For their live performances, Muse received the O2 Silver Clef Award in London on 2 July 2010, presented by Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen . Taylor described the trio as “probably the greatest live act in the world today”. On 12 September 2010, Muse won an MTV Video…
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The first show announced was Oxegen 2010 which took place in Ireland in July. The band announced that they would play songs from the new album in their headline performance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2010, with Win Butler noting, “We’re really looking forward to playing the…
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In July 2010, Arcade Fire announced they would be broadcasting their August 5 concert at Madison Square Garden live via YouTube.
Not long after the nomination for BBC Sound of 2010, Everything Everything signed to the UK arm of Geffen Records before releasing the single ” Schoolin’ ” on 10 June 2010 as a CD single , digital download and also as a 7″ vinyl. The single became the first to…
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Okereke released a solo album, The Boxer , in June 2010. Produced by Hudson Mohawke and XXXChange, its release was preceded by the single “Tenderoni”.
On May 27, 2010, it was announced that a new double-sided 12″ single would be released the same day as the full album, called The Suburbs , on August 2 in the UK and on August 3 in the US and Canada. The album is produced by Markus Dravs ,…
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Muse provided the lead single for the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , ” Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) “, released on 17 May 2010. In June, Muse headlined Glastonbury Festival for the second time. After U2 canceled their headline slot following their singer Bono ‘s back injury, their…
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On April 28, 2010, Brand New announced at their show in Clifton Park, New York that the band had parted ways with Interscope Records and was independent for the first time in their career.
In April 2010, Geffen and Wilson entered the studio to begin writing the follow-up to Blackfield II .
In April 2010, Blur released their first new recording since 2003, ” Fool’s Day “, for the Record Store Day event, as a vinyl record limited to 1000 copies; it was later made available as a free download on their website.