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Hanson are MMMBack (sorry), announcing today (April 1) their big plans for 2013: for the trio’s 21st anniversary, they’re releasing their ninth album, Anthem, on June 18 and they’ll hit the road for a world tour the following month. That’s not all: lead single “Get the Girl Back” is getting a music video starring Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls) and Nikki Reed (Twilight), and it’ll premiere Thursday (!) on VH1.com. Based on the above single artwork and the fact that the video will feature “an old-school brass section,” it appears they are channeling Justin Timberlake‘s suit-and-tie shit. (Side note: anyone musician who wears a tuxedo this year will be compared to JT.)

This is almost too much to process — comeback videos from Jonas Brothers and the Hanson brothers in the same week?! April’s shaping up to be a good month. Read on to see the band’s tweet with the announcement as well as the list of dates for the first leg of the Anthem tour. Head to Hanson’s official site for ticket information.

New album, new tour,new site,new single all announced!! 2013 is the year of ANTHEM.Hanson.net

— HANSON (@hansonmusic) April 1, 2013

Hanson’s Anthem World Tour July 18 — Buenos Aires, AR (Vorterix) July 20 — Rio De Janeiro, BR (Citibank Hall) July 21 — Sao Paulo, BR (Credicard Hall) August 31 — Boston, MA (House of Blues) September 1 — Long Island, NY (Paramount) September 4 — Richmond, VA (The National) September 8 — Atlanta, GA (Variety Playhouse) September 9 — Birmingham, AL (Workplay Theatre) September 10 — Nashville, TN (Wildhorse Saloon) September 11 — Memphis, TN (Minglewood Hall) September 12 — New Orleans, LA (House of Blues) September 15 — Austin, TX (Antones) September 16 — Dallas, TX (House of Blues) September 17 — Albuquerque, NM (Kimo Theater) September 18 — Denver, CO (Bluebird) September 20 — Salt Lake City, UT (The Depot) September 21 — Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Country Club) September 22 — Tucson, AZ (Rialto) September 24 — San Diego, CA (House of Blues) September 25 — Anaheim, CA (House of Blues) September 26 — Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues) September 28 — Portland, OR (Aladdin) September 30 — Seattle, WA (Neumos) October 2 — Vancouver, BC (Vogue Theatre) October 4 — Regina, SK (Casino) October 5 — Calgary, AB (Deerfoot Casino) October 7 — Sherwood Park, AB (Festival Place) October 8 — Saskatoon, SK (Odeon Event Center) October 9 — Winnipeg, MB (McPhillips Station Casino) October 10 — Winnipeg, MB (McPhillips Station Casino) October 12 — Milwaukee, WI (Pabst Theater) October 13 — Chicago, IL (House of Blues) October 14 — Chicago, IL (House of Blues) October 15 — Lawrence, KS (The Granada) October 17 — St Louis, MO (The Pageant) October 18 — Cincinnati, OH (Bogarts) October 19 — Cleveland, OH (House of Blues) October 20 — Detroit, MI (Crofoot) November 7 — Philadelphia PA (TLA) November 8 — Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Music Hall) November 9 — Toronto, ON (Danforth Music Hall) November 10 — Montreal, QC (Corona Theatre) November 12 — Fredericton, NB (The Playhouse) November 14 — Halifax, NS (Casino Nova Scotia) November 15 — Halifax, NS (Casino Nova Scotia) November 16 — Summerside, PEI (Harbourfront Theatre) November 17 — Moncton, NB (Casino) November 20 — Charlotte, NC (Amos)

Global Grind

Is this an April Fool’s joke? Nope! Hanson is making their comeback!

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The three brothers – Isaac, Taylor, and  Zac – who first gained notoriety in 1997, and gave the world  “MMMbop,” are ready to give fans new music, of course with a more grown-up  sound.

Set to drop this Thursday on VH1, is the premiere of their lead single “Get  The Girl Back” from their upcoming album Anthem.

And that’s not all you can expect from the guys!

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They’re embarking on a world tour this summer as well.

Still in awe, because we knew April would bring showers, but who knew this  month would also mean the return of Hanson!

Anthem releases June 18th.

Check out their list of tour dates down below!

• July 18 — Buenos Aires, AR (Vorterix)
• July 20 — Rio De Janeiro, BR (Citibank Hall)
• July 21 — Sao Paulo, BR (Credicard Hall)
• August 31 — Boston, MA (House of Blues)
• September 1 — Long Island, NY (Paramount)
• September 4 — Richmond, VA (The National)
• September 8 — Atlanta, GA (Variety Playhouse)
• September 9 — Birmingham, AL (Workplay Theatre)
• September 10 — Nashville, TN (Wildhorse Saloon)
• September 11 — Memphis, TN (Minglewood Hall)
• September 12 — New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
• September 15 — Austin, TX (Antones)
• September 16 — Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
• September 17 — Albuquerque, NM (Kimo Theater)
• September 18 — Denver, CO (Bluebird)
• September 20 — Salt Lake City, UT (The Depot)
• September 21 — Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Country Club)
• September 22 — Tucson, AZ (Rialto)
• September 24 — San Diego, CA (House of Blues)
• September 25 — Anaheim, CA (House of Blues)
• September 26 — Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
• September 28 — Portland, OR (Aladdin)
• September 30 — Seattle, WA (Neumos)
• October 2 — Vancouver, BC (Vogue Theatre)
• October 4 — Regina, SK (Casino)
• October 5 — Calgary, AB (Deerfoot Casino)
• October 7 — Sherwood Park, AB (Festival Place)
• October 8 — Saskatoon, SK (Odeon Event Center)
• October 9 — Winnipeg, MB (McPhillips Station Casino)
• October 10 — Winnipeg, MB (McPhillips Station Casino)
• October 12 — Milwaukee, WI (Pabst Theater)
• October 13 — Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
• October 14 — Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
• October 15 — Lawrence, KS (The Granada)
• October 17 — St Louis, MO (The Pageant)
• October 18 — Cincinnati, OH (Bogarts)
• October 19 — Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
• October 20 — Detroit, MI (Crofoot)
• November 7 — Philadelphia PA (TLA)
• November 8 — Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Music Hall)
• November 9 — Toronto, ON (Danforth Music Hall)
• November 10 — Montreal, QC (Corona Theatre)
• November 12 — Fredericton, NB (The Playhouse)
• November 14 — Halifax, NS (Casino Nova Scotia)
• November 15 — Halifax, NS (Casino Nova Scotia)
• November 16 — Summerside, PEI (Harbourfront Theatre)
• November 17 — Moncton, NB (Casino)
• November 20 — Charlotte, NC (Amos)

Read more: http://globalgrind.com/music/hanson-return-music-new-album-tour-details#ixzz2PFACWupd

HANSON ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, TO BE RELEASED JUNE 18

WORLD TOUR, ALBUM PRESALE, SINGLE RELEASE ON APRIL 9

ITUNES PRESALE FOR NEW SINGLE ‘GET THE GIRL BACK’ STARTS APRIL 1st

VIDEO TO DEBUT ON VH1 ON APRIL 6TH

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO CONFIRMED FOR APRIL 9TH

April 1, 2013 – NEW YORK – Pop-Rock trio HANSON are excited to announce the release of their new album and world tour. Titled ANTHEM, the new record will be released on June 18th. The North & South American leg of the ANTHEM WORLD TOUR begins July 18th in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ends November 20th in Charlotte, NC. Tour dates are below.

On April 9th the band will release their debut single, “Get the Girl Back”, along with the presale of the highly anticipated album, and the onsale of the North and South American leg of their World Tour including deluxe album and ticket bundles. Pre-orders for the single and music video are available on iTunes starting today. The rest of the band’s international tour schedule and album release dates are set to be announced in May.

The infectious new single “Get the Girl Back”, which features the band’s signature soulful pop-rock sound, will be introduced to fans through the buzzworthy music video featuring Kat Dennings (Two Broke Girls) and Nikki Reed (Twilight/Thirteen). The video is set to premiere online on VH1.com on April 4th, and on-air on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown on April 6th. HANSON will perform on the tonight show with Jay Leno on April 9th.

The video is a narrative tale which features the band performing in a packed club backed by an old-school brass section that accentuates the retro aesthetic of the song.  ANTHEM was produced and written by the band and was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. It features 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 21st anniversary of HANSON.  They have 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.

Pop Goes The Charts

Quite a few of you recently have been searching my blog for this new song from our favorite Mmmboppers, Hanson, probably because I’ve been listing it in consideration for my personal chart for a couple of weeks now. So, I’m glad you found it and welcome, of course! It should make it into my Top 10 Next In Line in the next few weeks and then we’ll see if it’s strong enough to make my top 40. For now, here’s a look back at the tremendous trio and their past releases, as well as their new one. If you haven’t heard it yet, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the results.

As we know, the bodacious brothers that comprise the group are Isaac, Taylor and Zac. After performing together for some time, they signed to Mercury Records and released Middle Of Nowhere in 1997. They shined with their huge summer hit, “Mmmbop”, which spent nine weeks at #1 on the airplay chart. The album eventually rose to #2 and went 4X Platinum. The three followup releases to it were largely overshadowed by that massive song, which continued to secure airplay during the rest of the year. They were: “Where’s The Love?”, which quickly rose to #6 (but spent a paltry 12 weeks in the top 40), “I Will Come To You”, a ballad, which went to #17, and “Weird”, arguably their most mature release of the era, which only managed to climb to #32. Only “Mmmbop” and “Come” were issued with physical CD singles at a time when airplay-only songs couldn’t make the Hot 100, and both went top ten on that survey. A Christmas album, Snowed In, was released in November 1997.

Due to a label restructuring in 1998, Hanson were transferred to Island Records and issued This Time Around in 2000. Reaction was mixed, though many complimented the band’s sound adjustment from bubblegum pop to a more pop/rock sound. It attained a Gold certification, but it was largely seen as a failure compared to their last album. “This Time Around”, the lead single, barely made the top 30 in airplay (#20 Hot 100), and “If Only” missed the top 40 completely. In the wake of this, label complications ensued, new material was rejected, and the boys eventually went independent in 2003 creating 3 Car Garage Records, or 3CG. The first album to come off of it, Underneath, came out in 2004. “Penny & Me”, which went to #2 on my personal chart, received minor airplay. It went to #10 in the United Kingdom. The Walk followed in 2007, followed by Shout It Out in 2010, which saw them introduce a soulful twist into their music. Two singles from it, “Give A Little” and “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’”, made the top 30 on my chart.

Hanson is, no doubt, blossoming as the power pop band that they’ve turned into. They’ve always had it in them, but I’ve especially noticed it in their last few releases. Shout It Out is totally under-appreciated in terms of national success. Their new single, “Get The Girl Back”, is another moment of musical mastery. It’s not exactly R&B and it’s not a straight-up pop record either. It’s a sort of fusion of them, but that doesn’t do it justice. How do you categorize a track that has a lyric straight out of the 60′s, the big band sound of The Blues Brothers, the 90′s guitar riffs of Fountains Of Wayne and a vocal that’s modern-day Hanson? How about just “great”? With Taylor on lead vocal, the track is a full-out jam and soars to new levels for the band. The song is currently at Hot Adult Contemporary radio now, though it hasn’t picked up any significant airplay as of yet. It’ll probably take a few weeks for program directors to consider it, so, you know, don’t go bombarding them with e-mails and requests just yet. An album should follow it, but no big details have been announced as of yet. (They should be in the next week or so.) Listen to the track below and let me know what you think in the comments or on Twitter: @AdamFSoybel. It’s a summer smash waiting to happen, and just maybe he’ll find that girl again with his new hit song.

Listen to Hanson‘s new single, “Get The Girl Back”.

[Verse 1] She’s about to walk away So if you’re gonna make her want to stay Tell her she’s your moon and sun Tell her that she’s always been the one You’ve gotta say it from the heart ‘Cause she will know a fake right from the start

[Bridge 1] A girl like that deserves the best, uh, yeah You’ve got to show her (show her) That you’re not like all the rest

[Chorus] It’s about time that you put your cards back on the table It’s about time that you show her you’re willing and able It’s about time that you get the girl back That you get the girl back on your side You’ve got to get the girl back, get the girl back Yeah

You’ve got to get that girl back

[Verse 2] Tell her she was always right You were in the wrong, you can’t deny ‘Cause when she’s caught somebody’s eye It will be too late to apologize

[Bridge 2] Before she shuts you out, oh yeah You’ve got to tell her (tell her) Tell her that there is no doubt

[Chorus]

[Post-Chorus] You’ve got to get the, you’ve got to get the girl back Get the girl back, you’ve got to

[Middle 8] Get the girl back, get the girl back, back on your side Get the girl back, get the girl back, you’ve got to, got to Get the girl back, get the girl back, back on your side ‘Cause it’s, it’s

[End] It’s about time, oh It’s about time (Ooh oh no, ooh oh no) Get the girl back, get the girl back, back on your side (x3) Get the girl back, you’ve got to get the girl back