Of Leon: Last News

Kings Of Leon‘s Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill have cancelled a number of tour dates to spend time with their dying mother following a recent “medical crisis”.Posting on Instagram, the band wrote: “Our mother, who many of our fans know and love, has been dealing with a medical crisis for the last several weeks and while it has been hard to take the stage each night, it has been the love and energy from you, our fans, that has gotten us through.“Just before taking the stage at The Forum we learned she took a turn for the worse.

Kings Of Leon have added a series of Irish dates to their 2022 world tour plans, which run from this month until next summer.The band are touring behind their most recent album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which came out back in March.After announcing UK arena dates for 2022 earlier this week, the band have now added two Irish shows in the middle of the run.The band will play Dublin’s 3Arena on June 24, before heading to Belfast for a show at the SSE Arena two days later.

One of the first bands to get in on the whole NFT racket, Kings Of Leon are back with another digital collectable. However, given that they are returning to a much more crowded marketplace for all tokens of the non-fungible variety, they need to up their game in order to stand out.

Kings Of Leon have announced that their guitarist Matthew Followill will be taking time away from the band following the birth of his and wife Johanna’s new baby.Followill will not be appearing on the band’s next leg of tour dates, with touring member Timothy Deaux filling his place, and former touring member Chris Coleman covering Deaux’s role.In an Instagram post, Kings Of Leon said: “Please join us in congratulating @matfollowill and his wife, Johanna, on the birth of their new baby! During this special time, Matt has decided to be home with his family, so he will not be joining us on this leg of our When You See Yourself tour.A post shared by Kings Of Leon (@kingsofleon)“However, you’re all in good hands as our long-time friend and

London.  The actress, who kept it laid-back in a purple hoodie and pale blue joggers, visited two properties that were much smaller than her previous home.

Kings Of Leon have announced a nationwide tour of America set to kick off in August of this year.The tour, which will see the band play 26 shows in 25 cities, is in support of their latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’.Kings Of Leon will be playing shows until early October, including two nights at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater and a set at Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California.‘When You See Yourself’ is the band’s first album in five years, following on from the release of 2016’s ‘Walls’.

Jonathan Cohen Pearl Jam has confirmed its first U.S. performance of 2021, which will take place at frontman Eddie Vedder’s fifth annual Ohana Festival at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif.

Kings Of Leon have hailed NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) as “the way of the future” during an appearance on the NFL draft.It comes after the band became one of the first acts to release their latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’, as an NFT, which generated $2 million.Speaking to Billboard before their performance at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Nathan Followill said: “I think it’s the way of the future, not only for music but you’re seeing sport cards in the form of NFTs, artists putting their work through NFT.“So not just for music, but for art and I think it will definitely have a place.”The band also confirmed that they are giving a “significant” chunk of proceeds from NFTs to Live Nation’s Crew Nation fund, which was set up to

Kings Of Leon, Machine Gun Kelly and Black Pumas will perform live at this year’s NFL draft in Cleveland, Ohio.The league announced its musical acts for the second and third days of the draft, which returns after a year away due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL draft takes place between April 29 and May 1.As the Associated Press reports, a huge stage has been constructed at Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the the three-day event.Kings Of Leon will help kick off the draft on April 29.

SATURDAY marked five years since Sir Tom Jones lost Linda, his wife of 59 years – and it’s a loss that has had a huge influence on his forthcoming 42nd album Surrounded By Time. “This is the first album I’ve done since she passed away,” Jones, 80, tells me over Zoom from the London home he moved to after Linda died of lung cancer in 2016.

Megadeth have become the latest act to get involved with the growing NFT craze, announcing a new “one-for-one” token.The metal outfit join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Lewis Capaldi, Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, Aphex Twin, M.I.A, HMLTD and Tekashi 6ix9ine in embracing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a new form of cryptocurrency.Yesterday (April 7) the band shared the news of their team-up with the digital collectibles marketplace Rarible, through which a “one-for-one token” called ‘Vic Rattlehead: Genesis’ will be auctioned off.The moving graphic depicts the spinning skull of Megadeth’s animated mascot Vic Rattlehead beneath the band’s logo.

M.I.A. has announced that she’s getting in on the NFT (non-fungible token) trend to sell a one-of-a-kind piece of digital artwork.Following in the footsteps of Kings Of Leon, The Weeknd, Aphex Twin and Fleetwood Mac viral skateboarder Nathan “Doggface” Apodaca, the ‘Paper Planes’ artist is using the unique digital format to kick off her NFT GARAGE DANCE series.GIFTY 1, which M.I.A.

Nils Frahm has condemned NFTs in a new interview, saying that the increasingly popular new format is “crap”.During a conversation with The Independent, the German contemporary composer expressed his thoughts on the NFT (non-fungible token) cryptocurrency craze that has recently been embraced by the likes of Kings Of Leon, Grimes, Lindsay Lohan and Aphex Twin.Frahm told the publication that he believes NFTs were “the most disgusting thing on the planet right now”, adding: “Even some of my heroes like Aphex Twin are selling, sorry, crap for 130,000 bucks.”He went on to say that it is “unforgivable to participate in something which is so bleak and wrong”.As NME explained in a recent blog, NFTs “act like digital gold bars, rare trading cards or

Pete Davidson and Jack Harlow teamed up on Saturday Night Live over the weekend to deliver a not-so-serious explainer behind the current trend of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).Davidson is seen in the video donning a Batman & Robin-style costume as he parodies Eminem‘s song ‘Without Me’ to explain the trend, with Harlow also appearing in the clip as a caretaker.“Here’s the thing about NFTs, it’s a non-fungible token you see,” Harlow raps in the clip.

The Weeknd is teasing a new song which he claims is “coming soon”.It is unclear at this stage whether the song is called ‘Living In NFT Space’ or whether it will be released as an NFT from his description in a tweet, which you can view below.NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have exploded on the music scene over the last month with many artists including Kings Of Leon, Gorillaz and even Banksy and Elon Musk taking advantage of the digital token.It comes after The Weeknd’s ‘House Of Balloons’ mixtape recently arrived on streaming services in its original form for the first time, to mark 10 years since its initial release.new song living in NFT space.

Dry Cleaning, Paul Weller and Laura Mvula joined the latest episode of Later… With Jools Holland last night (March 12) – watch the performances below.The 57th season of the show is featuring remote performances, as well as artists talking Jools through their favourite moments from the show’s illustrious history.Mvula was the artist sharing her best bits from Later last night, while Dry Cleaning performed new single ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ from London’s MOTH Club, and Weller played ‘Glad Times’ from his Black Barn Studios.Watch the performances below and catch the full show via the BBC iPlayer here.The new season of Later… With Jools Holland was opened last month with a first episode featuring Arlo Parks, Sleaford Mods and Kings Of Leon.Its

Kings Of Leon have scored their sixth UK Number One with ‘When You See Yourself’, it has been confirmed.The Nashville band released their latest album last week (March 5) and have now kept up their perfect record of hitting the top spot on every album since 2007’s ‘Because Of The Times’.According to the Official Charts Company, ‘When You See Yourself’ was the most-purchased album of the week on CD, digital download and vinyl. A huge 65 percent of its first week sales also came from physical formats.In the midweek update, the band were revealed to be outselling the rest of the UK’s top five albums combined.

Kings Of Leon have generated over $2million (£1.4million) from non-fungible token (NFT) sales of their latest album ‘When You See Yourself’.The band’s new album, which was released last week (March 5), is one of the first major records to also be released as a collection of digital NFTs – a form of cryptocurrency asset – with each unique token containing exclusive album artwork and limited edition ‘Golden Eye’ vinyl.Over $2million of sales have been generated by the band since ‘When You See Yourself’ went on sale as a NFT via the blockchain technology company Yellow Heart last Friday.

Kings Of Leon recently guested on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform their new song, ‘Stormy Weather’.With the performance, the band completed their two-night Colbert residency, which began with a rendition of ‘The Bandit’ on March 4. Both tracks feature on the group’s latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which hit shelves and streaming services last Friday (March 5).The group dropped ‘The Bandit’ as a single earlier this year, while ‘Stormy Weather’ was released as an album track.

Kings Of Leon are set to score their sixth UK number one album this week with ‘When You See Yourself’, as their latest LP currently outsells the rest of the UK’s top five albums combined.The Nashville band’s follow-up to 2016’s ‘Walls’ was released last Friday (March 5), and the four-piece are already well on their way to recording their sixth consecutive number one album in the UK.According to The Official Charts Company (OCC), ‘When You See Yourself’ scored the most physical and download sales over the past weekend to build up a lead of over 10,000 units over their nearest competition yesterday (March 4).The OCC adds that Kings Of Leon are currently outperforming the rest of the top five albums combined, including records by the likes of

Kings Of Leon have discussed the #MeToo movement, and the ongoing dialogue about sexual harassment in the music industry.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, the band discussed parenthood, with Nathan Followill saying that cliches of rock and roll hedonism “hits home a lot harder, being the father of a daughter.”Addressing the way that the industry has been forced to re-examine past behaviours by the #MeToo movement, his brother Caleb added: “A lot of stuff has gone on for a long time, and people weren’t punished for it. I feel terrible that it has happened for so long.”Asked whether he’s thought differently of his own previous experiences, Caleb said: “No one’s perfect, obviously.