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Album "Absolution" (2003)
Muse to Opt Dancey Materials and Revolutionized Release
March 13, 2008 11:03:34New details on Muse's upcoming album have been outed by frontman Matt Bellamy. The rock band who are recording their fifth effort will pick dancey kind of materials that pretty much are inspired by their 2006 release "Black Holes & Revelations".
"I think on the next album I'd like to do at least one 15-minute space-rock solo," Bellamy told NME. "Apart from that, 'Supermassive Black Hole' (their 2006 single) opened up a new area for us of dancing, grooving, rhythm section-dominated songs. I'd love to do more stuff like that really."
Reese Witherspoon to Be Cast in Night at the Museum 2?
December 14, 2007 11:12:37Reese Witherspoon is reportedly in talks to join the cast of "Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian". According to reports, the 31-year-old Hollywood leading actress is being persuaded by the 20th Century Fox to portray Amelia Earhart.
Meanwhile, the movie sequel of "Night at the Museum" which is directed once again by Shawn Levy is written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, the writers of "Night at the Museum". It will be filmed at the museum complex in Washington, DC and is going to be released on December 18, 2009 despite the fact that the original release date was scheduled on May 22, 2009.
Full Winners List of 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards
November 10, 2007 10:11:48It was the night for alternative bands at mtvU Woodies Awards that was held on Thursday, November 8. Groupies such as Gym Class Heroes, Muse and Boys Like Girls scooped the top honors at the event that appreciates music loved by college students.
Gym Class Heroes was named Woodie of the Year aka Artist of the Year whose music have helped the students to 'survive' throughout 2007. Muse was hailed as the Best Performing Woodie for their live performances always 'worth it'.
Complete Winners of 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards
November 02, 2007 09:11:52Avril Lavigne has snatched two trophies at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards that was held last night (November 1). Lavigne, who also performed at the event, beat big contenders such as Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake.
The 'Girlfriend' singer won Most Addictive Track and Solo Artist of 2007. Her winning is seconded by rock band Muse that took Best Headliner and Best Ireland and U.K. Act.
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".
No Muse and U2 for 2008 Glastonbury
June 25, 2007 01:06:49
Wrapping up this year's Glastonbury festival, organizer Michael Eavis has begun lining up possible acts for 2008. If previously he wanted Muse for the headlining slot, he has changed his mind within days.
"It's not going to be U2 and to be honest we don't actually need U2. It's not Muse either," he said on the last day of the festival. "(But) I don't want to fall out with them over it."
Rumor has it that Irish rockers are among several headlining acts that he has written on his list.
The Killers, Muse Heading to San Diego's "Street Scene"
June 20, 2007 02:06:33
San Diego's annual music festival Street Scene comes back with bigger headliners this year. Two of this year's biggest music acts, The Killers and Muse, are confirmed to play in the Sept 22-23 event.
If previously the festival was held in Mission Valley, this year the venue is re-located to Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego. Tickets are going on sale on June 23 with two-day passes sold for $120, and VIP pricing begins at $300.
Muse Announced Supporting Acts for Wembley Gigs
May 21, 2007 10:05:06
Following the two sold out shows at Wembley Stadium, Muse has arranged a unique line-up to support their act. Not only coming from rock genre, Muse selected their favorite musicians such as Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela and rapper The Streets.
Muse tapped Mike Skinner aka The Streets to be the main support for their first gig on June 16 while having Rodrigo Y Gabriela as the other supporting act. The next day will see Muse performing with My Chemical Romance and Scottish band Biffy Clyro. DJ Zane Lowe is also on the bill to guide the mega gigs.
My Chemical Romance Cancelled Dates for Crew
May 03, 2007 11:05:24
My Chemical Romance and its supporting act Muse had to come to halt after several of their tour crew went sick over food poisoning. A couple of dates within the North American trek came to an effect and had to be cancelled.
The musicians and crew that were supporting the bands began vomiting and had to be rushed to the hospitals on April 28. The next day's show in State College, PA immediately was cancelled leaving the Colombus, OH gig on May 1 doubtful. In the end the Colombus night was postponed instead of cancelled to May 2. For that, Pittsburgh, PA had to give up its slot.
The Rolling Stones Among Headliners of Isle of Wight Fest
March 21, 2007 11:03:21
The Rolling Stones will step on the UK festival stage for the first time since 1976. The British band will headline the Isle of Wight Festival on June 10. It is expected that the frontman Mick Jagger will give a live Webcast on March 22 in the website. The talk will concern this involvement, other European concert dates as well as the make-up concerts for 2006 cancelled dates.
The festival that absorbs a growing number of audiences each year will be held on June 8 until June 10. Snow Patrol and The Feeling will headline the first day and on the next day Muse and Kasabian will replace them as the headliner. Finally on the last date, The Rolling Stone will headline it alongside Keane.
Nominees Revealed for The 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards' Movie Slots
March 15, 2007 03:03:26
An award event in which winners are voted by the children who watch Nickelodeon cable channel, the Kids' Choice Awards has finally unveiled its lineup of nominees for film categories as it is held for the twentieth time this year.
Competing for the title of Favorite Male Movie Star are four well-known talents of Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Adam Sandler, and Will Smith while those like Halle Berry, Dakota Fanning, Keira Knightley, and Sarah Jessica Parker all scoring in the Female side.
Winners of the 2007 NME Awards Unfold
March 02, 2007 01:03:05
Held in Hammersmith Palais, London-UK on Friday, March 1, Arctic Monkeys' music remains a favorite in the 2007 NME Awards. After last year's triumph, this year the British band took home 2 awards, Best Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not" and also Best Music DVD for "Scrummy Man".
The event also honors Muse as the Best British Band while giving My Chemical Romance the title Best International Band. Three newcomers in the music industry, Klaxons, Jamie. T, and The View have also won their awards. Klaxons who had just released its first album "Myths of the Near Future" in January 2007 grabs the Best New Band Award. The Scotish band The View brings home Best Track for its song "Wasted Little DJs" while Jamie T. holds the trophy of Best Solo Artist. Claiming his excitement Jamie is somewhat skeptical, "It's my first big award. It'll probably be my last."
Weekend U.S Box Office of February 16-18, 2007
February 19, 2007 11:02:06
The hot flame of "Ghost Rider" has blazed brightly to burn all blocking its way on the box office. Soaring high in its debut, the superhero flick triumphantly claims the No.1 spot on the chart, drawing in a fantastic amount of $45.3 million, way far above the $22.5 million its fellow newcomer "Bridge to Terabithia" has collected during weekend ended February 18, 2007.
Though severely beaten, the Disney production, however, proves to strike harder than last-week's top film "Norbit" as the larger-than-life comedy only manages to put another $16.7 million into its pocket to seat on the third place in its second round in the competition.
Winners at the 2007 Brit Awards
February 15, 2007 09:02:23
Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, James Morrison, and Take That are among the winners at the 2007 Brit Awards, held at a ceremony Wednesday night Feb 14th in London.
British rock act Arctic Monkeys wins double, mainly for the categories of British Group and MasterCard British Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not". Meanwhile, Las Vegas rockers The Killers also win two, which are the International Group award and International Album for "Sam's Town".
Weekend U.S Box Office of February 9-11, 2007
February 12, 2007 10:02:03
All the pros, give way to the rookies, please as two new releases have triumphantly soared high in their debut to lead the weekend box office ended Sunday, February 11, 2007.
Strikes great despite a critical battering, "Norbit" fabulously exceeded industry observers' low-$20 million range expectations with $34.1 million in claiming the top spot of the chart, easily beating out "Hannibal Rising" which scores way down below at $13 million as the runner-up.
Weekend U.S Box Office of February 2-4, 2007
February 05, 2007 10:02:41
The Asian star is displaying its bright light in North America as Hong Kong filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang score great success on the box office with their latest work "The Messenger." Revolving around a city family that moves into a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, the horror flick has gloriously dominated movie ticket sales at $14.7 million to top the chart for Super Bowl weekend ended February 4, 2007.
The latest in a string of horror hits from Sony, "Messengers" marks the studio's seventh straight year of reigning the box office on Super Bowl weekend, becoming the second No. 1 debut so far this year for the company after urban dance drama "Stomp the Yard" that falls to the sixth spot this time for only taking up a fair amount of $4.05 million.
The 2007 NME Awards Nominees Are Here
January 31, 2007 09:01:20
The Sheffield-based band, Arctic Monkeys, has received four nominations for this year's NME Awards. The four-piece group is in the running for the categories of Best British Band, Live Band, Album and Music DVD.
This isn't the first time that the band scores numbers of nominations in the awards show, last year they won three awards, including the coveted Best British Group accolade.
Weekend U.S Box Office of January 26-28, 2007
January 29, 2007 10:01:41
Looks like most moviegoers tend to have fun spending their weekend in theaters instead go for some gun-banging actions judging from their inclination toward "Epic Movie."
Exceeding industry expectations, the comedy spoof satisfyingly emerges as the top holder of weekend box office ended January 28, 2007, selling $18.6 million worth of tickets to soar above the solid $14.6 million its fellow newcomer "Smokin' Aces" has collected. Nevertheless, the gangland saga sure has made its way to push "Night at the Museum" one step down as the Fox release scores far below at $9.55 million.
Weekend U.S Box Office of January 19-21, 2007
January 22, 2007 10:01:31
The step dancing fever has indeed become an epidemic among the moviegoers if looking on the prolonged success of "Stomp the Yard." Yes, the urban dance drama again comes out as the No. 1 movie in its second round on the weekend box office after satisfyingly gathering $12.2 million, slightly above "Night at the Museum" that still manages to add $12 million into its second place-feedbag.
Behind the family-friendly comedy pops up musical drama "Dreamgirls" on the heels of its Golden Globe Award last Monday for the best comedy or musical feature title. Rises one notch from its last-week position, the Paramount Pictures release this time collects $8 million to firmly put newcomer "The Hitcher" on the fourth place as the thriller remake opens below pundits' expectation at $7.8 million.
Weekend U.S Box Office of January 12-14, 2007
January 15, 2007 10:01:50
The spirit of Stepping is back, thanks to "Stomp the Yard", as the urban dance drama delightfully soars high in its debut to secure the top spot on the weekend box office ended January 14, 2007. Playing strongly among all demographics, the flick smoothly makes its way to gather up a satisfying number of $21.8 million, ending the three-week reign of "Night at the Museum" for the family-friendly comedy turns out to score below this time at $17.1 million.
Though forced to go one step down as the runner-up, "Museum" wonderfully still proves to be superior to its longtime rival "The Pursuit of Happyness" which fares far lower at $8.9 million in its fifth round on the chart. "Dreamgirls" and "Freedom Writers" come next to round out the big five, the former on the fourth rank holding $8.3 million while the latter on the fifth with $7.3 million.
My Chemical Romance Announced A Full-Scale Headlining US Tour
December 19, 2006 12:12:59
American rock band My Chemical Romance is about to embark on a tour to support their gold-certified album, "The Black Parade." The U.S. arena tour will kick off in Manchester, NH at the Verizon Wireless Arena on February 22, 2007.
Has been tapped to support My Chemical Romance on the tour is Rise Against, which is slated to be the opening act on all of the dates. Meanwhile, rock band Muse has also been added to the headliners list.
Big Titles Racing for Oscar's Visual Effects Nods
December 16, 2006 11:12:03
Seven film features were chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday, December 15, for consideration to be the contenders in Visual Effects category for the 79th annual Academy Awards.
Listed in alphabetical order, they are "Casino Royale", "Eragon", "Night at the Museum", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", "Poseidon", "Superman Returns", and "X-Men: The Last Stand."
Winners of the 13th Annual MTV Europe Music Awards
November 03, 2006 10:11:59
Served as host and performer at the 13th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, held Nov 2nd in Copenhagen, Justin Timberlake also was one of the many winners. The pop singer even took home two awards all at once, one for the category of Best Pop and the other one was for Best Male.
Just like Justin, Gnarls Barkley also won two awards, mainly for the categories of Future Sounds-Best New Act and Best Song for "Crazy". The other big winners of the night were Muse, winners of Best Alternative award, and Depeche Mode who was named the Best Group. Red Hot Chili Peppers, in addition, gloriously earned the Best Album award for "Stadium Arcadium".
All About the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
September 20, 2006 03:09:44
The has-just comeback pop singer Justin Timberlake is having another duty besides that of promoting his new LP "FutureSex/LoveSounds". The superstar has been booked to host and perform as well at this year MTV Europe Music Awards, which is about to be held November 2nd.
More on the award show, there are numbers of music stars up for its many categories. The first that is very prominent is Red Hot Chili Peppers who vies for the Best Album category for "Stadium Arcadium", Best Group, Rock, and Best Song category as well for their hit "Dani California".
The Mercury Music Prize Performers and Nominees
September 05, 2006 01:09:15
The Mercury Music Prize, which has been scheduled to take place September 5th, will be liven up by Thom Yorke and the Editors among others. Both musicians have agreed to perform live at the prestigious event.
In addition to them, there will also the likes of Guillemots, Hot Chip and Zoe Rahman who all also are slated to perform at the swanky London bash.
The 2006 Kerrang! Awards Big Winners
August 26, 2006 12:08:08
Congratulation for Welsh band Lostprophets for they are the big winners at the 13th annual Kerrang! Awards, held August 24th in London. The music act won two awards all at once, Best Album for "Liberation Transmission" and Best British Band as well.
Muse, who nabbed five nominations, in the meantime only won one, which was for Best Live Band. For the Best International Newcomer category, the award went to Aiden while the Best British Newcomer was Bring Me The Horizon. Bullet for My Valentine's "Tears Don't Fall" was chosen as Best Single, and Placebo was the Classic Songwriter.
The US Billboard Album Charts
July 20, 2006 11:07:00
Now it's time for us to have a look at the US album chart. There on the very top position on the chart is the 22nd installment of "Now That's What I Call Music," tentatively titled "Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 22", which sold about 398,000 copies. That amount, in fact, marks the biggest first-week sales since the Dixie Chicks' "Taking the Long Way", which has been sold more than 500,000 back in May.
What's more it's also more than four times as many copies as Johnny Cash's "American V: A Hundred Highways". Then comes at 2nd position on the chart is Thom Yorke's "The Eraser", moving 90,000 copies. Elsewhere on the top 200, Pimp C debuts at No. 3 with his "Pimpalation" sold 87,000 copies, ahead of Nelly Furtado's "Loose" at No. 4.
