At the Taste of Chicago on July 2 , 2010 , Thomas said that Matchbox Twenty would be recording in the fall for their fourth studio album . On September 4 , 2010 , while on VH1 's Top 20 Music Video Countdown , Thomas stated that Matchbox Twenty was planning to start working on their next studio album in mid-September and that he was 80 % sure that the album would be released sometime in 2011 . Rob Thomas posted on Twitter that he was " heading out next week to start writing the new mb20 record " on September 13 , 2010 . It was stated on Matchbox Twenty 's web site that the next show they will do together is on January 1 , 2011 in Oklahoma . According to Paul Doucette , the new Matchbox Twenty album will likely be completed in the beginning of 2012 . He explained , " That 's the same question I was asking . We do n't know -- the beginning of next year , we hope . It 's a real important record for us . We have n't done anything in a long time . The older we get , the more we realize and appreciate the good fortune we have to do what we do at this level . Realistically , how many more times do we get ? So we 're going to really make this record the one we want it to be . " Matchbox Twenty played a one-off live show in Temecula , California on July 9 , 2011 , but no new material was played . During the show Rob Thomas stated the show was a " love letter to our fans . " '' North '' was released on September 4 , 2012 . The album 's first single , " She 's So Mean , " was released on June 12 , 2012 . In 2012 , the band embarked on a worldwide tour , the North Tour , to promote the album . The tour continued as the 2013 Summer Tour , when they co-headlined with the Goo Goo Dolls . On April 9 , 2016 , Kyle Cook announced that , after much contemplation , he had left the band . However , in March 2017 that all members , including Cook , would all return for the " A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017 " , a North America co-headlining summer tour with Counting Crows . Duo Rivers and Rust joined them as an opening act . Doucette described the tour as a celebration of the band 's history &ndash; stating it " was always going to happen . It just took a bit for everyone to realize that . " '' ' Current members ' '' '' ' Current touring members ' '' '' ' Former members ' '' '' ' Former touring members ' '' Matchbox Twenty has received nominations at the American Music Awards , the Grammy Awards , and the MTV Video Music Awards , but has only received an award at the People 's Choice Awards . During 2004 , the People 's Choice Awards gave Matchbox Twenty the award for Favorite Musical Group . At the American Music Awards , the band was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group twice , during both 1999 and 2003 . Matchbox Twenty received a nomination for Best Rock Album twice at the Grammy Awards , for '' Mad Season '' in 2001 and '' More Than You Think You Are '' during 2004 . Overall , Matchbox Twenty has received one award from 12 nominations
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