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  Grammy Predictions: Who Will Win?

  February 4, 2009 – The 51st annual Grammy Awards feature an amazing roster of performers, including U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, the Jonas Brothers, and many more. (Watch the show Sunday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. on CBS.) And, it turns out, the Recording Academy is also giving out a few shiny awards. Below, read our predictions for who should win and who will win. …
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  Backstage Q&A: Kings of Leon

  January 30, 2009 – It's been a big year for Kings of Leon. Since the release of their fourth studio album, Only by the Night, last October, the Memphis foursome are finally experiencing the success in the U.S. that they've long enjoyed overseas. …
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  Kings of Leon Rock to Help Sick Kids

  January 26, 2009 – They may subscribe to a hard-partying rock'n'roll lifestyle, but Kings of Leon are really a bunch of softies. That was apparent Saturday night at Chicago's House of Blues, where the Tennessee foursome strutted and howled their way through a sold-out benefit show for the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. …
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  Kings of Leon Singer: "I Thought I Wasn't Good Enough"

  December 4, 2008 – No food after 8 P.M. Cayenne pepper and lemon. Special K three times a day. We all have our weight loss tricks. The Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill has come clean about his own body issues in an interview with Q, revealing that in his younger days he often ran in extreme temperatures and jacked up his coffee intake to keep his weight down [via gigwise.com]. …
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  Where Have All the Great Rock Singers Gone?

  November 24, 2008 – Today, 17 years after Freddie Mercury's passing, I've found myself wondering: Where have all the great rock singers gone? On Rolling Stone's list of the greatest vocalists of the rock era, the Queen frontman comes in at No. 18. I'd argue him up a few notches, but that's me. What's much more interesting about the list is that, out of one hundred entries, only five are still arguably in their recording heyday. …
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  Ryan Adams, Oasis: The Musical Feuds End!

  November 11, 2008 – Everyone takes notice when music heavyweights start talking smack. But what about when those trash talkers decide to play nice? Below, a recent collection of musical kindness. Can it be that Barack Obama is inspiring everyone? Ryan Adams and Oasis: Turns out the guy who frequently complains about other people in the music industry is a huge fan of the guys who frequently complain about other people in the music industry. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 3-9

  November 8, 2008 – No doubt about it, this week belonged to newly-minted President-Elect Barack Obama. But that doesn't mean the music world lay dormant: Fall Out Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Decemberists all kicked off their respective U.S. tours, while the Killers treated fans to new tracks in London. …
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  New Video: Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"

  November 5, 2008 – Guitar-driven power ballad? Check. Nostalgia-inducing backstage footage? Check. Sweeping aerial shots? Check. Barroom bonding and semi-sappy lyrics? Check. It might be the recipe for a new Nickelback, Bon Jovi, or Bryan Adams video, but this treatment belongs to the Followill boys of Kings of Leon, who take a wistful view of life on the road in this clip for "Use Somebody," a song off their new album Only By the Night. …
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  Kings of Leon Headline High Profile NYC Concert

  September 24, 2008 – After more than a year of preparation -- including studio time, summer festival gigs, an SNL appearance, and a SPIN cover shoot -- Kings of Leon welcomed the arrival of their new album, Only by the Night, by launching their North American tour last night with a sold out show at New York City's Webster Hall. …
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  Kings of Leon

  September 23, 2008 – What? Since their breakout sophomore set, 2005's Aha Shake Heartbreak, Kings of Leon have moved towards a larger sound, expanding upon their Southern fried roots. And while last year's Because of the Times made vast inroads with a more wide-screen assault, their fourth studio effort, the ghostly and epic Only by the Night, is the quartet's eureka moment. …
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