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Looks like the Followill boys have got themselves a new deal where they’ll pay to record their new albums. Sound weird? Actually, it’s not a bad idea.

Kings of Leon have left Columbia Records and signed a deal with Warner Brothers which includes the band paying for half of the recording costs on their own (via Contact Music). This, in turn, means that the guys will have more control on the spending of costs on the album and they’ll see a bigger profit.

Normally, a band will get an advance from a label to record their album but then they have to pay that back plus any profits made are shared with the company.

“It is virtually unheard of but it shows how keen Warner Brothers were to have them on their books,” said a source to The Sun newspaper. “Kings of Leon are one of the few bands on the planet who have enough heft to negotiate such a favorable deal.”

The Kings currently have a DVD in stores called Live At The O2: London, England which you can pre-order from their website and are up for a few grammys as well.

UPDATE: Turns out the above story was just a rumor. KOL drummer Nathan Followill recently posted on his Twitter account that denied the band was leaving Columbia for Warner Bros. “We are not leaving our record label. We are happy where we are now let’s get drunk.”

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