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Grammy Press Room: How Kings of Leon Beat Taylor Swift

BuzzSugar — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:15:03 -0800

This year's Grammy winners may have been fairly expected names (Beyonce, Taylor, Beyonce again), but the ladies didn't get all the glory. Kings of Leon made their own waves, taking home Record of the Year for "Use Somebody." When they came back into the press room to reporters, they revealed just how they outdid some of the biggest names in pop music for the win.

On how they feel about their Grammys: Caleb Followill said, "I think the best thing about winning Grammys is that it's really the first time our family gets to see the success of what we've been doing. Things that have been big everywhere else for a while, now are starting to happen in America. My mom is here, so it's special. We're getting my mom wasted!"
On why they had success overseas first: Nathan Followill said, "I think there’s so much music out there, especially in America. You know, in England and in Europe, it's a little more fascinating, our backstory - as opposed to, a fan in Minnesota who really couldn't give a sh*t about three guys from Tennessee that are brothers and have a band with a cousin. But I think overseas they kind of jumped onto the story, and luckily we stuck around long enough for the music to kind of keep us going."

To hear more from the group, including their thoughts on who they might collaborate with next, read more.

On who they’d like to collaborate with next:

Caleb: "We would like to collaborate with whoever we're writing the next record with. So I don't know...I'm not big on collaborations, that’s a lot of pressure."

Nathan: "I think they're all dead, the ones we’d like to collaborate with."

Caleb: "In fact, we’re going to kill them tonight."
On how they beat out all the pop competitors: Nathan said, "Payola. We have a good record label. They have deep pockets."

What Is the Best "Everywhere" Song of 2009?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:30:45 -0800

Chances are, one of these everywhere songs of 2009 is in your head right now. And if it's not, just peruse the list and you're guaranteed to get one stuck! You know you had your fave, even if it is embarrassing to admit (cough, Miley, cough), so vote now on the best everywhere single of the year. And of course, be sure weigh in on my other best of 2009 polls!

Link Time! Janet Jackson to Open Up on TV About Michael

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:09 -0800

Janet Jackson will be talking about her brother in a new primetime special - TV Squad
The Real Housewives of New Jersey are invading NBC's Mercy. Seriously. - The Ausiello Files
Ryan Seacrest is letting regular people grab money from celebs for his new show Bank of Hollywood - Vulture
Here's a guide to all of the guest stars during November sweeps - TV.com
George Clooney's top 10 movies - Rotten Tomatoes
CBS picks up five more episodes of Accidentally on Purpose - HitFix
Michael Jackson's This Is It takes No. 1 on Billboard - Rolling Stone
Listen to a preview of Adam Lambert's new album - Best Week Ever
Colin Hanks to play "Jack" to Bradley Whitford's "Dan" - Collider
Twilight's Rob and Kristen finally talk about each other. Check out snippets from the interview - PopSugar
Sigourney Weaver and Alia Shawkat sign on for Cedar Rapids - Zap2it
Prepare for the onslaught of skinny jeans: Kings of Leon are creating their own limited-edition clothing line - Spinner

Link Time! 6/2

BuzzSugar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:30:57 -0700

Should Buffy be on a list of the 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi? - Popwatch
10 TV characters who need to be killed off. - TV.com
Oh, to have a history-literary film franchise. - Cinematical
Will Ferrell talks Man vs. Wild. - HitFix
New Kings of Leon video for "Notion" - love it? - Stereogum
Five things you didn't know about Scott Michael Foster. - The TV Addict
Letterman vs. Conan vs. Colbert: Who gets spots on your DVR? - Vulture

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Buzz In: Who Should Get Their Own Behind the Music?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:30:56 -0700

There once was a time, long before Real Housewives reruns on Bravo, where you could count on VH1's Behind the Music series to be on the air at just the moment you're too lazy to do laundry or pay bills. Those were the good old days (between 1997 and 2006, to be specific) when you could learn all kinds of things about people like Leif Garrett, Billy Idol, and Red Hot Chili Peppers from the cable channel's rock documentary series.

Well now, the network is bringing the series back, and its first subject will be - yes! - Lil Wayne. Great first pick. This revamp is apparently going to "focus more on contemporary artists than the veteran talent of previous incarnations." Which brings me to my question: Who do you want to see get their very own Behind the Music? I think a Jonas Brothers one would be kind of hilarious (I just imagine the little one saying something like, "I struggled my whole life until I found the music!") and I think Kings of Leon would make a good subject as well.

Now it's your turn! Who would be your picks?

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/23

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:46 -0800

Joel McHale has landed the lead in an NBC pilot in the latest round of casting news. - The Hollywood Reporter
Bruce Springsteen has been confirmed to headline the UK's Glastonbury Festival on June 27. - Billboard
The US television audience for this year's Oscars rose by about 13 percent, lifting the award show from record-low ratings in 2008. - Reuters
The average viewer now watches 151 hours of TV per month, including Internet and mobile viewing. - Broadcasting and Cable
The Dark Knight has passed the $1 billion mark in worldwide box-office sales. - Reuters
Adam Carolla will star in a comedy pilot for CBS. - Zap2it
The Kings of Leon album Only by the Night bumped Lily Allen's album for the No. 1 spot on the UK charts. - Billboard

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New Music Videos: Oasis and Kings of Leon

BuzzSugar — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:30:13 -0800

Interested in some moody, soul-searching tunes and visuals to match? Well, I have just the thing for you today by way of two moody, soul-searching bands.

First up, a new video from Kings of Leon for the song "Use Somebody" off the Kings' new album, Only By the Night. The video cuts from a close-up of lead singer Caleb Followill pouring his heart out to shots of the band playing for live audiences, practicing at rehearsal, hanging out shooting pool, and heating things up between Caleb (well, I think it's him) and one lucky ~~groupie~~ lady. I just saw this band live in San Francisco, and the performance of this song gave me chills in person. The video definitely does the tune justice.

The second video is from Oasis for their single "I'm Outta Time" off the band's Dig Out Your Soul, which is out now. I think I'll leave the description to the MySpace folks, because it's funny: "Liam on a surreal journey through a moon-lit English landscape. Subtly psychedelic!" The black-and-white visuals are pretty with or without the sound on, in my opinion.

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Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

Oasis - I'm Outta Time

What to Download: New Music on iTunes

BuzzSugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:30:11 -0700

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to the songs and albums below you can now download a second volume of the Sex and the City soundtrack. Here are today's selections:

Let's Rock: The new Kings of Leon album, Only By the Night, seems like a pretty straightforward effort by the band in all its arena-rock glory. I've already been digging the track "Sex on Fire," and I think "17" sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to giving it a whirl.

When I grow up I might not listen to this stuff anymore: First of all, I have to tell you that I laughed out loud when I laid eyes on this cover. It appears that the middle Pussycat Doll lost her shirt on her motorcycle ride. But I digress. I don't think I'll ever buy an entire Dolls album but will admit I've succumbed to their catchy dance tunes in the past. The song we've all heard a lot already, "When I Grow Up," is of course included on their new album as is an obligatory song featuring Snoop Dog called "Bottle Pop," and what I bet is the next song none of us will be able to get out of our brains, "Halo".

Two more picks up next so read more.

Reflecting: Oh, wow, I really like Cold War Kids and I'm totally digging their new album Loyalty to Loyalty. I read an article about what inspired this new album and discovered that the lyrically mesmerizing track, "Every Man I Fall For," is written about a female's perspective of relationships. I'm really enjoying the song "Relief" as well but I'll likely download the entire thing.

"Down-home Dixie-fried home-grown..." Those are some of the fun, spirited lyrics from the first track on the Old Crow Medicine Show's new album Tennessee Pusher. The banjo-plucky album has more of the OCMS's super-Southern country-folk tunes. In fact, it's like a fond love letter to the South, from the energetic "Alabama High-Test" to the much darker "Motel in Memphis" and title track "Tennessee Pusher."

How Do You Feel About Bootleg Concert Videos Online?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:30:22 -0700

Recently, NME reported that the members of Kings of Leon are dismayed when people take bootleg videos at their concerts because then their new stuff then ends up online before the album's release. Guitarist Matthew Followill said:

It's difficult when you make a new record and you wanna play all the new songs live. But with technology these days, there'll be someone out there with a recorder and it kinda spoils it for us. You don't wanna play too many new songs because otherwise they'll be on YouTube or something
. . . If it was up to us we'd play all the new songs because they're so fun to play.

What do you think about bootleg concert videos? Do you watch them? Do you avoid them?

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This Just In: NME Thinks America Is Cool Again

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:30:51 -0700

Bad news, Buzz readers (and America): Apparently, we have all been suffering from a crisis of uncoolness for some time now. And the worst part is we didn't even know it (or, at least, I didn't)! This is all according to the British music magazine NME - but there's good news, too, since NME has now managed to find 25 American bands that are making us cool again!

To quote the press release, the new issue is celebrating "the 25 American acts who are whipping up a storm on both sides of the Atlantic - signaling the re-birth of the US music scene!" Which is good, since I've had nothing to listen to for years now when I want to support the good ol' US of A!

Sarcasm aside, I'm glad the magazine is recognizing some great bands that started here - but this is kind of dramatic. I mean, did you know our music scene had died? I thought things were going pretty well, even before Vampire Weekend showed up.

Anyway, I may not agree with NME's sensational declarations, but I am OK with these bands representing America's fine musical taste abroad. I'll share the list of bands after the jump, but I'm also curious what acts gave our friends in the UK such a sour feeling about American music before now. If they really thought we were suffering, they could have just asked, and I would have been happy to point them to some great music!

To see the 25 bands that have helped us reclaim some cool points and let me know your thoughts, read more.

Vampire Weekend
Lil Wayne
Glass Candy
Kings of Leon
MGMT
Spank Rock
TV on the Radio
Boy Crisis
Black Kids
Holy Ghost Revival
The Hold Steady
Fleet Foxes
Amazing Baby
Jay Reatard
HEALTH
The Cool Kids
Black Lips
Yo Majesty
White Denim
Telepathe
Iglu and Hartly
Chester French
Girl Talk
TheDeathSet
Grace Jones

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