With the extended trailer having debuted at this past Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards and the first song from the soundtrack — Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox" — premiered on MTV.com during that same show. Now a New York Times article says that the full soundtrack will be announced some time tomorrow, so now would be a great time to take a look at what we know.

According to "New Moon" music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, this album will have a much greater "indie" bent than the soundtrack to "Twilight" did. That makes sense considering the rumored groups involved. So far, it's almost certain that Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Band of Skulls and Muse will all have contributions on the album. The Times suggested that the Killers and Grizzly Bear (you know, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's favorite band) have also been independently confirmed as being participants, but Patsavas wouldn't comment on either one. At Comic-Con, director Chris Weitz also mentioned that Kings of Leon were in the running for a spot, but there has been little mention of them since that initial suggestion. And the Used member Jeph Howard tweeted that his band was recording a song for "New Moon" as well.

So assuming all of the above artists will be included, that makes eight tracks so far. Other rumored contributors include Coldplay (one of "Twilight" author Stephanie Meyer's favorite bands) and Kelly Clarkson (a fan who wrote "Empty as I Am" because she was inspired by "New Moon"). Reportedly former "American Idol" runner-up Justin Guarini also submitted a song (called "I Can't Live") for possible inclusion. Whatever the final list may be, it'll certainly be an eclectic mix full of melancholy that should make for an excellent accompaniment to watching Kristen Stewart pine for Robert Pattinson.

While Kanye West spent his whole day apologizing for bum-rushing the stage and interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards, Swift herself stuck around the New York area to catch Kings of Leon at Long Island's Nassau Coliseum. The band ripped through a scorching set of songs culled mostly from their last two albums (last year's Only by the Night and 2007's Because of the Times), including their Top 10 hit "Use Somebody" (which was covered by Solange Knowles at Sunday night's show). Swift was spotted hanging out backstage at the arena, looking radiant in a black leather jacket and sipping an iced coffee from Starbucks.

Swift's whirlwind tour of New York (which began on Sunday at the VMAs, where she arrived in a "Cinderella"-esque carriage pulled by horses) continued this morning when she appeared on "The View." Swift recounted her thought process during the incident and said that Kanye West had not yet reached out to her, despite the fact that he told Jay Leno that he'd like to apologize to her in person. The hosts of "The View" also noted that Swift was the first country star to ever win a VMA.

Since Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" has been covered by so many people (including Paramore, Bat for Lashes, Brooke White and the above-mentioned Solange), Swift should really take that song on. Or better yet, she should rip into a countrified version of "Sex on Fire" on her next tour.

The MTV Video Music Awards are just a few short days away, and though there is all sorts of buzz surrounding the performances, the parties and the New York-centric stunts that will be happening all this week into Sunday's broadcast, it's important to remember that the reason the biggest stars in music will gather in Radio City Music Hall is to see who wins the coveted Moonman in each of the 15 categories. We'll be taking a look at each of the top categories, continuing today with the Best Rock Video award. The nominees are Coldplay's "Viva la Vida," Fall Out Boy's "I Don't Care," Green Day's "21 Guns," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" and Paramore's "Decode."

Strangely, the Best Rock Video category has only been around since 1997 (in years prior, the top rock clip tended to get lumped into categories like Best Hard Rock, Best Metal, Best Alternative or Best Group Video). Of this year's nominees, only Green Day have taken home this prize before (they scored a Moonman for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" in 2005). The punk trio cleaned up in 2005 — they took home seven statuettes total, including Video of the Year and a Viewer's Choice Award. Their career total is eight (including a nod for Best Alternative Video in 1995 for "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)"), and they've also got three performances under their belt, having played in 1994 ("Basket Case"), 1995 ("Stuck With You") and 2005 ("Boulevard of Broken Dreams"). "21 Guns," from their latest album 21st Century Breakdown, has a total of three nominations, bringing Green Day's career total to a whopping 28.

Fall Out Boy did win Best Group in 2007 when Best Rock Video was absent. Read more...

In preparation for the end-of-month release of their new album Brand New Eyes, Paramore took a ride across the Atlantic for a media blitz through London that culminated in a live performance at the sold-out Islington Academy. On Friday, they visited Jo Whiley's "Live Lounge" radio show, where they were interviewed before playing their new single "Ignorance." For an encore, guests on the "Live Lounge" always play a cover of a current hit, and Paramore delivered a stirring version of the haunting Kings of Leon smash "Use Somebody." Singer Hayley Williams noted that both her band and Kings of Leon are from Tennessee, and that was one of the many reasons they chose to play that song.

The band wrapped up their spin through London with a show at the Islington Academy in London. In addition to "Ignorance," the band unveiled new tunes like "Brick by Boring Brick" and "Where the Lines Overlap." They closed the show with "Decode," their hit song from the soundtrack to "Twilight." They also brought out another cover, as they played Phoenix's "Long Distance Call." But perhaps the most notable part of the show was Williams' wardrobe, which centered around a T-shirt that featured a cartoon zombie face that appeared to be Michael Jackson with the words "Who's Back" underneath it. A tribute to the King of Pop, or just a gag?

According to her official Twitter, Williams said that she has no voice left after the London show, but the group is still on its way to Paris for more promotional dates before they return to the U.S. for the release of Brand New Eyes and the start of their huge North American tour. In the meantime, "Decode" will compete for Best Rock Video at this Sunday's Video Music Awards.

Throughout my career as a music writer and critic, I've been wrong about plenty of things. I gave Missy Elliott's Under Construction a poor review (it ended up being one of the best albums of 2002). After hearing the title track from the not-yet-released American Idiot, I declared that Green Day would only sell 50,000 records and would probably break up. And more recently, I didn't think that Kings of Leon would ever become as big (or as cool) as rock critics wanted them to be. But the Tennessee quartet has proved me wrong, having taken their latest album Only by the Night to platinum status, headlined huge concerts and festivals and now getting an all-star remix album together care of some of their high-profile fans. The group told Billboard that the forthcoming compilation would feature remixes care of Justin Timberlake, Linkin Park, Pharrell Williams and Mark Ronson.

"It's neat to have these people who we would've jumped at the chance to work with ourselves ... coming to us before we even get a chance to ask them," drummer Nathan Followill said. "It's amazing to hear your song played by these people who are so creative."

It's not clear what the remixes would sound like or even which tunes will be getting a re-jiggering, but there are a few team-ups that would be ideal. Timberlake should lend a bit of harder-edged disco to the sorta-dance-ready "Sex on Fire." Linkin Park could turn "Molly's Chambers" into one of their aggro stomps, while Pharrell should take "The Bucket" and slather a little bit of robot funk on it. But since Rihanna was recently spotted hanging with the band and attending a KOL show, somebody should give her a call and encourage her to do a straight cover of "Use Somebody." The band's gorgeous ballad — their first trip into the upper-echelons of the Billboard Hot 100 — could be reduced to little more than Rihanna's haunting voice, which could add layers of pathos to an already stunning track. And to return the favor, Kings of Leon should cover "Umbrella."

Though the Chris Brown fiasco has repeatedly put Rihanna's name in the news as a victim, she hasn't let it stop her from leading her life out in public. She has been spending most of her time in New York (going out with friends, partying at the Rocawear anniversary event, taking sojourns to the Hamptons) with occasional hops to Las Vegas (where she hung out with Kings of Leon and went to their show at the Hard Rock Casino) and Anaheim (to roll backstage with Soulja Boy and Miami Mike). And in between all that, she also found the time to appear in the excellent video for "Run This Town" with Jay-Z and Kanye West. She's busy and clearly enjoying herself, so while Brown works on his community service, Rihanna is clearly moving on.

She isn't the only one enjoying the Manhattan night life. While ex-wife Britney Spears is in town for a three-night stint at Madison Square Garden, Kevin Federline has also been seen around the city. Television stars were out and about too, as "Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively dropped in on a cocktail party hosted by InStyle, while America Ferrera was caught filming scenes for the upcoming season of "Ugly Betty." Click here to check out all these photos, as well as the entire "Spotted" archive featuring candid shots of Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift.

"The concept was kind of hard to swallow almost. She referenced, like, Bon Jovi's 'Dead or Alive' video or something like that, but she was like, 'Just trust me, it's gonna be cool.' It's got a lot of stock footage. We like stock footage. So it's probably the least stupid video we've done, which is saying something."

-Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill about "Use Somebody" director Sophie Muller's original treatment of the clip. It's a good thing they balked: The video is nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. They'll be competing against Green Day's "21 Guns," Paramore's "Decode," Fall Out Boy's "I Don't Care" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." "Coldplay? Green Day? So basically what you're telling us is that we'll come in last place," Followill also said. "I swear to God, I think we might come in last place."

by Steven Roberts

CHICAGO -- It's day 2 at Lollapalooza 2009, and despite the rain yesterday, the Chicago festival kicked off in style thanks to performances by Depeche Mode, Kings of Leon, Bon Iver and Crystal Castles. Today, the sun is out in full effect, so we decided to catch up with a few fans around Grant Park and ask what some of their favorite sets were from Friday. Not surprisingly for a festival that has everyone from Tool to Bon Iver on the bill, the answers were all over the place.

Speaking of Tool, a bunch of that dark rock band's fans were filing into the park as the gates opened, and they were dead-set on reserving their spot for tonight's headlining performance. Many of them were also fans of Depeche Mode, and they had rave reviews about that classic English synth pop band's headlining performance Friday night.

The Walkers traveled all the way from Vancouver, Canada, and they were happy they saw Depeche Mode perform. "Their new song 'Wrong' is just awesome," said John. His companion, Larissa added, "that was meant to be live."

The Kings of Leon co-headlined on the opposite end of the park, and there were just as many fans still buzzing about their performance. "It was really fun, everyone was singing along, dancing and it was a good time," said Danielle, who traveled with friends and family in a 13-hour car ride from New Jersey.

And finally there were the fans that watched Kid Cudi close the show at Perry's dance zone. Perry's is an area set up where DJ's can spin, essentially creating an all-day rave in the middle of the festival grounds. Grant and Nathan, both 16, said that they spent all 12 hours of their day there, and Kid Cudi capped off their amazing day. Nathan was still blown away - or on something, it was hard to tell.

"It was crazy, yo. He was unbelievable live," he said.

CHICAGO -- The fans in the front of the line at Lollapalooza's official start came from far and wide to land a choice spot for their favorite artists at one of North America's premiere music festivals. Oregon, Maine, London, Texas, Ontario, and France were just a few of the locales we saw represented up front, but the very front of the line was manned by two Depeche Mode superfans who came three hundred miles in order to stake out a spot right up front and they didn't plan on moving away from the main stage where DM was set to play all day long.

But they weren't the only pair brought to Grant Park by their love of the famous goth-rockers; just a little further back in line, a coed duo had just made acquaintances over their love of '80s legends Depeche Mode (and fellow '80s stalwarts Morrissey and The Cure), and they planned to buddy up in order to make it through their whole day parked in front of the main stage waiting for their faves to close out the night's festivities.

Kings of Leon proved to be the other crowd favorite in Friday's line-up, with every non-Depeche Mode fan in the crowd citing the now-superstar rockers as the band to see (DM and KOL play head to head against each other tonight on separate stages - should be interesting to see who draws the bigger crowd). Hipstery bands were also represented by the more fashionable types - with Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and The Decemberists all getting call-outs from the crowd.

Unfortunately, as the fans rushed in, so did the bad weather. It got dreary right as the music got right underway, and has been raining steadily since - setting up for a cool and relaxing day in front of the Chicago skyline.

By Haley Murphy

As thousands of fans stood outside of NBC studios this morning for "Today," it felt like a flashback to the JoBros' appearance on the show earlier this month, but this time, "Today" hosted another set of brothers to their summer stage: crossover indie rock darlings Kings of Leon. It was the sixth early-morning concert I've attended this summer, and just like the others, the Kings of Leon performance was well worth the early wake-up call.

The Tennessee natives — three brothers and their cousin — attracted hordes of followers who stood in the pouring rain waiting for the show to start. Despite the wet surroundings and the family-friendly environment, guitarist Matthew Followill still made a rock star's entrace, lazily smoking a cigarette while tuning his guitar as the brothers talked amongst themselves.

The rain finally let up right after a quick soundcheck, just in time for a dry performance. As the umbrellas came down and the tents were put up, the band ripped into their majestic hit "Use Somebody." The band, who first gained a following in Europe and have spent a lot of time there recently, commented about how nice it was to be home and how much they were looking forward to their upcoming U.S. tour.

Following a few minutes of addressing the comparison to U2 ("Those are pretty big shoes to fill," said singer Caleb), the band finished up the set with "Notion" and "Sex on Fire," both from their fourth album Only By the Night (which just attained platinum status). Despite their huge success, they seemed humbled by the huge crowd and took time to thank the crowd for stopping by. That took a while, especially considering they attracted the largest crowd in the concert series' history, with over 20,000 ticket requests. The Followills may not be as big as the Jonas Brothers, but they've got that leg up.