It’s easy to see why some people resent Hanson. They were the first teen act of the decade to sell millions of records. (The New Kids on the Block began in the Eighties.) Major labels (again) realized the potential in selling records to tween girls; they had been overlooking them for years. It wasn’t long until the Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, Britney Spears and tons of others were all over the radio. That said, it’s a little unfair to blame Hanson for that. They weren’t assembled by some Svengali and 40-year-old Swedish men didn’t write their songs. They were brothers who wrote their own material and made it very, very, very big. They also looked like girls, and “MMMBop” became very annoying after you heard it 10 million times. Many grew to hate them, and that feeling lingers to this day. The group has survived, though. Many of the original fans are still obsessed with them, and they still make a healthy living on the road.

NEW ALBUM, ANTHEM, TO BE RELEASED JUNE 18 MSN CANADA HOSTS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE CANADIAN TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 2 IN VANCOUVER

Toronto, ON – Pop-Rock trio HANSON are excited to announce the release of their new album and world tour. Titled ANTHEM (3CG Records), the new record will be released on June 18. The ANTHEM WORLD TOUR begins July 18 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and makes its way throughout Canada beginning October 2 in Vancouver and ending in Moncton, New Brunswick on November 17.

The infectious new single “Get The Girl Back,” which features the band’s signature soulful Pop-Rock sound, will be introduced to Canadian fans through the buzzworthy music video featuring Kat Dennings (Two Broke Girls) and Nikki Reed (Twilight/Thirteen). The video is a narrative tale that features the band performing in a packed club, backed by an old-school brass section that accentuates the retro aesthetic of the song. In the U.S., “Get The Girl Back” premiered online on VH1.com on April 4, and on-air on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown on April 6. HANSON also performed the single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 9. Today, MSN Canada is hosting the Canadian premiere of the video. Watch the video here.

ANTHEM was produced and written by the band and was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. It features a more guitar-driven sound, pulling from a series of harder hitting Rock and R&B influences from James Brown to early Michael Jackson, and AC/DC.

2013 marks the 21^st anniversary of HANSON, which will be celebrated on June 17 with two sold out shows at Irving Plaza in New York. The band has been nominated for multiple Grammys, released five studio albums, spawning a string of hit singles, including their 1997 #1 smash “MMMbop” and have sold over 16 million albums worldwide.

ANTHEM WORLD TOUR – Canadian Tour Dates:

Wednesday Oct 2, 2013                 Vogue Theatre                            Vancouver, BC          Friday Oct 4, 2013                          Casino Regina                            Regina, SK Saturday Oct 5, 2013                      Deerfoot Casino                         Calgary, AB         Monday Oct 7, 2013                        Festival Place                            Sherwood Park, AB Tuesday Oct 8, 2013                       Odeon Event Center                  Saskatoon, SK Wednesday Oct 9, 2013                  McPhillips Station Casino          Winnipeg, MB Thursday Oct 10, 2013                    McPhillips Station Casino          Winnipeg, MB Saturday Nov 9, 2013                      Danforth Music Hall                   Toronto, ON Sunday Nov 10, 2013                      Corona Theatre                          Montreal, QC Tuesday Nov 12, 2013                    The Playhouse                           Fredericton, NB Thursday Nov 14, 2013                   Casino Nova Scotia                   Halifax, NS Friday Nov 15, 2013                        Casino Nova Scotia                   Halifax, NS Saturday Nov 16, 2013                    Harbourfront Theatre                Summerside, PEI Sunday Nov 17, 2013                      Casino New Brunswick             Moncton, NB