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STAIND is comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Sal Giancarelli. The band was formed in 1995 in their hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the course of their career, the band has released seven studio albums and eight Top 10 singles, selling over 15 million albums worldwide. Their most notable album Break The Cycle, released in 2001, an RIAA certified 5x platinum, featured the anthemic single, “It’s Been Awhile,” one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history, spending 20 weeks at Number 1. In 2019 after a five-year hiatus, STAIND reunited for some unforgettable festival performances, and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the album Live: It’s Been Awhile. In September 2023, STAIND released their eighth studio album and first in twelve years, Confessions Of The Fallen, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock Album chart. The debut single from the album, “Lowest In Me”,and the second single, “Here and Now”, both reached #1 on the Active Rock Chart. One year later in September 2024, STAIND digitally released Confessions Of The Fallen (Deluxe) that contained three additional songs including “Better Days feat. DOROTHY”, a radio version of the album track, and “Full of Emptiness”. Staind returned to the studio in 2025 to work on their eighth studio album. 2026 Staind will support the 25th anniversary for Break The Cycle with a massive Live Nation US Tour with support from Hoobastank, and Hinder.

A single embedded into pop culture history, Hoobastank’s “The Reason” recently entered into the elite Billions Club on Spotify as the song surpasses 1 Billion streams, currently at 1.35 billion. With just over 600 songs to surpass this milestone, Hoobastank is one of the latest to be added into the illustrious playlist alongside music legends: AC/DC, The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Elton John and more. 

In December 2023, Hoobastank celebrated 20 years since the release of their sophomore album The Reason. The album took the band to even greater heights following the success of their 2001 debut Hoobastank, which featured hit singles “Crawling In The Dark,” “Running Away,” and “Remember Me,” all of which have since been certified RIAA platinum. The Reason featured the massively successful single of the same name “The Reason,” which helped solidify the band as a household name. 

Despite “The Reason” turning 20 last year, the song continues to connect with early supporters as well as a whole new generation of fans two decades later. In addition to the Spotify milestone, the band celebrated as the official music video for the song surpassed 1 Billion views on YouTube, elevating the band into the exclusive billions club among some other great artists.

Hoobastank has had a resurgence back into the mainstream through TikTok and hit TV shows. The viral success of the #NotAPerfectPerson trend on TikTok brought new attention to the hit single, garnering user generated content of biggest fails. When Netflix's hit show Beef gained major popularity in 2023, the show featured Hoobastank's "The Reason,” which resulted in the song re-entering the iTunes Rock charts and appearing on Shazam's US Top 200, the most Shazamed tracks in the United States. The single/band was also recently featured in hit shows Building The Band (Netflix), The Boys (Amazon), and We Are Lady Parts (Peacock). Because of this mainstream attention and a newer generation of music fans finding the catalog of the band, they are clocking in at over 12 million monthly listeners.