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04.2016
[concerts sporting events lectures art exhibits plays and so much more] APRIL 13 A cappella has gone mainstream, and it’s coming to South Florida. The platinumselling quintet Pentatonix is kicking off its 2016 World Tour at the BB&T Center at 8 p.m. Known for covers of pop songs with a creative twist – as well as medleys and some original compositions – the Texas group debuted on the national music scene in 2011 when it won NBC’s “The SingOff” reality show. Since then, Avi Kaplan, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Mitch Grassi have sold more
than 2 million albums in the United States and have racked up nearly 1 billion views on YouTube. (They also won Artist of the Year at the YouTube Music Awards.) In 2015, the group earned its first Grammy – Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – for “Daft Punk.” This year, they took home the same award for “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” At the BB&T Center concert, Pentatonix will be joined by special guest Us The Duo, a pop-folk duo from Los Angeles. – Sebastian Cardone
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