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Recently we told you about how super group, Muse is working on the soundtrack to "Clash of The Titans". Well, turns out it wasn't so!

Director, Louis Leterrier revealed to MTV that he wasn't exactly talking about the band themselves but more along the lines of just front-man Matt Bellamy doing it solo.

“It was not Muse ever. It was Matt Bellamy. I love Muse, I’m the biggest Muse fan ever, but I wanted something a little different. Matt wrote a lot of stuff, but he started his tour. So not so long ago, he called me and he was like ‘Louis, I’m so sorry. I have to be respectful to my audience and professional and I have to stop on Clash.’”

Leterrier had intended to for the rocker to work with composer Craig Armstrong on a half hour of music for the March 26th film release. However, instead Neil Davidge from Massive Attack will now be taking on the reigns for the movie. “Craig Armstrong is still doing the score and I called my friend Neil Davidge from Massive Attack to replace Matt for the areas that Matt was doing. So it’ll be Craig Armstrong and Massive Attack, which is pretty exciting.”

Despite the letdown, Leterrier still considers himself a huge fan of Matt's work and is interested in working together sometime down the road. “On my computer I’ve got great Matt Bellamy stuff, It’s like a rain check, like let’s do something later.”

Speaking of these guys, the trio's new video for "Resistance" premiered on all music networks yesterday January 14th and is part of Muse's latest album bearing the same name. The vid was directed by Wayne Isham and allows everyone to take a gander at the band's energetic live shows. "Resistance" has hit number three on the Billboard Hot 200 since its September 2009 release.

In case you missed the premiere, here's the video below!

Grammy nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this past Wednesday and ruling the Rock category, our very own men in Green proudly harbor three nods. These categories include "Best Rock Album", "Best Rock Performance by A Duo Or Group", and "Best Rock Song" for "21st Century Breakdown". They also share these categories with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Coldplay.

The guys have been nominated for 15 Grammys over the years and have walked away with three trophies two for "Rock Album of The Year" and "Record of The Year" for 2004's, "American Idiot", and "Best Alternative Music Performance" for their their 1994 record, "Dookie". We wish them the best of luck next year when the Grammys air on January 31st, 2010 on CBS at 8pm EST.

Other artists nominated include Taylor Swift which leads the pack with eight nominations including "Song of The Year", "Record of The Year", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", and "Album of The Year". Stephen Colbert is included in the Comedy category with his Christmas record, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All" along with Weird Al Yankovic's "Internet Leaks". Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga and MGMT are all up for two nominations each and I have to say, this is going to turn into quite an award show!

Other interesting news revolving around our guys, Green Day have re-recorded a new version of "21 Guns" with the cast of the musical, "American Idiot". The song premiered for the first time Thursday, December 3rd on Spinner.com and was expected to have already hit radio on Friday, December 4th. Featuring the vocals of Rebecca Naomi Jones, a full on choir and of course Green Day, the song is taken to a whole new level according to Billie Joe Armstrong. "We wanted to record '21 Guns' because it represents a pivotal moment in the show when the lead character ...realizes he needs to get his shit together. I couldn't be happier. It's great to have something out there for people to hear who didn't get to see the show."

Want more great news? Green Day are extending their Rock Band track-list by adding more songs, they include: "Christian's Inferno", "iViva La Gloria!" and "Last of The American Girls". Not only will the songs be available individually on gaming consoles like PlayStation 3, XBox and Wii but also in a "Green Day Pack 02". Two of the three tracks, "iViva La Gloria!" and "American Girls" will also be available at the LEGO Rock Band Music Store. All these fantastic songs will be available to you on December 15th and December 17th for PlayStation Networks.

Last but not least, what's in store for Green Day in the coming new year? The guys have confirmed a "huge" North American tour, but haven't scheduled any specific tour dates as of yet.

Here are the guys backstage at the AMA's announcing the news!

Last week Paramore debuted their new video for "Brick By Boring Brick" on their website, Paramore.net. This new vid is directed by Meiert Avis and features the band breaking out of their usual routine and leaving out any trace of them performing.

The group came up with the video's concept and shot the entire thing on green screen, it blends bright colors and fast paced shots. Also, the plot revolves around a very young girl running for her life to escape trouble. Singer Hayley Williams sports blond hair instead of her trademark orange look all while singing on a swing, very reminiscent of the foreign film, "Pan's Labyrinth".

To go behind the scenes of the video with the band members, check out Beyond The Video-Brick By Boring Brick. Take a look at how it all came together to form the final conception.

Want to know what else is happening in the world of Paramore? The rockers just ended a North American tour and will embark on a tour of Europe, Asia, the Philippines and Australia until March 9th, 2010. So be sure to check that out, sounds like an awesome show!

Below is the new video for "Brick By Boring Brick" enjoy it!

Death metal rockers, Suicide Silence has joined Bloodydisgusting.com to globally premiere their much anticipated video for "Genocide".The rocking tune can be found on the soundtrack to this fall's horror flick, Saw VI, which is filled with other awesome artists.

This soundtrack is out on store shelves now and features footage of live performances and also includes footage from the film. Stroll by your local Hot Topic and pick up the special edition clear Saw 12 inch Blade vinyl and get a free poster, now that's awesome!

Suicide Silence also have "Genocide" on their latest studio album, "No Time To Bleed", which was released sometime this year along with their self-titled EP. This new record is the follow up to their 2007 debut release, "The Cleansing". Check it out!

In other news according to the band's official Myspace, the rockers have started touring the states since November 6th along with Megadeath and will continue to do so until December 13th, 2009. So get your tickets while you can!

Before we let you go, below is the video for "Genocide". Enjoy!

Starting the new year in full swing, pop/rock band Spoon will release their next album on January 26th, 2010. They've titled it, "Transference" and "Got Nuffin" will be the first song featured off of it, even though the tune was already released during this past summer. The quartet is best known for their hit, "I Turn My Camera On" from 2005's "Gimme Fiction".

Spoon recorded the 11-track record in Austin, Texas and is the studio album follow up to "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" from 2007. Other than doing another album, what else have the guys been up to? During the summer the guys played three gigs in Austing brilliantly labeled, SpoonX3. This show featured groovy indie and other lesser known bands.

There isn't much word of an upcoming tour, but the guys have a few shows lined up here and there. Starting on December 3rd at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, following with December 4th at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts and New Year's Eve with Jay Reatard at the Riverisde Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The track-list for "Transference" is below:

1. Before Destruction
2. Is Love Forever?
3. The Mystery Zone
4. Who Makes Your Money
5. Written in Reverse
6. I Saw the Light
7. Trouble Comes Running
8. Goodnight Laura
9. Out Go the Lights
10. Got Nuffin
11. Nobody Gets Me But You

Right before we go, here's a clip to "Got Nuffin", enjoy!

Paramore just shot their second music video for "Brick by Boring Brick" in Los Angeles, California this month with director, Meiert Avis. It features castles and all sort of medieval shenanigans since "Brick By Boring Brick" is a fairy-tale metaphor.

Bassist for the band, Jeremy Davis tells MTV News exactly what viewers are going to be in for. "There's a castle in it, but there's no dragons. We essentially came up with the treatment and had a bunch of directors send in their ideas, and each was a little bit different than the others. It's our first video that's not performance based. We're not performing at all. We're in it for, like, two seconds, some of us. It's our first video that's all green screen and has a whole story behind it, and there's a lot of people acting in it, so it's cool."

Guitarist, Josh Farro also added his two cents on the vid and what he hopes the final outcome will be. "Hopefully, it will look more like 'Pan's Labyrinth' or some thing like that."

Hayley Williams, who fronts the rocking band, explains what their long time fans have long wished Paramore to do for years. "What's cool about it is there's dark elements to it...and there's a fair amount of color too. It should be well-rounded, different, if anything. Our fans, for a long time, we've noticed them kind of saying, like, 'Man, I'd really love to see Paramore not do a performance video for once,' so here it is."

The video for "Brick by Boring Brick" is scheduled to premiere sometime in November.

Here's a video of Paramore talking about their current project!

Get ready to rock out because Green Day will be premiering the video for the title track to "21st Century Breakdown" later on today. This video was directed by Marc Webb who has also done other Green Day videos which include "21 Guns", and "Waiting" from the 2000 album, "Warning".

This may seem a little contradictory to other reports floating around on the internet and may stir up a few Green Day fans following their latest news. Back on September 25th, Green Day's official website indicated that the video being released today would be "East Jesus Nowhere" . While we have tried to make sense of all the official reports, we can only assume that it's production was held back and the guys have decided to move forward with the video for "Breakdown".

Several countries around the world will be able to watch the premiere online as well. You can find a list of countries that will be able to stream the video online at greenday.com, however MTV Euro will cater to the countries not listed in the article. Don't miss out! This is going to be pretty amazing, we're pretty excited ourselves!

Also, there's great news in the Green camp since the guys have been nominated for a 2009 American Music Award for the "Favorite Alternative Rock Artists" category along with "Kings of Leon" and Shinedown. The ceremony takes place November 22nd on ABC. Personally, I wish Green Day all the very best of luck!

Flyleaf have released their video for "Again" which is the first song off their second album, Memento Mori on October 1st. Unlike their last laid back videos, this one packs a punch and makes a much bigger statement.

Their newest creation was directed by Meiert Avis who has done other clips for top notch artists such as, Avril Lavigne, U2, Audioslave, Jack's Mannequin and Bruce Springsteen.

Even though the entire production was shot on a green screen,the band's guitarist, Sameer Bhattacharya says the video still feels very real. "There are these images that start out as light and energy, and they slowly turn into these woodcuts-something real" These "woodcuts" were designed by Pat Seals, Flyleaf's bass player, who also did the album's artwork.

Singer Lacey Mosley puts her two cents in about her band's latest creation as well. "One of the videos that Meiert gave us for reference was Radiohead's 'Like Spinning Plates,' It's ethereal and industrial at the same time."

Previously scheduled to be released October 27th, the album will now be on store shelves on November 10th.

You can watch the video below:

Green Day.com has announced recently that the trio are scheduled to release yet another rocking video from their latest album. In addition to the currently un-scheduled video for their title track "21st Century Breakdown" , our boys in green have additionally been adding finishing touches to the video for "East Jesus Nowhere" which will be aired on October 19th.

The latest track made to video is the opening tune for the album's second act, "Charlatans and Saints", and is essential to the central concept behind "Breakdown". It speaks about the hypocrisy and misuse of organized religion, and is inspired by both Billie Joe Armstrong's and Tre Cool's experience at a church during a friend's baby dedication. The video release of "East Jesus Nowhere" also coincides with Green Day's UK leg of their "21st Century Breakdown" tour.

Speaking of the UK, it seems that the 21 pieces of artwork that had been commissioned by the band will be displayed in an art exhibition at the StolenSpace Gallery in Shoreditch, East London. The gallery will run from October 22nd to November 1st and will also feature portraits of the band members themselves.

Music-News.com reports that Armstrong and the rest of Green Day are very excited to have their art shown off since both music and art share a lot in common. "We're really excited to be associated with this incredible show. Seeing the pieces that our new album has inspired is very exciting. We feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression; we think the fans coming out will love it."

Green Day's European tour now looks as follows according to GreenDay.com:

• October 19th Glasgow SECC
• October 23rd London O2 Arena
• October 24th London O2 Arena
• October 26th Sheffield Arena
• October 27th Birmingham LG Arena
• October 28th Birmingham LG Arena
• October 30th Manchester MEN Arena
• October 31st Manchester MEN Arena
• November 1st London Wembley Arena

Here's a clip of "East Jesus Nowhere" enjoy it!

Hello there fellow Nimrods!

What a show! Green Day have victoriously won the award for Best Rock Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Other nominees sharing this category included Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy and Paramore.

The Green trio won the Moonman for "21 Guns" off the album, "21st Century Breakdown" directed by Marc Webb. Previously, the guys said they were feeling very excited to be apart of the ceremony, which was dedicated in memory of the King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Since MJ's death, Green Day have played "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" at every single date during the "Breakdown" tour. Billie Joe Armstrong spoke to VH1 and MTV about how Jackson influenced the punk rocker's music, "I remember being in fifth grade, 'Thriller' came out, and 'Off The Wall' is a great record...We've been playing a song off it for our pre-show every night". 

Green Day also brought down the house with a rockin' performance of "East Jesus Nowhere". Armstrong not only went into the audience, but also invited them to party with him on stage. Kudos on an awesome performance and a huge congrats for winning this epic award!

Something many people will be talking about at the water cooler this week, for better or worse was Kanye West's very rude interruption. During Taylor Swifts' acceptance speech for Best Female Video, West snatched the microphone away from her and announced that Beyonce had deserved to win. "Hey Taylor, I'm really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time".  Taylor won the award for her tune, "You Belong With Me" which shared the nomination with Beyonce's "Single Ladies". Obviously Gay Fish's plan off attack was an epic fail because not only did the crowd boo him, but they gave Swift a standing ovation.

This wasn't the first time West has invaded the winners' space, he's also made rants about Gretchen Wilson, Justice and Simian, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

Later on, Beyonce received a Moonman for Best Video Award and humbly invited Swift back on stage. "Wow, this is amazing. I remember being 17-years-old and up for my first MTV award with Destiny's Child. It was one of the most exciting moments in my life. So, I'd like for Taylor to come out and have her moment." Kudos to Beyonce for recognizing that Taylor's moment had been ruined and allowing her to take her bow.

To wrap things up, here's a video of Green Day at the pre-show, enjoy

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