LMFAO split up

[Stefan85]

L.A. duo Redfoo and SkyBlu, otherwise known as LMFAO, have announced that they won’t be going near your ears in the foreseeable future. The announcement came early this morning, when Redfoo broke the news that LMFAO are taking a break to pursue individual interests. “I feel like we’ve been doing this for so long, five or six years,” he told news.com.au. “And we’re kind of like saying, well, let’s just do what’s natural and just kind of explore that, instead of like forcing it all the time.” Redfoo added that he and SkyBlu were headed in “different directions” and didn’t know when (or if?) the pair would ever reunite musically.

The uncle and nephew team first began performing together in 2006, releasing their debut album Party Rock in 2009, which scored a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album in the following year’s Grammy Awards. But it wasn’t until last year that the pair broke through with Party Rock Anthem from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking (read the in-depth ITM review here), the release also spawning your jam of the decade Sexy And I Know It. From there, the duo went about spreading the “party rock mission”, touring with our own Stereosonic in 2011 and attracting the attention of Santigold.

But all’s not lost for LMFAO devotees, as Redfoo also revealed that he has plans to release a fashion line and launch a solo career. “All the music that I’m going to make is always going to be LMFAO-ish,” he assured. “I was really passionate about bringing party music to the world, so I will always be making some kind of party music.”

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Our generation's answer of a Beatles break-up tbh. :'(

[Peaches. [Ch, r. is]]

Tragic

[Agent Yoncé]

Mmmkay.

[dbhmr]

Bye.

“I feel like we’ve been doing this for so long, five or six years,”

o.

[Linnethia Monique]

It was imminent with all of Redfoo's solo production work he has been doing lately (Carly Rae Jepsen This Kiss, etc). Plus he's getting to old to be doing the uncle/newphew shtick.

[Honeymoon]

I'll cope.

[R.K.]

Redfoo's too busy boning Victoria Azarenka.

[Minor Scratch]

This story is not true and has been made up for whatever reason.

[Cerbius]

Humanity breathes a sigh of relief.

[Lozzy]

Did not see that coming. :(

[Deleted]

I think a hiatus is different than a split.

[ClevelandRox]

LMFAO

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LMFAO Taking Hiatus, Says Redfoo
by Chris Palermino, N.Y. | September 21, 2012 2:05 EDT


After years of party rocking together, the members of LMFAO are apparently taking a hiatus to pursue solo projects.

In a new interview with the Australian Associated Press, Redfoo reveals that he and nephew Sky Blu have no immediate plans to record together. "I feel like we've been doing this for so long, five or six years," says the 37-year-old. "And we're kind of like saying, well, let's just do what's natural and just kind of explore that, instead of like forcing it all the time."

Since the release of their 2011 sophomore album "Sorry for Party Rocking," LMFAO scored a pair of No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It." The former track was named Billboard's Song of the Summer in 2011, while the latter was performed at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. The duo also appeared alongside Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.

Recently, Redfoo has focused on other projects, including co-producing Carly Rae Jepsen's new single "This Kiss" and translating his enthusiasm for tennis into the Party Rock Open, which will be held this weekend in Las Vegas. While he may not produce anything for LMFAO soon, the elder statesman of the group is still a party rocker.

"All the music that I'm going to make is always going to be LMFAO-ish ... I love all the topics that we talk about," he says. "I was really passionate about bringing party music to the world, so I will always be making some kind of party music."

[WotUNeed]

Nothing here with such far-reaching implications that it can't be discussed in LMFAO's artist thread.