LA Rising Scores Rage Against the Machine, Muse : May 09, 2011

Muse and Rage Against the Machine will be leading an event on July 30 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum called L.A. Rising. The lineup for the day-long event will inclu [...]

U2, Muse Become High Profile Cover Bands at Brazilian Nightclub : April 16, 2011

Members of Muse and U2 covered songs from Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie at a Brazilian nightclub during a secret show. The bands, after finishing t [...]

Phish, Muse, Arcade Fire to Headline Outside Lands Festival : April 11, 2011

On Monday, producers announced that Arcade Fire, Phish and Muse will be headlining the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival's fourth annual edition. The event will be r [...]

The Strokes, Muse Headline Reading & Leeds Festival Lineups : March 22, 2011

The bands headlining this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival have been set and the standouts are The Strokes, Muse, Pup, and My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance is [...]

Eminem, Muse, Foo Fighters Leaked as Lollapalooza Headliners : February 09, 2011

Three headliners for this summer's Lollapalooza have been confirmed by anonymous industry sources according to Billboard. Allegedly the Foo Fighters, Muse and Eminem wil [...]

Muse Booking Its New Gig in Space? : January 03, 2011

In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, Muse lead vocalist Matt Bellamy shares his plans for the band for the foreseeable future, and that includes a gig in outer s [...]

Muse Takes Home Favorite Alternative Artist Award at AMAs : November 25, 2010

Muse, the British rock trio, was honored as Favorite Artist for the category Alternative Rock Music at last night's American Music Award's ceremony held in Los Angeles at [...]

Muse Brokers Deal with the Devil for Twilight Soundtrack : July 16, 2010

Forget Team Jackob or Team Edward.  Muse may not be a Team Twilight member.  Chris Wolstoneholme, bassist, says the only reason the band has contributed to the three Tw [...]

Muse to Take it Easy Following World Tour : July 15, 2010

Muse has revealed that after they wrap their world tour up in December they will be taking a music break. The rock band, who are featured on the newest Twilight soundt [...]

Muse, Phish, The Eagles To Rock Austin City Limits Fest : May 19, 2010

Muse, the Eagles, Phish, M.I.A and the Strokes are heading the billing for the Austin City Limits Music Festival's 9th annual edition which will be held in Austin at Zilk [...]

Lily Allen Signs On to Support Muse : May 19, 2010

So much for retirement for Lily Allen. The singer has announced that later this year she will support Muse. She will be performing for the band's Wembley Stadium gig in [...]

Muse Doubles Down on US Tour Dates This Fall : April 21, 2010

The British rockers Muse have stormed the US and have been rocking the roofs off arenas from sea to shining sea. It seems one run through just wasn’t satisfying enough [...]

Muse Earns Prestigious Silver Clef Award : April 06, 2010

In July, Muse will be receiving the Silver Clef award, a year after the rock band turned the award down in 2009. Muse will be accepting their prize a few days followin [...]

Rumor Mill Put Muse Performing at SXSW : February 21, 2010

I have never been a big fan of SXSW rumors. There's quite a few blogs out there that choose some big bands out on tour, look at the touring schedules for them, and if th [...]

Muse Nominated for Top Band Honor at Brit Awards : January 20, 2010

Muse, the rock heroes from South Devon, have received a nomination for a very prestigious British award. Last year the band, who first met and had gigs in Teignmouth, [...]

Muse Set to Headline Coachella with Jay-Z and Gorillaz : January 19, 2010

Muse, Gorillaz and Jay-Z are some of the top acts on the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival. The 11th annual festival will take pace April 16-1 [...]

Coachella Sets Line-Up Featuring Muse, Jay-Z, Gorillaz & Pavement Reunion : January 18, 2010

Gorillaz, Muse and Jay-Z are among the top acts for the roster for Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival's 11th annual show. It will take place at Empire Polo Field in [...]

Muse Builds ‘Resistance’ for 2010 Tour : December 07, 2009

UK rockers Muse are preparing to embark on a 2010 world tour in support of their latest album "Resistance." They will be playing arena dates in the US with Silversun Pick [...]

Muse Topple Oasis as Best Band at Q Awards : October 26, 2009

Muse, Lilly Allen and Kasabian won the Q Awards prizes, however the bickering, mouthy Oasis spirit lingered still over the awards show held today in central London. F [...]

Muse Latest Album ‘The Resistance’ Due for Release 9/14 : June 17, 2009

Muse has announced that the release date for “The Resistance,” their latest studio album, will be September 14. The announcement was made by Matt Bellamy and compa [...]

Muse Cleans Up the Hardware at NME Awards : February 27, 2009

Muse, MGMT and Oasis were some of the big winners in Tuesday, February 25th's Shockwaves NME Awards night, held in the O2 Academy Brixton in London. According to NME.c [...]

San Diego Street Scene Festival Features Muse and Killers : July 18, 2007

Organizers for the Street Scene Festival in San Diego have announced this fall's lineup. It will feature Muse, Arctic Monkeys, and The Killers among many other performer [...]

Muse Sets Course for America with Revelations Tour Dates : July 06, 2006

This July Muse, rockers from the UK, will be crossing the Atlantic for a three week trek to support “Black Holes and Revelations,” the band's fourth studio album that [...]

muse Biography

The English rock band Muse was formed in 1994 in Teignmouth, Devon. Band members consist of Matthew Bellamy (lead vocalist, keytar, keyboards, piano, guitars), Christopher Wolstenholme (harmonica, guitars, keyboards, bass, backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (backing vocals, harmtar, sampling, synthesisers, percussion, drums). Percussionist and keyboardist Morgan Nicholls started to perform with the band live after they released “Black Holes and Revelations” in 2006. Muse is well known for their extravagant and energetic live performances as well as their fusion of several music genres including electronic, classical music, heavy metal, pop music, alternative rock, progressive rock, post grunge and space rock.

Muse has release five albums: 1999's “Showbiz,” 2001's “Origin of Symmetry,” 2003's “Absolution,” 2006's “Black Holes and Revelations” and 2009's “The Resistance.” Three live albums have also been released by Muse: 2002's “Hullabaloo Soundtrack,” a B-sides compilation, 2005's “Absolution Tour” and 2008's “HAARP.”

Muse was nominated for a Mercury Prize for “Black Holes and Revelations” and the album finished third on the 2006 “NME Albums of the Year” list. Muse has won numerous music awards, including one American Music Award, four Kerrang! Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, two BRIT awards, eight NME Awards, and five Q Awards as well as MTV Europe Music Awards. The band has also received three Grammy Award nominations and won a Best Rock Album Grammy for “The Resistance.” Muse has sold more than 10 million worldwide albums.