• Hootie & The Blowfish Perform "Hold My Hand" on 'Late Show With David Letterman' [WATCH]

    In less than a month's time, David Letterman will step down from his post on the Late Show and let Stephen Colbert take over. Bands and artists are stopping by the program to pay their respects to the iconic host, and last night's, April 30, musical guests owe plenty to Letterman. Hootie & the Blowfish blew up in the early 1990s with their Cracked Rear View LP, but not before the Dave gave them his stamp of approval.

  • Dave Grohl Honors KISS at ASCAP Awards Ceremony With Passionate Speech

    Dave Grohl showed up at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards earlier this week to pay tribute to KISS. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were on hand to receive the ASCAP Founders Award, Billboard notes - an honor given by the organization to artists "who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators." The Foo Fighters frontman made it clear that KISS had a lasting effect on his career.

  • Ryan Adams Finally Performs Bryan Adams' 'Summer of '69' [WATCH]

    Ryan Adams went on a streak last year of performing gnarly cover tunes. Danzig's "Mother" and Alice in Chains' "Nutshell" made the cut in 2014 along with "Run to You" by often-mistaked-counterpart Bryan Adams. Earlier this week during a show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Adams returned to the Canadian rocker's songbook to treat fans to his massive hit "Summer of '69" more than decade after an audience member requested the tune.

  • Zayn Malik Deletes One Direction References From Twitter Profile

    The heartbreak continues for One Direction fans. Zayn Malik recently edited his Twitter profile, going from "@ZaynMalik1D" to simply "@ZaynMalik." He also took down a link to the group's website. Fans took to the social media site to share their disbelief, even though the performer left the group back in March.

  • You Won't Listen to New Music After You Turn 33, According to Study

    This obviously doesn't apply to Music Times readers, but a new study has estimated that the average music listener stops seeking out new music past the age of 33. Ajay Kalia, representing the website Skynet & Ebert, tapped into the data available via Spotify and its Echo Nest analytics branch to check out what listeners of various ages were streaming...and it seems like people in their late-30s and beyond weren't exactly tuning into Rae Sremmurd.

  • Vance Joy Wins International Songwriting Award for 'Riptide'

    Vance Joy (nee James Keogh) has won the 2014 International Songwriting Competition with his alt-pop hit "Riptide," and he did so in a historic way. It's the first time in the contest's 14-year history to merit perfect scores from every judge. Those judges included a number of fellow musicians, including Avicii, Bastille and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels of Run D.M.C.
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