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Party playlist for the forgotten era: late 70s/early 80s
Party playlist for the forgotten era: late 70s/early 80s. Featuring: Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel, Electric Light Orchestra, Cheryl Lynn, Ramones, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Toto, Talking Heads. -
Top five music acts of 2013, by StubHub ticket sales
The top five music acts of 2013 in the United States: Taylor Swift, One Direction, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Pink. StubHub collected the data. -
Angel Olsen's new music video: 'Forgiven/Forgotten'
We recently announced Angel Olsen's new record Burn Your Fire For No Witness will be coming out February 18th, 2014 under Jagjaguwar. Along with the announcement was a sneak preview to her new song "Forgiven/Forgotten." Now an official music video for the song is released, and you can watch it here. -
Matt and Kim handpick 5 songs for your holiday playlist
Matt and Kim's top five songs for your holiday playlist include the Ramones, Rancid, John Denver, Mariah Carey and the Pogues. -
Vampire Weekend: Secret show from the Artists Den
Vampire Weekend: Secret show from the Artists Den Vampire Weekend is playing a secret show in New York City on Tuesday, December 10th at 8 p. m. Eastern. -
Fanfarlo's 'Let's Go Extinct' out in February: Electric sneak peek trailer
Fanfarlo has announced their new album Let's Go Extinct will be released February 11th, 2014. It's a little bit of a wait so the London band has put out a sneak peek trailer. -
DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES album with Tiësto, plus three other ways music aids World AIDS Day
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and to bring more attention and meaning to it, (RED) knew to mix with music. They partnered with Tiësto and other musicians in dance music to bring you DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES. This compilation album is available on iTunes and 100 percent of proceeds go to help fight AIDS in Africa. On it you'll find an exclusive collaboration between Tiësto and Bono on U2's "Pride." -
Artists & fans crowdfund shows with RABBL social network
If you haven't heard of RABBL so far, you will soon. It's a new social networking service where artists can crowdfund shows. Music fans are constantly coming at musicians asking when they are going to play their hometown next. The demand for an artist to play a certain venue may be there, but it's typically not much in the artist's control where they end up touring. RABBL puts things into both the musician's and the fans' hands. The artist first creates a potential show at a venue (a "rabbl). Then fans "reserve" tickets. If there is enough demand from the fans for the artist to play that venue, it's booked and the show goes on! We spoke to Wade Lagrone, CEO and co-founder to get the details. -
Your house party playlist for Saturday night
Your house party playlist for the night, featuring a diverse range of songs. Featuring STRFKR, Brodka, Chiddy Bang, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, David Byrne & St. Vincent, MIA, King Krule, Tame Impala and more. -
'One Voice' by David Guetta mixes up style, aids humanitarian efforts of United Nations
French DJ and producer David Guetta has a song of a whole new sound: "One Voice." He made the song as part of a partnership with the United Nations (UN), hoping that fans can donate to humanitarian relief through tweets. This is part of the "The World Needs More..." humanitarian aid campaign. -
Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds to teach & perform 'American Voices' festival at Kennedy Center
Soprano opera singer Renée Fleming is holding a three-day "American Voices" festival of performances and panel discussions at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds, Alison Krauss, Sutton Foster and Josh Groban are some who will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra on Saturday. -
INDMUSIC & TuneCore team up to make musicians money on YouTube
INDMUSIC and digital music distributor TuneCore have teamed up to make musicians money on YouTube. YouTube's largest independent music network INDMUSIC has teamed up with TuneCore, the digital music distributor and publishing administrator. -
Tiësto launches 'Club Life' site covering music, fashion, travel and selling you curated things
Producer and DJ Tiësto stands for all things EDM. He now has launched a lifestyle website aptly-named, "Club Life." It covers music, fashion, travel and has a store with curated items. -
Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary edition' & 15 other rare box sets
The biggest box sets from Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary edition" to The Beatles "Live At the BBC, Vol. 2." Other classics include Herbie Hancock, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Sly and the Family Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, The Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac and more. -
Bob Dylan 'Like a Rolling Stone' interactive music video coming
"Like a Rolling Stone" barreled into the music scene over four decades ago and only now will it be receiving its first official video. The video will premiere on Bob Dylan's website tomorrow, November 19th, in conjunction with the new 47-disc box set, "The Complete Album Collection Volume 1." It's an interactive music video. This means viewers will be able to flip through 16 different channels, each with a different host or actor lip-syncing lyrics to the song. It's reminiscent of television, but clearly this one sounds a little trippy. On one channel, you'll see vintage footage of Dylan himself. -
Saturday Night Fever: Your remix party playlist featuring Odesza's 'My Friends Never Die Remixes'
Ladies, gentlemen...feel like dancing on a table? The Saturday Night Fever series is officially here, bringing you a party playlist each week with a different theme. (Read: different theme, they won't always be dance songs.) But this week's edition is Remix focused, so this will probably get you moving, even if you're the most self-conscious dancer ever. We're featuring Odesza's 2013 My Friends Never Die Remixes. The original EP came out this September, and now it's back with a makeover. Odesza consists of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches). Hear "Without You," in three different versions. -
Pretty Lights to play first Pay-Per-View concert
Pretty Lights will hold its first ever Pay-Per-View concert on Saturday November 30th at 9pm PST. Derek Vincent Smith will be playing with some of the musicians from his acclaimed A Color Map of the Sun album. You can get the live electro hip-hop soul sounds for $19.95 via IN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DIRECTV, and DISH Network. -
"John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes” app now available
Now this is a music experience app you haven't seen. You can simulate John Lennon's intimate six-day ocean voyage to Bermuda for $4.99. "John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes" has music, photos, interviews and other interactive features, according to the Associated Press. On this trip Lennon took 6 months before he died, he was inspired to make new music again. Yoko Ono says that the experience he had on the trip "opened up a kind of frozen part of his soul and he started creating." -
Angel Olsen's 'Burn Your Fire for No Witness' out February: Sneak peek with new song 'Forgiven/Forgotten'
If you first heard Angel Olsen's full-length Halfway Home last year, it's probably still haunting you in the best way possible. Olsen warms up with achingly honest lyrics that tremble out of her-then holds back with a cooler, controlled voice. It's a trademark style as distinct as Joni Mitchell's voice. Olsen has just announced a new album due out February 18th, 2014, Burn Your Fire for No Witness. It will be under the indie rock label Jagjaguwar. A sneak peek at one of the new 11 songs, "Forgiven/Forgotten" already shows that she is going for more of a rock vibe than previous folk songs. -
Tiësto, Phoenix, Matt & Kim to play X Games Aspen 2014
X Games Aspen 2014 has an impressive lineup of music acts including world-renowned DJ Tiësto and dance icon/producer Axwell. Bands Phoenix and Matt & Kim will perform the day prior on Saturday January 25th. Ticket sales will support The V Foundation for Cancer Research. -
Philippine Typhoon relief aided by iTunes donations
We know music can be healing, and Apple is showing this in an unexpected way, collecting donations for the American Red Cross through the iTunes store. One-hundred percent of the funds will go toward aiding the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Currently, CNN reports the death toll is around 2,500. The Associated Press reports than more than 9 million people have been impacted and they fear as many as 10,000 are dead. -
Boyce Avenue's "One Life" gives back, goes viral
Sometimes an act will have a following of millions on YouTube and you still haven't heard of them. Boyce Avenue is one of those acts. The pop/rock band of brothers has been selling songs and shows are the world, so you may have actually seen them outside of their billion YouTube views. They're in the spotlight this week for a viral video that came out of partnering with a non-profit Pencils of Promise (PoP). PoP helps increase educational opportunities for children in developing regions. Digital sales of their song "One Life" will go to PoP. The music video has already received over 450K views since the release (you can watch below). -
What’s your favorite remix? Add to the party playlist for our Saturday Night Fever series
It's Monday and we're already talking about the weekend. But not because we're bored -- this is a fun series we're starting, and it takes a little planning! This weekend we will start our Saturday Night Fever series, which is essentially your party playlist for the weekend. Every weekend we will have a different playlist theme, because all party songs are not created equal. But to start off fairly traditionally, the theme will be Remixes. This doesn't mean every song has to be a dance song, but many of them will end up making you move. -
‘The White Album Auction’ to sell John Lennon’s detention slips, Beatles memorabilia
Usually in an auction of band memorabilia you expect to see a signed album and song lyrics. These will all be part of an upcoming Beatles sale, 'The White Album Auction. But in addition, TracksAuction.com will be selling John Lennon's school records. Specifically, his detention slips, the Telegraph reports. -
Morrissey Autobiography Audiobook to be read by David Morrissey
Musician Morrissey's "Autobiography" has already topped the book charts and become one of the fastest-selling memoirs of all time, according to the Guardian. Now they are reporting an audiobook will be released as well, read by another Morrissey. English actor David Morrissey is set to be the voice behind the book. You know him from AMC's Walking Dead and movies such as The Other Boleyn Girl. -
YouTube Music Awards Recap
There's something raw and real about a YouTube video that you don't see on a music video traditionally fit for television. In line with this spirit, the YouTube Music Awards were not what you would expect to see on the real tube. Actor and musician Jason Schwartzman (Coconut Records) co-hosted with comedian and musician Reggie Watts. The hosting was pretty much completely unscripted. Winners included Eminem, Taylor Swift and Lindsey Stirling. Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator performed. -
Hilary Duff recording new album in studio this Halloween
Hilary Duff is back recording with music producer Billy Mann this Halloween. She tweeted a picture wearing a fox mask for the occasion. On September 24th, the internet went a buzz when she tweeted a picture recording at The Lair Studio in West Hollywood. It received over 1,000 RTs and had fans speculating if Better Days would be the name of her next album, and when would it be released? -
Q&A: Meet sultry singer Rachel Ann Weiss
Singer-songwriter Rachel Ann Weiss has the smooth, rich voice reminiscent of her influences Adele and the late Amy Winehouse, with her main inspiration, Jeff Buckley. She hasn't been blinded by the spotlight much yet. There's buzz of the debut album Dear Love, and her artistic roots-Weiss's mother is actress Kathleen Turner. Weiss has recently played both coasts and gave us a glimpse into a budding music career. -
Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie up for Mercury Prize album of the year
If you haven't heard of the Mercury Prize, it may be because it's a UK thing -- the award has go to an album from Britain or Ireland. But before you write it off as too narrow of a category, think of the acts from these regions today and in the past who have made a lasting mark on the world of music. Some would argue the shortlist of nominees does not even cover all the best candidates, and there are 12, from the Arctic Monkeys to David Bowie. -
'Rocketman' Elton John Film Casts Tom Hardy
This summer there was talk that an Elton John film would be happening. Deadline.com confirmed this to be true when FilmDistrict bought the rights to the musical biography, a script by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot). Now it's official that Rocket Pictures' Rocketman has a lead for the film: Tom Hardy, who has been in thrillers like The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. He was once one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch" and we're still watching him. But is he musical? According to the TomHardysPinky account on YouTube, Hardy has been busy with a lot of rapping.
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