The Killers To Release New Album

From Billboard.com:

It's been a few years since The Killers released "Day & Age," but frontman Brandon Flowers confirmed that a new album will be released this year.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, the 30-year-old singer revealed that the band had recorded several songs for the new disc, being done in the band's own studio. "It's just whether it's [released in] the summertime or the wintertime," Flowers said.

One of the tracks is "Battle Born," Flowers says, calling it "a killer on the record."

The Las Vegas-based band's most recent album "Day & Age" was released in November 2008. The band went on a hiatus in 2010 following their world tour in support of Day & Age. During that time, Flowers released a solo album, Flamingo, in September 2010. Drummer Ronnie Vannucci also released a solo CD, Big Talk.

"It's just exciting getting everyone in the room to make some noise," he said.

Flowers mentioned the difference between The Killers' upcoming album and his solo effort, saying that the work-in-progress is "quite a bit louder than with my solo thing, so I've got to get used to that."

And while the band is forging ahead, Flowers said that the new album will be a mixture of sounds from their first three albums, but emphasized that they weren't actively looking to "throw a curveball."

"I think the consensus within the band is to take those things that we've done well and really hone in on that," Flowers said. "We don't want to make Hot Fuss 2 or Sam's Town 2, or Day & Age 2."

The Killers performed at Lollapalooza and Hyde Park this past summer.

Steve Lillywhite, who will be honored with the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) title, is producing the new album.

The Killers Talk Next Album

From Spin.com:

More than a year after the Killers went on hiatus, the Las Vegas rockers are reuniting this week at their hometown HQ -- Battle Born Studios, which they own -- to start work on their yet-to-be-titled next album, the follow-up to 2008's Day & Age.

"We're getting in a room to grease the machine. We've traded ideas for songs online and worked songs out during soundchecks [the band have been playing select dates this spring]," says drummer Ronnie Vannucci. "We have some songs written, plus some that haven't been released that are on the cutting room floor. The objective is to get in the room and see what we come up with."

While the Killers don't have an official release date for the LP, Vannucci jokes that "it'd be nice to have the album out before 2012 -- you know, before the world ends." A band spokesperson had no comment on Island Records' release schedule.

During the band's downtime, singer Brandon Flowers and Vannucci both recorded solo albums. But those side-projects won't alter the team dynamic of the Killers, says Vannucci: "When you're in a band that's a democracy, like this is... it's all about compromising and making something together."

Vannucci adds that the Killers are revitalized and ready to work together toward a single goal. "We want to make the best record ever with this one. Everybody's in that mind set of really focusing and putting the hammer down to make it happen."

Incubus Returns to Challenge Lykke Li

If you've been following the chart these past few weeks you surely noticed how Lykke Li has gotten all the attention, and she continues to do so this week with yet another #1 - #2 charting. First, it's the 3rd consecutive week at the top, and sixth overall, for her with Love Out Of Lust while Silent My Song goes to #2. Rounding up the Top 3 is Brandon Flowers who holds steady one spot lower with Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts, a song that still has got potential to become his first solo #1.

But it's hard to tell if Lykke Li will replace herself again at the top or if Brandon Flowers sneaks in for at least a week. The reason, that you should all know, is the triumphant return to the chart of another favorite band, Incubus, which scores the Highest Debut at #6 with Adolescents, their 17th chart entry and new single from their upcoming studio album. They last charted in 2009 with Black Heart Inertia, off their Monuments & Melodies compilation album. That song managed to peak at #11 in August of that year and spent a total of 35 weeks on the chart. With three chart-toppers (Dig, Oil And Water, and Quicksand) this one is most likely to follow.

Last week also marked the return of the Foo Fighters with Bridge Burning, becoming Greatest Gainer this week at #7, but it all consolidates now with eight Wasting Light tracks debuting from the #85 to #92 positions. Apart from the Foos, there's a couple of new, first entries: Bear Mountain with Swim at #65 and Olly Murs, with Heart On My Sleeve, as Power Play of the week, at #82.

Lykke Li Still on Top, Foo Fighters Return

That's now two weeks at the top spot of the Songs Chart for Lykke Li with Love Out Of Lust and five consecutive for a female artist - the most so far in 2011 and the longest stay since last year's Teenage Dream by Katy Perry which spent seven weeks at #1.

As this week's Highest Debut we see Foo Fighters with Bridge Burning at #39, the beast opening track to their upcoming new album Wasting Light (coming out next week). This song marks a welcome return for the band to the chart since Word Forward went on to spend three weeks on top at exactly this time last year. More new entries include the Britney Spears / will.i.am collaboration Big Fat Bass at #66, a first for The Vaccines with Post Break-Up Sex at #70, also a first for Jim Jones and Clinton Sparks with Perfect Day debuting at #92, Call Me Back by The Strokes at #98 and two more entries for Lupe Fiasco with State Run Radio and Break The Chain at #69 and #95 respectively.

This week's Greatest Gainer track belongs to Brandon Flowers' Jilted Love & Broken Heart which reaches a new peak at #3 and also becomes his third Top 10 hit on the chart. Only The Young also reached #3 and more recently Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas went to #5. The Biggest Jump goes to Criminal by Britney Spears, which leaps 55 spots to #41 this week.

Lykke Li Owns Top 2

It comes to no surprise that Lykke Li is getting ready to make a big presence in the chart now that she tops the Number 1 and Number 2 positions this week. First, with no signs of slowing down, she scores a second week at the top with I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix), but she's her own competition now that the album track Love Out Of Lust jumps, yet again as Greatest Gainer, to the #2 position in only its third week. And more Lykke Li floods the chart now that Silent My Song and Sadness Is A Blessing debut at #53 and #79 respectively. This of course has propelled Wounded Rhymes to the top of the Albums chart.

And Britney Spears also sets a high note now that her second single Till The World Ends becomes her highest ranking song so far on the chart. The title makes an incredible jump to #11 in its second week. Only her song 3 had charted higher, peaking at #18 back in 2009. But the Highest Jump belongs to The Decemberists and their song This Is Why We Fight, which storms sixty spots to #14 this week.

The Highest Debut belongs to Ke$ha this week and her track The Harold Song which makes a big impression to land at #33. This is her sixth song to chart so far. One spot higher at #34 is Power Play of the week and new entry by Brandon Flowers with his third official single Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts, which adds more momentum to his Flamingo album.

More debuts include I Need A Doctor by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey at #70, Lupe Fiasco's All Black Everything at #80 and Snoop Dogg's return to the chart with Wet at #94.

Marina's Still On Top

Marina & The Diamonds going to #1 Obsessions was definitely not a fluke now that it comfortably spends its second week at the the top. She's also Greatest Gainer this week but with a different tune, Numb, which now becomes her sixth Top 10 so far by landing at #7.

One of the first big debuts of the year belongs to White Lies. Really hooked on this song Bigger Than Us which enters directly inside the Top 20 at #17 and is most likely a huge contender for the top spot in the coming weeks. Another debut for Brandon Flowers with Jacksonville entering at #78 as Power Play song of the week. There's also new songs by Panic! At The Disco as The Ballad Of Mona Lisa bows at #88 and Jessie J gets her first song on the chart as Price Tag featuring B.o.B comes in at #89.

Lykke Li scores the Biggest Jump as I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) is up 58 spots to land at #27 in its second week.

Marina & The Diamonds Conquers

Sometimes the fourth time's the charm. I mentioned last week how all of Marina & The Diamonds attempts to reach the top ended with her only getting to the No. 2 position. That changes this week. The biggest thing is, now that I did some research, finding out that Obsessions came out about two years ago as a double A-side single along with Mowgli's Road. Let's say it's a good thing both songs ended up in her first studio album The Family Jewels. More good news is that she's apparently already working on her second album.

A new Number One means All Of The Lights by Kanye West goes down a notch to No. 2 after four respectable weeks at the top. More Marina & The Diamonds as Rootless goes to No. 6 and becomes her fifth Top 10, Brandon Flowers scores his second as a solo artists with Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas at No. 7 and Ian Carey shoots right into the Top 5 with Last Night as Greatest Gainer of the week.

And you can tell it's a Marina & The Diamonds' week with Numb shooting up 75 places as Biggest Jump and landing at No. 15. The Highest Debut goes to Chris Brown as Yeah 3X enters at No. 46, aptly his third song to make the chart so far. Some new entries include Kelis with Brave at No. 60, Jennifer Lopez returns after a very long chart absence with On The Floor featuring Pitbull entering at No. 62, The Script with Walk Away at No. 82, P!nk with Fuckin' Perfect at No. 84, Lykke Li with I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) debuting at No. 85, Linkin Park with Fallout at No. 97 and Brandon Flowers with Magdalena at No. 99.

'All Of The Lights' Still On Top

It's four weeks at the top now for All Of The Lights by Kanye West and still going strong now that the song has regained its bullet. It has also matched 2008's Love Lockdown for most of weeks at the top by the rapper. But right on its heels comes another Marina & The Diamonds' song to reach No. 2 and that would be Obsessions, which is Greatest Gainer for second week in a row. It's the singer's fourth shot at the top spot after I Am Not A Robot, Oh No! and Shampain also reached No. 2. Drake recently broke the spell, can she do it next?

An honorable mention goes to Linkin Park because after 13 weeks on The Chart they have finally reached the Top 10 with Waiting For The End. It has happened a few times before and it's happened again this week. Two different songs make a 56 spot leap to become Biggest Jumps on The Chart. They are Ian Carey's Last Night featuring Bobby Anthony and Snoop Dogg and Brandon Flowers' Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas, at No. 21 and No. 22 respectively.

The Highest Debut goes again to Marina & The Diamonds as The Outsider enters at No. 74 with another one of her songs, Mowgli's Road, debuting at No. 89, both songs becoming her 11th and 12th chart entries. Only her song Guilty from the album The Family Jewels has not entered The Chart so far. There's also new entries by pop star Britney Spears with Hold It Against Me as Power Play of the week and only her third chart appearance since 3 debuted in 2009, and T.I.'s Amazing featuring Pharrell Williams entering at No. 94.

Year-End Top Songs 50 - 26

A little delayed today, but the third chapter of this year's Top 100 Songs of 2010 Countdown is ready! Lots of surprises here as we see many recent songs make it in the 50 - 26 range including P!nk's Raise Your Glass, Ke$ha's We R Who We R, Brandon Flowers' Only The Young and Kid Cudi's REVOFEV, to name a few. Another highlight? La Vida Bohème gets 4 spots out of these 25 (that's already 6 songs in the Top 100 and we're not even done!)

In case you've missed it... Here's songs 100 through 76 and 75 through 51.

The Killers › Boots

Judging from the video, Boots could easily be mistaken as a new Brandon Flowers single but it's actually this year's Christmas song by The Killers.




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Lupe Fiasco Scores a 2nd Week at No. 1

The Show Goes On for Lupe Fiasco as he scores a second week at the top of The Chart with his first single from the highly-anticipated Lasers album, due out early 2011. The current lead for the song is too high for it to leave the top anytime soon, so it may very well become Lupe's longest-charting No. 1 so far. Following at No. 2 is another fast-rising track: N*E*R*D's I've Seen The Light / Inside Of Clouds. It could've easily become their first chart-topper but its fate will depend on how long it'll take for Lupe's track to start slowing down. Another highlight for the Top 10 is a new peak for Brandon Flowers' Only The Young. The second single from Flamingo sits now at the No. 5 position. The rest of the top 10 is pretty much stationary except for a re-entry by Interpol with Try It On.

Lupe Fiasco Goes On To No. 1

It's only been two weeks since its debut but Lupe Fiasco gets his second chart-topper with The Show Goes On, after jumping from last week's No. 7 position. This marks the rapper's second No. 1 on The Chart. His first came on 2008 with the album track Intruder Alert featuring Sarah Green, which stayed on top for 4 consecutive weeks. This ends King Of Leon's three-week reign at the top with Radioactive which now settles for the No. 2 position. Meanwhile, Ke$ha gets a new peak of 3 for We R Who We R, N*E*R*D get their second top 10 hit from Nothing now that I've Seen The Light / Inside Of Clouds jumps to No. 8 and Brandon Flowers gets his first as a solo artist with Only The Young coming in at No. 9.

Kings Of Leon Go for a 3rd, Lupe's Big Debut

Even with all the competition this week sees another reign by rock band Kings Of Leon, who now have their longest running No. 1 song on the chart as Radioactive stays on top for a third consecutive week. Following close behind is Marina & The Diamonds who make it to their all-time peak of No. 2 yet again but this time with their single Shampain. That'll probably end B.o.B's chances of going to the top with the Rivers Cuomo collaboration, Magic, which goes down a notch to the No. 3 spot. But things get more interesting thanks to a huge debut by Lupe Fiasco as The Show Goes On enters directly at No. 8, giving him his 18th overall chart entry and his 7th top 10 song. It will most likely become his second chart-topper in the weeks to come.

Kings Of Leon Stay On Top

Radioactive leads the chart for a second week, matching the success of Kings Of Leon's previous chart-toppers. The title also reaches Platinum status this week for surpassing the 1000-point mark. It was a very close race for the top now that B.o.B's Magic, which stays bulleted at No. 2, was only ten points behind Radioactive and Marina & The Diamonds makes a big jump to No. 3 as Greatest Gainer of the week with Shampain, her third Top 10 hit following I Am Not A Robot and Oh No!.

Kings Of Leon Take Over with 'Radioactive'

It was a great run at the top for Katy Perry - and not a bad run at all considering it's her first chart-topper - but things change this week as Teenage Dream falls to No. 3 and Tennessee rockers Kings Of Leon find their way to the summit with Radioactive. This is already the band's third No. 1 on my chart with Closer (2 weeks at #1, 73 weeks on the chart) and Notion (2 weeks at #1, 31 weeks on the chart) being the first two. Both songs are included in their previous album, Only By The Night.

Katy Perry's Lucky 7

This year's favorite girl is not only getting married this weekend! Katy Perry now owns 2010's longest-running #1 song on the chart as Teenage Dream remains steady at the top for a 7th non-consecutive week. I know there's still a few weeks left till '10 is over, but the chances of another song topping this one are slim. If you like facts, the only other song to have stayed at #1 for 7 weeks was Shadowplay by The Killers.

But is this Katy's last week at the summit? It may be, given Kings Of Leon's fast approach to the #2 position with Radioactive, which is the greatest gainer song for a second consecutive week. It only helps that their new album, Come Around Sundown, has just been released. Eight other tracks from that album enter the chart this week with The End leading at #68.

Katy Perry Ties for Most Weeks at #1 in 2010

It's week number six at the top for Katy Perry and her Teenage Dream. That puts her in quite a relevant category as she has now tied Two Door Cinema Club's Undercover Martyn for most weeks at #1 for the year 2010. We'll have to wait till next week to see if she can surpass this feat and become the year's biggest hit. You may also want to know that this is Katy Perry's biggest hit ever in my chart as her previous releases went barely noticed.

There's lots of competition though now that Kings Of Leon have finally taken off, landing at #4 this week with Radioactive, which coincidentally is also this week's greatest gainer. B.o.B also enters the top 10 with his Rivers Cuomo collaboration, Magic (#8) after only two weeks on the chart. That's his third top 10 hit after Nothin' On You and former #1, Airplanes. Also new to the top 10 is Flo Rida who, with the help of David Guetta, lands at #9 with Club Can't Handle Me.

5 weeks for 'Teenage Dream' but Usher closely follows

It's week number 5 for Katy Perry and her song Teenage Dream, which not only regains its bullet but also goes Gold after surpassing 500 points. But close behind are Usher and Jay-Z with Hot Tottie which is the Greatest Gainer track for a second week in a row. Will this be the song to break Perry's reign?

Interpol gets 3 spots in the top 10 this week as All Of The Ways and The Undoing both enter at #6 and #7 respectively, while Lights stays at #3. Jason Derülo inches up two spots with Ridin' Solo (#4) and La Vida Bohème returns to their #9 peak with Danz!.

Brandon Flowers › Only The Young

When you watch Brandon Flowers' new video, you're immediately transported to a very artistic Vegas show, complete with lights, water, fire, floating stages and flying acrobats. And that's because it was actually taped at Le Rêve in Las Vegas. Only The Young is the second single from Flowers' solo debut album Flamingo.

Watch the Sophie Muller directed video below:



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