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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Muse
| Img = Muse faces.jpg
| Img_capt = Muse, from left to right: [[Matthew Bellamy]], [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] and [[Dominic Howard]].
| Img_size =
| Landscape = yes
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Teignmouth]], [[Devon]], [[England]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[new prog]]
| Years_active = 1994&ndash;present
| Label = [[A&E Records|Helium 3]], [[Warner Bros. Records]], [[Mushroom Records]], [[Taste Media]]
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://muse.mu/ muse.mu]
| Current_members = [[Matthew Bellamy]]<br />[[Christopher Wolstenholme]]<br />[[Dominic Howard]]
| Past_members =
}}
'''Muse''' <!-- Note: The consensus for this article is to use the British English style referring to Muse as a collective noun -->are<!-- DO NOT CHANGE "are" to "is" without discussing first on the talk page, or it will be reverted back quickly.--> a [[British]] [[rock music|rock]] band that was formed in [[Teignmouth]], [[Devon]], England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised [[Matthew Bellamy]] ([[lead vocals|vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]]), [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] ([[bass guitar]], [[backing vocals|vocals]], [[keyboards]]) and [[Dominic Howard]] ([[drumkit|drums]], [[percussion]]).
Muse are known best for their visually dazzling live performances<ref>{{cite web
| publisher=[[NME.COM]]
| title=Muse play supermassive free show
| date=2006-06-26
| accessdate = 2008-01-27
| work = NME News
| url = http://www.nme.com/news/streets/23467}}</ref> and on June 16 and 17, 2007 became the first band to sell out the newly built [[Wembley Stadium]] in [[London]].<ref>{{citation|title = Muse play Wembley Stadium mega gig|author = Dan Martin|work = NME|publisher = [[NME]]|date = 2007-06-16}}</ref>
Muse have released four studio albums. Their most recent, ''[[Black Holes & Revelations]]'' earned the band a [[Mercury Prize]] nomination and a third place finish in the ''[[NME]]'' Albums of the Year list for 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=NME Albums Of The Year 2006 |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |year=2006 |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/albums/oftheyear |accessdate=2008-01-27 }}</ref> Muse have won [[List of awards and nominations received by Muse|many other music awards]] throughout their career, including five [[MTV Europe Music Awards]], five [[Q Awards|''Q'' Awards]], six [[NME Awards|''NME'' Awards]], two [[BRIT awards]] and four [[Kerrang!#Kerrang! awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]].

==History==
===Formation and early years (1992–1997)===
The members of Muse played in separate bands during their stay at [[Teignmouth Community College]] and [[Coombeshead College]] in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Teignmouth Community College |work=Rock Pilgrimages |publisher=[[Virgin Radio]] |url=http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/pilgrimages/destination/84/Teignmouth_Community_College.html |accessdate = 2008--27 }}</ref> The formation of Muse began when Bellamy successfully auditioned for the part of guitarist in Dominic Howard's band. They asked Chris Wolstenholme, who played drums at the time, to learn to play bass guitar for the band. Wolstenholme agreed and took up lessons. Byron Wilson of Frankston Town Fusion was also asked to join the band as a custom percussionist however declined the offer due to marital restraints.{{Fact|date=December 2008}}

In 1994, under the name Rocket Baby Dolls and with a goth/glam image, the group won a local battle of the bands contest, smashing their equipment in the process.<ref name="MicrocutsBio">{{cite web
| title = muse: biography
| publisher = microcuts.net
| url = http://www.microcuts.net/uk/biography/
| accessdate = 2007-08-04 }}</ref><ref name="KerrangReview">{{citation
| title = Muse
| magazine = [[Kerrang!]]
| year = 1999
| url = http://www.rocketbabydolls.com/kerrang99.html }}</ref> <cite>"It was supposed to be a protest, a statement"</cite>, Bellamy said, <cite>"so, when we actually won, it was a real shock. A massive shock. After that, we started taking ourselves seriously".</cite> Shortly after the contest, the three decided to forego [[university]], quit their jobs, change the band name to Muse, and move away from Teignmouth.<ref name="TasteBio">{{cite web
| title = Muse Biography
| work = Artists
| publisher = Taste Music
| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20021208040122/http://www.tastemedia.com/muse/musebiog.html
| accessdate = 2008-01-27 }}</ref>

=== First EPs and ''Showbiz'' (1998–2000) ===
[[File:Muselogo.png|thumb|Muse logo.]]
After a few years building a fan base, Muse played their first gigs in [[London]] and [[Manchester]]. The band had a significant meeting with [[Dennis Smith (producer)|Dennis Smith]], the owner of [[Sawmills Studio]], situated in a converted water mill in [[Cornwall]].

This meeting led to their first proper recordings and the release of an [[Muse (EP)|eponymous EP]] on Sawmills' in-house [[Dangerous Records|Dangerous]] label,<ref name="MicrocutsBio" /> with a front cover designed by Howard. Their second EP, the ''[[Muscle Museum EP]],'' reached number 3 in the indie singles chart and attracted the attention of British radio broadcaster [[Steve Lamacq]] as well as the weekly British music publication ''[[NME]].'' Dennis Smith introduced the band to [[Safta Jaffery]] with whom he had recently started the record label [[Taste Media]]. Muse signed with Smith and Jaffery and recorded their first three albums, ''[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]]'', ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'', and ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'', with [[Taste Media]].

Despite the success of their second EP, British record companies were reluctant to sign Muse. It was after a trip to New York's CMJ Festival that an American record label flew them to Los Angeles to showcase. Nanci Walker, then Sr. Director of A&R at Columbia Records, flew Muse to the U.S. to showcase for Columbia Record's then Senior Vice President of A&R, Tim Devine, as well as for American Recording's Rick Rubin. It was during this trip, on December 24, 1998, that Muse signed a deal with Maverick Records. <ref>
| title = Muse biography
| publisher = [[ticketmaster]].ie
| url = http://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/944747
| accessdate = 2008-05-02}}</ref>
Upon their return from America, Taste Media arranged deals for Muse with various record labels in Europe and Australia, allowing them to maintain control over their career in individual countries. [[Image:transparent uno.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The minimax UNO CD-single.]]

[[John Leckie]] was brought in to produce the band's first record, ''[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]].'' The album showcased the band's soft style, and the lyrics made reference to the difficulties they had encountered while trying to establish themselves in Teignmouth.<ref name="MicrocutsBio" /><ref name="KerrangReview" />

The release of this album was followed by tour support slots for [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and [[Foo Fighters]] in the United States. 1999 and 2000 saw Muse playing major festivals in Europe and gigs in Australia.

=== ''Origin of Symmetry'' and ''Hullabaloo'' (2001–2002) ===
During production of the band's second album, ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'', the band experimented with instrumentation such as a [[church organ]], [[Mellotron]], and an expanded drum kit. There were more of Bellamy's high-pitched vocal lines, [[arpeggio|arpeggiated]] guitar, and [[piano]] playing. Bellamy cites [[guitar]] influences such as [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Tom Morello]] (of [[Rage Against the Machine]] & [[Audioslave]]), the latter evident in the more [[riff]]-based songs in ''Origin of Symmetry'' and in Bellamy's extensive use of pitch-shifting effects in his solos.<ref>{{cite web | title=Muse's Matt Bellamy Talks | date=25 December 2003 | publisher=[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com Ultimate-Guitar.com] (possibly reprinted from ''Total Guitar'' (UK Magazine)) | url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/muses_matt_bellamy_talks.html}}</ref> The album also features a reworking of [[Anthony Newley]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]'s "[[Feeling Good]]". Muse successfully sued [[Nestlé]] in 2003 when they used Muse's version of "[[Hyper Music/Feeling Good|Feeling Good]]" in a television advert for [[Nescafé]] without permission, donating the £500,000 compensation to [[Oxfam]].<ref>{{citation
|magazine =[[NME]]
|year = 2003
|title = NME article
|url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/06242003-nme_article.php
|accessdate=2008-01-19}}</ref>

[[Celine Dion]] was also threatened with legal action in 2002 when she planned to name her Las Vegas show "Muse", despite the band owning the worldwide performing rights to the name. Celine Dion offered $50,000 for the rights but Muse rejected this with Bellamy stating that "We don't want to turn up there with people thinking we're Celine Dion's backing band". Eventually Dion was forced to back down.<ref name="celine">{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2339585.stm
|title=Band muses on Dion name victory
|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]
|date=2002-10-18
|accessdate=2008-01-19
}}</ref>

''Origin of Symmetry'' was well-received by critics; Dean Carlson of [[Allmusic]] commented that "<cite>...if you want to sound like Radiohead when even [[Thom Yorke]] doesn't want to sound like Radiohead, you might as well take it to such preposterous, bombastic, over-the-top-levels".</cite><ref>{{cite web
| last = Carlson
| first = Dean
| title = Origin of Symmetry – Review
| publisher = [[Allmusic]]
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?sql=10:3xfwxqw0ldte~T1
| accessdate = 2008-01-27}}</ref> [[NME]] gave the album 9/10 with Roger Morton writing, "It's amazing for such a young band to load up with a heritage that includes the darker visions of [[Kurt Cobain|Cobain]] and [[Kafka]], [[Mahler]] and [[The Tiger Lillies]], [[David Cronenberg|Cronenberg]] and [[Arnold Schoenberg|Schoenberg]], and make a sexy, [[Populism|populist]] album. But Muse have carried it off".<ref>{{cite web
| last = Morton
| first = Roger
| title = Origin of Symmetry – Review
| publisher = [[NME]]
| url = http://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/5220
| accessdate = 2008-05-04}}</ref>

Maverick had reservations about Bellamy's vocal style on this album (considering it not to be "radio-friendly"{{Fact|date=December 2008}}), and asked Muse to change some of their songs prior to U.S. release. The band refused and left Maverick, resulting in Maverick's decision not to release ''Origin of Symmetry'' in the U.S. The album was finally released in the U.S. on 20 September 2005, after Muse signed to Warner.

Muse released a live DVD, ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack#DVD|Hullabaloo]]'', featuring live footage recorded during Muse's two gigs on consecutive nights at [[Le Zenith]] in Paris in 2001 and a documentary film of the band on tour. A double album, ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack]]'' was released at the same time, containing a compilation of [[B-side]]s and a disc of recordings of songs from the Le Zenith performances. A double-A side single was also released featuring new songs "In Your World" and "[[Dead Star/In Your World|Dead Star]]".

In the February 2006 edition of ''[[Q Magazine]]'', ''Origin of Symmetry'' was placed 74th in a fans' poll of the 100 greatest albums ever.

=== ''Absolution'' (2003–2005) ===
Studio album ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'', produced by [[Rich Costey]], was released in 2003. The album yielded the hit singles "[[Time Is Running Out]]" and "[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]". Muse subsequently undertook their first international stadium tour. It continued for about a year and saw Muse visiting Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and France. Meanwhile, the band released five singles ("[[Time Is Running Out]]", "[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]", "[[Sing for Absolution]]", "[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]]", & "[[Butterflies and Hurricanes]]"). The US leg of the 2004 tour began ominously as Bellamy injured himself on stage during the opening show in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Muse singer hurt during US show
| publisher = [[BBC News Online]]
| date = 2004-04-14
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3625153.stm
| accessdate = 2008-01-27 }}</ref> The tour resumed after several stitches and a couple of days.

[[Image:MuseToronto2004-1.JPG|thumb|right|Chris Wolstenholme of Muse performing at the [[Mod Club Theatre]], Toronto in 2004. The international ''Absolution'' tour included the band's first shows in North America since 1999.]]

The band also played at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in June 2004. After the festival, the band described the concert as "the best gig of our lives".<ref>{{cite web
| title=Muse
| month= June | year= 2004
| publisher=[[MTV]]
| work=MTV.TV artist of the week
| url=http://www.mtv.tv/mtv.tv/dynamo/shells/other_music.jhtml?article=80134066
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title=Muse: Road To Wembley Part 4 – Glastonbury, triumph and tragedy
| date=2007-06-14
| publisher=[[NME.COM]]
| work=NME News
| url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/28961
| accessdate = 2008-01-27
}}</ref> However, drummer [[Dominic Howard]]'s father, Bill Howard, who was at the festival to watch the band, died from a heart attack very shortly after the performance. "It was the biggest feeling of achievement we've ever had after coming offstage", Bellamy said. "It was almost surreal that an hour later his dad died. It was almost not believable. We spent about a week sort of just with Dom trying to support him. I think he was happy that at least his dad got to see him at probably what was the finest moment so far of the band's life".<ref name="MicrocutsBio" />

Muse then continued their tour. Their last dates were in the U.S. and at the [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]] arena in London, where they played an extra date due to the high demand for tickets. They won two MTV Europe awards, including "Best Alternative Act" and a Q Award for "Best Live Act". At the end of 2004, Vitamin Records released ''[[The String Quartet Tribute]] to Muse'' by The Tallywood Strings, an album of instrumental string versions of some of Muse's songs. Muse also received an award for "Best Live Act" at the [[BRIT Awards#2005 awards|2005 BRIT Awards]].

The band finished touring in January 2005, then visited the U.S. in April and May On 2 July 2005, Muse participated in the [[Live 8]] concert in [[Live 8 concert, Paris|Paris]], where they performed their singles "[[Plug In Baby]]", "Bliss", "Time Is Running Out", and "Hysteria".

An unofficial and unauthorised DVD biography containing no Muse music called ''Manic Depression'' was released in April 2005; the band was not involved with the project and did not endorse the release.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Amazon
| first = Amazon
| title = Manic depression
| publisher = [[Amazon.com|amazon]]
| url = http://www.amazon.com/Manic-Depression-Muse/dp/B0007WQHJE
| accessdate = 2008-04-02}}</ref> Another DVD, this time official, was released by the band on December 12 2005, called ''[[Absolution Tour]]''. The official release contained re-edited and re-mastered highlights from the Glastonbury Festival 2004 and previously unseen footage from London Earls Court, Wembley Arena, and the [[Wiltern Theatre]] in Los Angeles. Two songs, "Endlessly" and "Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist", are hidden tracks on the DVD taken from Wembley Arena. The only song from ''Absolution'' not to appear on the live DVD is "[[Falling Away With You]]", which has never been performed live to date.<ref>{{Citation
| last = Adam
| first = Mamo
| title = Tales of the Tracks – Muse
| pages = 31
| magazine = Rip It Up
| date = December/January 2008
}}
</ref> ''Absolution'' eventually went [[RIAA certification|Gold]] in the US.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Muse&perPage=99
|title= Search Results
|work=Gold and Platinum
|publisher=[[RIAA]]
|accessdate=2008-01-27
}}</ref>

=== ''Black Holes & Revelations'' and ''HAARP'' (2006–2008) ===
In July 2006, Muse released their fourth album, co-produced by Muse and by Rich Costey, titled ''[[Black Holes & Revelations]]''. The album was released officially in Japan on 28 June 2006, in Europe on 3 July 2006 and, in North America on 11 July 2006. The album charted at No. 1 in the UK, much of Europe, and Australia. It was also a success in the United States, reaching No. 9 in the [[Billboard 200]] album chart.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Muse – Black Holes & Revelations
| work=Music Charts
| publisher = αCharts
| url = http://acharts.us/album/14489
| accessdate = 2008-01-27 }}</ref> ''Black Holes & Revelations'' was nominated for the 2006 [[Mercury Music Prize]], but lost to [[Arctic Monkeys]]. The album did, however, earn a [[Platinum Europe Award]] after selling one million copies in the continent,<ref>{{cite web
| title = IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006
| work = News
| publisher = [[IFPI]]
| year = 2006
| url = http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2006.html
| accessdate = 2008-01-27 }}</ref>
The album's title and themes are the result of the band's fascination with science fiction and political outrage.<ref>{{cite web
| title = 'Kate Moss? We briefly met once'
| publisher = Popworld
| url = http://www.popworld.com/pages/muse_interview
| accessdate = 2008-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| last = Raper
| first = Dan
| title = Black Holes & condoms
| publisher = Pop Matters
| url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/muse-black-holes-revelations/
| date = 2006-07-19
| accessdate = 2008-01-24 }}</ref> In August 2006, Muse recorded a live session at [[Abbey Road Studios]] for ''[[Live from Abbey Road]]''.
The first single from the album, "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]", was released as a download on 9 May 2006 and accompanied by a music video directed by [[Floria Sigismondi]]. It was later followed by general releases as a single the next month, all ahead of the main album release. The second single, "[[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]", was released on 4 September 2006. "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" was released in the U.S. as a radio-only single on 13 June 2006 and in the UK on 27 November 2006. It also had a six-minute promotional video filmed in [[Romania]] and was featured on the popular video game ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''. It was also voted number 1 in the world's largest music poll Australian Radio's [[Triple J Hottest 100]] for 2007. The fourth single from the album, "[[Invincible (Muse song)|Invincible]]", was then released on 9 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/26647|title=Muse confirm new single|accessdate=2007-07-26}}</ref> Another single, "[[Map of the Problematique]]", was released for digital download only on 18 June 2007, following the band's performance at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite web
| title = MOTP – Wembley Souvenir Download
| publisher = Microcuts.net
| date = 2007-06-08
| url = http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/06082007-motp_wembley_souvenir_download.php
| accessdate = 2007-01-27 }}</ref>

[[Image:Muse playing Starlight at Leeds Festival 2006.jpg|225px|thumb|left|Muse playing "[[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]" at [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in 2006]]

Prior to the release of the new album, the band resumed making live performances, which had halted while recording, making a number of promotional TV appearances starting on 13 May 2006 at [[BBC Radio 1]]'s [[One Big Weekend]]. The main live tour started just before the release of their album and initially consisted mostly of festival appearances, most notably a headline slot at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2006.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Confirmed Festival Dates and Album Release Date
| date=2006-03-13
| publisher=Muse Management
| url=http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=29424
}}</ref> The band's main touring itinerary started with a tour of North America from late July to early August 2006. After the last of the summer festivals, a tour of Europe began, including a large [[arena]] tour of the UK.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Current Tour Dates
| date=2006-02-05
| publisher=Muse Syndrome
| url=http://www.musesyndrome.com/forums/page.php?id=166
}}</ref> The band spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with British band [[Noisettes]] as the supporting act. The tour continued in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Southeast Asia]] in early 2007 before returning to England for the summer. Possibly their biggest performances to date were two gigs at the newly rebuilt [[Wembley Stadium]] on 16 June and 17 2007. Both Wembley concerts were recorded for a DVD/CD titled ''[[HAARP (album)|HAARP]]'', which was released on the 17 March 2008<ref>{{cite web
| title=H.A.A.R.P – CD/DVD – Out 17 March!
| url=http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-334
| publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| work=News
| date=2008-02-01
| accessdate=2008-02-03
}}</ref> in the UK and 1 April 2008<ref>{{cite web
| title=Muse to Release Live CD/DVD on 1 April
| url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=822274
| publisher=Warner Bros. Records
| work=press release
| date=2008-02-19
| accessdate=2008-02-23
}}</ref> in the USA. The title refers to the [[High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program]], a scientific research program aimed at studying the properties and behaviour of the [[ionosphere]].

The touring continued across Europe in July 2007 before heading back to the US in August where they played to a sold out crowd at [[Madison Square Garden]], New York.<ref name="msg">{{cite web
| title= Muse headlining Madison Square Garden
| accessdate = 2007-05-12
| date=4 May 2007
| publisher=The Rock Radio
| url=http://www.therockradio.com/2007/05/muse-headlining-madison-square-garden.html}}</ref> They earned a headline spot on the second night of the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] on 15 September 2007, after [[The White Stripes]] cancelled their performance. Not long after, they also performed at the October 2007 [[Vegoose]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] alongside bands like [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Daft Punk]], and [[Queens of the Stone Age]].<ref name="msg"/> Muse continued touring in [[Eastern Europe]], Russia, and Scandinavia before moving on to Australia and New Zealand. Muse played their final show of the Black Holes & Revelations tour as headliner of the [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]] after playing to sell-out crowds throughout [[Southeast Asia]], Australia, the United States, and New Zealand.

A number of individual live appearances also occurred in 2008. In March, they played concerts in [[Dubai]], [[Johannesburg]], and [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{cite web
| title= Tour Dates
|accessdate = 2008-02-23
| publisher=Muse
| url=http://muse.mu/}}</ref> On 12 April they played a one-off concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].<ref>{{cite web
| title= Royal Albert Hall 2008
|accessdate = 2008-02-23
| date=18 February 2008
| publisher=[[Teenage Cancer Trust]]
| url=http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/royal-albert-hall/}}</ref>
The band also performed at a new gig in [[Marlay Park]], [[Dublin]] on 13 August and were set to play at a gig in [[Belfast]] on 14 August. However, the Belfast date was dismissed according to [[The Belfast Telegraph]].<ref>{{cite web
| title= Fans not a-Mused as top band to leave out Belfast
|accessdate = 2008-04-17
| date=2008-04-14
| publisher=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]
| url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music-gigs/news/article3609090.ece}}</ref> [[Kasabian]] and [[Glasvegas]] supported Muse on their Irish date.<ref>{{cite web
| title= Marlay Park Supports Confirmed
|accessdate = 2008-05-12
| date=2008-05-12
| publisher=[[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| work=News
| url=http://www.muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-367}}</ref>
A few days later, they were the headline act at [[V Festival]] 2008, playing in Chelmsford on Saturday 16 August and Staffordshire on Sunday 17 August.<ref>{{cite web
| title= V Festival Announcement!
|accessdate = 2008-02-23
| date=2008-02-12
| publisher=Muse
| url=http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-338}}</ref>
They also hinted at the possibility of a future stadium tour or concerts in South America.<ref>{{cite web
| title= Muse to play London's Royal Albert Hall
|accessdate = 2008-02-19
| date=2008-02-19
| publisher=[[NME.COM]]
| url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/34460}}</ref>

===Current and future plans (2008-present) ===

On 2 August 2008, a collaboration song between Muse and [[The Streets]] entitled "[[Who Knows Who]]" was leaked on Muselive.com. In an interview published by ''[[NME]]'' on 14 April, Bellamy stated that he "would like to do England's answer to [[Rage Against The Machine]]".<ref>{{cite web
| title= Muse plan collaboration with The Streets
| date = 14 April 2008
| publisher=NME
| url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/35892/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title= Muse & The Streets
| date = 4 August 2008
| publisher=Muse.mu
| url=http://www.muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-381}}</ref> A message from the band on the official forum confirmed that the song was genuine, though the track was never intended to be a serious release.<ref>{{cite web
| title= Muse and The Streets
| date = 4 August 2008
| publisher=Muse.mu
| url=http://muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-381}}</ref>

Muse had tentatively started work on their fifth album in 2008. Drummer [[Dominic Howard]] explained that the band wrote a few tracks ahead of their headline V Festival slots (16-17 August) and would head back to their studio near [[Lake Como]] in Italy. Speaking to [[BBC 6music]], Howard said, "We're working on new stuff and we're gonna have a couple of weeks off and then in about two weeks time we're back out to Italy to start writing again". He also added, "We've already done a few tracks and it sounds great, so we're just working towards the future".{{Fact|date=December 2008}}

In September 2008, the band received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts each from the [[University of Plymouth]] for being recognised as "not only one of the most exciting live bands in the world, but also a band which pushes musical boundaries".<ref>{{cite web
| title= University Honour for Rock Stars Muse
| date = 26 September 2008
| publisher=Muselive.com
| url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4278}}</ref>

In a Q&A with fans on the official Muse message board, Wolstenholme stated that "It would be nice to have the album out in the second half of next year (2009) but we have not set ourselves any targets. It is more important for us to make the best album we have made to date and if that means it comes out in 2010 then we don’t mind. Hopefully it will be sooner though".<ref>http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=57873</ref>

As of February 2, 2009 Muse has already made it into the studio and begun recording at least one song for their upcoming album. On microcuts.net, a news headline has stated that the album is slated for a September 2009 release, and a new tour of France, and most probably Europe is to follow in the autumn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/|title=Micrcuts.net - News|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2009-02-26}}</ref>

In the February issue of Australian youth magazine ''jMag'', published by radio station [[Triple J]], it was said that Matt Bellamy had announced in the band's forum that he had written the "hardest song ever". He said "There's a new song in three parts, which I have been working on sporadically for many years. As a large percentage of the composition is orchestral... I've been arranging the orchestral elements myself, which is taking a long time." He hopes that the tracks will feature as the finale to their fifth album. In a series of interviews at the 2009 [[NME Awards]] on 25 February, Bellamy revealed that the album was approximately half completed and should be released, in conjunction with a tour, at the end of summer 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/43057 |title=Muse's Matt Bellamy 'I'm too short to be Shockwaves NME Awards' Sexiest Male' |publisher=''[[NME]]'' |date=2009-02-26 |accessdate=2009-03-01 }}</ref>

On March 24, 2009, the band's website made an official announcement that they will be going on tour in the autumn. "We are pleased to confirm that Muse will be touring in the UK, Europe and North America this autumn. Full details on the UK and European dates will be announced soon, but for now we can confirm that the the band will be special guests to U2 at a number of their North American shows this September including New York on September 24th. The remaining U2 dates will be announced in the coming weeks." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.muse.mu/index.php?sec=news-403 |title=Autumn Tour News |publisher=''[[Muse.mu]]'' |date=2009-03-24 |accessdate=2009-03-24 }}</ref>

== Style ==

{{Refimprove|section|date=September 2008}}
Many Muse songs are recognisable by lead vocalist [[Matthew Bellamy]]'s falsetto. As a guitarist, Bellamy often utilises [[arpeggio]] and pitch-shift effects to create a more "electric" sound, citing [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Tom Morello]] as influences for this method.<ref>http://www.8notes.com/biographies/muse.asp</ref>

''Black Holes & Revelations'' was influenced by various styles of European and Asian music. "I've been listening to quite a lot of music from the south of Italy on this album", Bellamy admits. "I've been living in Italy for a while, and I discovered this music from [[Naples]], which sounds like a mix of music from Africa, [[Croatia]], [[Turkey]], and Italy. It kind of gives it a mystical sound, so I think that's one thing that influenced the album. I like being influenced by things that have a mixed style".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/muse_0706.htm
|publisher=musicomh.com
|title=Muse – Intergalacticists Stride Our World
|accessdate=2008-05-12}}</ref>

== Band members ==
* [[Matthew Bellamy]] – [[lead singer|vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]] & [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[lyricist|primary lyricist]]
* [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] – [[bass guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|vocals]], [[keyboards]]
* [[Dominic Howard]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]

=== Touring members ===
* [[Morgan Nicholls]] – synthesizers, keyboards, backing vocals, bass guitar (2004, 2006 – present)
:<small>Nicholls played bass at the 2004 [[V Festival#V2004|V Festival]] in place of the injured Wolstenholme, who broke his wrist during a [[Association football|football]] match with [[Didz Hammond]] from [[The Cooper Temple Clause]]. He continues to play bass on "Hoodoo" in addition to being a regular synthesizer and keyboard player as well as a backing vocalist.</small>
* Danny Newell (A.K.A. Dan the Trumpet Man) – [[trumpet]] (2006 – present)
:<small>Newell plays the trumpet on "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" and "City of Delusion" live, although not at every concert.</small>

==Discography==
{{main|Muse discography}}

===Studio albums===
* ''[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Origin of Symmetry]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Black Holes and Revelations]]'' (2006)

== Awards ==
{{Main|List of Muse awards}}
{{Muse awards}}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{commonscat|Muse}}
* [http://www.muse.mu/ Official Website]
* {{myspace|muse|Muse}}

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