nominated for Mercury Music Prize

Black Holes and Revelations was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize , but lost to Arctic Monkeys . It earned a Platinum Europe Award after selling one million copies in Europe. The first single from the album, ” Supermassive Black Hole “, was released as a download in May 2006. In August 2006, Muse recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for the Live from Abbey Road television show. The second single, ” Starlight “, was released in September 2006. ” Knights of Cydonia ” was released in the US as a radio-only single in June 2006 and in the UK in November 2006. The fourth single, ” Invincible “, was released in April 2007. Another single, ” Map of the Problematique “, was released for download only in June 2007, following the band’s performance at Wembley Stadium.