Lukas Graham Performs 'Mama Said' on Conan / Earns MTV VMA Nod for Best New Artist

By: Jul. 29, 2016
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Lukas Graham have earned a well-deserved nomination for Best New Artist at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Voting is now live at www.mtv.com/vma/vote, and will remain open until the show is broadcast live from New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The nomination is the latest milestone for the Danish quartet, whose debut single "7 Years" is Certified Triple Platinum. Yesterday, the band was presented with Triple Platinum plaques for "7 Years" at the Warner Bros. Records headquarters in Burbank, CA.

Lukas Graham's new single "Mama Said" is well on its way to matching the success of "7 Years." entering the Top 20 chart at Hot AC, and Top 25 at Top 40, with over 85 million streams on Spotify and over 33 million views on the official video. The band performed the song on CONAN last night and on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON last week.

Watch Lukas Graham perform "Mama Said" on Conan:

Watch the official "Mama Said" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdAkYCyCZv8

Led by vocalist and songwriter Lukas Forchhammer, Lukas Graham has solidified their status as the breakout act of 2016. Their hit single "7 Years," has topped the charts around the world, reaching the #1 spot on both Top 40 and Hot AC radio and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, with over 500 million Spotify streams and counting.
Lukas Graham's self-titled debut album has received overwhelming critical acclaim since its April 1 release from the likes of Billboard, Rolling Stone, People, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times. The band is gearing up for their second North American headline tour starting in Vancouver, November 10, and going through February 1. All tickets for the tour are available now at http://www.lukasgraham.com/tour .
Lukas Graham Tour Dates
November 10 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
November 11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
November 13 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
November 15 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
November 16 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
November 18 Las Vegas, NV The Foundry at SLS
November 19 San Diego, CA House of Blues
November 21 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
January 9 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
January 10 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
January 12 Houston, TX House of Blues
January 13 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theater
January 14 Dallas, TX House of Blues
January 16 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
January 17 Chicago, IL House of Blues
January 18 Saint Paul, MN The Myth
January 20 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
January 21 Louisville, KY The Louisville Palace Theater
January 22 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
January 24 Detroit, MI Fillmore Detroit
January 25 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
January 27 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
January 28 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
January 29 Boston, MA House of Blues
January 31 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
February 1 Wallingford, CT The Dome at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater
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