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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MARCH 1, 2018

WHY DON’T WE UNVEIL OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “TRUST FUND BABY”

EPIC VIDEO COMPANION TO RISING POP GROUP’S LATEST SINGLE WAS DIRECTED

BY MTV VMA WINNER JASON KOENIG

“TRUST FUND BABY” DEBUTS ON THE TOP 40 RADIO CHART THIS WEEK

WITH OVER 80 STATIONS ALREADY ON BOARD, INCLUDING NYC’S Z-100

SOLD OUT HEADLINING “INVITATION TOUR” BEGINS TONIGHT IN CINCINNATI

SECOND AND THIRD NIGHTS ADDED IN NYC, LA, CHICAGO AND TORONTO

DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND

“TRUST FUND BABY” AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES

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“One of pop music’s biggest breakout stories” – NBC’s TODAY

“Artist To Watch” – Rolling Stone

“[Why Don’t We’s] star should only continue to rise in 2018” – TIME

Atlantic recording group Why Don’t We has unveiled the much anticipated companion video for their latest single, “Trust Fund Baby.” The video – shot by MTV VMA winning director Jason Koenig (Ed Sheeran, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) – is streaming now on the band’s massively popular YouTube channel, which now boasts over 1.5 million subscribers. Watch HERE.

Written by multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar Ed Sheeran and produced by British hitmaker Steve Mac (Ed Sheeran, Liam Payne, Clean Bandit), “Trust Fund Baby” immediately shot into the Top 3 on the iTunes Overall Songs Chart upon its release earlier this month, ahead of superstar artists like Drake, Bruno Mars, and Camila Cabello, and has press raving with BuzzFeed already calling it “a smash” and Rolling Stone gushing about “the song’s catchy, booming beat.” This week, “Trust Fund Baby” debuts on the Top 40 radio chart, with over 80 stations on board, including NYC powerhouse Z-100.

Today’s arrival of the “Trust Fund Baby” music video celebrates the kick off of Why Don’t We’s sold out North American tour. “The Invitation Tour” – the band’s biggest headlining tour to date - begins tonight at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH and then travels into late April (see attached itinerary). Due to overwhelming demand, second shows have been added in Toronto and Los Angeles (March 17-18 at The Novo) and even third shows in Chicago and New York (April 21-23 at. For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please see .

Why Don’t We closed out 2017 on a remarkably high note. In addition to national television appearances on NBC’s “TODAY” and the syndicated daytime show “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” the young group performed on the entire iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour, sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in pop music, including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Camila Cabello at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. The group was named MTV PUSH: Artist To Watch for the month of November, while simultaneously serving as Radio Disney’s “NBT” (Next Big Thing) featured artist, joining an impressive roster of “NBT” alumni including Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara, Fifth Harmony and more. Likewise, a raft of noteworthy press has been rolling in as of late, including features in Rolling Stone, People, and TIME who enthused that the band’s “…star should only continue to rise in 2018.”

Amassing more than 120 million global audio streams, 2.4 million Instagram followers, and total You Tube views exceeding 145 million with over 1.5 million subscribers in just over a year, Why Don’t We is one of pop music’s biggest breakout stories. Taking an innovative and unconventional approach towards releasing new music and actively engaging their rapidly growing fanbase, the prolific young group – the quintet ranges in age from 16-19 years old - put out four EPs in under 12 months. Following their debut EP “ONLY THE BEGINNING” and followup “SOMETHING DIFFERENT” EP, it was last summer’s “WHY DON’T WE JUST” EP that first exploded, hitting #1 on iTunes’ “Pop Albums” chart, overtaking artists like Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, and Ed Sheeran. After selling out their first-ever headlining summer tour, the band put out their “INVITATION” EP – released in September to commemorate the band’s one year anniversary – which proved an even greater success, topping iTunes’ “Overall Albums” chart in six countries including the United States. The band’s most recent single “These Girls” made a top 10 debut on the iTunes Store’s “Top Pop Songs” chart late last summer, and now boasts over 13 million worldwide streams while its colorful companion visual has logged over 40 million views at YouTube alone. The band also garnered early press attention from Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly, and Billboard who named the band in their annual “21 Under 21” ranking, as well as profile pieces on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” and “Access Hollywood.”

WHY DON’T WE are: Daniel Seavey, Zach Herron, Corbyn Besson, Jonah Marais, and Jack Avery.

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[TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED]

WHY DON’T WE

THE INVITATION TOUR 2018

**SOLD OUT NORTH AMERICAN LEG**

FEBRUARY

27 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's

28 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

MARCH

2 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

3 Chicago, IL House of Blues

4 Chicago, IL House of Blues

5 Chicago, IL House of Blues

6 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

8 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

9 Salt Lake City, UT Complex

10 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

12 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre

13 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

14 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom

16 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre

17 Los Angeles, CA The Novo

18 Los Angeles, CA The Novo

20 Anaheim, CA The Grove

22 San Diego, CA House of Blues

23 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren

24 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

27 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom

28 Austin, TX Emo's

29 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston

APRIL

2 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues

3 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason

5 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle

6 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore

7 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring

10 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia

11 Boston, MA House of Blues

13 Montreal, QC MTELUS

14 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall

15 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall

17 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre

18 Columbus, OH Express Live

19 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE

21 New York, NY PlayStation Theater

22 New York, NY PlayStation Theater

23 New York, NY PlayStation Theater

25 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

THE INVITATION TOUR

**JUST ANNOUNCED EUROPEAN LEG**

MAY

8 Helsinki Nosturi

10 Stolkholm Klubben Fryshuset

12 Copenhagen DR Studie 1

14 Hamburg Uebel & Gafahrlich

15 Berlin Columbia Theater

17 Cologne Essigfrabik

23 Brussels Ancienne Belgique

25 Paris La Cigale

27 London Shepherds Bush Empire

28 Dublin Olympia Theater

30 Manchester 02 Ritz

31 Glasgow O2 ABC

JUNE

5 Amsterdam Melkweg

7 Milan Magazzini Generali

8 Munich Technikum

9 Frankfurt Batschkapp



PRESS CONTACTS:

Glenn Fukushima –  glenn.fukushima@ (NATIONAL)

Ted Sullivan – ted.sullivan@ (TOUR/ONLINE)

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