{"id":13988,"date":"2025-07-01T10:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13988"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:24:06","slug":"plush-releases-music-video-for-david-draiman-collaboration-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13988","title":{"rendered":"PLUSH Releases Music Video For DAVID DRAIMAN Collaboration &#8216;Why&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PLUSH.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rock band\u00a0<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>\u00a0has released the official music video for its latest single,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Why&#8221;<\/strong>, a track that was co-written and co-produced by\u00a0<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>\u00a0singer\u00a0<strong>Moriah Formica<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>DISTURBED<\/strong>\u00a0frontman\u00a0<strong>David Draiman<\/strong>, along with\u00a0<strong>Johnny K<\/strong>. Following the release of\u00a0<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&#8216;s live album,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Why&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0lets the band explore sonically while still paying homage to their signature hard rock sound that fans know and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formica<\/strong>&nbsp;says: &#8220;We live in challenging times. That reality has often left me feeling deeply empty and hopeless.&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Why&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;is a song that conveys that sentiment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On collaborating with&nbsp;<strong>Draiman<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Johnny K<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Formica<\/strong>&nbsp;notes: &#8220;Writing this with&nbsp;<strong>David Draiman<\/strong>&nbsp;was an amazing experience. It was also special to be able to co-produce with&nbsp;<strong>Johnny K<\/strong>, who was instrumental in helping to launch&nbsp;<strong>DISTURBED<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>, so there was a familiar energy throughout the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Edge Of Destruction&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;tour this summer. The band will be touring the U.S., starting on July 18 in New Bedford, Massachusetts at The Vault. The&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Edge Of Destruction&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;tour goes through September and ends in Hampton, New Hampshire on September 25 at Wally&#8217;s.&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;has meet-and-greets available for the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;is a rock band with a mission to bring rock back to the forefront of the music industry. The band is composed of talented young women, ranging from ages 20 to 23, whose accomplishments and talent eclipse their age.&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;is fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist&nbsp;<strong>Moriah Formica<\/strong>, and is rounded out by bassist&nbsp;<strong>Ashley Suppa<\/strong>&nbsp;and drummer&nbsp;<strong>Faith Powell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Plush - Why\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkvS2ktr3Do?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, guitarist&nbsp;<strong>Bella Perron<\/strong>&nbsp;exited&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>, claiming in a social media statement that &#8220;the morals of the band and affiliated parties do not align with my own, and I feel it is best to take a step away.&#8221; The remaining members of&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;issued a separate statement saying that they &#8220;learned of&nbsp;<strong>Bella<\/strong>&#8216;s departure the same way you did: from social media. Though we are absolutely heartbroken and shocked by the news, we wish her the best in her future endeavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;also clarified the lyrical inspiration for&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Why&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;in light of some of the early criticism the band received for collaborating with&nbsp;<strong>Draiman<\/strong>, who has been vocal about his pro-Israel stance in the country&#8217;s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The anger, divisiveness, and speculation within the past 24 hours over the announcement of our new single, is the reason behind why the song was written,&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;wrote on social media. &#8220;<strong>&#8216;Why&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;is about the importance of unity in the face of oppression and hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This song is not political. It is not about war, religion, or erasing anybody&#8217;s perspective or opinions.&nbsp;<strong>PLUSH<\/strong>&nbsp;welcomes all different types of beliefs and perspectives in our band and in our fan base. We will continue to use our platform to stand AGAINST hate towards any race, sexuality, gender, or religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our song was made to question the darkest sides of humanity, and encourage you to educate yourself on the atrocities being committed around the world. Speak out for what you believe in. Stand up for those who don&#8217;t have a voice and stand for change. The future is in our hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock band\u00a0PLUSH\u00a0has released the official music video for its latest single,\u00a0&#8220;Why&#8221;, a track that was co-written and co-produced by\u00a0PLUSH\u00a0singer\u00a0Moriah Formica,\u00a0DISTURBED\u00a0frontman\u00a0David Draiman, along with\u00a0Johnny K. Following the release of\u00a0PLUSH&#8216;s live album,\u00a0&#8220;Why&#8221;\u00a0lets the band explore sonically while still paying homage to their signature hard rock sound that fans know and love. Formica&nbsp;says: &#8220;We live in challenging times.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13988\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PLUSH Releases Music Video For DAVID DRAIMAN Collaboration &#8216;Why&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13990,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13988\/revisions\/13990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}