12:00 on February 26 2009
Yahoo! Music — Yahoo! Music - MGMT are suing French President Nicolas Sarkozy--accusing him of using their hit "Kids" in online videos without permission.
more info 12:38 on February 26 2009
NME — MGMT have bizarrely claimed that their hit 'Time To Pretend' was inspired by a praying mantis in an exclusive video taken at the Shockwaves NME Awards, which you can watc...
more info 12:43 on February 26 2009
NME — MGMT are suing French President Nicolas Sarkozy - accusing him of using their hit 'Kids' on online videos without permission.
more info 19:05 on February 26 2009
Pitchfork — MGMT photo by Kathryn Yu
Psych-pop duo MGMT don't exactly scream "politics"-- unless there happens to be a referendum on glittery stuffed dogs or vaguely Native American ...
more info 10:30 on February 27 2009
NME — Kraftwerk, MGMT, Klaxons, Fleet Foxes, Massive Attack, Seasick Steve and Bat For Lashes will play Bestival this year.
more info 10:45 on February 27 2009
Guardian Music — After using their music without permission, the French president's UMP party has offered to pay MGMT the princely sum of ... €1. Strangely enough, the band found th...
more info 19:03 on February 26 2009
Stereogum —
Turns out there's still hope of getting paychecks in indie rock, just be cool with getting low-balled by French heads of state. The Wesleyan boys are seeking damages f...
more info 12:18 on February 26 2009
BBC News - UK — US indie band MGMT demands compensation from the French President for using one of their hits without permission.
more info 11:24 on February 27 2009
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — MGMT, Massive Attack, Fleet Foxes and Bat For Lashes also among the acts announced for this year's event on the Isle of Wight.
more info 11:24 on February 27 2009
BBC News - UK — MGMT, Massive Attack and Bat For Lashes are among the acts announced for this year's event on the Isle of Wight.
more info 00:30 on February 27 2009
E! Online — Turns out John McCain isn't the only politician who had better think twice before using any old song as a rallying cry.
Indie duo MGMT have demanded compensation fr...
more info 01:35 on February 27 2009
E! Online — Turns out John McCain isn't the only politician who had better think twice before using any old song as a rallying cry.
Indie duo MGMT have demanded compensation from F...
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