The official music video for CAN’T HOLD US premiers tomorrow!!!!!
The official music video for CAN’T HOLD US premiers tomorrow!!!!!

We have some exciting news to share! As you may have seen, we have been traveling constantly over the last several months. We’ve been all over the world spreading The Heist, from Denmark to New Zealand, from Atlanta to South Dakota.. and everywhere in-between.
But next week, Seattle, we are bringing The Heist home to the people that helped start this incredible journey we’ve been on. You are #1 in our hearts and we miss the shit outta you!
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE PREMIER OF THE CAN’T HOLD US MUSIC VIDEO ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th 2013!!!
In addition, we will be holding the 3rd ANNUAL Fan Appreciation Pizza Party the night before (Tuesday, April 16th) which will include an advance screening of the Can’t Hold Us music video!!
So you know what that means. We bout to have a CONTEST. 50 winners from our hometown of Seattle will be selected to attend the Fan Appreciation Party on April 16th! AND thanks to the generous folks at CRACKER JACK’D, 2 lucky winners will be flown-in from out of state! BAM!
Now here’s the contest…. This is the The Heist flag. Replicate the flag in any creative way you can imagine (draw it, paint it, sew it, whatever!) and take a photo with you and your best homie in a creative, crazy, or unique environment. Be safe. Be awesome. Send your photo to TheHeistFlag@gmail.com and do so by 12pm NOON on Sunday, April 14th!!! We’ll pick & contact the winners that night!
If selected as a winner you and your friend will all be invited to attend the party in Seattle on April 16th, 2013. Secret location and all that. You must be able to get yourself there and back! Don’t enter unless you can for sure be available and in Seattle Tuesday night, April 16th!
GO!!
- Macklemore

Excited to be playing Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival this year!!
http://www.thesource.com/articles/273748
“I admire their ability to be fearless in what they do. I think that over time people will see this as I do, and recognize the courage and confidence it takes to put out the sort of music they do. They are pushing boundaries in culture, refusing to follow trends, and re-shaping the way people look at certain issues. That’s what a great artist does — and I’m happy to help them share their art with the world.” - ZQ
Here’s the interview we did with John Norris and SXSW while down in Austin a couple weeks back. http://sxsw.com/music/news/sxsw-interview-recap-macklemore-ryan-lewis
SXSW, Austin, TX, Stubbs. Sat, March 16th. Photos by Joel Pilotte.
Thank you to We Day for having us at the first ever US We Day event yesterday at Key Arena in Seattle! It was so inspiring and we’re grateful to have been apart of it. http://www.weday.com
Auckland, NZ, February 22nd, 2013, Vector Arena. Photos by Jason Koenig.
Gators are super fresh. www.macklemoremerch.com
Nardwuar!!!
A friendly reminder, the BomBom video contest is ON and happening as we speak! We’ve already got some great submissions and excited to see what else comes in!
Here’s the synopsis: Calling all film directors to make your own music video to our song ‘BomBom feat. The Teaching’ off The Heist! BomBom is an instrumental that takes you through a range of feelings, has no words and is not confined to a particular subject matter. We think it’s a great fit for a video contest and are excited to see how you imagine it!
There are no restrictions to camera or equipment choice. Nikon, Canon, RED, GoPro, etc. are all welcome. Work with what you have. The deadline for submissions is April 1st by midnight. Upload your video to YouTube and email us a link at BomBomVideo@gmail.com. Macklemore and Ryan will review all submissions, post the contestants on Macklemore.com and choose our favorite video by April 8th. The winner receive two VIP tickets, roundtrip flights, and a hotel room, to our headlining performance at Sasquatch Festival 2013!!!

Here’s the Nerdiest podcast I did a couple weeks back. Shout out to Chris Hardwick for a great conversation.
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/03/nerdist-podcast-macklemore/
https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-nerdist/id355187485?mt=2