In 2015 Imagine Dragons participated in an installment of the GRAMMY U SoundChecks series in Nashville, Tennessee, where the band performed live and engaged in a discussion and answer period with students.The band's name in an anagram of a phrase that has special meaning to the members, but they have never stated publicly what that phrase is.At the 56th GRAMMYs in 2014 Imagine Dragons made their GRAMMY stage debut when they teamed with Kendrick Lamar for an explosive mash-up of 'Radioactive' and Lamar's 'M.A.A.D. 'Radioactive' earned Imagine Dragons their first two GRAMMY nominations for Record Of The Year and Best Rock Performance, and scored a win in the latter category.2 on the Billboard 200 and the single 'Radioactive' enjoyed heavy radio play and slowly rose up the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. Imagine Dragons broke through with their major label debut, 2012's Night Visions.
Members: Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman.'I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.' - Dan Reynolds