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Muse are working on their new album and say it should be released by fall 2012.

Manager Anthony Addis told Billboard about the album progress:

"They've now gone into the recording studio," Addis said. "The plan is to do it all in London...Hopefully, [the album] might come out October next year. They've written a lot of material already but you don't know how it's going to gel between them all. They write constantly. They write on the road, so before or after a gig they'll write nearly every night. It's a serious process, but you don't know how it's going to turn out [until] you start practicing it together, because everybody's done it individually."

Can Muse really build on their past successes, considering how they've been at the top of the live-music game for so long? Addis thinks they have room for improvement in America, but the economy still isn't in their favour.

"We did a joint headline show with Rage Against The Machine in L.A. at the 90,000-capacity Memorial Coliseum and there were about 55,000 people there," Addis said. "People haven't got the money anymore. I think it's worldwide. I think it's just hitting into the U.K. now, as you can see with retail."

The manager says they have a tight strategy for making sure the fans come back next time. The secret, he says, is to mix a great show with a little science.

"You've got to give them an experience at the right price. We've increased worldwide [ticket sales] by 40% each time. And that's how we increase the fan base, because they've enjoyed it as a spectacle.

"Every night after the show we have an analysis of what went down right and what didn't, and all of that is logged in into a database. We know what happened in every show and every city going back all the years. If a number didn't go down well, then it will not appear in the set next time."

Muse recently waved goodbye to their 2001 album "Origin Of Symmetry" at the Reading And Leeds festivals in the UK. They played the modern classic from start to finish to celebrate its 10th anniversary, but also to draw a line under their past.

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Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme says the band will begin recording their new album as soon as September, after headlining the Reading and Leedsfestivals in the UK.

Speaking to Radio 1 (via Gigwise), Wolstenholme said: "September and October, that's when we're going to get into the studio to start writing the new album … We're always going to be the kind of band that want to get out and play live.

"As the years go on there's that temptation to cut the touring down less and less but we still love playing live. I can't ever imagine we'll be the kind of band that cut the touring down significantly."

The statement will be a relief to Muse fans, who might have been concerned that frontman Matt Bellamy’s newborn baby with Kate Hudson could put a stop to their relentless touring schedule.

Meanwhile, the band recently offered a competition for their fans to design a t-shirt, with the winner getting VIP tickets to the Reading and Leeds festivals. Melody Deyerle won with her fantastic Space Invaders style tee, which you can see here.

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Over 55,000 fans voted in the survey conducted by the Football Association (FA).

Muse's two gigs, which formed part of their H.A.A.R.P tour, came ahead of Michael Jackson's Bad Tour in 1988 in second.

Queen's Wembley gig in 1986 came third, Take That's Circus Tour residency in 2009 came fourth and England's 1966 World Cup win against Germany came fifth.

Melvin Benn, Chairman of Wembley Stadium, said: “Whilst all Wembley’s events have been special, Muse are very deserving winners for their 2007 Wembley concerts which were nothing short of spectacular.”

Muse performed again at Wembley Stadium in 2010.

Top-five events at Wembley Stadium:

1 - 2007 Muse (H.A.A.R.P Tour) 
2 - 1988 Michael Jackson (Bad Tour) 
3 - 1986 Queen Live at Wembley) 
4 - 2009 Take That (Circus Tour) 
5 - 1966 World Cup – England v Germany

Thanks for the report to gigwise.com.

Forget Team Edward or Team Jacob. Muse might not even be on Team Twilight. According to bassist Chris Wolstenholme, the only reason Muse contributed songs to all three Twilight soundtracks was to expand their fan base in the States, at any cost.

"I'm not sure how cool it is to be on those kind of things but sometimes you've just got to get your music out there in different ways," he admitted to the BBC. "You have to take every opportunity you get [in America] and sometimes you have to sell your soul."

Wolstenholme also expressed frustration about the back-and-forth between the band and the studio about how the song would be used in the film. "When we were in the studio writing it, one minute they said they wanted to use it in the end credits, then they said they wanted to use it in another scene," said the bassist, who admitted to the BBC that he's only watched the first film in the Twilight series. "Then it was another scene, and in the end we were like, 'Do what you want with it, we don't care any more.'"

There's no doubting the level of exposure that a Twilightappearance can garner: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Soundtrack, whose lead single was Muse's "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 144,000 copies in its first week, while the film itself raked in $175.3 million over its first six days in U.S. theaters.

In the past year, Muse has reached arena-filling status in the States. "It was great to finally take over the full production that we toured with in Europe," Wolstenholme said. "For a long time America fell by the wayside and nothing was really happening at all and we were having problems with our record company over there."

Do you think Muse sold out by being in Twilight? Tell us what you think in the comment section below! 

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British rockers Muse have released "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)," the lead single fromThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, out June 8, and if it sounds emotionally arresting and dramatic, well, there's good reason: singer/guitarist Matt Bellamy wrote the anthemic track after a breakup with his girlfriend.

"It was a song looking right back on that moment that you first get with someone and everything feels like its going to go on forever," he told BBC Radio 1, which debuted the track Monday. "[It has a] kind of like a cheesy love sentiment." [Via Gigwise]

"The Twilight people contacted us and were very keen to get a song for their film and I thought 'Why not?'

" Bellamy added. "I might as well just get it out there because this song represents a bit of a difficult period for me in my life."

"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is classic Muse: arena-filling guitars, hammering rhythms, and Bellamy's operatic vocals. Channeling classic rockers Queen, the trio build the track to big crescendo around a series of piano movements: "Our hearts combined like a neutron star collision / We told each other with no trace of fear that / Our love would be forever / And if we die, we die together," sings Bellamy.

"Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is available now atiTunes and Amazon. Check out the single's Twilight-inspired cover art below, and to see a 30-second preview of its video, which premieres on Thursday, visit MTV.com.

In addition to the former SPIN cover band Muse, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack features plenty other indie rock stars: Beck and Bat for Lashes (doing a duet), Metric, Muse, the Dead Weather, Florence & the Machine, Fanfarlo, Vampire Weekend, and Band of Horses all recorded original tracks for the upcoming third film in the vampire series. Check out the complete tracklist here. 

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Muse are set to premiere a brand new song this evening (May 17).

The band are set to release'Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)' tonight at 7.30pm (BST), after a 30-second teaser was recently posted on Muse.mu.

The song is the lead single from theThe Twilight Saga: Eclipsesoundtrack, released on June 8 and set to feature the likes of The Dead Weather, Florence And The Machineand Vampire Weekend.

You can hear the song on Zane Lowe's radio show tonight followed by NME Radio. The song will then be released digitally this evening.

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A brand new Muse song will be released worldwide on Monday May 17th! The track, 'Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)' was written and recorded by the band earlier this year and has been chosen to be the lead single from the soundtrack of the forthcoming Twilight film 'Eclipse'.

More news coming soon...

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Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholmehas revealed his band's disappointment in their record label's decision to stop licensing acts on the company's roster for free streaming services such as Spotify and We 7.

Earlier this month Warner Music CEO Edgar Bromfman announced that none of the label’s artists' future releases would be licensed to the services, as "free streaming services are clearly not positive for the industry" - although already-available back catalogues would remain.

The Devon band, who are one of the biggest acts on Warner Music – also home to REM and Red Hot Chili Peppers - argued that the decision will take their music, and the music of their labelmates, away from the ears of potential fans.

Wolstenholme told BBC Newsbeat, "It’s like taking your song off the radio, isn’t it? The corporations are setting the rules on these things because they’re clutching at straws. They’ve lost so much money on record sales because of the internet."

He added, "As far as bands are concerned, you just want people to hear your music whichever way they can."

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We'll be back later today with Monday's barrage of music downloads, but we just wanted to interrupt normal service briefly with this exclusive first listen of new Muse tune 'Prague'. The b-side to forthcoming single 'Resistance' (out next Monday), it's a cover of eighties pop-punkers Mega City Four. Check their somewhat doomier version here and let us know what you think of it below.

Listen to the track here.

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The first concert I've attended in 2010 and what an insane one! Green Day fans were treated to a feast, The Killers fans were treated to a erm....nvm....
And Muse fans certainly got what they deserved!

There was a great deal of people arriving way before 7pm but it seemed that the queue was constrained, crawling like a snail, so much so that there were still plenty of people at the queue as Saosin finished their set (And yes I was one of them). So I missed Saosin....bummer....