MAJOR LAZER JOINS WEEK TWO OF YOUTUBE'S "RELEASED" AHEAD OF WORLD PREMIERE OF BRAND-NEW MUSIC VIDEO "OH MY GAWD" WITH MR. EAZI

Watch Major Lazer with Special Guest Mr. Eazi Tonight at 8:45 PM PT / 11:45 PM ET On Major Lazer's YouTube Channel

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Tonight, YouTube Originals' new weekly music series "RELEASED" welcomes global dance music superstars, Major Lazer, with special guest Mr. Eazi as they debut their new music video for "Oh My Gawd" featuring Nicki Minaj and K4MO.

Watch Major Lazer and Mr. Eazi on "RELEASED" tonight at 8:45 PM PT/11:45 PM ET on Major Lazer's Official YouTube Channel.

Major Lazer recently partnered with YouTube Originals on a 30-minute docu-special, "Chasing the Sound," following the group to Ghana and Nigeria as they collaborate with cutting-edge Afrobeats artists including Mr. Eazi, Efya, Teni, Sarkodie and Amaarae as they explore the culture and history of Africa. In addition, the 2016 documentary film "Give Me Future" chronicling Major Lazer's historic, 400,000 person concert in downtown Havana, Cuba is available on YouTube for the first time ever - watch it here. Music Is The Weapon, the long-awaited fourth album from the group is set for release on October 23.

"RELEASED" premieres on Thursdays in the moments just before artists release new music at midnight ET. The 16-episode series will feature the world's biggest artists and highlight music moments from the week, all leading up to one exclusive video premiere that artists and fans experience together only on YouTube, the largest platform and destination for music consumption. "RELEASED" debuted last week with YouTube chart-topping K-Pop group BLACKPINK leading into the world premiere of their music video for "Lovesick Girls". Watch episode 1 of "RELEASED" here.

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ABOUT MAJOR LAZER

Major Lazer is the global dance trio of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. Named for the group's fictional figurehead, a one-armed, Jamaican Zombie War commando, Major Lazer's mission is to free the universe with music. The band has released three acclaimed albums, 2009's Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do, 2013's Free The Universe and 2015's Peace Is The Mission, featuring "Lean On" with DJ Snake and MØ - one of the most successful songs of all time. Their long-anticipated fourth album is due later this year. This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this message for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much.