China Music Radar, a website dedicated to rock music in mainland China, reports that Muse may have signed a contract to play in the People's Republic.

The article links to a screenshot of a (now deleted) tweet from Matt, showing a document written in simplified Chinese. However it also describes some of the issues related to foreign acts playing in China, such as the extreme difficulty in obtaining performance licenses. It also cites the less-than-harmonious nature of some of the band's lyrics. During their 2010 concert in Hong Kong, screen footage of then-president Hu Jintao during United States of Eurasia led to a sharp intake of breath from some in the audience.


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Muse recently announced that they plan to celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2014, hinting at a "little club show" to mark the occasion.

Dom Howard recently told XFM - "Hopefully we will do some special shows for it or something. It will be nice to celebrate and play some little club and go: "Jesus Christ, can't believe we're 20 years old as a band."".

Twitter member / film enthusiast, Kailee Graves, recently tweeted something suggesting the possibility of a new Muse DVD in the works.

What do you think?

I've had the luckiest week ever. Was a camera assistant for the Muse show shoot on Wednesday (For their DVD!!) scored an amazing interview..

— Kailee Marie Graves (@kaileegraves) March 16, 2013

Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers, has dropped hint about a possible collaboration with Muse.

MTV.co.uk

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Brandon Flowers says if they made a track together, it would be 'spectacular'...

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has revealed a collaboration with fellow rockers Muse could be on the cards.

According to The Sun, the two bands were spotted hanging out together at the 2012 MTV EMA after party on Sunday (11th November) - with Flowers later revealing they may hit the studio soon.

Brandon told the tabloid: "We’ve become good friends with Muse. We get along so well, so I’d never rule out working together.

"We would be trying to outdo each other. It would be spectacular, the choruses would be huge.”

Flowers, who is due to play Wembley Stadium with The Killers next June, said of their biggest stand-alone show: "We thought it was time to play Wembley, it is something we sought out."

As well as chilling out with The Killers, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has also revealed he took a tour of the red-light district in Frankfurt after performing at the EMA.

He said: "I walked around and looked at all the prostitutes. I was just checking it out because you don’t see that kind of thing in England, so I was very interested.”

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According to the BBC Radio 1 programme guide, next Monday's show (August 13) will feature an interview with Muse and, although not stated, presumably the first play of new single 'Madness'.

Zane's show runs from 19:00 to 21:00. Here at Muselive, we'll keep you updated as the magic unfolds.

Update

A producer working on Zane Lowe's show has tweeted that the band have postponed their interview until the following Monday (20th August). We'll keep you posted when any new information comes to light.

The rumour mill is in full swing again, with reports from users on Twitter that Muse will be performing at London 2012's opening ceremony tomorrow night. A tweet from one of the participants (@SujataBurman), reads "Listening to muse rehearse for opening ceremony #London2012".

Muse were originally reported to perform at the closing ceremony, a source from Warner revealed shortly after the release of Survival.

Keep checking back for updates!

The 2nd Law will be released with the option of a bonus DVD on September 17th, according to a reliable source. Like many previous Muse releases, the bonus DVD will include a 'Making of The 2nd Law' documentary, plus 'Extras' (maybe footage from The Resistance tour?).

The news is backed up by a marketing document recently leaked on Twitter. The document revealed details surrounding the album's launch, promotion and release formats.

Muse's new single will make its debut on UK radio at 19:30 this Wednesday, according to a fan on muse-megalomania.net.

The single, which is expected to debut on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show as per past precedent, is purportedly associated with the Olympics, and was described as being "a huge rock story".

Nothing has yet been confirmed.

Update

The user who reported this story (hanover, from Muse Megalomania), correctly predicted The 2nd Law's trailer release date, adding weight to this rumour. Get excited, folks .

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(translated) "News: I've just confirmed from Warner that we'll have Muse's first single on June 28, I'm waiting for them to send me the title! They also commented something about being the soundtrack to the Olympics and such!"

adding next day:
(translated) "More information: At 19:30 on the 27th we will hear the song on the radio in uk! And that same morning a press release from muse. I still haven't been told the name of the song."

and on Saturday:
"Regarding the song added this comment:
(this in English w/ caps, sorry) THIS TRACK IS A SPECIALIST WITH A HUGE ROCK STORY TRACK AROUND IT. ALL TO BE REVEALED SHORTLY"

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