Kings of Leon ride back today with Mechanical Bull, a stripped-down album that harkens back to their hard-charging (and even harder-partying) heyday while still conceding to their recent run as Grammy-winning, arena-filling rock stars.

In short, it's exactly the kind of record Kings fans have been clamoring for, one that's gritty and growly like Because of the Times or Aha Shake Heartbreak, yet brimming with radio-ready hooks and stadium-sized choruses, ala their massive Only By The Night. And bridging the gap between their past and their present was precisely what the band intended to do when they began recording Bull in their Nashville studio: After surviving the difficult Come Around Sundown era, the Kings are finally comfortable with their place in the rock stratosphere, and as such, they were determined to make their record on their terms.

"We were able to take a year off, and step away from it for a second, and actually all got to miss what we did for a living. We bought an old paint factory in Nashville, and converted it into a studio, and we were able to go in there and make a record at our own pace," drummer Nathan Followill told MTV News. "There was no pressure this time around; we weren't coming off the heels of a multi-Grammy winning, multi-million selling record, it was 'OK, we can make the kind of record we want to make. ... We all started having fun again."

And you can tell. On songs like first single or the searing "Don't ...

Today's a good day to be a One Direction fan, but it's even better if your name is Diana.

A low-quality recording of a track titled "Diana" has leaked online, but the band has yet to confirm whether the track is official, nor do we know for sure that it's them. (We reached out to 1D's label for comment but had yet to hear back at press time.) Still, fans are convinced, and the song's throwback vibe does reflect the mood the boy band recently told MTV News they were going for on the upcoming Midnight Memories.

The upbeat track seems like it was taken out of the '80s. It opens with a sound and style reminiscent to the Police's 1981 hit "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and builds over a drum beat to the chorus where the guys chant "Diana." The song also seems to take a page from Don Henley's "Boys of Summer".

"Diana, let me be the one to light a fire inside you, child/ You could love me, you don't even know me," the guys sing. "But I can feel you crying/ Diana, let me be the one to lift your heart up and save your life/ I don't think you even realize baby you'll be saving mine."

Liam Payne told MTV News last month that he hopes fans "adjust to the music" they're creating on their November 25 album, and if this leaked track is any indication, it seems like they are. Fans quickly took to Twitter to share their excitement ...

Mike Will Made It may have a slam dunk with his video for "Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J.

Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the Michael Jordan-inspired video was shot shortly after the 2013 VMAs and takes place in a high school. The clip kicks off with a prank on the principal, which leads to producer Mike Will and his crew taking over the school.

And although Cyrus isn't naked in the video, she does bare lots of skin as she walks into a girls' bathroom sporting a bikini decorated in Jordan's famous Chicago Bulls red-and-black. After lighting up a cigarette, Miley writes the number 23 on a mirror in red lipstick, which prompts Mike Will to get on the loudspeaker and start playing the track.

From there, Cyrus — who seems to rule the school — struts her stuff into a pep rally, apparently taking her cues from one of Wiz Khalifa's lines in the song, because, yes, she sticks her tongue out like she's Jordan throughout the clip. (Wiz, for his part, is seen cooking up something in a chemistry lab.)

After Juicy J lays down his verse in the school's weight room, the foursome reunite on a basketball court, with Cyrus waving her infamous VMA foam finger. The scene is intercut with shots of Miley sitting on top of a basketball hoop, rocking her J's and holding a bedazzled, silver basketball.

While the star of MTV's October 2 documentary, "Miley: The Movement," showed off her twerking skills in the video for the Mike Will-produced "We Can't ...

Icona Pop's "I Love It" was an inescapable hit. It dominated radio play, was a covered on "Glee" and was featured on TV shows like "Snooki & JWoww" and HBO's "Girls," but now, the Swedish electric duo are ready to show fans so much more.

Icona Pop, who formed back in 2009, have released their first international album, a '90s throwback a blend of punk, pop and techno that paints the picture of who Icona Pop are as artists and individuals — which is one of the reasons they titled the album, This Is...Icona Pop.

"First of all, I think it's fun for people to get to know us more than just 'I Love It' because 'I Love It' is just a small part of what Icona Pop is," Caroline Hjelt told MTV News. "It's an album that we've been writing on for such a long time. It's everything that we've been through, all the places, all the love, drama, everything. It's just such an honest album — even the cover. It's 'Hey, this is Icona Pop. We're naked.' "

Aino Jawo added, "It's a lot of love drama coming out of bad relationships, falling in love, but also it's about these nights you never want to leave or you always go back to when you meet that handsome man in that city and you just rumble and stumble around and you just fall in love for one night."

So which songs off This Is...Icona Pop will you be putting on replay? MTV News picked four standout tracks.

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Drake admits that Jay Z took an immediate opportunity to stunt on him during the opening lines of his "Pound Cake" feature on Nothing Was the Same— "I had Benzes before you had braces," Jay spits — but just a couple of verses later, on "Paris Morton Music 2," the Toronto rapper makes it clear that he's expecting mutual respect after putting up consistent wins over the last four years.

"The way I came into the game was under somebody's wing and when people look at me they still see this kid who's searching for his place, or searching for acceptance, even though that's not the case," Drake told MTV News at a FIFA 14 launch party in New York City, referencing earlier days with his mentor Lil Wayne.

Specifically, he's referring to the lyrics, "F--- all that 'happy to be here' sh-- that y'all want me on/ I'm the big homie, they still be tryna lil bro me, dog/ Like I should fall in line, like I should alert n----s when I'm 'bout to drop something crazy and not say I'm the greatest of my generation."

"That's the first time I've ever said that before," he adds confidently. "On this album I'm extremely aware of where I'm at and nobody can tell me differently. I'm the big homie too. As much as I do remain humble and stay cordial, don't think I don't know. I know what's going on out here, I'm 26 — I'm out here in the streets with the people."

A portion of Drake's bragging rights include ...

Drake admits that Jay Z took an immediate opportunity to stunt on him during the opening lines of his "Pound Cake" feature on Nothing Was the Same— "I had Benzes before you had braces," Jay spits — but just a couple of verses later, on "Paris Morton Music 2," the Toronto rapper makes it clear that he's expecting mutual respect after putting up consistent wins over the last four years.

"The way I came into the game was under somebody's wing and when people look at me they still see this kid who's searching for his place, or searching for acceptance, even though that's not the case," Drake told MTV News at a FIFA 14 launch party in New York City, referencing earlier days with his mentor Lil Wayne.

Specifically, he's referring to the lyrics, "F--- all that 'happy to be here' sh-- that y'all want me on/ I'm the big homey, they still be tryna lil bro me, dog/ Like I should fall in line, like I should alert n----s when I'm 'bout to drop something crazy and not say I'm the greatest of my generation."

"That's the first time I've ever said that before," he adds confidently. "On this album I'm extremely aware of where I'm at and nobody can tell me differently. I'm the big homey too. As much as I do remain humble and stay cordial, don't think I don't know. I know what's going on out here, I'm 26 — I'm out here in the streets with the people."

A portion of Drake's bragging rights include ...

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." has become one of the fall TV season's most highly anticipated series, which is not surprising considering how well received Marvel Studios' film output has been. Billions of dollars of worldwide grosses aside, how do the cast and crew of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." plan on topping the show's big-screen predecessors with none of the big stars or the big budget? MTV News caught up with actors Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International to get a debriefing.

"The bar is definitely raised super-high and we can't wait to meet the challenges," said Wen, who portrays pilot and pain-bringer Agent Melinda May. "I don't think an audience — a television audience — has ever experienced a show of this collaboration and level."

Even without a Robert Downey Jr. anywhere in sight, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." does have two holdovers from last year's "Marvel's the Avengers" — "Avengers" writer and director Joss Whedon and actor Clark Gregg, who returns as Agent Phil Coulson. Whedon serves as executive producer on the series, a role he holds in addition to being the co-writer and director of the series' incredibly epic pilot. The pilot proved to be so epic that the cast was almost certain the series had blown most of its budget right out of the gate.

"Because we spent so much money and there are so many amazing visual effects in the pilot, we were pretty sure [the second episode] was going to be our team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents stuck in an In-N-Out Burger bathroom talking, ...

After Jason Derülo narrowly avoiding being paralyzed after fracturing his neck during tour rehearsal, many thought his career would suffer a major setback.

Fast-forward 17 months and Derülo is hotter than ever. His single "The Other Side" was a staple on radio stations all summer long, the track "Talk Dirty" featuring 2 Chainz is #1 on the U.K. singles chart and on Tuesday (September 24) he released his third album, Tattoos.

"Tattoos, that album, it's because things have really changed around me, I mean my whole world kind of flip-flopped," Derülo told MTV News at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. "I went through a near-death experience and that opened my eyes to a lot of new things, falling in love, and also just seeing life in a different light, being able to spend more time with my family and writing about all those different things."

Derülo goes on to describe Tattoos as an "eclectic" album that can be listened to in the car, club or bedroom. On Monday Derülo gave fans an intimate peek into his bedroom behavior when he released the sexy video for "Marry Me," alongside his longtime girlfriend, Jordin Sparks.

"Jordin and I are obviously very close, and the song 'Marry Me' brings up a lot of questions, of course," Derülo said. "But when that moment is right, it's going to be one of the greatest moments of my life when I do get down on one knee and make the decision to do that. I swear that I'll mean it when I say, 'Will you marry me?' ...

star Zoey Deutch knows which scene you're most anticipating in her upcoming fang flick (*cough* lust charm *cough*), and she doesn't blame you. But if she had her pick, she'd select a slightly-less-sexy-yet-still-intimate moment with co-star Danila Kozlovsky as her favorite.

"Funnily enough, there's a little scene of Dimitri and I walking back from training that ended up being my favorite scene, and I think it had something to do with the fact that it was a scene where the camera was very far away," Deutch told MTV News' Josh Horowitz recently. "It was very weird. It just felt very natural and very real, and it was towards the end, and it was also during the day, and we were mostly shooting at night, so it was like, 'Sunlight!'"

Night shoots are just one of the occupational hazards of filming a movie about teen bloodsuckers, but Deutch insisted that she actually felt quite comfortable on a new, nocturnal schedule.

"What's even weirder, I felt like I was supposed to be there. I felt, like, totally happy and content and fine with adjusting to night shoots and being away from home for four months," she said. "It was a joy. And I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I became so close to everyone in the cast, including Lucy [Fry], who is my best friend now, truly. I talk to her every day, and Mark Waters, who is the director, he's wonderful. He really made me feel at home."

While Mark directed the film ...