Editing Muse (band) (section)

==History==

=== 1994–1997: Early years ===
The members of Muse played in separate school bands during their time at [[Teignmouth Community College]] in the early 1990s. Guitarist [[Matt Bellamy]] successfully auditioned for drummer [[Dominic Howard]]'s band, Carnage Mayhem, becoming its singer and songwriter. They renamed the band Gothic Plague. They asked [[Chris Wolstenholme]] – at that time the drummer for Fixed Penalty – to join as bassist; he agreed and took up bass lessons.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |last=Buckley |first=Peter |date=17 November 2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1843531054 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse }}</ref><ref>''International who's who in popular music, Volume 4'' p.37. Routledge, 2002</ref> The band was renamed Rocket Baby Dolls and adopted a [[Gothic rock|goth]]-[[Glam rock|glam]] image. Around this time, they received a £150 grant from [[the Prince's Trust]] for equipment.<ref>Jools Holland interview, 10 October 2018</ref>

In 1994, Rocket Baby Dolls won a local [[battle of the bands]], smashing their equipment in the process.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.feelnumb.com/2016/01/22/rocket-baby-dolls-muse-original-band-name-battle-of-the-bands/ |title=Watch "Rocket Baby Dolls" Later Known As Muse Win Battle of the Bands 1994 |website=feelnumb |date=22 January 2016 |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129231729/http://www.feelnumb.com/2016/01/22/rocket-baby-dolls-muse-original-band-name-battle-of-the-bands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bellamy said, "It was supposed to be a protest, a statement, so, when we actually won, it was a real shock, a massive shock. After that, we started taking ourselves seriously." The band quit their jobs, changed their name to Muse, and moved away from Teignmouth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tastemedia.com/muse/musebiog.html |title=Muse Biography |website=Artists |publisher=Taste Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021208040122/http://www.tastemedia.com/muse/musebiog.html |archive-date=8 December 2002}}</ref> The band liked that the new name was short and thought that it looked good on a poster.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8176141/Muse-profile-of-the-band.html |title=Muse: Profile of the Band |website=The Telegraph |date=2 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185130/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8176141/Muse-profile-of-the-band.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> According to journalist Mark Beaumont, the band wanted the name to reflect "the sense Matt had that he had somehow 'summoned up' this band, the way mediums could summon up inspirational spirits at times of emotional need".<ref>Mark Beaumont (2010). "Out of This World: The Story of Muse". Omnibus Press, 2010</ref>

=== 1998–2002: ''Showbiz'' and ''Origin of Symmetry''===
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[[File:Muse logo.svg|thumb|right|200px|The Muse logo, incorporated chiefly since the release of [[Muse (EP)|''Muse'' EP]] in 1998]]
After a few years building a fanbase, Muse played their first gigs in London and [[Manchester]] supporting [[Skunk Anansie]] on tour. They had a significant meeting with Dennis Smith, the owner of [[Sawmills Studio]], situated in a converted water mill in [[Cornwall]]. He had seen the three boys grow up as he knew their parents, and had a production company with their future manager [[Safta Jaffery]], with whom he had recently started the record label [[Taste Media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Safta_Jaffery_Interview.html |title=Interview with Safta Jaffery, manager for Muse |publisher=HitQuarters |access-date=3 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420051919/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Safta_Jaffery_Interview.html |archive-date=20 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The meeting led to their first serious recordings and the release of the [[Muse (EP)|''Muse'' EP]] on 11 May 1998 on Sawmills' in-house [[Dangerous Records|Dangerous]] label, produced by Paul Reeve.<ref>Ben Myers (2007). "Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum". p. 58. Random House,</ref> Their second EP, the ''[[Muscle Museum EP]]'', also produced by Reeve, was released on 11 January 1999. It reached number 3 in the indie singles chart and attracted the attention of the radio broadcaster [[Steve Lamacq]] and the magazine ''NME''.<ref>{{citation |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |date=8 October 2008 |title=Out of This World: The Story of Muse |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |page=57 |location=London, England |isbn=978-1847723772 }}</ref>

Later in 1999, Muse performed on the Emerging Artist's stage at [[Woodstock '99]] and signed with Smith and Jaffery. Despite the success of their second EP, British record companies were reluctant to sign Muse. After a trip to New York's CMJ Festival, Nanci Walker, then Sr. Director of A&R at Columbia Records, flew Muse to the US to showcase for Columbia Records' then-Senior Vice-president of A&R, [[Tim Devine]], as well as for American Recording's Rick Rubin. During this trip, on 24 December 1998, Muse signed a deal with American record label Maverick Records.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/944747 |title=Muse biography |website=Ticketmaster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420013322/http://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/944747 |archive-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2008 }}</ref> Upon their return to England, Taste Media arranged deals for Muse with various record labels in Europe and Australia, allowing them control over their career in individual countries.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA96 |title=''Billboard'' 28 August 1999 |date=28 August 1999 |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> [[John Leckie]] was brought in alongside Reeve to produce the band's first album, ''[[Showbiz (Muse album)|Showbiz]]'' (1999). The album showcased Muse's aggressive yet melancholic musical style, with lyrics about relationships and their difficulties trying to establish themselves in their hometown.<ref>''Showbiz''. Kerrang Review, 1999</ref>

[[File:Muse at Roskilde Festival 2000.jpg|thumb|left|Muse performing at [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark, July 2000]]
During the production of their second album, ''Origin of Symmetry'' (2001), Muse experimented with instrumentation such as a [[church organ]], [[Mellotron]], animal bones, and an expanded drum kit. There was more of Bellamy's falsetto, [[arpeggio|arpeggiated]] guitar, and piano playing. Bellamy cites guitar influences such as [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Tom Morello]] (of [[Rage Against the Machine]]), the latter evident in the more [[riff]]-based songs in ''Origin of Symmetry'' and in Bellamy's use of guitar [[Pitch shift|pitch-shifting effects]]. The album features a cover of [[Anthony Newley]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]'s "[[Feeling Good]]",<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/06242003-nme_article.php |title=NME article |work=NME |access-date=19 January 2008 |date=June 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202095535/http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/06242003-nme_article.php |archive-date=2 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> voted in various polls one of the greatest cover versions of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.totalguitar.co.uk/page/totalguitar?entry=tg_s_best_covers_ever |title=TG's Best Covers EVER! |date=23 June 2008 |magazine=[[Total Guitar]] |access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/53090 |title=Muse beat The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash to win best cover song of all time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104211343/http://www.nme.com/news/muse/53090 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |website=NME |date=22 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29791820 |title=Pet Shop Boys' Always On My Mind tops cover version vote |date=27 October 2014 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> It was released as a [[double A-side]] single, "[[Hyper Music/Feeling Good]]".

''Origin of Symmetry'' received positive reviews. ''NME'' gave it 9/10 and wrote: "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, populist album."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/muse/5220 |title=Origin of Symmetry – Review |last=Morton |first=Roger |website=NME |date=12 September 2005 |access-date=4 May 2008}}</ref> Maverick, Muse's American label, did not consider Bellamy's vocals "radio-friendly" and asked Muse to rerecord "Plug in Baby" for the US release.<ref name="New Music Monthly-2003" /> Muse refused and left Maverick. ''Origin of Symmetry'' was not released in the US until September 2005, after Muse signed to Warner Bros.<ref name="Marchese-2009">{{Cite magazine |last=Marchese |first=David |date=September 2009 |title=Pomp and Circumstance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wIe3FI6TI0C&pg=PA53 |access-date=28 September 2014 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref name="New Music Monthly-2003">{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KisEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37 |title=Dark Matter |publisher=CMJ |magazine=New Music Monthly |year=2003 |issue=123/124 |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

''Origin of Symmetry'' has made appearances on lists of the greatest rock albums of the 2000s, both poll-based and on publication lists. In 2006, it placed at number 74 on ''Q'' magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of All-Time,<ref name="Q Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.timepieces.nl/Top100's/2006Qreaders.html|title=Q Greatest Albums of All Time|access-date=12 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020204335/http://www.timepieces.nl/Top100's/2006Qreaders.html|archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> while in February 2008, the album placed at number 28 on a list of the Best British Albums of All Time determined by the magazine's readers. ''Kerrang!'' placed the album at number 20 in its 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever! List and at number 13 on its 50 Best Albums of the 21st Century list.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Muse Message Board Lists|magazine=Kerrang!|url=http://board.muse.mu/archive/index.php/t-63823.html|access-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012431/http://board.muse.mu/archive/index.php/t-63823.html|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 10 November 2001 the band appeared on BBC's ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' and performed "[[Hyper Music/Feeling Good|Hyper Music]]" and "[[Feeling Good]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06mdl3j|title=BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Muse - Feeling Good (Later Archive 2001)|date=28 September 2018|website=BBC}}</ref>

In 2002, Muse released the first live DVD, ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack#DVD|Hullabaloo]]'', featuring footage recorded during Muse's two gigs 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 the new songs "[[In Your World]]" and "[[Dead Star/In Your World|Dead Star]]".

In 2002, Muse threatened [[Celine Dion]] with legal action when she planned to name her Las Vegas show "Muse", as Muse had worldwide performing rights to the name. Muse refused an offer from Dion of $50,000 for the rights, as they feared it could harm their chances of breaking into the US market. Bellamy said: "We don't want to turn up there with people thinking we're Celine Dion's backing band."<ref name="celine">{{cite news |date=18 October 2002 |title=Band muses on Dion name victory |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2339585.stm |access-date=19 January 2008}}</ref>

=== 2003–2008: ''Absolution'' and ''Black Holes and Revelations'' ===
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[[File:MuseToronto2004-1.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Wolstenholme performing at the [[Mod Club Theatre]], Toronto in 2004. The international ''Absolution'' tour included the band's first shows in North America since 1999.]]

Muse's third album, ''Absolution'', produced by [[Rich Costey]], Paul Reeve and John Cornfield was released on 15 September 2003. It debuted at number one in the UK<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57886/lily-allen-muse-soar-to-no-1-on-uk-charts |title=Lily Allen, Muse Soar To No.&nbsp;1 On U.K. Charts |date=10 July 2006 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> and produced Muse's first top-ten hit, "[[Time Is Running Out (Muse song)|Time Is Running Out]]", and three top-twenty hits: "[[Hysteria (Muse song)|Hysteria]]", "[[Sing for Absolution]]" and "[[Butterflies and Hurricanes]]". ''Absolution'' was eventually certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=muse#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum Search Results |website=[[RIAA]] |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> Muse undertook a year-long international tour in support of the album, visiting Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and France. On the 2004 US leg of the tour, Bellamy injured himself onstage during the opening show in Atlanta;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3625153.stm |title=Muse singer hurt during US show |date=14 April 2004 |access-date=27 January 2008 |work=BBC News}}</ref> the tour resumed after Bellamy received stitches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3307124/We-take-a-juicer-on-tour.html |title=We take a juicer on tour |website=Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327173242/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3307124/We-take-a-juicer-on-tour.html |archive-date=27 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>

In June 2004, Muse headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]], which they later described as "the best gig of our lives".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.tv/mtv.tv/dynamo/shells/other_music.jhtml?article=80134066 |title=Artist of the week |date=June 2004 |website=MTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215062626/http://www.mtv.tv/mtv.tv/dynamo/shells/other_music.jhtml?article=80134066 |archive-date=15 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/28961 |title=Muse: Road To Wembley Part 4 – Glastonbury, triumph and tragedy |date=14 June 2007 |website=NME |location=UK |access-date=27 January 2008}}</ref> Howard's father, William Howard, who attended the festival to watch the band, died from a heart attack shortly after the performance. Bellamy said: "It was the biggest feeling of achievement we've ever had after coming offstage. 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>{{Cite web |url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/biography/ |title=muse: biography |publisher=microcuts.net |access-date=4 August 2007}}</ref>

Muse won two MTV Europe awards, including "Best Alternative Act", and a Q Award for "Best Live Act",<ref>''Billboard'', 4 December 2004'</ref><ref name="MSE" /> and received an award for "Best British Live Act" at the [[BRIT Awards#2005 awards|Brit Awards]].<ref name="MSE">''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2008'' p.561 Taylor and Francis, 2008</ref> On 2 July 2005, they participated in the [[Live 8]] concert in [[Live 8 concert, Paris|Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.live8live.com/theconcerts/ |title=LIVE 8 Concerts – Live 8 |date=2 July 2005 |publisher=Live8live.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401073017/http://www.live8live.com/theconcerts/ |archive-date=1 April 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref> In 2003, the band successfully sued [[Nestlé]] for using their cover "Feeling Good" for a [[Nescafé]] advertisement without permission and donated the money won from the lawsuit to [[Oxfam]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/76197/11/muse-call-35m-lawsuit-complete-nonsense |title=Muse call $3.5 million lawsuit complete nonsense |website=Gigwise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129175426/http://www.gigwise.com/photos/76197/11/muse-call-35m-lawsuit-complete-nonsense |archive-date=29 January 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> An unofficial DVD biography, ''Manic Depression'', was released in April 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Manic-Depression-Muse/dp/B0007WQHJE |title=Manic depression |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |date=19 April 2005 |access-date=2 April 2008}}</ref>

Muse released another live DVD on 12 December 2005, ''[[Absolution Tour]]'', containing edited and remastered highlights from their Glastonbury performance unseen footage from their performances at London [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], [[Wembley Arena]], and the [[Wiltern Theatre]] in Los Angeles.

{{see also|Black Holes and Revelations Tour}}
[[File:Muse playing Starlight at Leeds Festival 2006.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Muse playing "[[Starlight (Muse song)|Starlight]]" at [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] on 28 August 2006]]

In 2006, Muse released their fourth album, ''Black Holes and Revelations'', co-produced once again with Rich Costey. The album's title and themes reflect the band's interest in science fiction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.popworld.com/pages/muse_interview |title=Kate Moss? We briefly met once |website=Popworld |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224080238/http://www.popworld.com/pages/muse_interview |archive-date=24 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/muse-black-holes-revelations-2495683520.html |title=Muse: Black Holes & Revelations |last=Raper |first=Dan |date=18 July 2006 |website=Pop Matters |access-date=24 January 2008}}</ref> The album charted at number&nbsp;one in the UK, much of Europe, and Australia.<ref name="black holes charts">{{Cite web |url=https://acharts.co/album/14489 |title=Black Holes and Revelations by Muse |website=αCharts |access-date=27 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |date=2006 |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |location=London |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |date=1993 |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W.}}</ref> In the US, it reached number nine on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="black holes charts" />

Before the release of the new album, Muse made several promotional TV appearances starting on 13 May 2006 at [[BBC]] [[Radio 1's Big Weekend]]. The [[Black Holes and Revelations Tour]] started before the release of their album and initially consisted mostly of festival appearances, including a headline slot at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2006.<ref name="2006 dates">{{Cite web |url=http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2006/ |title=Tour Dates Archive: 2006 |website=Muse |access-date=28 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134130/http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2006/ |archive-date=28 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</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 name="2006 dates" /> Muse recruited an additional touring member, [[Morgan Nicholls]], on keyboards, percussion and guitar. He performed with them until 2022.<ref name="Trendell-2022">{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2022-05-11 |title=Muse recruit Bring Me the Horizon collaborator Dan Lancaster for live band |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-recruit-bring-me-the-horizon-collaborator-dan-lancaster-for-live-band-3223091 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

''Black Holes and Revelations'' was nominated for the 2006 [[Mercury Music Prize]], but lost to [[Arctic Monkeys]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-523-1356678 |title=Arctic Monkeys win 2006 Mercury Music Prize |date=5 September 2006 |website=NME |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> It earned a [[Platinum Europe Award]] after selling one million copies in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/platinum-europe-awards-2006.pdf |title=2006 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards |date=2006 |publisher=[[IFPI]] |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194941/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/platinum-europe-awards-2006.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]", was released as a download in May 2006. In August 2006, Muse recorded a live session at [[Abbey Road Studios]] for the ''[[Live from Abbey Road]]'' television show. The second single, "[[Starlight (Muse song)|Starlight]]", was released in September 2006. "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" was released in the US as a radio-only single in June 2006 and in the UK in November 2006. The fourth single, "[[Invincible (Muse song)|Invincible]]", was released in April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/26647|title=Muse confirm new single|website=[[NME]]|access-date=26 July 2007}}</ref> Another single, "[[Map of the Problematique]]", was released for download only in June 2007, following the band's performance at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://muse.mu/news,map-of-the-problematique-digital-single_892.htm |title=Map Of The Problematique - Digital Single |date=9 June 2007 |publisher=Muse |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224141144/http://muse.mu/news,map-of-the-problematique-digital-single_892.htm |archive-date=24 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Muse rip.jpg|thumb|right|Muse at the [[Rock im Park]], Germany in October 2007]]

Muse 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.<ref name="2007 dates">{{Cite web |url=http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2007/ |title=Tour Dates Archive: 2007 |website=Muse |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528214832/http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2007/ |archive-date=28 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2007 BRIT Awards|2007 Brit Awards]] in February, Muse received their second award for Best British Live Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2007 |title=The BRITs: 2007 |website=BRIT Awards |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-date=7 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807024429/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They became the first act to sell out the newly rebuilt [[Wembley Stadium]] when they performed two dates there in June 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/06/18/muse_wembley_review_feature.shtml |title=Muse wow Wembley |last=Wood |first=Emily |date=18 June 2007 |work=BBC}}</ref> Both concerts were recorded for a DVD/CD, ''[[HAARP (album)|HAARP]]'', released in early 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://muse.mu/news,haarp-cddvd-out-march-17th_936.htm |title=HAARP - CD/DVD - Out March 17th! |date=2 February 2008 |website=Muse |access-date=3 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004023/http://muse.mu/news,haarp-cddvd-out-march-17th_936.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018, ''HAARP'' was named the 40th-greatest live album of all time by ''[[NME]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2015 |title=The 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever |url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-50-greatest-live-albums-ever-1313 |access-date=27 May 2018 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>

The tour continued across Europe in July 2007 before returning to the US in August, where Muse played to a sold-out crowd at [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City.<ref name="msg">{{Cite web |url=http://www.therockradio.com/2007/05/muse-headlining-madison-square-garden.html |title=Muse headlining Madison Square Garden |date=4 May 2007 |publisher=The Rock Radio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022956/http://www.therockradio.com/2007/05/muse-headlining-madison-square-garden.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/muse-are-bringing-their-mesmerizing-performance-to-your-town-16835 |first=Terrance |last=Pryor |title=Muse are bringing their mesmerizing performance to your town |website=AXS |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> They headlined the second night of the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] on 15 September, and performed at the October [[Vegoose]] in Las Vegas with bands including [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Daft Punk]] and [[Queens of the Stone Age]].<ref name="msg" /> Muse continued touring in Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Australia, and New Zealand in 2007<ref name="2007 dates" /> before going to South Africa, Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Ireland, and the UK in 2008.<ref name="2008 dates">{{Cite web |url=http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2008/ |title=Tour Dates Archive: 2008 |website=Muse |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134128/http://muse.mu/tour-dates/archive/2008/ |archive-date=28 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 12 April, they played a concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Royal Albert Hall 2008|access-date =23 February 2008|date = 18 February 2008|publisher=[[Teenage Cancer Trust]]|url = http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/royal-albert-hall/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070527143900/http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/royal-albert-hall/| archive-date = 27 May 2007}}</ref>

Muse performed at [[Rock in Rio|Rock in Rio Lisboa]] on 6 June 2008, alongside bands including [[Kaiser Chiefs]], [[the Offspring]] and [[Linkin Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Rock in Rio Lisboa: Muse ao vivo [texto+fotos]|access-date= 6 June 2008|publisher= Blitz Portugal|url= http://blitz.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=bz.stories/24712|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080607131415/http://blitz.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=bz.stories%2F24712|archive-date = 7 June 2008|df= dmy-all
}}</ref> They also performed in [[Marlay Park]], Dublin, on 13 August.<ref>{{cite news|title = Fans not a-Mused as top band to leave out Belfast|access-date =17 April 2008|date = 14 April 2008|work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]|url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/article13875854.ece}}</ref> A few days later, Muse headlined the 2008 [[V Festival]], playing in Chelmsford on Saturday 16 August and Staffordshire on Sunday 17 August.<ref>{{cite web|title = V Festival Announcement!|access-date =23 February 2008|date = 12 February 2008|publisher=Muse.mu|url = http://muse.mu/news/article/338/v-festival-announcement/}}</ref> On 25 September, Bellamy, Howard and Wolstenholme received an [[Honorary Doctorate]] of Arts from the [[University of Plymouth]] for their contributions to music.<ref>{{cite web|title = Muse Receive Honorary Degrees|access-date =6 August 2009|date = 28 September 2008|publisher=Starpulse.com|url = http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/28/muse_receive_honorary_degrees_}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Muse receive honorary degrees|access-date =6 August 2009|date = 29 September 2008|work=NME |location=UK|url = https://www.nme.com/news/muse/40081}}</ref>

=== 2009–2013: ''The Resistance'' and ''The 2nd Law''===
{{Main|The Resistance (album)|The 2nd Law|Live at Rome Olympic Stadium}}
[[File:MuseNIA.JPG|thumb|right|Muse performing "[[The Resistance (album)|Resistance]]" at the [[National Indoor Arena]], Birmingham, England on 10 November 2009.]]

During the recording of Muse's fifth studio album, ''The Resistance'', Wolstenholme checked into [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]] to deal with his [[alcoholism]], which was threatening the band's future. Howard said: "I've always believed in band integrity and sticking together. There's something about the fact we all grew up together. We've been together for 18 years now, which is over half our lives."<ref>{{cite web|title = Muse: 'We like pushing it as far as we can'|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/30/muse-2nd-law-tour-interview|website= The Guardian|access-date = 8 October 2015|first = Dorian|last = Lynskey|date = 29 September 2012}}</ref>

''The Resistance'' was released in September 2009, the first album produced by Muse,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/12/muse-diss-rick-rubin|title=Muse slate producer Rick Rubin at awards ceremony|last=Lindvall|first=Helienne|date=12 February 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 April 2010 | location=London}}</ref> with engineering by [[Adrian Bushby]] and mixing by [[Mark Stent]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Muse – The Resistance Album Review| url=http://www.musicloversgroup.com/muse-the-resistance-album-review/|website=Musicloversgroup.com}}</ref> It topped album charts in 19 countries, became the band's third [[UK Album Chart|number one album]] in the UK,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267326/muse-score-third-uk-no-1-album |title=Muse Score Third UK. No.&nbsp;1 Album |last=Sexton |first=Paul |date=21 September 2009 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=24 April 2010}}</ref> and reached number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011499568_muse02.html|title=Muse, Silversun Pickups: Big music, built for KeyArena|last=Horowitz|first=Joanna|date=1 April 2010|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> Reviews were mostly positive, with praise for its ambition, classical influences and the three-part "[[Exogenesis: Symphony]]".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGoIniELKvcC&pg=PT56 |title=Billboard 3 October 2009|date=3 October 2009|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> ''The Resistance'' beat its predecessor ''Black Holes and Revelations'' in album sales in its debut week in the UK with approximately 148,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/47473 |title=NME website |work=NME |location=UK |access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> The first single, "[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]", was released seven days earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://muse.mu/news/article/421/first-single--uprising/|title = First Single = Uprising!}}</ref> On 13 September, Muse performed "Uprising" at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621405/muse-hit-street-vma-performance.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612190925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621405/muse-hit-street-vma-performance.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2013|title=Muse Hit The Street For VMA Performance|work=MTV News|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Flickr - moses namkung - Muse-2.jpg|thumb|left|Bellamy performing at the [[Oracle Arena]], [[Oakland, California]], on 11 December 2009]]

[[The Resistance Tour]] began with [[A Seaside Rendezvous]] in Muse's hometown of Teignmouth, Devon, in September 2009. It included headline slots the following year at festivals including Coachella,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/04/18/muse-rock-coachella/|title=Muse Bring Big Rock Back to Coachella – Spinner UK|date=18 April 2010|publisher=Spinnermusic.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101441/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/04/18/muse-rock-coachella/|archive-date=28 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> Glastonbury,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/49545|title=Muse and Stevie Wonder set to headline Glastonbury 2010|date=2 February 2010|work=NME|location=UK|access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> [[Oxegen]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/57310/Oxegen-2010-Set-To-Start-With-Eminem-Muse-Arcade-Fire|title=Oxegen 2010 Set To Start With Eminem, Muse, Arcade Fire|date=9 July 2010|work=Gigwise|access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> Hovefestivalen,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hovefestival.com/Default.aspx?articleID=1972|title=Hovefestivalen|publisher=Hovefestivalen|access-date=12 July 2016}} {{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[T in the Park 2010|T in the Park]], [[Austin City Limits Music Festival|Austin City Limits]] and the Australian [[Big Day Out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigdayout.com/lineup/artist.php?ArtistId=74|title=BIG DAY OUT 2010 – Music Festival – Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth|publisher=Bigdayout.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111055940/http://www.bigdayout.com/lineup/artist.php?ArtistId=74|archive-date=11 January 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=15 April 2010}}</ref> Between September and November, Muse toured North America.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/muse-announces-fall-shows-in-north-america-1950513.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425052928/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/muse-announces-fall-shows-in-north-america-1950513.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2010|title=Muse announces fall shows in North America|date=21 April 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=22 April 2010|location=London}}</ref>

Muse provided the lead single for the film ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'', "[[Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)]]", released on 17 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37406/muses-neutron-star-collision-be-first-single-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-soundtrack |title=Muse's Neutron Star Collision to Be First Single from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Soundtrack |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> In June, Muse headlined [[Glastonbury Festival]] for the second time. After U2 canceled their headline slot following their singer [[Bono]]'s back injury, their guitarist, the [[The Edge|Edge]], joined Muse to play the U2 track "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]".<ref>Beaumont, Mark (Sunday 27 June 2010) [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/27/muse-glastonbury-2010-review Muse at Glastonbury 2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618014446/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jun/27/muse-glastonbury-2010-review |date=18 June 2012 }} ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref>

For their live performances, Muse received the O2 [[Silver Clef Award]] in London on 2 July 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/muse-to-receive-prestigious-o2-silver-clef-award-1937288.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/muse-to-receive-prestigious-o2-silver-clef-award-1937288.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Muse to receive prestigious O2 Silver Clef Award|work=The Independent|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> presented by [[Roger Meddows Taylor|Roger Taylor]] and [[Brian May]] of [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. Taylor described the trio as "probably the greatest live act in the world today".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957515/muse-honored-at-o2-silver-clef-awards|title=Muse Honored at O2 Silver Clef Awards|date=14 September 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> On 12 September 2010, Muse won an [[MTV Video Music Award]] in the category of Best Special Effects, for the "Uprising" video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/09/lady-gaga-muse-30-seconds-to-mars-triumph-at-2010-vma-awards/|title=Lady Gaga, Muse, 30 Seconds To Mars Triumph At 2010 VMA Awards|date=13 September 2010|publisher=Live4ever.uk.com|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> On 21 November, Muse won an [[American Music Award]] for Favorite Artist in the Alternative Rock Music Category.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/muse-wins-american-music-award-favorite-artist-alternative-rock-music-category-1357814.htm |title=Muse Wins American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Alternative Rock Music Category |publisher=Market Wired |access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> On 2 December, Muse were nominated for three awards for the [[53rd Grammy Awards]] on 13 February 2011, for which they won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] for ''The Resistance''.<ref name="gawrd">{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657891/muse-grammy-awards.jhtml|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110217000655/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657891/muse-grammy-awards.jhtml|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 February 2011|title = Muse Bask In First Grammy Win, Make Plans For Kid-Friendly Album|work = MTV News|access-date = 28 September 2014}}</ref>

Based on having the largest airplay and sales in the US, Muse were named the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs]] and [[Rock Songs]] artist for 2010 with "Uprising", "Resistance" and "Undisclosed Desires" achieving 1st, 6th and 49th places on the year-end Alternative Song chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-alternative-songs|title=Best of 2010, Alternative Songs|date=31 December 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end?year%3D2010# |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts &#124; Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121190919/http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end?year=2010 |archive-date=21 January 2013}} ''Billboard'' Retrieved 19 December 2010</ref> On 30 July 2011, Muse supported Rage Against the Machine at their only 2011 gig at the L.A. Rising festival. On 13 August, Muse headlined the [[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]] in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661776/outside-lands-festival-lineup-muse.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415015822/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661776/outside-lands-festival-lineup-muse.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2011|title=Muse, Arcade Fire, Phish To Headline Outside Lands Festival|work=MTV News|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> They headlined the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.readingfestival.com/history/reading-festival-2011|title=Reading Festival 2011|date=28 November 2013|access-date=24 January 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102805/https://www.readingfestival.com/history/reading-festival-2011|archive-date=23 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album ''Origin of Symmetry'' (2001), Muse performed all eleven tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/55776|title=Muse to play 'Origin of Symmetry' in full at Reading And Leeds Festivals|work=NME |location=UK }}</ref> Muse also headlined [[Lollapalooza]] in [[Chicago]]'s [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eminem-muse-foo-fighters-headline-97892|title=Eminem, Muse, Foo Fighters to Headline Lollapalooza 2011|date=9 February 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

In an April 2012 interview, Bellamy said Muse's next album would include influences from acts such as [[French house]] duo [[Justice (band)|Justice]] and UK [[electronic rock]] group [[Does It Offend You, Yeah?]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2012/06/07/new-muse-album-set-for-september|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719084333/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2012/06/07/new-muse-album-set-for-september |url-status=dead |title="New Muse album set for September"|archive-date=19 July 2012}}</ref> On 6 June 2012, Muse released a trailer for their next album, ''The 2nd Law'', with a countdown on the band's website. The trailer, which included [[dubstep]] elements, was met with mixed reactions.<ref>{{cite web| title = Fans react to Muse's dubstep-tinged trailer for new album 'The 2nd Law'| work = [[NME]]| date = 6 June 2012| url = https://www.nme.com/news/muse/64168| access-date =6 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Montgomery| first = James| title = Muse Move Toward Dubstep in Apocalyptic The 2nd Law Trailer| publisher = MTV| date = 6 June 2012| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686756/muse-second-law-trailer-dubstep.jhtml| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120629010445/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686756/muse-second-law-trailer-dubstep.jhtml| url-status = dead| archive-date = 29 June 2012| access-date =6 June 2012}}</ref> On 7 June, Muse announced a European Arena tour, the first leg of [[The 2nd Law Tour]]. The leg included dates in France, Spain and the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muse.mu/news/article/781/uk--european-tour-announced/ |title=MUSE: NEWS – UK & European Tour Announced |publisher=Muse.mu |date=7 June 2012 |access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Survival (Muse song)|Survival]]", was the official song of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18607319|title=Muse unveil official Olympic song|newspaper=BBC News|date=28 June 2012|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> and Muse performed it at the Olympics [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2012/9470803/Olympics-closing-ceremony-playlist.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2012/9470803/Olympics-closing-ceremony-playlist.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Olympics closing ceremony:playlist|publisher=The Daily Telegraph (United Kingdom)|date=12 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Group - 11251065036.jpg|thumb|Muse performing in Melbourne in December 2013 during [[the 2nd Law World Tour]]]]
Muse revealed the ''2nd Law'' tracklist on 13 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web| title = The 2nd Law Tracklisting Unveiled| work = Muse| date = 13 July 2012| url = http://muse.mu/news/article/788/the-2nd-law--tracklisting-unveiled/ | access-date =13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Muse reveal The 2nd Law tracklisting| work = Rekwired| date = 13 July 2012| url = http://rekwired.com/news/muse-reveal-the-2nd-law-tracklisting/| access-date = 13 July 2012| archive-date = 21 October 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021101105/http://rekwired.com/news/muse-reveal-the-2nd-law-tracklisting/| url-status = usurped}}</ref> The second single, "[[Madness (Muse song)|Madness]]", was released on 20 August 2012, with a music video on 5 September. Muse played at the [[The Roundhouse|Roundhouse]] on 30 September as part of the [[iTunes Festival]]. ''The 2nd Law'' was released worldwide on 1 October, and on 2 October 2012 in the US; it reached number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]], and number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/66512|title=Muse beat Mumford & Sons to claim UK Number One album slot|date=7 October 2012|work=NME.COM|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-mumfordandsons-charts-idUSBRE8991FZ20121010|title=Mumford & Sons keep Muse from topping Billboard chart|work=Reuters|date=10 October 2012|access-date=28 September 2014|last1=Sinha-Roy|first1=Piya}}</ref> The song "[[Madness (Muse song)|Madness]]" earned a nomination in the [[Best Rock Song]] category and the album itself was nominated for the [[Best Rock Album]] at the [[55th Grammy Awards]], 2013. The band performed the album's opening song, "[[Supremacy (song)|Supremacy]]", with an orchestra at the [[2013 Brit Awards]] on 20 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/68368|title=Muse to perform 'Supremacy' with full orchestra and choir at Brit Awards|date=26 January 2013|work=NME.COM|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> The album was a nominee for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] at the [[2013 Grammy Awards]]. The song "Madness" was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/368952/55th-annual-grammy-awards-complete-list-of-nominees | title=55th Annual Grammy Awards: Complete List of Nominees | publisher=[[E!]] | date=5 December 2012 | access-date=9 July 2015 | author=Nessif, Bruna}}</ref> The album listed at number 46 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "In an era of diminished expectations, Muse make stadium-crushing songs that mix the legacies of [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[King Crimson]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Radiohead]] while making almost every other current band seem tiny."<ref name="RS Muse">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/muse-the-2nd-law-19691231 | title=Muse, 'The 2nd Law' – 50 Best Albums of 2012 | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=5 December 2012 | access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>

Muse released their fourth live album, ''[[Live at Rome Olympic Stadium]]'', on 29 November 2013 on CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray formats. In November 2013, the film had theatrical screenings in 20 cities worldwide. The album contains the band's performance at [[Rome]]'s [[Stadio Olimpico]] on 6 July 2013, in front of over 60,000 people; it was the first concert filmed in [[4K resolution|4K]] format.<ref name="Rome">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muse-singer-matt-bellamy-live-dvd-completes-an-upside-down-journey-20131202 |title=Muse Singer Matt Bellamy: Live DVD Completes an 'Upside-Down Journey' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016043855/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muse-singer-matt-bellamy-live-dvd-completes-an-upside-down-journey-20131202 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2 December 2013 |access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> The concert was a part of the Unsustainable Tour, Muse's mid-2013 tour of Europe.<ref name="Rome"/>

=== 2014–2021: ''Drones'' and ''Simulation Theory'' ===
{{Main|Drones (Muse album)|Simulation Theory (album)|Origin of Muse}}
[[File:Phil Guest - 25957169210.jpg|thumb|right|Muse on stage at [[The O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London in April 2016 as part of the [[Drones World Tour]]]]
Muse began writing their seventh album soon after the Rome concert. The band felt that the electronic side of their music was becoming too dominant, and wanted to return to a simpler rock sound.<ref name="Rolling Stone2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muse-singer-matt-bellamy-live-dvd-completes-an-upside-down-journey-20131202|title=Muse Singer Matt Bellamy: Live DVD Completes an 'Upside-Down Journey'|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=2 December 2013|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="www.bassplayer.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/chris-wolstenholme-and-muse-return-to-their-hard-rock-roots/54021|title=Chris Wolstenholme and Muse Return to Their Hard Rock Roots|website=www.bassplayer.com|access-date=8 April 2016}}</ref> After self-producing their previous two albums, the band hired producer [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] so they could focus on performance and spend less time mixing and reviewing takes.<ref name="www.bassplayer.com"/> Recording took place in the Vancouver [[The Warehouse Studio|Warehouse Studio]] from October 2014 to April 2015.<ref name="Dom Howard Instagram">{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/06j7UVyMRh/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/domhoward77/953232279059612769 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Dom Howard Instagram|date=1 April 2015|publisher=[[Instagram]]|access-date=6 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Rich Costey Instagram">{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/06qwJGrv33/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/06qwJGrv33 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Rich Costey Instagram|date=1 April 2015|publisher=[[Instagram]]|access-date=6 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Muse announced their seventh album, ''[[Drones (Muse album)|Drones]]'', on 11 March 2015. The following day, they released a [[lyric video]] for "[[Psycho (Muse song)|Psycho]]" on their [[YouTube]] channel,<ref name="Psycho Lyric Video">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLRqzTp6Rk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/UqLRqzTp6Rk| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=Muse - Psycho [Official Lyric Video]|date=12 March 2015|publisher=YouTube|access-date=12 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and made the song available for instant download with the album pre-order. Another single, "[[Dead Inside (Muse song)|Dead Inside]]", was released on 23 March.<ref name="NME Drones3">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muse/83437|title=Muse announce new album 'Drones' for June and confirm live dates beginning Sunday|last=Britton|first=Luke Morgan|date=11 March 2015|magazine=[[NME]]|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

From 15 March to 16 May, Muse embarked on a short tour in small venues throughout the UK and the US, the Psycho Tour.<ref name="NME Drones3"/> Live performances of new songs from these concerts are included on the DVD accompanying the album along with bonus studio footage.<ref name="Drones DVD2">{{cite web|url=http://store.muse.mu/uk/tbc-cd-dvd-1.html|title=Drones CD & DVD|date=12 March 2015|website=store.muse.mu/uk|publisher=Warner Music|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113950/http://store.muse.mu/uk/tbc-cd-dvd-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 May 2015, Muse released a lyric video for "Mercy" on their YouTube channel, and made the song available for instant download with the album pre-order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inveterate.co.uk/music/muse-stream-new-single-mercy-taken-from-seventh-studio-album-drones/145963/|title=Muse: Stream New Single 'Mercy' Taken From Seventh Studio Album 'Drones'|date=18 May 2015|publisher=Inveterate|access-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520112647/http://www.inveterate.co.uk/music/muse-stream-new-single-mercy-taken-from-seventh-studio-album-drones/145963/|archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>

''Drones'' was released on 8 June 2015.<ref name="NME Drones3"/> A [[concept album]] about the dehumanisation of modern warfare,<ref name="Gigwise">{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/97841/muse-new-album-drones-title-confirmed-on-instagram|title=Muse appear to confirm Drones as new album title with cryptic photos|last=Davidson|first=Amy|date=5 February 2015|work=[[Gigwise]]|access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> it returned to a simpler rock sound with less elaborate production and genre experimentation.<ref name="www.bassplayer.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/music/news/2015/5/muse-drones-album-review-by-jane-gazzo/|title=Muse Drones Album Interview And Review By Jane Gazzo|date=5 June 2015|publisher=Triple M|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=11 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611013358/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/music/news/2015/5/muse-drones-album-review-by-jane-gazzo/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/04/muse-drones-review-the-bands-most-focused-work-in-a-decade|title=Muse: Drones review – the band's most focused work in a decade|author=Gwilym Mumford|work=The Guardian|date=4 June 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> It topped the album charts in the UK, the US, Australia and most major markets.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33126878 "Muse land fifth UK number one album"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919120909/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33126878 |date=19 September 2016 }}. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2015</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Muse Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6598303/muse-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|magazine=Billboard|date=17 June 2015|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-muse-debuts-at-no-1-20150613 "ARIA Album charts: Muse album debuts at No. 1"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107050737/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-muse-debuts-at-no-1-20150613 |date=7 November 2016 }}. Noise 11. Retrieved 17 June 2015</ref> Muse headlined [[Lollapalooza]] Berlin on 13 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Muse to headline Lollapalooza Berlin|url=http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2015/06/muse-to-headline-lollapalooza-berlin/|access-date=2 June 2015|work=Never Enough Notes|publisher=Never Enough Notes|date=2 June 2015|ref=Never Enough Notes|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706000341/http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2015/06/muse-to-headline-lollapalooza-berlin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 February 2016, ''Drones'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] at the [[58th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=31|website=Grammy.com|title=58th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> On 24 June, Muse headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] for a third time, becoming the first act to have headlined each day of the festival (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36627630 |title=Muse play bombastic Glastonbury set |first=Mark |last=Savage |work=BBC News |date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907043009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36627630 |archive-date=7 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> On 30 November 2016, Muse were announced to headline Reading and Leeds 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingfestival.com/news/muse-are-your-first-randl17-headliners-plus-major-lazer-bastille-architects-and-more|title=MUSE ARE YOUR FIRST #RANDL17 HEADLINERS!|publisher=Reading festival|access-date=17 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220163341/http://www.readingfestival.com/news/muse-are-your-first-randl17-headliners-plus-major-lazer-bastille-architects-and-more|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017, Muse toured North America, supported by [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]] and [[PVRIS]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://muse.mu/news,2017-north-american-tour_2763.html |title=Muse to tour with 30 Seconds to Mars |website=muse.mu |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=14 May 2018 }} {{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 18 May, they released "[[Dig Down]]", the first single from their eighth album.<ref name="Dig Down">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-new-single-dig-2069869|title=Muse announce new single 'Dig Down'|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=11 May 2017|access-date=11 May 2017|magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref> In November, they performed at the [[BlizzCon]] festival.<ref name="Muse Live at BlizzCon 2017!">{{cite web |url=https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/21098851/muse-live-at-blizzcon-2017 |title=Muse Live at BlizzCon 2017! |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=5 October 2017 |archive-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006013123/https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/21098851/muse-live-at-blizzcon-2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "[[Thought Contagion]]", the second single, was released on 15 February 2018,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/watch-new-muse-video-for-thought-contagion-w516730 |title=Matt Bellamy on Muse's Rousing, Political New Song 'Thought Contagion' |date=15 February 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> accompanied by an 1980s-styled music video.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2018-02-16/muse-release-neon-tinged-video-for-new-single-thought-contagion|title=Muse release neon-tinged video for new single Thought Contagionwork=Prog|last=Munro|first=Scott|date=16 February 2018|access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8099960/muse-new-song-video-thought-contagion|title=Muse Share Infectious New Song & Video 'Thought Contagion'|last=Braca|first=Nina|date=15 February 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref> In June, Muse opened the [[Rock in Rio|Rock In Rio]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/2343243-2343243 |website=nme.com |title=Muse's sonic spectacular opens Lisbon's Rock In Rio 2018|date=24 June 2018 | access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> On 24 February, they played a show at [[La Cigale]] in France with a setlist voted for fans online,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-rarities-b-sides-fan-voted-setlist-la-cigale-paris-watch-video-2249121 |website=NME |title=Muse play rarity-packed Paris show with setlist voted for by fans |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> followed by a show at [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]], London, in which they played mainly older material and B-sides.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gittins |first=Ian |date=2017-08-20 |title=Muse review – band unleash thunderstorm in a matchbox |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/20/muse-review-shepherds-bush-empire-london |access-date=2023-09-24 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> A concert video, ''[[Muse: Drones World Tour]]'', was released in cinemas worldwide on 12 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/muse-to-release-drones-world-tour-film-in-cinemas-for-one-night-only/ |website=Kerrang! |title=Muse to Release Drones World Tour Film in Cinemas – for one night only|date=26 April 2018 | access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref>

[[File:MuseBristol 050619-118 (48035812973).jpg|thumb|Muse performing in Bristol in June 2019]]
On 19 July 2018, Muse released the third single from their upcoming album, "Something Human",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/muses-matt-bellamy-shares-bands-first-acoustic-track-something-human-2354004 |website=NME |title= Muse's Matt Bellamy shares new acoustic track Something Human |date=13 July 2018 | access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAEHCQgcUI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/azAEHCQgcUI| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=MUSE - Something Human [Official Music Video]|last=Muse|date=19 July 2018|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> followed by "The Dark Side" on 30 August<ref name="Simulation Theory">{{cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=30 August 2018 |title=Muse unveil new single 'The Dark Side' and announce new album 'Simulation Theory' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-unveil-new-single-dark-side-announce-new-album-simulation-theory-2372513 |access-date=31 August 2018 |work=NME}}</ref> and "Pressure" on 27 September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eKImKZviw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/h2eKImKZviw| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=MUSE - Pressure [Official Music Video]|last=Muse|date=2018-09-29|website=YouTube|access-date=2018-09-30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Muse released their eighth studio album, ''[[Simulation Theory (album)|Simulation Theory]]'', with a focus on 80s-inspired synthesisers, on 9 November.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |date=2018-11-11 |title=Muse: Simulation Theory review – riffing hard on the 80s |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/11/muse-simulation-theory-review-kitty-empire |access-date=2023-09-24 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> The [[Simulation Theory World Tour]] began in Houston on 3 February 2019 and concluded on 15 October in Lima.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-muse-announce-simulation-tour-20181104-story.html|title=Muse announces 'Simulation Theory' 2019 world tour: Here are all the dates, cities|last=Varga|first=George|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eventsnitch.com/blog/muse-simulation-theory-tour-coming-to-an-en|title=Muse – Simulation Theory tour coming to an end|date=23 August 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> A film based on the album and tour, ''[[Muse – Simulation Theory]]'', combining concert footage and narrative scenes, was released in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Muse announce 'Simulation Theory' movie IMAX experience and new box set|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-simulation-theory-imax-experience-and-new-box-set-2725411|access-date=2020-09-13|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In December 2019, Muse released ''[[Origin of Muse]]'', a box set comprising remastered versions of ''Showbiz'' and ''Origin of Symmetry'' plus previously unreleased material.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muse-showbiz-origin-of-muse-box-set-881374/|title=Muse Mark 20th Anniversary of 'Showbiz' With 'Origin of Muse' Box Set|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=7 September 2019|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> For the 20th anniversary of ''Origin of Symmetry'' in June 2021, Muse released a remixed and remastered version, ''Origin of Symmetry: XX Anniversary RemiXX''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Muse announce 20th anniversary ''Origin Of Symmetry'' remix album|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-20th-anniversary-origin-of-symmetry-remix-album-with-new-version-of-citizen-erased-2944718|access-date=2021-05-20|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: ''Will of the People'' ===
[[File:MuseHammsmith100522 (58 of 76) (52089635929).jpg|thumb|Muse performing in May 2022]]
{{Main|Will of the People (album)}}
On 13 January 2022, Muse released the single "[[Won't Stand Down]]", which marked a return to their heavier early sound.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-new-single-wont-stand-down-album-3132589|title=Muse announce new single 'Won't Stand Down'|website=NME|date=7 January 2022|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Owen">{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Owen|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/muse-wont-stand-down|title=Muse release pummeling new single, Won't Stand Down|work=Guitar World|date=13 January 2022|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> On 9 March, Muse posted a 35-second clip across various social media platforms depicting large busts of the band members being torn down.<ref>{{Citation |title=MUSE | date=9 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzHnwHzp9o4 |language=en |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref> On 17 March, Muse announced their ninth album, ''[[Will of the People (album)|Will of the People]]'', with a release date of 26 August 2022. Ahead of the release, Muse released the singles "[[Compliance (song)|Compliance]]", "[[Will of the People (song)|Will of the People]]", "[[Kill or Be Killed (song)|Kill or Be Killed]]" and "[[You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Willman| url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/muse-will-people-new-album-return-1235207984/|title=Muse to Return After Four Years With 'Will of the People' Album; 'Compliance' Video Out Now|website=Variety|date=17 March 2022| access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|title=Muse Start the Revolution With Video for Defiant 'Will of the People' Title Track |url=https://loudwire.com/muse-will-of-the-people-title-track-video-lyrics/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Loudwire |date=June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Will of the People World Tour]] began in April 2022. The touring member [[Morgan Nicholls]] was replaced by [[Dan Lancaster]] on additional keys, percussion and guitar.<ref name="Trendell-2022" /> On 17 November 2023, Muse released a 20th-anniversary reissue of ''Absolution'', featuring bonus tracks, live recordings and demos.<ref name="XX">{{cite news |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |date=15 September 2023 |title=Muse announce ''Absolution'' 20th anniversary deluxe reissue |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/muse-announce-absolution-20th-anniversary-deluxe-reissue-vinyl-artwork-tracklist-buy-3498650 |access-date=15 September 2023 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref> Muse appeared on the song "1685" from the 2024 album ''[[Telos (Zedd album)|Telos]]'' by the electronic producer [[Zedd]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deville |first=Chris |date=2024-08-30 |title=Zedd's new album ''Telos'' features Jeff Buckley "Dream Brother" remix: listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2278311/zedd-has-a-jeff-buckley-edm-remix-on-his-new-album/music/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref> In August 2024, Wolstenholme announced a solo project, Chromes, and released the singles "Imaginary World" and "The Good Life".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lavis-Quinlin |first=Jennifer |date=14 August 2024 |title=Review: Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme debuts fantastic new project Chromes with 'The Good Life' & 'Imaginary World' double single |url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/review-chromes-the-good-life-imaginary-world-2024-double-singles/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=[[The AU Review]] |language=en-US}}</ref>