Yesterday CHVRCHES issued a statement about their disappointment with Marshmello’s choice to work with musicians Chris Brown and Tyga after the artist released his latest track “Light It Up” featuring the two musicians. CHVRCHES recently collaborated with Marshmello on the smash hit “Here With Me” that was released last month and still doing well on the charts and radio play.

The statement reads:

“We are really upset, confused and disappointed by Marshmello’s choice to work with Tyga and Chris Brown. We like and respect Mello as a person but working with people who are predators and abusers enables, excuses and ultimately tacitly endorses that behavior. That is not something we can or will stand behind.”

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— CHVRCHΞS (@CHVRCHES) April 25, 2019

Later that evening CHVRCHES' lead singer Lauren Mayberry posted a couple examples of the abusive messages she has been receiving since the statement was released. One photo was captioned with, “Angry men on the internet can call me all the names they want. I still think domestic abuse is wrong. Peace out, internet. Tomorrow is a brand-new day.”

Sadly, Mayberry is no stranger to online abuse and has confronted it head-on writing an op-ed for The Guardian in 2013 detailing the daily abuse she receives online as a female musician in a male dominated industry. In 2015 she spoke with Channel 4 News in the UK discussing misogynist trolls and followed that up with a heartbreaking letter penned for Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter about an abusive relationship from her past.

The members of CHVRCHES have always been outspoken about social issues and stay true to what they stand for with this powerful statement.

St. Louis’ New Alternative ALT 104.9 will be hosting CHVRCHES for an intimate acoustic session at The Gaslight Lounge on May 1st prior to the bands show later that evening at The Pageant. Listen on-air throughout this week or click here to register for your chance to win a spot on the guest list at The Gaslight Lounge for you and a friend as well as a pair of tickets to see CHVRCHES at The Pageant.

*Update 4/30/19 - Due to travel delays the band had to cancel this session.

CHVRCHES have just announced four additional shows for their Love Is Dead North American summer 2019 tour. Ticket presales begin tomorrow, April 24th at 10 AM local followed by general public sale this Friday, April 26th at 10 AM local. Grab your tickets through https://chvrch.es/#shows.

July 01, 2019 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO
July 07, 2019 – Rebel – Toronto, ON
July 09, 2019 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT
July 11, 2019 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY

Charity Bomb’s third annual Strange 80s 3D concert experience is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. All proceeds will go to Talinda Bennington’s mental health initiative 320 Changes Direction.

Members of CHVRCHES (Lauren Mayberry & Martin Doherty), Weezer, No Doubt, Simple Plan, Eagles of Death Metal, Jane’s Addiction, Sugarcult, Bones UK, Velvet Revolver, Supersonic Blues Machine and more will be performing songs from the 80’s.

Presale tickets go on sale this Thursday, April 18th at 10 AM PDT followed by public on sale this Friday, April 19th at 10 AM PDT both through AXS.

CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry recently met up with Jenny Eliscu for a chat in Los Angeles that is featured on the 25th episode of the LSQ Podcast. The two discussed Mayberry’s creative journey from childhood to now. From the early days and the music she grew up on, trying to fit in as a young adult, how the band CHVRCHES came about, developing her stage persona and stepping in and out of her band character. This was an insightful listen into the life of a professional musician that is now available on iTunes or can be listened to on the player below.

While in town for Coachella, CHVRCHES will stop by for a live performance at the KROQ Coachella House at 10:30 AM PST on Sunday, April 14th. Check out the list full list of guests stopping by for interviews and performances in the photo above and be sure to tune in for the live broadcast and webcast all weekend long.

Billboard is currently running a sweepstakes for a chance to win one of ten pairs of passes into this exclusive house party. Follow the instructions to enter by 5 PM EST on April 11th.

Watch CHVRCHES previous KROQ Coachella House performance from 2016 in the video below.

Due to a scheduling conflict Janelle Monaé has cancelled her appearance at Boston Calling Music Festival but CHVRCHES have stepped in to replace her on Friday, May 24th. This annual three-day festival will take place on May 24-26, 2019 at the Harvard University Athletics Complex in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tickets can be purchased now through the festival’s website.

Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival just announced their annual lineup which includes CHVRCHES! This multi-day music festival will be held from June 26th to July 7th, 2019 at the Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CHVRCHES will be a ground stage headliner on Tuesday, July 2nd for their first appearance at this festival. Their last visit to Milwaukee was on October 4, 2018 at the Riverside Theater.

Tickets are on sale now through the festival’s website.

While on tour the members of CHVRCHES stopped by the Moog Sound Lab in Asheville, North Carolina on October 9, 2018 to try out the new the Moog One polyphonic analog synthesizer and utilize it to re-imagine a beautiful live version of “Wonderland” from their third album Love Is Dead. Watch the new arrangement in the video below.

In a conversation with Moog Music lead singer Lauren Mayberry revealed, “This is one of the few songs from the new album that we haven’t played live in any context and we wanted to do something special for the MSL performance. I think this will probably be the only place a live version of “Wonderland” will exist…”

CHVRCHES previously re-imagined their hit single “The Mother We Share” off their first album The Bones of What You Believe in the Moog Sound Lab back in 2014.

While the hit new single “Here With Me” by Marshmello and CHVRCHES continues to climb the charts, a new official music video was dropped today. The tearjerker of a video shows the sacrifices of first responders and the impact it has on their families. The video is dedicated to these everyday heroes with a fundraiser supporting the First Responder Support Network.

On Wednesday (April 3rd) CHVRCHES and Marshmello performed the song live for the very first time on Jimmy Kimmel Live and last night (April 4th) lead singer Lauren Mayberry made an appearance at the grand opening of KAOS Nightclub to perform the song with Marshmello.