tegan and Sara have begun wiring the follow-up to Heartthrob. 2014 proved to be an exciting year for the pair, and this Oscar nomination is kicking the year off right!
The duo will be up against the following:
“Glory” (Selma)
“Grateful” (Beyond The Lights)
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” (Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me)
“Lost Stars” (Begin Again)
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Tegan and Sara, as well as for Shawn Patterson, who wrote the music and lyrics for the song. The 87th Academy Awards air live on Sunday, February 22nd.
Tegan and Sara are still on fire. The last year has been colossal for the sisters, with the release of their seventh studio album, Heartthrob, which marked their highest first week charting position of all time. The duo scored their first mainstream hit with “Closer” and circled the globe in support of Heartthrob. Next up, the girls are taking off to sea with Paramore as part of the Parahoy! cruise concert, then accompanying Katy Perry on the last leg of her international tour. In the meantime, they’ve just announced a run of 19 headlining dates including a stop at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom, and back-to-back nights in DC and Chicago in addition to some massive performances at slew of summer festivals.
“I Was A Fool” Official Video on YouTube
“Everything Is Awesome” Feat. The Lonely Island on YouTube
After a great first-run with “Closer,” Tegan and Sara are launching their second single from this album cycle this spring, “I Was A Fool,” the follow up to their wildly successful first single. Today, Tegan and Sara released a “Closer” EP entitled Closer Remixed – Vol. 3 with 11 new versions of the song.
The Canadian-born duo teamed up with The Lonely Island to sing the theme-song, “Everything Is Awesome”, for The LEGO® Movie, the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, which opened up this month and has been blowing up the box office. There’s also a new song performed by Tegan and Sara, “Don’t Find Another Love,” in Universal Pictures’ movie Endless Love, a romantic drama starring Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong).
On March 30th, Tegan and Sara will perform at the Canadian Juno Awards, of which they’re nominated for four! They’re also confirmed for Big Guava Music Festival in Tampa, FL, Hangout Music Fest, Suburbia Music Festival, and Firefly Festival in Dover, DE this summer.
Confirmed Tegan & Sara Tour Dates:
03/03 The Port Theatre – Nanaimo, Canada
03/04 Royal Theatre Victoria – Victoria, Canada
03/07 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/08 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/09 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/10 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/11 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/12 Revolution Live – Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/14 Coliseo De Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR
04/05 Club Skirts Dinah Shore – Palm Springs, CA
04/07 El Plaza – Mexico City, Mexico
05/03 Big Guava Music Festival – Tampa, FL
05/03-04 Suburbia Music Festival – Plano, TX
05/06 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO ^~
05/07 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY ^~
05/08 The Madison Theater – Covington, KY ^~
05/09 Canadian Music Week – Toronto, Canada
05/10 Egyptian Room at The Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN ^~
05/12 Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN ^~
05/13 Track 29 – Chattanooga, TN
05/14 Music Farm – Charleston, SC ^~
05/15 The Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA ^~
05/16 Ponte Vedra Concert Hall – Jacksonville, FL ^~
05/16-18 Hangout Music Fest – Gulf Shores, AL
05/19 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC ^~
05/20 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC ^~
05/21 9:30 Club – Washington, DC ^~
05/22 9:30 Club – Washington, DC ^~
05/25 Boston Calling Music Festival – Boston, MA
06/16 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN ^#
06/17 The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL ^#
06/18 The Vic Theatre – Chciago, IL ^#
06/19-21 Firefly Festival – Dover, DE
06/22 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT ^#
06/24 Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY ^#
06/28 Meijer Gardens Amphitheater – Grand Rapids, MI ^#
07/06 Sasquatch – Quincy, WA
09/09 Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC*
09/10 Rogers Area – Vancouver, BC*
09/12 Moda Center – Portland, OR*
09/13 Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA*
09/16 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA*
09/17 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA*
09/19 STAPLES Center – Los Angeles, CA*
09/20 STAPLES Center – Los Angeles, CA*
09/22 SAP Center – San Jose, CA*
09/23 SAP Center – San Jose, CA*
09/25 Jobing.com Arena – Glendale, AZ*
09/26 MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV*
09/29 EnergySolutions Arena – Salt lake City, UT*
09/30 Pepsi Center – Denver, CO*
10/02 American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX*
10/03 American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX*
10/05 FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN*
10/06 BOK Center – Tulsa, OK*
10/08 New Orleans Arena – New Orleans, LA*
~Let’s Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ Lucius
^Let’s Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ The Courtneys
#Let’s Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ My Midnight Heart
Tegan and Sara have been confirmed as direct support for the third leg of Katy Perry’s North American Prismatic Tour, which begins on September 9th in Vancouver, before wrapping up in New Orleans on October 8th.
Tegan and Sara will also be a part of Amnesty International’s Bringing Human Rights Home benefit concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on February 5th with The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Lauryn Hill, Tegan and Sara, The Fray and more.
The sensational duo will also be part of two upcoming movies, both out this February. Teaming up with The Lonely Island, Tegan & Sara have brought to life “Everything Is Awesome,” the theme song for the forthcoming The LEGO® Movie; the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, opening in theaters February 7, 2014.
Now for the more mature audience, Tegan and Sara perform “Don’t Find Another Love,” will be featured in Universal Pictures’ upcoming feature, Endless Love, a romantic drama starring Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers), directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong). The film hits theatres February 14th, 2014. The previously unreleased track is featured on an impressive indie soundtrack, which also features NONONO, The Bird and The Bee featuring Matt Berninger, Guards, Echosmith, and Tanlines.
A full list of upcoming tour dates is below. They will be joining Paramore’s fan-cruise in March as part of Parahoy!, as well as join Katy Perry on the latter leg of her tour through September to October. The girls are also confirmed for Big Guava Music Festival in Tampa, FL, Hangout Music Fest, Suburbia Music Festival, and Firefly Festival in Dover, DE this summer. More tour news coming soon.
Confirmed Tegan & Sara Tour Dates:
02/05 Amnesty International’s Bringing Human Rights Home – Brooklyn, NY
03/08 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas 03/09 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas 03/10 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas 03/11 Parahoy – Berry Islands, Bahamas 03/14 Coliseo De Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR 04/05 Club Skirts Dinah Shore – Palm Springs, CA
05/02-04 Big Guava Music Festival – Tampa, FL
05/03-04 Suburbia Music Festival – Plano, TX 05/16/18 Hangout Music Fest – Gulf Shores, AL
06/19-21 Firefly Festival – Dover, DE
09/09 Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC* 09/12 Moda Center – Portland, OR* 09/13 Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA* 09/16 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA* 09/19 STAPLES Center – Los Angeles, CA* 09/22 SAP Center – San Jose, CA* 09/25 Jobing.com Arena – Glendale, AZ* 09/26 MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV* 09/29 EnergySolutions Arena – Salt lake City, UT* 09/30 Pepsi Center – Denver, CO* 10/02 American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX* 10/05 FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN* 10/06 BOK Center – Tulsa, OK* 10/08 New Orleans Arena – New Orleans, LA*
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