The band's third studio album, Plastic Beach, was released in March 2010. The combined sales of Gorillaz and Demon Days had, by 2007, exceeded 20 million albums. Gorillaz have also released two B-sides compilations and a remix album. Their second studio album, Demon Days, released in 2005, went five times platinum in the UK, double platinum in the United States, earned five Grammy Award nominations for 2006 and won one of them in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2001, but the nomination was later withdrawn at the band's request. The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band. Their style is a composition of multiple musical genres, with a large number of influences including: dub, hip hop, alternative rock, electronic, and pop music. The music is a collaboration between various musicians, Damon being the only permanent musical contributor.
Their fictional universe is explored through the band's website and music videos, as well as a number of other media, such as short cartoons. This band is composed of four animated members: 2D (lead vocalist, keyboard, and melodica), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar and drum machine), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and occasional vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). This project consists of the Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters.
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
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