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The Chainsmokers
Electronic DJ and production duo, and founders of Mantis VC.
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The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo composed of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. They gained initial recognition by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists before achieving a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie." The duo has since released five studio albums, with their debut album, *Memories...Do Not Open*, topping the US Billboard 200 chart. They have received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award, and were recognized by Forbes in 2019 as the highest-paid DJs. Beyond music, The Chainsmokers have ventured into venture capital, establishing their investment firm Mantis VC and focusing on areas like Deep Tech, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. They have detailed their journey of converting influence within the Attention and Creator Economies into institutional power in Venture Capital, inspired by successful founders and emphasizing rigorous execution to translate cultural fame into wealth.
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The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top-20 single in several countries. They have won a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards. According to Forbes' 2019 list of highest-paid celebrities, the Chainsmokers were the highest-paid DJs, dethroning Calvin Harris after six years. Their debut EP, Bouquet, was released in October 2015 and featured the single "Roses", which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Let Me Down", featuring American singer Daya, became their first top-five single on the Billboard chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th awards ceremony. Their single "Closer", featuring American singer-songwriter Halsey, became their first number-one single on the Billboard chart. The duo's second EP, Collage, was released in November 2016. Their debut studio album, Memories...Do Not Open, was released in April 2017 and topped the US Billboard 200 chart, with two singles "Paris" and "Something Just Like This" reaching the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their second album, Sick Boy, was released in December 2018. Their third studio album, World War Joy, was released in December 2019 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. So Far So Good, their fourth studio album, was released on May 13, 2022. Their fifth studio album, Summertime Friends, followed on October 20, 2023. In 2024, the duo released their third EP, No Hard Feelings.
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The Chainsmokers in 2024L–R: Alex Pall, Drew Taggart Edit this at Wikidata The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie "Selfie (song)")", which became a top-20 single in several countries. They have won a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards. According to Forbes' 2019 list of highest-paid celebrities, the Chainsmokers were the highest-paid DJs, dethroning Calvin Harris after six years. [...] The Chainsmokers were initially made up of Pall and former DJ Rhett Bixler. The Chainsmokers were re-formed as an EDM DJ duo in 2012 under the management of Adam Alpert in New York City. Pall attended New York University for art history and music business while Taggart had been attending Syracuse University and was an intern at Interscope Records before the two met. Taggart had taken an interest in being a DJ and released some original songs on the website SoundCloud. Taggart was informed by someone working for Alpert that a duo, which was being managed by Alpert, had an open spot after Bixler left, which prompted Taggart to leave Maine in order to go to New York City. Pall, who had grown up as a DJ and had been working at an art gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan at the time, was introduced [...] On May 18, 2015, the Chainsmokers released the single "Good Intentions". Their follow-up single "Roses "Roses (The Chainsmokers song)")", released one month later on June 16, became a commercial success and has been certified multiplatinum in several countries, including the duo's native United States where it reached the top 10 of the Billboard chart. Further singles included "Waterbed", a collaboration with Dutch DJ Tiësto entitled "Split (Only U)", and "Until You Were Gone "Until You Were Gone (The Chainsmokers and Tritonal song)")" which was released on September 18, 2015. These songs, except "Split (Only U)", were featured on the group's debut EP, Bouquet "Bouquet (EP)"), which was released on October 23, 2015. A week later, the song "New York City "New York City (The Chainsmokers
- The Chainsmokers | Spotify
The Chainsmokers, comprised of Drew Taggart & Alex Pall, have consistently elevated popular music by ceaselessly challenging it. The GRAMMY®Award-winning RIAA Diamond-certified duo have broken boundaries between pop, indie, electronic, alternative, and rock, delivering some of the biggest songs in the world, hosting a historic multi-year Las Vegas residency, packing arenas across continents, and selling tens of millions of singles. Their catalog has sold over 118 million records globally and includes three Diamond singles including the Billboard Hot 100 #1 “Closer” [feat. Halsey],“Something Just Like This” [with Coldplay] and “Don’t Let Me Down” [feat. Daya], which earned a GRAMMY®Award for“Best Dance Recording.”“Closer” is one of the most-streamed songs in Spotify history. Their 2017 [...] of the most-streamed songs in Spotify history. Their 2017 debut album,Memories…Do Not Open, premiered at #1 on the Billboard 200, followed by gold-certified albums Sick Boy and World War Joy. They returned with 2022’s So Far So Good, their fourth #1 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. In 2024, they released the acclaimed EP No Hard Feelings, and in 2025 continued their streak with “Addicted” ft.Zerb & Ink and “Don’t Lie” with Kim Petras followed by their EP, Breathe. They returned in 2026 with their Love is Kind EP, a project with Oaks (Winona Oak – who they worked with on their single “Hope” in 2018. The Chainsmokers continue to evolve as musicians and songwriters, bringing popular music with them into the future. [...] Skip to main content Oct 1 ### Austin The Chainsmokers Thu 9:00 PM The Concourse Project Oct 2 ### Austin Austin City Limits Music Festival - Weekend One Fri 12:00 PM Zilker Park Oct 9 ### Austin Austin City Limits Music Festival - Weekend Two Fri 12:00 PM Zilker Park Oct 10 ### Carpinteria The Chainsmokers, Kygo, T-Pain, Zedd, The All-American Rejects, Loud Luxury, Frank Walker, Myles O'Neal, natalie jinju Sat 3:00 PM Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club Dec 18 ### Mumbai Sebastian Ingrosso, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake Fri 2:00 PM Mahalaxmi Race Course: Mumbai ## About #61 in the world 52,968,653 monthly listeners
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AboutImage 7817,307,175,737 views Grammy Award-winning and Billboard Chart topping artist/producer duo, The Chainsmokers, have evolved into a dominating musical force with a diverse repertoire of songs that have led them to become one of music’s hottest recording artists. Comprised of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, their signature sound deftly reaches across pop, indie, electronic, alternative, and rock realms.They have set the tempo for culture and proven inescapable, delivering some of the biggest songs in the world, hosting a historic multi-year Las Vegas residency, packing arenas on multiple continents, and selling tens of millions of singles along the way. Thus far, they have scored three Diamond singles, namely the Billboard Hot 100 #1 “Closer” [feat. Halsey], “Something Just Like [...] Hot 100 #1 “Closer” [feat. Halsey], “Something Just Like This” [with Coldplay], and “Don’t Let Me Down” [feat. Daya]. The latter garnered a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Dance Recording.” As cultural arbiters and tastemakers, they’ve also fueled crossover success for collaborators as diverse as Lennon Stella (on “Takeaway” with Illenium) and Kelsea Ballerini (on “This Feeling”). The Chainsmokers continue to evolve as musicians and songwriters, bringing popular music with them into the future.Grammy Award-winning and Billboard Chart topping artist/producer duo, The Chainsmokers, have evolved into a dominating musical force with a diverse repertoire of songs that have led them to become one of music’s hottest recording artists. Comprised of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, their signature sound deftly [...] of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, their signature sound deftly reaches across pop, indie, electronic, alternative, and rock realms.They have set the tempo for culture and proven inescapable, delivering some of the biggest songs in the world, hosting a historic multi-year Las Vegas residency, packing arenas on multiple continents, and selling tens of millions of singles along the way. Thus far, they have scored three Diamond singles, namely the Billboard Hot 100 #1 “Closer” [feat. Halsey], “Something Just Like This” [with Coldplay], and “Don’t Let Me Down” [feat. Daya]. The latter garnered a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Dance Recording.” As cultural arbiters and tastemakers, they’ve also fueled crossover success for collaborators as diverse as Lennon Stella (on “Takeaway” with Illenium) and Kelsea
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The GRAMMY® Award-winning RIAA Diamond-certified duo-Drew Taggart and Alex Pall-have broken boundaries between pop, indie, electronic, alternative, and rock. By
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