Ezra Koenig
American rock musician
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| 2024 | Koenig publicly references Rashida Jones as his wife in a Guardian interview, and describes their relationship as being 'married in the eyes of God' in a People magazine interview. |
| August 11 2024 | Appeared in the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony with Phoenix, Angèle, Vannda, and Kavinsky. |
| 2022 | Credited as a co-writer and producer of Liam Gallagher's 'Moscow Rules' from the album C'mon You Know, playing multiple instruments. Featured as a vocalist in Phoenix's song 'Tonight' from their album Alpha Zulu. |
| 2020 | Vampire Weekend won their second Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Father of the Bride and received their first Album of the Year nomination. The song 'Harmony Hall' was also nominated for Best Rock Song. |
| February 2020 | Performed with Vampire Weekend at a Bernie Sanders presidential campaign rally. |
| 2019 | Wins second Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album with Vampire Weekend. |
| 2018 | Credited as a songwriter and producer on James Corden's 'I Promise You' from the Peter Rabbit film, which also featured Vampire Weekend's songs. Released a demo of the song. |
| August 2018 | Ezra Koenig and actress Rashida Jones welcome their first child, a son. |
| February 2018 | Netflix canceled Neo Yokio after one season and a Christmas special, ending the show's run. |
| January 2018 | Koenig appeared on Time Crisis podcast, hinting at potential future for Neo Yokio by stating 'Neo's not dead'. |
| 2017 | Appeared in Charli XCX's 'Boys' music video. |
| September 2017 | Neo Yokio debuted on Netflix after being picked up by the streaming platform. |
| January 2016 | Credited as a writer and producer on Beyoncé's 'Hold Up', earning a Grammy Award nomination for the album Lemonade. Vocally supported Bernie Sanders by performing at political rallies. |
| January 2016 | Completed the final sound mix for Neo Yokio after production delays. |
| 2015 | Ezra Koenig wrote and produced the animated comedy-adventure series Neo Yokio, featuring Jaden Smith as the voice of the main character. |
| 2014 | Featured on 'Ezra's Interlude' by Chromeo and 'New Dorp, New York' by SBTRKT. Appeared in HBO's Girls and Haim's 'My Song 5' music video. Voiced Ryland in the animated series Major Lazer. Accompanied Karen O on backing vocals and acoustic guitar for her Oscar-nominated song 'The Moon Song' at the 86th Academy Awards. |
| 2014 | Vampire Weekend won their first Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Modern Vampires of the City. Koenig notably proclaimed, 'I'm the pre-eminent Ezra of my time.' |
| 2013 | Featured in the song 'Jessica' by Major Lazer. |
| 2013 | Wins Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album with Vampire Weekend. |
| 2012 | Performed 'I Think Ur a Contra' with Angelique Kidjo in her PBS special. Appeared in Duck Sauce's 'Barbra Streisand' music video. His recording of Paul Simon's 'Papa Hobo' was included in the film Ceremony. |
| 2011 | Vampire Weekend's album Contra was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the Grammy Awards, but lost to The Black Keys' Brothers. |
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