Kings of Leon

The Grammys tell only part of the story. Four wins from twelve nominations is a strong ratio for a rock band in the 2010s, and the sweep for "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire" in 2010 put the band in the same ceremony as the biggest pop acts of the day and came out with the night's top prize. The two BRIT Awards in 2008 recognized a British audience that had backed the band before America did, and the International Album win for Only by the Night underlined how thoroughly the record had landed in the UK.Beyond the trophies, the band's Australian performance stands out: Only by the Night was the country's best-selling album of 2008 and has been certified nine times platinum, a figure that few international rock acts have matched there. Their Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds headline slots placed them at the top of the UK festival circuit, and the continued demand for their tours, including the 2027 Australia and New Zealand dates, shows that the live reputation has outlasted the album cycle that built it.