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LeBron James' Return To Cleveland Predicted By Lil Wayne
Everyone is talking about LeBron James' decision to leave the Miami Heat and head back home to Cleveland. With James becoming a free agent during the NBA off-season, people had been speculating what he might do. One person, however, predicted the move: Lil Wayne. -
Tour Journals: Jimkata Frontman Evan Friedell Reflects On Playing To Large Crowds And Returning To His Favorite Festivals
Welcome to Tour Journals, a Music Times segment where we ask some of our favorite up-and-coming bands to send us a dispatch from the road. This time around, we've asked Jimkata frontman Evan Friedell to keep a journal on tour with him. Last time, Evan talked about festivals, cops, and the band's storied rehearsal space. This week, he reflects on the power of music festivals to bring good energy in numbers. Check back next week for more! -
The Strypes Return With Second EP, '4 Track Mind,' Announce U.S. Tour Dates
Irish rockers The Strypes have announced their first release of new material since last year's debut, Snapshot. Titled 4 Track Mind, the album is due out digitally August 19 and will include the tracks "Hard to Say No," "So They Say," and the Paul Weller-produced "Still Gonna Drive You Home" as well as a cover of the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach." -
Kesha Reveals That Her 'Party Girl' Image Was All An Act
It has been a transformative few months for Kesha, who recently decided to drop the dollar sign from her name and change her twitter handle from the self-depricating @keshasuxx to the sweet and simple @kesharose. She seems to have also dropped the "party girl" image from persona. However, in an essay published in Elle U.K. (via MTV) she admits the "party girl" thing was all made up anyway. -
Iggy Azalea Is Only Blowing Up Because She's Pretty And White, Says Lord Jamar
Before Iggy Azalea became a household name with her hit "Fancy," Lord Jamar predicted that the music industry would push her in the direction of stardom. He said they wouldn't stop working the Aussie femcee until she was "the sh*t." -
Sam Smith, Interpol, Chvrches, Iggy Azalea And More Talk Best Music Of 2014 So Far [WATCH]
Who doesn't love hearing what their favorite artists are listening to? Throughout the first half of 2014, Billboard asked a handful of artists who they've been listening to this year. Here's what they had to say: -
Rita Ora Previews Prince Collaboration, 'Single Most Amazing' [LISTEN]
As previously reported, Prince and Rita Ora have been working on a few collaborations. Now the Roc Nation singer has previewed her collaboration with The Purple One called "Single Most Amazing." Penned by Prince and produced by Josh Welton, the track is featured in a behind-the-scenes video from Roberto Cavalli's Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign. -
Spotify's Most-Streamed And Most-Viral Songs Of 2014 So Far: Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse,' Pitbull's 'Timber,' John Legend's 'All Of Me," And More
Spotify recently released its list of the most-streamed and most-viral songs of 2014 so far. Topping the list for both Most-Streamed Song Globally and Most-Streamed Song In United States is Katy Perry's "Dark Horse." The track also reached No. 3 on The Most-Streamed Song In The U.K. It amassed more streams that any other song in the world with more than 142 million streams over the last six months. -
AC/DC's Brian Johnson Reveals Details On New Album
Frontman Brian Johnson has revealed to Classic Rock that AC/DC has completed their long-awaited new album, the follow-up to 2008's Black Ice. He told them that the as-yet-untitled album was finished following a series of intense studio sessions in Vancouver. -
Comic-Con Announces Musical Acts: MGMT, Linkin Park, Grimes, And More
Although known more for being a destination for movie studios and TV networks to promote their franchises than for being a music festival, Comic-Con International has announced the musical acts for their 2014 installment. MGMT will play a live set and Grimes will DJ a party for CraveOnline on July 25. -
Lollapalooza Might Expand To Toronto In 2015
Since its inception, Lollapalooza has expanded from its Chicago birthplace to offshoot festivals across South America. Now it appears as though the festival organizers are looking to launch a new festival in Toronto. -
Junk Mail: Sia's '1000 Forms Of Fear' Reviewed Via Email
Music Times writers share an office area of roughly 45 sq. ft, which makes having face-to-face conversations totally impossible. Junk Mail is these millenials' attempt to discuss and review the week's hottest album releases... without needing to look at each other. This week: Ryan Book, Carolyn Menyes, Kyle Dowling, and Caitlin Carter email back and forth about Sia's 1000 Forms of Fear. -
Lil Wayne And Drake Will Battle Each Other On Co-Headlining Tour
As previously reported, Lil Wayne and Drake have announced a co-headlining tour kicking off in August. Although the YMCMB team hasn't finalized production for the tour, details on the Drake vs. Lil Wayne concept have been revealed. -
Global Citizen Festival Announces 2014 Lineup: Jay Z, No Doubt, Tiësto, fun., The Roots, And Carrie Underwood
The third annual Global Citizen Festival lineup has been announced for 2014. Topping the bill is New York's own Jay Z alongside No Doubt, Tiësto, fun., The Roots, and Carrie Underwood. The one-day festival will take place September 27 on The Great Lawn in New York's Central Park. -
Britney Spears Unedited Vocals For 'Alien' Leaks Sans Auto-tune [LISTEN]
Britney Spears' original vocals for her track "Alien" off her 2013 album, Britney Jean, have leaked online, and they're pretty cringe-worthy. -
French Montana Shares Preview Of New Kanye West Collaboration [WATCH]
French Montana recently revealed that he had been working with Kanye West on five or six songs for his upcoming album, Mac & Cheese 4. This morning the Coke Boys star previewed one of his Yeezy collaboration on Instagram. -
Lana Del Rey Talks Working With Dan Auerbach On 'Ultraviolence'
Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Fresh off that success, she sat down with BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe (via NME) to talk about the making of the album and how working with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys made her feel interesting. -
Madonna Appears For Jury Duty In Manhattan, Dismissed For Being 'A Distraction To Other Jurors'
Madonna fulfilled her civic responsibilities today when she showed up for jury duty in Manhattan. However, Madge was dismissed from the courthouse after less than two hours after officials concluded that they already had enough potential jurors. -
Common And Big Sean Team Up For 'Diamonds,' Off Upcoming Album Nobody's Smiling [LISTEN]
G.O.O.D. Music Label mates Common and Big Sean have teamed up for a new track called "Diamonds." The song comes off the Chicago rapper's upcoming Nobody's Smiling album, due out July 22 via Def Jam. -
Charli XCX Performs 'Boom Clap' On Late Night With Seth Meyers [WATCH]
Charli XCX returned to the Late Night with Seth Meyers stage last night to perform her recent single, "Boom Clap," which was written for the soundtrack to the romantic comedy The Fault In Our Stars. Charli previously performed on the show with Iggy Azalea for their history-making hit collaboration "Fancy." -
Usher Shares Pharrell-Produced, Nicki Minaj-featuring 'She Came to Give It to You' [LISTEN]
Usher has shared another taste of his upcoming album with the latest single "She Came To Give It To You," featuring a guest appearance by Nicki Minaj and production from Pharrell. It debuted today on Chicago station WGCI 107.5. -
Crosby, Stills, Nash & 'Young' Cover 'Fancy' On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon [WATCH]
"Who dat, who dat? C-S-N-Y." Jimmy Fallon reprised his role as Neil Young with Crosby, Stills & Nash last night for a folk-rock cover of Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX's massive hit "Fancy." -
Lil Wayne's Young Money Sued For Failing To Make Payments, Could Lose Domain Name
Lil Wayne is being sued by the company that sold him the domain name for YoungMoney.com. According to TMZ, the company that owned the domain name was a business meant to help young entrepreneurs manage and make money. It existed before there was a Young Money imprint. -
Jack White Announces Two New Dead Weather Singles, 'Buzzkill(er)' And 'It's Just Too Bad' [LISTEN]
Amid the whirlwind of his new solo album and upcoming world tour, Jack White hasn't forgotten about his project with The Dead Weather. As previously reported, The Dead Weather are releasing a series of two-song singles leading up to a 2015 album release. -
Kanye West Reportedly Played 20 New Songs at a Secret London Listening Party
According to social media reports (via Vulture), Kanye West debuted 20 new songs during a private DJ set at a London club following his second Wireless Festival performance. -
Jessica Simpson Marries Eric Johnson, Shares Wedding Photos
Jessica Simpson married retired NFL player Eric Johnson over the weekend at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. Now she has shared her first wedding photo with People. -
Miley Cyrus, The Flaming Lips, And Moby Team Up For Trippy 'SuperFreak' Video [WATCH]
The Miley Cyrus-Flaming Lips love affair continues. Back when Cyrus was hospitalized for an allergic reaction to an antibiotic, she took the time to film a video on her sick bed with Wayne Coyne and company. -
Alt-J Release New Single 'Left Hand Free' Off Upcoming Sophomore Album [LISTEN]
Alt-J shared the first taste of its upcoming sophomore album, This Is All Yours, with the Miley Cyrus-sampling "Hunger Of The Pine." Now they've released another song, the album's first official single, titled "Left Hand Free." -
Ariana Grande Performs 'Problem' And Broadway Version Of A$AP Rocky's 'F--kin' Problems' On TRL's Total Ariana Live [WATCH]
MTV brought Total Request Live (TRL) back for one special Sway Calloway-hosted episode in honor of Ariana Grande. Dubbed Total Ariana Live, the show took over Times Square for a 30-minute segment. Fans were waiting in the rain for their idol who was nervous herself, Rap-Up reports. -
Disclosure Remix Usher's 'Good Kisser' [LISTEN]
Yesterday we reported that Disclosure had tweeted a cryptic teaser of a collaboration with Usher. The brothers Lawrence warned us it would be dropping today, and now they've revealed it on SoundCloud.
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