The 'Get Lucky' hitmakers are gearing up to release their new album, 'Random Access Memories', and the record's lead single shot straight into No.1 in countries across the globe. During an interview with DazedDigital.com, member Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo confessed that the public's excitement over the project has blown him away:

"Right now my brain is shutting everything down, making me pretend that everything is normal. It still amazes me that everyone is so crazy about what we are doing. I'm like, either I am crazy or everybody's crazy. Maybe I am just dreaming but people seem to really freak out at what we are doing. I don't know why!"

Thomas Bangalter added: "The music itself is exactly what we wanted it to be. We have no anxiety about that. Sharing it with the world is something different. It's a big question mark. There's a certain amount of excitement and madness that enters the equation."

The British hitmakers - comprising Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne - recently informed fans that there would be a "strict dress code" of the bright hue at last night's show (May 3rd) for their concert at the Ziggo arena.

After the sold-out tour date, the boys took to Twitter to thank their fans for being ever-faithful.

Horan wrote on the social networking site: "Amsterdam u were unbelieveable tonight! Never heard noise like it ! And also #weturnedziggoorange ! Orange madness."

The Irish charmer added: "im 1000 percent sure we have the best fans in the world...the lengths you go to for us is incredible..we love u soo much ...no lies or poo (sic)."

Styles was also overwhelmed with the effort from One Direction's loyal fanbase.

He wrote: "Amsterdam... You were incredible. Thank you so much for having us!! You turned Orange. So did we (sic)," with an accompanying picture of the crowd taken from the stage.

Payne also thanked the band's followers after writing earlier in the day: "Happy orange day people of Amsterdam can't wait to see the crowd tonight see who got the memo aha (sic)."

The competition pulled in an incredible 40 million votes for 64 bands over 26 days, and saw Sheeran go head-to-head with 30 Seconds To Mars for the title, which he won by more than 63 percent.

Writing on his official Twitter page today (May 2), the 'Lego House' hitmaker explained that he was sent the prize and seemed particularly entertained by it as he shared a photograph (shown below) of the statue, which he also described as a "wedge":

"Just got given my MTV march madness trophy. It's wedge. Thank you to everyone that voted and @mtvnews for the imaginative trophy."

Sheeran's currently touring America with Taylor Swift and his next concert with the country-pop beauty will be on May 4 in Detroit.

Watch one of his latest U.S. tour diary updates here:

After jamming the song with Joss for the first time Matt acknowledged “I had never intended for the song to be a duet but the addition of female vocals seemed to add clarity to the lyrics, and in a way, make the song complete.” One of Joss’s favourite tracks from the album, she happily admitted “I love the song, it sounded great when we sung it together so we recorded it – simple as that!”

Yes Sir Boss’s diverse up-tempo sound takes the rhythmic foundations of ska and funk, and injects them with bluesy guitar riffs, spaghetti-western tinged jazz horns and pop-infused vocal melodies to create an irresistibly catchy mix with more than enough bite to cater to fans of all genres.

Yes Sir Boss began reaching a wider audience in 2011 after being asked to perform live sessions for BBC Radio London and Rob Da Bank’s Radio 1 show. Both remarked on the brewing talent the band conveyed with BBC London stating after the session “They totally rock out with the thrust power of Queens of the Stone Age.”

In 2012 the band totalled 150 live shows across the UK & Europe, including support on Joss Stone’s European ‘Soul Sessions 2’ tour and a 25 date UK album tour in October, where the band sold-out their album launch party at Camden’s Jazz Cafe for debut Desperation State produced by Steve Greenwell (Arrested Development & Joss Stone). Receiving strong online support, the album helped propel YSB further into Europe where in January this year they were invited to appear alongside life-long inspiration Madness at the illustrious Midem Music Conference in Cannes. The band are currently on a headline tour of Germany & Switzerland.

Yes Sir Boss have yet another busy year ahead of them, with a ‘Mrs #1’ UK tour in April, a packed summer of festival slots around Europe and preparations for the second album toward the end of 2013.

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They are set to perform from the car park outside of the iconic building, which has housed the company for 53 years, and it will be broadcast on BBC 4 from 7.30pm.

Richard Klein, controller of BBC 4, said that there isn't a better band to celebrate the end of such an important era: "I can think of no better band than Madness to help celebrate a golden age of television coming out of the BBC's Television Centre, and I am really pleased that one of Britain's finest groups has agreed to come along and help BBC4 celebrate in fine style. Madness, as always, are one step beyond!"

The band also spoke about the impending concert, adding: "We've played at some exciting places in London lately but the closing of BBC TV Centre. Well, that is close to our hearts, as a band we grew up there, those walls have plenty of Madness tales to tell, a sad day, the end of an era, oh, but what a celebration! We're honoured to be the band the Beeb have chosen for this fond farewell.” 

Watch the band perform at the Queen's 2012 Diamond Jubilee event here:

The British rockers are releasing the track 'Supremacy' as the next cut from their 2012 album 'The 2nd Law'.

It follows the likes of previous single 'Madness', which proved a hit on UK radio.

The odd video for 'Supremacy' sees a number of youths wearing black metal make-up hit the beach and go surfing.

Muse are seen performing the track in a picturesque location near the expansive ocean.

As previously reported, the 'Survival' stars recently revealed plans to play a special War Child BRIT Awards concert in London on February 18 at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire.

Sir Elton John and Snoop Dogg - who now goes by the name of Snoop Lion - will headline Bestival, which is taking place in the Isle of Wight on September 5-8.

Other names for their line-up include MIA, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, Jessie Ware and Belle & Sebastian.

Inverness based Rockness meanwhile have confirmed the likes of Example and Ellie Goulding for their 2013 bill.

Other names playing the event include Basement Jaxx, Madness, The Vaccines, Ben Howard and Bombay Bicycle Club.

The Scottish festival is due to take place over June 7-9.

Tickets for both events are on sale now.

The British trio are currently touring Europe with their renowned live show but they have now pulled shows planned in Oslo, Stockholm and Malmo.

They are due to resume their jaunt on December 10 in Finland.

A statement on the cancellation reads: "We're very sorry to have to announce that Muse's forthcoming shows in Oslo, Stockholm and Malmo have been cancelled as Matt has broken two bones in his foot. The band have therefore made the difficult decision to cancel these gigs as they feel that they will not be able to do justice to their live show and the fans who have bought tickets with Matt performing on crutches. Muse would like to apologise to all their fans who have tickets to these shows. Refunds will be available from the point of purchase."

The statement continues: "Matt's progress will be monitored over the next few days, but the remaining dates on the tour are still scheduled to go ahead as planned. As soon as we have any news it will be posted on the Muse website, Facebook and Twitter accounts."

The band recently described the new offering as their "most weird and diverse" yet, but it has shot straight into the top of the albums chart and if it remains there until Sunday when the positions are confirmed, it will mark their fourth UK No.1 record.

Mumford & Sons have slipped 1 place to No.2 with 'Babel', Green Day's 'Uno' has dropped 6 to No.8, and Van Morrison's 'Born To Sing: No Plan B' has debuted at No.11.

Elsewhere in the Top 40, DJ Fresh has made an appearance with 'Nextlevelism' at 12, fun.'s 'Some Nights' is now at No.16, and Rihanna's 'Talk That Talk' is still clinging on at No.38 after a huge 46 weeks on the chart.

Drummer Dom Howard, whose band release new album, 'The 2nd Law,' tomorrow, told The Observer that he and frontman Matt Bellamy gave the 33-year-old an ultimatum after realising how his habit had a negative impact on the band:

"For some reason he could still play the bass, even though he was s**tfaced. He was drinking on stage. I started counting how many drinks he was having during the set and I could see him getting more and more glazed. By the point we came off stage, he'd be f**ked. It just got too weird."

When asked if they tried to get Wolstenholme, who has been sober since 2009, to seek help, Howard replied:

"Yeah, a few times. Chris now says things like, 'I can't believe they put up with me for ten years'. Which is true. I can't believe we did. But we did. I've always believed in band integrity and sticking together."

‘Oui, Oui, Si, Si, Ja, Ja, Da, Da’ sees the band team up with a number of new producers, the first time in their illustrious career they have decided to do so, to create an album of incredible pop songs. Fans have already been given a taste of what is to come from the album with track ‘Death Of A Rude Boy’ which was made available as a free download from their official site in August.

It has been an incredibly busy summer for the band; playing on the roof of Buckingham Palace, a number of high profile festivals and to millions of people at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony. It has also been confirmed they  will appear at the iTunes Festival on September 27th

Madness have also announced further details on The House Of Fun Weekender. The event at Butlins Minehead on November 23rd to 26th will be a typically nutty Madness affair with fun, frivolity, Merriment with lots of reggae and ska to boot. For more information on the Weekender please click here.

The band are preparing themselves for the ‘Charge Of The Mad Brigade’ Winter Tour 2012. The tour, which is the band’s biggest to date, will see the them showcase tracks from the new album as well as all the fans favorite hits. The tour starts in Cardiff on Nov 30th and will take in twelve dates including two shows at London’s O2 Arena. A full list of dates is below.

Live Dates:

Sep 27th - iTunes Festival London
Nov 23rd-26th - House Of Fun Weekender
Nov 30th - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Dec 1st - Brighton Centre
Dec 3rd - Bournemouth BIC
Dec 4th - Plymouth Pavilions
Dec 6th - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Dec 7th - Liverpool Echo Arena
Dec 8th - Newcastle Metro Radio ArenaDec 10th - Glasgow SECC                                                                
Dec 11th - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Dec 13th - Birmingham LG Arena
Dec 14th - London O2 Arena
Dec 22nd - London O2 Arena - NEW DATE

Ticket Info can be found here.

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The track comes off their forthcoming new album 'The 2nd Law', which is scheduled for an October 1 release.

'Madness' is the latest song to appear from the record, with the likes of London 2012 song 'Survival' previously emerging.

The song's accompanying video, which was released today (September 5) sees a riot break out in a subway system.

The band - which features Matt Bellamy, Dom Howard and Chris Wolstenholme - can be seen playing the track during the somewhat futuristic video.

They recently shared the new single from the album, named 'Madness', and drummer Dom Howard spoke to XFM's Mary Anne Hobbs about the music that features on the album:

"It's all really really different, it's definitely some of the most weird and diverse music we've ever made and put on an album together. It's an interesting album, I love it."

"It's one of those albums you put on and every track's a surprise so it keeps you interested and makes you want to listen to every track again."

Referring specifically to the lead single, 'Madness', Howard added: "It's like a very minimal, electronic, almost like... a ballad. It's something very, very different for us and I guess it builds - like most of our songs really."

"It just felt like something very fresh for us, felt like something we'd never done before so that's why we thought it would be a good idea to put that out."

Check out the official lyric video for 'Madness' below: