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Full Nominations List of 2009 AMAs, Taylor Swift Leads With Six Kudos
October 14, 2009 09:10:50During a press event taking place on October 13 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, this year's nominations for American Music Awards have been announced by Adam Lambert, Paula Abdul and Snoop Dogg. The repicients are picked up based on "the data supplied by the Nielsen Company's Broadcast Data Systems, which monitors radio airplay performance, and SoundScan, which tracks retail music sales."
Taylor Swift, whose album "Fearless" has spent more than 30 weeks on Billboard Hot 200, receives six nods followed by Michael Jackson with five and Eminem with four each. The country music beauty is listed as one of the contenders for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Album in Pop/Rock and Country Music categories. Also, she is vying for Favorite Artist in Adult Contemporary Music.
2009 mtvU Woodie Awards Noms Announced, Drake Up for Woodie of the Year
October 06, 2009 10:10:04Chosen by college students and music fans across U.S., nominations for the sixth annual mtvU Woodie Awards have been announced. New rappers Drake, Asher Roth and Kid Cudi are listed in one category each.
Drake goes head-to-head against Roth, Kings of Leon, MGMT and Silversun Pickups, vying for Woodie of the Year. As for Cudi, he is among the contenders for Best Video Woodie along with Death Cab for Cutie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Anjulie, The Dead Weather and Matt and Kim.
Lady GaGa Leads 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Noms
September 22, 2009 10:09:30Those acts crowding the nominations list of MTV Europe Music Awards this year have been unearthed with U.S. artists in domination. One in particular is Lady GaGa who has made her triumph at recent MTV Video Music Awards. The "Just Dance" singer is taking five nominations, the same amount that Kings of Leon grab.
GaGa is placed under Best Song category for "Poker Face", Best Live Act and Best Female among others. In all three categories, she has to battle them out with Beyonce Knowles who puts up front her single "Halo". Beyonce herself is up for four nominations, one in Best Video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".
English Band White Lies Set to Open for Kings of Leon
September 11, 2009 01:09:03English alternative new band White Lies have been confirmed to open for rock music act Kings of Leon later this month. The relatively new band who kicked off their career in 2007 are scheduled to take the stage on Kings of Leon's U.S. fall trek on Saturday, September 26, reports COED Magazine.
No record on the songs that they will perform during the show. It is also not known if White Lies will open for Kings of Leon's any other tour dates.
Nominations of 2009 MTV VMAs, Beyonce and Lady GaGa Lead the Pack
August 05, 2009 09:08:33Nomination recipients for the 26th Annual MTV Video Music Awards have been announced on August 4. And, it was revealed that both Beyonce Knowles and Lady GaGa have dominated the list with nine nods.
Out of the nine nominations Beyonce and Lady GaGa received, eight of them have the two female singers facing off against each other. Beyonce competes against Lady GaGa in such categories as Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography and Art Direction.
Kings of Leon Considered to Score Music for 'New Moon'
July 18, 2009 09:07:44"The Twilight Saga's New Moon" director Chris Weitz shared to Rotten Tomatoes about who may be billed to make music for the upcoming "Twilight" sequel. "We might, if we're very lucky, get Kings of Leon to do something," so he said.
Besides, "The Golden Compass" helmer also shared that Radiohead's frontman Thom Yorke wants to lend helping hands to the project. Commenting on that, Chris stated, "It's exciting to be able to have access to this kind of talent."
Kings of Leon Launch Their Record Label, Partnering With Bug Music
June 18, 2009 02:06:39Kings of Leon have launched their own record label under the partnership with Los Angeles-based music publishing company, Bug Music. They have signed Indie rock band The Features as the label's first musical act.
In the meantime, the Caleb Followill-fronted band are preparing for the release of The Features' new album "Some Kind of Salvation". More details about the project will be announced in the coming weeks.
Kings of Leon Premiere 'Notion' Music Video
June 03, 2009 03:06:16A music video shot as a promotional effort for Kings of Leon's single titled "Notion" has been put forward. It captures the band making a performance in a dark alleyway with fire burning the wall behind them and falling from the sky onto the ground beneath them.
"Notion" appears among the songs in King of Leon's latest studio album "Only by the Night". The track will possibly serve as the fourth single from the effort with its released date is still to be determined.
Kings of Leon Tapped to Sing in 2009 MTV Movie Awards
May 14, 2009 03:05:48Alternative rock band Kings of Leon have been added to the performers list of this year's MTV Movie Awards. The four-piece band are planned to sing "Use Somebody", which is lifted from their 2008 studio album "Only by the Night".
Another musician recruited to make a live appearance at the annual event is rapper Eminem. He is expected to deliver one of the new songs in his much-anticipated effort "Relapse" which will be outed on May 19.
Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers and More Tapped for NBC's 'Today' Concert Series
April 03, 2009 11:04:23Black Eyed Peas and Jonas Brothers are among big groups recruited to entertain concertgoers at 2009 "Toyota Concert Series on Today". will.i.am and friends will be singing on June 12, while the Jonas boys are set to perform on June 19.
Other performers include No Doubt, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, The All-American Rejects and many more. The Gwen Stefani-fronted band will kick off the annual concert series on May 1, while the others will be making a live appearance on the following days.
Oasis and Jonas Brothers Represent the Best and the Worst at NME Awards 2009
February 26, 2009 03:02:41The ceremony of Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 has been wrapped up and it is unveiled that Oasis and Jonas Brothers are among the recipients for the annual music awards show for two completely different reasons. While Oasis were given the ultimate honor of being Best British Band, Jonas Brothers were handed out two of the Worst titles, Worst Band and Worst Album.
On Wednesday, February 25, at the O2 Academy Brixton, the Manchester band Oasis came out victorious over Muse and Radiohead among others. Though unable to attend the ceremony due to live commitments in Europe, the band sent acceptance video featuring also host Russell Brand. "This is ironic, we're being given Best British Band by the second best British comedian," Noel Gallagher jokingly said. "Thanks to all the readers who've voted... This has turned into a right bad idea..."
Video: Performances at 2009 BRIT Awards
February 19, 2009 10:02:39Video performances from 2009 BRIT Awards taking place on February 18 at London's Earls Court have arrived. Lady GaGa, U2 and Girls Aloud were some of those making live appearances at the annual event.
Lady GaGa took the stage with electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys. Also joined by The Killers' vocalist Brandon Flowers, they did a medley by performing several songs, one of which was Dusty Springfield's 1989 single "Nothing Has Been Proved", and compiled them into a single piece of music.
Complete Winners List of 2009 BRIT Awards
February 19, 2009 09:02:05Winners for this year's BRIT Awards have been announced at a ceremony taking place on February 18 at London's Earls Court. Duffy was revealed as the one who led the pack, walking away with three trophies out of four categories she was nominated at the awards.
Bagging an honor as Best Female Solo Artist, Duffy won over Adele, Beth Rowley, Estelle and M.I.A.. She added another prize to her collection in MasterCard British Album for her debut effort "Rockferry" after a stiff competition against Coldplay's "Viva La Vida", Elbow's "The Seldom Seen Kid", Radiohead's "In Rainbows" and The Ting Tings' "We Started Nothing".
Winners List of 51st Annual Grammy Awards
February 09, 2009 11:02:52Robert Plant and Alison Krauss walked out of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with another nod. Through their collaborative album "Raising Sand", the two musicians got the coveted Album of the Year title.
The duet effort has successfully put aside Coldplay's "Viva La Vida", Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III", Ne-Yo's "Year of the Gentleman" and Radiohead's "In Rainbows". Previously, the record was also announced as Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
Kings of Leon's Tour Reportedly in Jeopardy
November 28, 2008 02:11:17Kings of Leon's tour dates across U.K. and Australia are threatened as the band's members are reportedly in feud due to Caleb Followill's drinking habit. "The others have warned Caleb over and over again that they weren't happy about his drinking but he carried on regardless," a source told The Sun.
In a further explanation, the source hinted that the rockers have been in dispute for many times but somehow managed to sort it out. The source said, "The lads have always fought but they usually sort it out the next morning. Things are completely different this time. The label is deeply concerned that if they don't sort out their differences the tour won't go ahead."
Wham! Sound for Kings of Leon's Next Album
September 01, 2007 02:09:07
On the heels of #1 album 'Because of the Times', Kings of Leon has prepared the work of the fourth one. The Tennessee band said that some materials are going to sound like the famous '80s duo Wham! record.
"We try to strike while the iron's hot", frontman Caleb Followill said. "And we're writing some really good songs right now. Because of the thrill of being number one, I think the songs we're writing now just really have something about them. Its a passion that I think will carry on. This is gonna be like a Wham! Record."
2007 Lollapalooza Three Days Report
August 06, 2007 10:08:07
2007 Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park has taken center stage in music buzz last weekend. The annual festival that celebrates the greatest alternative acts kicked off Friday, August 3 on a hot but pleasant weather, mainly due to the worthy performances in all its three days.
LCD Sound system only gave the best opening on day 1 by delivering beats that audience have been dying for. The group raved through their sets mostly containing materials from latest CD "Sound of Silver" before moving on with the Grammy-winning hit "Daft Punk is Playing at My House". The subject mentioned in the title served their part moments later highlighting the event with extended version of "One More Time" and their debut album's hit "Around the World".
More Line-Ups Heading to 2007's Download Fest
May 30, 2007 01:05:36
The 2007 Download Festival is adding some new artists to their already attention-grabbing line-up. The Cure, Kings of Leon, AFI and Neko Case are the acts that will join previously announced Modest Mouse, Incubus, The Shins and Wolf Parade.
More detailed arrangement of line-up for each day in the festival has also been announced. Modest Mouse, Wolf Parade, Band of Horses and Case will play the first part at Boston's Tweeter Center on August 18. The next show on August 5 at Washington's Gorge Amphitheatre will be filled with Modest Mouse again and others like Incubus, The Thermals, Nada Surf and Heavenly States.
The Flaming Lips Appears for 2007 Monolith Fest
May 23, 2007 04:05:53
Still in the first cycle, Monolith Festival has lined up a number of renowned names to lift the festival's reputation. Considerably a magnificent line up, the festival has The Flaming Lips, Cake, Spoon and Kings of Leon for a start.
The two-nights event that will be held September 14-15 at Red Rock Amphitheatre, Denver also has moderately interesting combination such as The Decemberists, Das EFX, Earl Greyhound, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ghostland Observatory, Juliette and The Licks and also William Elliott Whitmore.
Kings of Leon Prepares 4th Album
April 10, 2007 03:04:18
Seemingly addicted to write again, rock band Kings of Leon is accumulating materials for fourth album. They had just released third album "Because of the Times" on April 3, 2007.
Vocalist Caleb Followill said that tunes are already available but lyrics are not there yet. "I'm writing stuff right now, but I'm trying not to write the lyrics because as soon as they' lyrics are written we're going to want to play it. Our record's (Because Of The Times) been finished for about a year and we've been sitting her twiddling our thumbs waiting for the label to put it out, so we're ready to continue on writing songs."
Headliners in the 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival
March 20, 2007 03:03:21
The 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival has recruited a new string of bands to perform in the event this summer. The headliners are the multiple Grammy award winning Red Hot Chili Peppers, the newly reunited rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and also half-English half-Swedish Indie pop band Razorlight.
The annual event which is also popular as Carling Weekend, will begin on August 24. The event's official website also informs that Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Fall Out Boy, Bloc Party and Nine Inch Nails are among some of the bands performing. These bands will have their gigs on the second round of the three-day weekend.
The New Pantheon Awards Finalists
January 13, 2006 03:01:42Numbers of names have been listed as the finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon Awards which replacing the Shortlist Prize in recognizing noteworthy albums that have sold fewer than 500,000 copies in the United States. Among the 10 names mentioned, there we have Fiona Apple, Antony and the Johnsons, and Arcade Fire.
Apple's "Extraordinary Machine", Arcade Fire's "Funeral", and Antony and the Johnsons' "I Am a Bird Now" will all vie for the award. The rest of the finalists among others include Animal Collective's "Feels," Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm," Death Cab for Cutie's "Plans," The Decemberists' "Picaresque," Kings of Leon's "Aha Shake Heartbreak," M.I.A.'s "Arular," and Sufjan Stevens' "Illinois."
Big Day for Big Musicians
October 06, 2005 01:10:02The 'big' day is coming and 'big' musicians are preparing themselves to welcome the 'big' event. We're talking about the 2006 Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Included in the initial list of performers at the event among others are The White Stripes, Iggy & the Stooges and Franz Ferdinand. Apart, there will also Kings of Leon, The Mars Volta, AFI, Sleater-Kinney, Soulwax/ 2 The Magic Numbers, The Living End, Cut Copy, the End of Fashion and Youth Group.
The Kings March with the Machines
June 07, 2005 11:06:44In support of "Aha Shake Heartbreak," its sophomore RCA album which has been sold 109,000 copies in the United States, Kings Of Leon will team up with Secret Machines to embark a tour. The tour is slated to begin July 15 in Portland, Ore., and wrapping August 20 in Nashville.
