Via MTV.com: The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards recognize indie rock acts emerging into the mainstream. The nominees include indie rock artists Of Monsters and Men, Fun., Gotye, The Black Keys, and Imagine Dragons. Long-time rock vet Jack White also received nominations for his first solo album released this year. Indie-pop band Fun. received a Best Pop Video nomination for [...]

Nate Ruess of indie-rock act Fun. is co-writing a song with mega pop-star Ke$ha. The song will appear on Ke$ha’s upcoming album. Producer Benny Blanco, best known for his work on Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and Britney Spears’ “Circus,” is involved with the project too. According to Blanco, the song “stomps and claps, and the chorus doesn’t really have any [...]

The New York based band, fun., fronted by vocalist Nate Ruess performed a rousing version of their chart topping single “We Are Young” on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. Check it out below.