MGMT

MGMT broke through with three singles from their debut album, “Time to Pretend,” “Electric Feel,” and “Kids,” while Justice’s remix of “Electric Feel” won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 51st Grammy Awards. The duo was also nominated for Best New Artist at the following year’s ceremony, and “Kids” received a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Formed in Middletown, Connecticut, in 2002, MGMT began while Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser were attending Wesleyan University. Initially called the Management, they adopted the name MGMT in 2005. VanWyngarden and Goldwasser are both composers and multi-instrumentalists, with VanWyngarden serving as the group’s lead vocalist and lyricist.

After being signed to Cantora Records by co-founder Will Griggs, MGMT moved to Columbia and RED Ink in 2006. Their debut, Oracular Spectacular, arrived the following year and paired electronic rock with psychedelic pop. The period also produced “Pursuit of Happiness,” a collaboration with Kid Cudi and Ratatat that was later remixed by Steve Aoki.

For 2010’s Congratulations, James Richardson, Will Berman, and Matthew Asti joined the core band in the studio. MGMT began work on its self-titled third album in January 2011, releasing it in September 2013. The fourth album, Little Dark Age, followed in 2018 and concluded the group’s contract with Columbia. In 2024, MGMT released its fifth studio album, Loss of Life.