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Chicago rapper, Chief Keef, has rung in the new year with a new track for his fans titled, "That Be Me," which you can check out here. Keef doesn't so much rap as sing-speak with Autotune over YG On Da Beat's spacy production, which honesty sounds much better than most of the beats that Keef cooks up for himself. It's not clear if this track will ultimately appear on one of Keef's many upcoming projects or if it's simply a standalone single. -
Angus Young Describes AC/DC's Signature Style: 'We Want That Big Sound' [LISTEN]
Few bands have created and maintained a musical style for 40 years like AC/DC. The Austrailian rockers -- Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd -- took the signature sound established with former lead singer, Bon Scott, and expanded on it with albums like 'Back in Black,' 'For Those About to Rock We Salute You' and 'Black Ice.' Angus spoke with Rock FM recently about the band's brand of lean hard rock -
Iggy Azalea, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson and Others Share Their New Year's Resolutions on Twitter
Happy New Year! Hopefully you haven't bailed on your resolution yet. If you need some inspiration, a few musicians and actors took to Twitter to share their plans for 2015. Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson and Kim Kardashian all tweeted out their resolutions yesterday (Dec. 31) before 2014 came to a close. -
Kendrick Lamar, Ja Rule, Rich Homie Quan and More Hip-Hop Artists Share Their New Year's Resolutions
Some of hip-hop's finest took the time to share their New Year's resolutions recently. Ja Rule, Kendrick Lamar and Rich Homie Quan all have big plans for 2015. Some involve music and others involve general life changes. Either way, these artists are ready for a fresh year. -
Paramore's Hayley Williams and New Found Glory Guitarist Chad Gilbert are Engaged!
The new year is getting off to an incredibly happy start for two of pop-punk's biggest players. After years of dating, yesterday (Dec. 31), Paramore's Hayley Williams announced that she and New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert will be getting married. -
7 Renditions of "The Promise" to Celebrate Your New Year's Resolution: Bruce Springsteen, When In Rome, Tracy Chapman and More
Ugh, Day one of a new year. By this point we've already broken our new year's resolution, if only to recover from the hangover we're enduring to last year's last minute binge. Congratulations to you if you actually come through and accomplish your goals for 2015. Plenty of bands have made a promise, or "The Promise" to be specific. Here are a few examples, from Bruce Springsteen to When In Rome. -
Radio Stunting: Music Stations Repeat One Song All Day, from Performers Such as Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., Kid Rock and More
Radio stations occasionally partake in "Stunting," or playing one song on repeat to advertise a format change or some other event. Here are six classically annoying examples: -
New Year's Day 2015 Hangover Playlist: Beck, Iron & Wine, John Mayer and More to Cure that Headache
Sooo, about last night. Yeesh. It was New Year's Eve, and if you weren't one of the million people in Times Square and were out celebrating like us here at Music Times, well, maybe today isn't going so well for you. Introducing, the 2015 Music Times Hangover playlist. Sit back, drink a lot of water, pop an Aspirin and check out our list of soothing songs below. We can't guarantee that it's going to cure everything that ails you, but it's not going to hurt, right? -
Garth Brooks Going Big during Record-Breaking 'Today Show' Appearance January 8; Does Performer Have Big Tour Plans to Announce?
Garth Brooks had a fairly accomplished 2014: He released a new album, Man Against Machine—which we suspect may have gone platinum...if only his website would report digital sales for the album—and he also set personal concert sales records at nearly every venue he visited during the tour supporting that album. Now he'll start off 2015 with a bang, scheduled to appear on the Today Show on January 8, which itself will be of note because he's due to appear throughout the entirety of the four-hour program. -
Founder and Artistic Director Dame Fanny Waterman Stepping Down after 53 Years with Leeds International Piano Competition
The Leeds International Piano Competition will look at least a little different during 2016. After this year's event during August and September, Dame Fanny Waterman will be stepping down from her traditional role as the artistic director for the music contest. She and her husband Geoffrey de Keyser, as well as accomplished pianist Marion Thorpe, founded the Leeds Competition during 1961. Although her husband died during 2001, she has maintained her role in the competition and will serve one last time during 2015. She is 94 years old. -
Kanye West, Paul McCartney Release New Song "Only One": Emotional Sung Track Takes Perspective of Donda West [LISTEN]
Happy New Year, there's a new Kanye West song in the world. Yes, the big shimmering ball in Times Square wasn't the only thing to drop at midnight on Jan. 1, the long-anticipated Yeezus follow-up and West's collaboration with Paul McCartney, "Only One," was released into the world promptly at 12 a.m. -
Despite Big Sales Years for Taylor Swift and 'Frozen,' Album Sales Still Down 11 Percent during 2014; Downloads Also Down 9 Percent
Earlier this week we got the exciting news that Taylor Swift and 1989 had passed the Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to become the bestselling album of 2014. Both albums went well beyond triple-platinum status during their 2014 sales runs and it seems Swift's most recent album will be one of the bestselling albums of the decade, if not the sole best selling record, but the time it's done. But now it's time to take the facts into consideration: Album sales as a whole were down by more than 11 percent during 2014.
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