April 25, 2011 - Though Southern rockers Kings of Leon will spend the late spring and early summer touring overseas, the popular group will be back in the U.S. to wrap up the summer with an amphitheater run.
April 15, 2011 - The fourth annual edition of Record Store Day -- during which about 700 independent record stores across the U.S. celebrate their continued, against-all-odds existence -- is set for Saturday (4/16), and as usual there are plenty of reasons to seek out a local shop.
January 31, 2011 - Kings of Leon have postponed a planned March tour of Australia and South Africa so that drummer Nathan Followill can recover from a recent surgery on his arm, but the band has added three U.S. shows ahead of the band's headlining performance at Southern California's Coachella festival.
December 21, 2010 - Two tour buses used by Southern rockers Kings of Leon caught fire in the loading bay of London's O2 Arena Tuesday morning (12/21), forcing the postponement of tonight's planned show at the venue.
November 10, 2010 - Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" held onto the top slot on the nation's album sales chart this week, selling 320,000 copies in its second week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
October 27, 2010 - With sales of 202,000 copies, Sugarland's fourth album, "The Incredible Machine," debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. sales chart this week, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
Kings of Leon's singer reportedly is being urged to enter rehab for alcohol abuse.
The fourth annual edition of Record Store Day -- during which about 700 independent record stores across the U.S. celebrate their continued, against-all-odds existence -- is set for Saturday (4/16), and as usual there are plenty of reasons to seek out a local shop.
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is once again set to make a musical city of Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field, this time with a lineup headed by Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire and The Strokes.
Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" held onto the top slot on the nation's album sales chart this week, selling 320,000 copies in its second week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 
With sales of 202,000 copies, Sugarland's fourth album, "The Incredible Machine," debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. sales chart this week, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. 
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