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The 2010 touring season is officially in effect for fun. Almost a week into their month long winter tour with Jack’s Mannequin, the rock/pop trio is excited to announce Spring tour dates with both Motion City Soundtrack (Apr 6–Apr 25) and Paramore (w/ Reliant K Apr 26-May16), including a stop at Bamboozle on May 2 in New Jersey. Additionally, the UK fans have spoken and fun. heard ‘em; the band will make their way overseas to play their first ever show in London at The Social on March 23 (full list of tour dates are below).

It’s been no secret that Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams is a fan of fun. From tweeting about her self-proclaimed love of the band (dear @ournameisfun - i love your music. goodnight) to tipping the band in a recent issue of Seventeen Magazine (For a good time, listen to fun. –I’m obsessed with them right now!), to selecting fun. as one of her “Big Hopes For 2010” in NME, she has been one of the band’s biggest supporters. Motion City Soundtrack first forged a friendship with fun., or more specifically frontman Nate Ruess, when he toured with Motion City Soundtrack back in 2006 with former band The Format.

To celebrate the kick-off of their 2010 tour season, fun. has just released the single, “At Least I’m Not as Sad (As I Used To Be),” as a 7” vinyl that also includes a clear CD, all wrapped up in some extra snazzy packaging. Fans can grab their copy at the live shows or HERE.

Nettwerk would like to congratulate recording artists fun., State Radio and The Submarines for their IMA wins today in the following categories:

POP/ROCK - SONG
Artist: fun.
Song: "All The Pretty Girls"

SING OUT FOR SOCIAL ACTION - SONG
Artist: State Radio
Song: "Calling All Crows"

FILM/TV/GAMING & MULTIMEDIA - SONG
Artist: The Submarines
Song: "You, Me and the Bourgeoisie" from the Apple iPhone 3GS ad
 

 Click HERE for a full list of winners. 

On Wednesday, January 27, fun. will join Jimmy Fallon, New York State Senator Diane Savino, Ted Leo, The Wrens and more for "Strength Through Unity: A Benefit for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti." The fundraiser will take place at the Bell House in Brooklyn beginning at 6:00pm (21+), and all performers will play abbreviated and stripped down sets.  Tickets are $50 and 100% of the proceeds will be split between Save The Children and Partners In Health. Purchase tickets HERE.

All this week, fans have been voting for the week's Best Freshmen Video on mtvU, and it was just announced that fun.'s new video for album favorite "All The Pretty Girls" is the winner!  The video will be added into rotation on mtvU starting next week.  Check out the video HERE.

To thank their loyal fans, the  band  posted a stream of a demo version of "I Wanna Be The One" from their debut album Aim And Ignite. Visit their Facebook page to hear it. 

At the end of 2009, Tapulous, the developer of the popular Tap Tap Revenge series of iPhone-based music games, made some exciting announcements about Tap Tap Revenge 3.  The application was revamped and relaunched as a free application, and now includes special “channels” for 9 of the greatest indy record labels around, including Nettwerk Records. Players can download ten tracks from featured Nettwerk artists, and play in Nettwerk's custom online room.  Current featured artists include fun., The Submarines, Datarock, Morgan Page and more. Get Tap Tap Revenge 3 for FREE here. 

 
Nettwerk is proud to share that five label artists were nominated for 6 awards in the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs)!

fun.: "All The Pretty Girls" - POP/ROCK SONG
fun.: Aim and Ignite - POP/ROCK ALBUM
Katzenjammer: "A Bar In Amsterdam" - AMERICANA SONG
Old Crow Medicine Show: Live From The Orange Peel And Tennessee Theatre- LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
State Radio" "Calling All Crows"- SING OUT FOR SOCIAL ACTION SONG
The Submarines: "You, Me and the Bourgeouisie" - SONG USED IN FILM/TV/MULTIMEDIA

Visit the link to see a full list of nominees. 

While we all wait for the Judges to determine the Winners of The 9th Independent Music Awards, you can show your support by voting for Nettwerk artists by visiting The IMA Vox Pop Jukebox HERE.

The Judge-determined Independent Music Awards Winners will be announced in January; the fan-selected Vox Pop Winners will be announced in June.

As a special thank you to their awesome fans who helped them hit 40,000 Facebook Fans, fun. have unlocked a brand new original holiday track called "Believe In Me" on their Facebook page. Grab the free download HERE.

And if you haven't seen them yet, Nate, Jack and Andrew are featured in this month's issues of Teen Vogue and Paste Magazine! 

Nate, Jack and Andrew of fun., who just wrapped up another successful round of tour dates, launched a brand new website this week at www.ournameisfun.com. They hooked up with Facebook so that fans can log-in and interact with everything they post. The site certainly lives up to the band's name. Make sure to scroll over the guys' heads for a glimpse into their deepest thoughts!

Don't miss fun. on tour with Jack's Mannequin in February 2010...

In his new series for Spin.com, "Hopp On Pop," Blink 182's Mark Hoppus chose fun. as his Pick of the Week today! Each week Hoppus is sharing his favorite up-and-coming bands with Spin.com readers. On why fun. rocks, Hoppus says, "These are great, great pop songs and they just take it into outer space. Hopefully we can work on something in the future because I'm so inspired listening to Nate [Ruess]. I'm really impressed -- and a little jealous of how his spectrum is so broad."

Don't forget to also check out the new video for "All The Pretty Girls" HERE.

  
“With its dance-happy, sing-along sensibilities, the brilliantly catchy ‘All The Pretty Girls’ is the definition of pop, complete with rousing percussion, gorgeous strings and [Nate] Ruess’ slick vocals.” – NPR “Song of the Day”

As they wrap up their tour supporting Taking Back Sunday and dive into more headline dates on the west coast, fun. debut a brand new video for “All The Pretty Girls,” – the popular track off their critically acclaimed debut album Aim And Ignite. Directed by Isaac Rentz, it features Nate, Andrew, Jack, a lot of pretty girls, and the real stars (or victims) of the video, the fun. piñatas. Check it out HERE. (tour dates below)