Arcade Fire performed at the 53rd Grammy Awards in February 2011. The band was nominated for Grammy Awards in three categories: Album of the Year , Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , and Best Alternative Music Album (for The Suburbs ). Out of the three…
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By the end of summer 2011, the second single from Approved —”Yo Hello Hooray (Everyday)”—had begun receiving regular rotation on Canadian rock radio stations. “Yo Hello Hooray (Everyday)” is the band’s highest-charting rock radio single in Canada to date.
Best International Album at the 2011 BRIT Awards
It won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards
In 2011 the band released The Collection & Other Rarities , which included many of their B-side tracks as well as demos and rarities.
USS released their next single, “N/A OK” on February 14, 2011.
the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album
Approved , the band’s second EP, was released digitally worldwide on May 3, 2011, the day of the release party at Toronto’s MOD Club and the kickoff date for the USS Approved Spring/Summer Cross-Canada tour. The physical copy was exclusively released in Canada at the band’s shows or on their…
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At the 2011 BRIT Awards , The Suburbs won Best International Album, and Arcade Fire won the Award for Best International Group.
Scenes from the Suburbs , which debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011 , has a running time of 30 minutes.