Early years (2002–2007) Cash Cash members Jean Paul Makhlouf and Samuel Frisch first began playing together under the name the Consequence in 2002. As the Consequence, the band put out three releases independently,
Your Own Place (2004),
Take It to the Floor (2008–2010) In early 2008, the group coalesced under the name Cash Cash, with members Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Makhlouf, Samuel Frisch, and Anthony Villacari. They came up with the name Cash Cash due to legal issues that arose from not trademarking their previous name the Consequence. In an interview Jean Paul stated, "Basically we were in a previous group growing up and never thought to copyright the name because when you're a young local garage band, you don't have the money and don't think it really matters. Well after we signed our first record deal, it kind of did matter. We got hit with a ton of legal notices about it from the person who owned the name, and had this old agent trying to screw us over, so when putting the new group together out of frustration, I was like, we should just name this group 'Cash Cash' because every one is after our cash, and we don't have any yet." When their song "
Party In Your Bedroom" started to get spun at the
Angels & Kings club in
New York City, the track garnered a lot of buzz and attracted the interest of several record labels. They signed with
Universal Republic Records and soon after released an EP,
Cash Cash, In 2008, the group toured with groups such as
Tyga,
Metro Station,
Boys Like Girls,
the White Tie Affair, and
Forever the Sickest Kids. Their debut full-length album
Take It to the Floor was released digitally on December 23, 2008, on iTunes by Universal Republic Records and physically on January 20, 2009, reaching number 31 on the Heatseekers chart. It was recorded the year prior at Anntenna Studios, Digital Heart Beat Studios and Fresh Kills Studio, with all 12 tracks mixed by Jean Paul Makhlouf. In 2009, the band added
Mike Doerr as a touring guitarist. In April 2009, the group released the album's lead single, "Party In Your Bedroom" to radio. That same month, Cash Cash toured with
Kevin Rudolf,
Hyper Crush, and
Jeremy Greene on the
Let it Rock tour. Cash Cash played the main stage at
Bamboozle in May 2009 and then toured the United Kingdom opening for
Cobra Starship. That summer they performed on the
Vans Warped Tour. During that Warped Tour, Doerr left group. In fall of 2009, they toured with
Family Force 5 and
Breathe Carolina. The group continued to tour through the winter of 2009, playing the Seattle
Kiss FM show "Jingle Bell Bash" with
the All-American Rejects,
Cobra Starship, and
All Time Low. At the end of February and into the spring of 2010, the group went on their first headlining United States tour, the Robots in Hightops Tour. On March 8, 2010, Cash Cash released a cover single of the
Alphaville song "
Forever Young". The band released a new single in mid-November 2010, by Universal Republic Records titled "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)", featuring
Lacey Schwimmer and
Spose. Jean-Paul Makhlouf performed the opening theme to
Sonic Colors called "Reach for the Stars" as well as the ending theme "Speak With Your Heart" with band member Alex Makhlouf. Both of these tracks would later be remixed for the Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony in 2021 and then used in
Sonic Colors: Ultimate later in the same year.
Love or Lust and The Beat Goes On (2011–2012) Their second full-length album,
Love or Lust, was released on April 19, 2011, by the Japanese label Twilight Records. The album was recorded in their home studio in Roseland, New Jersey. The lead single "Victim of Love" was released on April 5, 2011. Multiple songs off the album were featured on
MTV's
Jersey Shore and
The Real World. The album's second single, "Sexin' on the Dance Floor" was released on June 7, 2011. To support the album, the group went on the Summer of Lust Tour. The group also went on tour with
Stereo Skyline in Brazil, as well as shows in Japan supporting the album. In 2011, the group parted ways with their drummer Anthony Villacari due to creative differences and continued to operate as a trio. Anthony Villacari continues to play drums in another trio, known as Moa Desert. The group released the lead single from their forthcoming third album on July 11, 2012, titled "
Michael Jackson (The Beat Goes On)", a tribute to the musician
Michael Jackson and returned to Japan in 2012, for another tour supporting their new single. The album's original release date was scheduled for June 13, 2012, however, due to distribution plans, it was re-scheduled for another date. Cash Cash released their third album
The Beat Goes On on September 7, 2012, as an 11-song LP in Japan, but a 6-song EP in every other country. Both formats contained the two songs "Michael Jackson" and "I Like It Loud," which were also soon after released as singles by Dutch independent dance label
Spinnin' Records. On November 26, the trio released "
Overtime" via
SoundCloud as a free download. The song peaked at number 39 on the US
Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. On December 10, Cash Cash had their remix of "Alive" by
Krewella released on the
Play Harder Remix EP. Throughout the year, Cash Cash had numerous original songs and remixes reach number 1 on the
Hype Machine popular chart. The group's contributions to the
Sonic franchise continued with a number of remixes in both the console and 3DS versions of
Sonic Generations.
Overtime and Lightning EPs (2013–2015) The group slowly gained exposure in the dance community in 2012 and 2013, particularly via connections with
Hardwell and
Nicky Romero and releases on their boutique labels. In 2013, the group signed with
Big Beat Records and
Atlantic Records. and debuted at number 4 on the
UK Dance Chart and number 5 on the
UK Singles Chart in 2014. The song was certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America. In 2013, Cash Cash launched their online podcast/radio show named "Royalty Radio" on their
SoundCloud page as well as
YouTube channel. The group performed at the
ADE festival on October 16, 2013, at the
Melkweg in Amsterdam with
Martin Garrix, Vicetone,
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and
John Dahlbäck. Following the Atlantic Records signing, the group released two EPs of new material. On October 29, they released their
Overtime EP, consisting of six new songs, including "
Take Me Home", "Hideaway", featuring British singer
Ella Eyre and "Here and Now", featuring vocals from Estonian singer
Kerli. The EP reached number 11 on the US
Dance/Electronic Albums chart. On March 24, 2014, the group released the
Lightning EP, consisting of a new single "Lightning" and remixes of previous songs off the
Overtime EP. "Lightning" features
John Rzeznik of the
Goo Goo Dolls on vocals and was written by Cash Cash and Rzeznik. A remix pack for "Lightning" was released on July 21, exclusively on
Beatport containing remixes by
Dash Berlin, EDX, Sex Panther, and Audiobot. On March 27, Cash Cash received an IDMA at
Winter Music Conference for Best Break-Through Artist (Group). On April 9,
Rolling Stone premiered the "Cash Cash x Valley" remix of
Clean Bandit's "
Rather Be" on their website. Following their appearance at Winter Music Conference in Miami, the group played an international show in Montreal, Canada at New City Gas on April 19. In May 2014, Cash Cash performed on multiple dates of the
Budweiser Made in America tour along with
Big Gigantic. The group also performed at the 2014
Lollapalooza event. On September 2, 2014,
BPM exclusively premiered their new single, "
Surrender", which was released in
iTunes on September 16. On September 5, Cash Cash played in
Nocturnal Wonderland in San Bernardino, California. As of 2014,
EMI Music Publishing's website confirms that as songwriters, Cash Cash is currently signed to
EMI Music Publishing, which is now owned by a consortium led by
Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In April and May 2015, Cash Cash embarked on an overseas tour performing in Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and South Korea. Cash Cash and Tritonal officially released their song collaboration "Untouchable" on iTunes by Big Beat Records on May 18, 2015. The collaboration features the vocals of British-American singer
JHart. In support of their collaboration, Cash Cash and Tritonal embarked on a co-headline tour titled Untouchable Tour.
Blood, Sweat & 3 Years (2016–2019) Cash Cash started 2016 with the release of their single "
Aftershock," featuring
Jacquie Lee on January 29. Following some live acoustic performances with Jacquie, a music video was put out. The song was later included on the pre-order for the album
Blood, Sweat & 3 Years. In February 2016, the group and
Busta Rhymes played a show together in Las Vegas that was part of a tour series Cash Cash created called Make That Cash Cash. Throughout 2016, the tour series played various cities bringing out artists such as
Rae Sremmurd,
Wiz Khalifa,
Lil Dicky,
French Montana, and
A$AP Ferg.
Billboard officially announced the group's fourth full-length album titled,
Blood, Sweat & 3 Years on April 29, 2016. The pre-order went live with the single "
How To Love", featuring
Sofia Reyes along with a few previously released songs available for instant download. The album includes songs featuring singers Bebe Rexha,
Christina Perri,
Dev,
John Rzeznik,
Julia Michaels,
Michael "Fitz" Fitpatrick from
Fitz and the Tantrums,
Neon Hitch; rappers
B.o.B,
Busta Rhymes,
Nelly, and
Trinidad James; and groups
Little Daylight, and
Night Terrors of 1927. Upon the album's pre-order, a music video for the single "
How to Love" was released online. That same day, the trio also launched their new radio show on Sirius XM's "BPM" channel called "Cash Cash Radio." On June 3, the trio released the single "
Millionaire", a collaboration with
Digital Farm Animals and
Nelly. On June 20, they released a music video for "
Broken Drum", featuring
Fitz of
Fitz and the Tantrums. The music video was filmed throughout Las Vegas and had a guest appearance by
Wiz Khalifa.
Blood, Sweat & 3 Years was released on June 24, and debuted at number 125 on the US
Billboard 200. The album was certified Platinum by the
Korea Music Content Association. On August 12, Cash Cash released a remix for "
Make Me..." by
Britney Spears that was included on her official remix package. In the fall of 2016, Cash Cash embarked on their largest-ever headlining tour called Must Be the Money Tour. In January 2017, they signed an exclusive Las Vegas residency with
Hakkasan Group, playing their family of nightclubs including
Hakkasan, Omnia, Wet Republic, and Jewel. The group also continued to release singles that year. On March 2, they released "Matches" featuring
Rozes. On July 7, they released "
All My Love" featuring
Conor Maynard. As a reaction to the
October 1, 2017, Las Vegas mass shooting, Cash Cash along with
Tiesto,
Steve Aoki,
Kaskade,
Zedd, and
Celine Dion played a benefit show at Omnia night club on November 7, 2017, raising 1 million dollars for the Las Vegas victims fund. On December 15, Cash Cash collaborated with
Dashboard Confessional and released the single "Belong". On December 24, they performed at NYE 2018 Week. In April 2018, the band released a single titled, "
Finest Hour" featuring Abir, which was certified Gold in the US. On November 30, the group released the single "Call You" featuring
Nasri of
Magic!. On April 11, 2019, the group was featured on the single released by
Pink titled, "
Can We Pretend". The song peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
Say It Like You Feel It (2020−present) In 2020, Cash Cash began releasing singles for their upcoming fifth album. They released "Mean It" on January 24, featuring American singer
Wrabel. On March 2, the group collaborated with
Andy Grammer and released a reimagined version of his song "I Found You". In May 2020, they released "Gasoline" featuring
Laura White, which reached the Top 10 on the US
Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. The group released another single on February 12, 2021, titled "
Too Late" with
Wiz Khalifa and
Lukas Graham. The group's fifth album
Say It Like You Feel It was released on May 14, 2021. The album features many singles released for the album including "Mean It", "Gasoline" and "Too Late", as well as previously released singles "Matches", "All My Love", "Belong", "Jewel", "Finest Hour" and "Call You". Additionally, the album features collaborations with Conor Maynard, Abir,
Phoebe Ryan and
Alex Newell. Cash Cash released a new series called
Produced Mixed Mastered, documenting the behind the scenes process of them working on their fifth album and their song "Too Late". The group also released a remix of "
Way Less Sad" by
AJR on June 29. The band hosted the 40th Annual RAMMY Awards Gala in July 2022. On August 26, 2022, the group signed with
Ultra Records. On May 19, Cash Cash released the single "Bleach (Move On)", which features returning lead vocals from Jean Paul Makhlouf since the group's third album,
The Beat Goes On. On September 15, the group released a remix version of "
Tell It to My Heart" by
Taylor Dayne. The remix reached number 32 on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and won the 2024
Electronic Dance Music Awards for Remake of the Year. == Musical style ==