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.

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 –

Kelly Clarkson Performs Medley of Alanis Morissette and Kings of Leon On Tour

Kelly Clarkson is not only one of the most talented singers in the business, but she’s got a creative vision like no one else. Clarkson, with the help of her musical director, has put together two of my favorite songs for a medley that she is currently performing on tour.

Check out Clarkson’s performance of Alanis Morissette’s ‘That I Would Be Good’ and Kings of Leon ‘Use Somebody’ –

American Ethan Boroian Sent Home On Britain’s X-Factor

We definitely did not see this one coming!

American Ethan Boroian, an instant hit with X-Factor fans worldwide, was sent home by the judges on the British talent show.

Check out Ethan’s final performance –

And here’s the clip of Ethan’s elimination –

What do you guys think? Did the judges make the right decision by putting Lloyd Daniels through?

Lady GaGa and Kings Of Leon Dominate The MTV Europe Music Awards

Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon led the nominations for November’s MTV Europe Music Awards with five apiece, one ahead of compatriot Beyonce.

Underlining the dominance of U.S. pop this year, rapper Eminem and punk rockers Green Day are shortlisted for three awards each.

Confirmed to perform at the show, which takes place in Berlin on November 5, are Green Day, British singer Leona Lewis and German band Tokio Hotel, MTV said on Monday.

Of the 13 categories, 11 are chosen by MTV viewers via the website www.mtvema.com. The music channel said the competition attracted more than 100 million online votes last year and the website had four million visitors during the show.

Lady Gaga was nominated for best song (“Pokerface”), best live act, best new act, best female and best world stage performance. Kings of Leon are up for best song (“Use Somebody”), best live act, best group, best rock and best world stage performance.

American Ethan Boroian Wows Judges On Britain’s X-Factor

19 year old Ethan Boroian from Chicago, IL, is on his way to winning Britain’s X-Factor after wowing the judges with his performance of ‘Use Somebody’ by Kings Of Leon during his audition.

The young American is currently studying at Royal Holloway University in London and “dreams of people all over the world listening to his music.” Looks like his dreams are coming true!

Check out his incredible audition –

The Brits always seem to find incredible talent. How did we lose one of our own to them? Ethan needs to come home and be on American Idol!

For more information, check out Ethan’s Myspace page.

Kings Of Leon’s Caleb Followill Guest Judge on Iron Chef

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Who knew this rockstar had such a delicate palate!

Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill recently appeared as a guest judge on Food Network’s Iron Chef.

Kings of Leon Climb The Charts

Kings of Leon are currently blowing up the charts with there hit song ‘Use Somebody’. Fans of the band will know that the song is almost 2 years old! ‘Use Somebody’ has landed at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week and it looks like it may climb all the way to #1. With their new found fame and success, Kings of Leon performed on the Today show this morning. You can expect to see a lot more of them from now on. So, for all of you budding singers/songwriters, here’s proof that persistence is key no matter how long it takes.

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