Kings Of Leon Cancel Show After Band Was Hit By Pigeon Feces

Kings Of Leon were in for quite a disgusting surprise when they took the stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis this weekend. The Amphitheater was pigeon infestation above the stage and the band was pooped on as soon as they started playing.

“Jared [Followill, the band's bassist] was hit several times during the first two songs,” said Andy Mendelsohn of Vector Management. “It’s not only disgusting – it’s a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there.”

Reports claim that poop even landed in the singer’s mouth while he was singing!

Followill said, “I was hit by pigeons on each of the first three songs. We had 20 songs on the set list. By the end of the show, I would have been covered from head to toe. The last thing I was going to do was look up, but if that was only a couple, we must have caught them right after a big Thanksgiving dinner.”

Disgusting!

New Details On Upcoming Kings Of Leon Album

Kings Of Leon recently told Spin what fans can expect on their upcoming album.

“[It was the] first time we ever recorded in New York City and we thought we’d come out with a darker record because we’d done all our records in either Nashville or Los Angeles where it’s a little more chilled out,” Followill says. “[But] I’ll be damned if we didn’t go in there and make a fun record! It’s got songs that are beach-y and songs that are a little more like our Youth & Young Manhood days. We’re super excited. It will be interesting to see how well received it is,” he added.

Billboard’s Top 10 Money Makers Of The Year

Billboard has released it’s Top 40 Money Makers list and we’ve got the top 10 here for you. How does Billboard calculate these top earners? Their top-secret Money Makers formula is comprised of, among other variables, monies earned from CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and all forms of streaming. But the largest component of their formula is, without a doubt, touring, as seen by this years top money maker.

Here are the Top 10 Money Makers:

1. U2 $108,601,283
2. Bruce Springsteen $57,619,037
3. Madonna $47,237,774
4. AC/DC $43,650,466
5. Britney Spears $38,885,267
6. Pink $36,347,658
7. Jonas Brothers $33,596,576
8. Coldplay $27,326,562
9. Kenny Chesney $26,581,141
10. Metallica $25,564,234

Other notable artists worth mentioning include:

13. Beyoncé $23,658,131
15. Miley Cyrus $21,285,996
21. Taylor Swift $17,204,646
25. Kings Of Leon $14,421,763
30. Lil Wayne $12,866,174
31. Paul McCartney $12,203,170

With touring being a large component to Billboard’s formula, after selling more than 10 million albums and extending practically every leg of her tour, Lady Gaga will certainly make next year’s list.

Beyoncé To Collaborate With Kings Of Leon?

On the heels of the most successful night in Grammys’ history, Beyoncé’s already set her eyes on a collaboration with fellow Grammy winners Kings Of Leon.

According to a source, “Beyonce looked stunning and was chatting to virtually every major star on hand. She kissed Kings of Leon on their cheeks and congratulated them on winning an award for Use Somebody. They were chatting for ages. She knows how huge they are in the UK and loves their album. She was scouting for people to collaborate with and has been talking about doing something different with a rock band. Kings of Leon would be perfect.”

What do you think of a collaboration between Beyoncé and Kings Of Leon?

The 2010 Grammy Awards Winners List

The 52nd Grammy Awards was held at Los Angeles Staple Stadium on Sunday night and it played host to some remarkable performances by Pink, a duet by Lady Gaga and Elton John and a Michael Jackson Tribute by Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Usher.

Beyonce was the biggest winner of the night, winning six Grammys followed by Taylor Swift who won four including the Album of the Year.

Here is the complete list of the Grammy winners.
Album of the Year: Fearless- Taylor Swift
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo”- Beyoncé
Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc— Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonc—)
Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” — Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: Fearless — Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyoncé
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyoncé
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” — Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden — Michael Bublé
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt — Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free — The Derek Trucks Band
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) — Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) — Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” — (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! — Stephen Colbert

iMusicDaily’s Top 10 Most Talked About Music Acts of 2009

1. Lady Gaga
The entire world went loco for Gaga this past year. Lady Gaga started 2009 at the top of the Billboard Charts and managed to find her way back there with hit after hit. Just Dance, Poker Face, Love Game, Paparazzi, Bad Romance…the list goes on and on. And don’t forget, “Is Lady Gaga a man?” was one of the most asked questions of 2009. Has anyone figured it out?

2. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift won the heart of America by being the sweetest and most gracious teenager in history, all while winning every major award at every single awards show including Entertainer of The Year in 2009. She accomplished more in 2009 than most celebrities accomplish over the span of their career. Swift’s star got even brighter following the incident with Kanye West at the MTV VMAs.

3. Michael Jackson
The unfortunate passing of Michael Jackson became the greatest celebration of an artist in history. Sales of Jackson’s music topped the charts and the documentary, ‘This Is It’, made from Jackson’s final dress rehearsal, became a blockbuster at the box office.

4. Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle became a YouTube sensation seemingly overnight while she was a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent. Although Boyle did not win the competition, she has taken the world by storm and sold over 3 million copies of her debut album in the United States alone.

5. Miley Cyrus
From her pole dancing routine at the Teen Choice Awards to her significantly older boyfriend, Disney star Miley Cyrus has been a hot topic of conversation. With all of the scandals aside, it was a big year for Miley with the success of her hits ‘The Climb’ and ‘Party In The USA’. And don’t forget that Miley officially became a Diva this year on Vh1.

6. Beyoncé
Two Words: ‘Single Ladies’.

7. Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas officially made a comeback and topped the charts with their first single ‘Boom Boom Pow’ for 12 weeks. The Peas went on to score another No. 1 hit with their second single ‘I Gotta Feeling’.

8. Britney Spears
Many people doubted she could pull off a world tour after the rollercoaster her life has been on, but she proved everyone wrong. In 2009, Britney showed the world that she’s back on track and capable of topping the charts once again. Britney released her singles collection and scored a No. 1 hit with her new single ‘3’.

9. Kelly Clarkson
In 2009, Kelly Clarkson proved that life would suck without her. Clarkson released her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, and topped the charts with her first single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. Clarkson’s third single ‘Already Gone’ sparked some controversy for sounding strikingly similar to Beyonce’s ‘Halo’, both written by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.

10. Kings Of Leon
It should come as no surprise that Kings of Leon’s hit ‘Use Somebody’ has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Their album Only By The Night was just named iTunes Album Of The Year. ‘Use Somebody’ became one of the biggest cover songs of the year with acts like Paramore and Kelly Clarkson performing it.

Mash-Up: Top 25 Pop Songs Of 2009

Take a look and listen to the top 25 pop songs of 2009 thanks to this incredible mash-up by DJ Earworm called ‘The United States Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop)’.

MTVu’s Woodie Awards Round-Up

Kings of Leon won Woodie of the Year and Green Day took home the Best Performing Woodie at the 2009 MTVu Woodie Awards, which brought together a cross-section of established and breaking artists Wednesday night (Nov. 19) at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.

Although neither band was in attendance, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool accepted their award by video.

Indie darlings Matt & Kim kicked off the show — which celebrates the year’s best music as determined by MTVu’s college-centric audience — with an energetic performance of their breakout single “Lessons Learned.” Later, the duo returned to accept their Best Video Woodie award.

“We’ve had one heck of a year,” said Matt Johnson, before counterpart Kim Schifino leapt into the crowd.

Additional performers included veteran alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie, who rocked the audience with its “New Moon” soundtrack single “Meet Me on the Equinox,” as well as Passion Pit, the Dead Weather and Clipse, who were joined onstage by fellow rappers Cam’ron and Rick Ross.

Presenter highlights came from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and pop prankserts 3OH!3. Wentz rolled onto the stage holding a red Solo cup, while 3OH!3 gave a nod to Lady Gaga by dressing in her various VMA outfits. Asher Roth, will.i.am, and surprise guest Cyndi Lauper also presented awards.

While Kings of Leon and Green Day won the top prizes, smaller acts took home statues as well. Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew Ingle and Missouri rapper Tech N9ne earned the Breaking Woodie and the Left Field Woodie, respectively.

The Woodie Awards air Dec. 4 on MTV Networks.

Katy Perry Opens MTV European Music Awards With Cabaret Act

Katy Perry hosted the 2009 MTV European Music Awards in Berlin last night and opened the show with a cabaret act that including the Best Song Nominees.

Hosting the shindig in Berlin for the second year in a row, Perry got the party at the “Katy Kat Club” going with a cabaret-style medley of Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” David Guetta’s “When Love Takes Over,” featuring Kelly Rowland, Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Beyoncé’s “Halo” and Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.”

Check out her incredible performance –

Mash Up: Justin Timberlake & Kings Of Leon

Seems like everyone’s doing a cover of the Kings Of Leon hit ‘Use Somebody’. Kelly Clarkson, Paramore, and Brooke White have all recently covered the song and now, Justin Timberlake can be added to the list.

At a recent show in Las Vegas, Timberlake performed a mash up of his hit ‘Cry Me A River’ and Kings Of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody’. It’s seems appropriate that Justin would cover the band at some point since it’s been reported that Timberlake will be working on the bands remix album.

Check out Timberlake’s magic –

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