The Format celebrated the release of "Boycott Heaven" with a hometown crowd at ZIA Records in Phoenix, where Nate Ruess got too choked up to sing.

After putting out their first record in 20 years, The Format has now released one more song.The track is called "The Bar Is ...

Nearly 20 years after The Format broke up, they're back with "Boycott Heaven." It's a reunion built on the friendship between Nate Ruess and Sam Means.

Asked to write a song for Young Thug, Nate Ruess accidentally wrote the perfect ending to The Format's first release in 20 years, "Boycott Heaven." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to imagine a more breathtaking conclusion to The Format’s first release in 20 years than “Back to Life.” A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Nate Ruess always dreamed about deafening, distorted guitars. So, in early 2023, he went out ...

After 20 years, Arizona band The Format has come back for a reunion tour, performing on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, Oct. 6. Taylor Swift will also be on The Tonight Show on Oct ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nate Ruess and Sam Means of The Format are on a Zoom call with their hometown paper exactly one year to the day after arriving at ...

Nate Ruess always dreamed about deafening, distorted guitars. So, in early 2023, he went out and bought a Gibson SG and began writing capital-R rock songs. Never mind that he’d largely opted out of ...

It’s hard to imagine a more breathtaking conclusion to The Format’s first release in 20 years than “Back to Life.” A gospel-flavored power ballad, “Back to Life” begins with Sam Means on piano as a ...