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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2014 inductees: Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt and more
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced the class of 2014. Next year, Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt will be inducted, according to Rolling Stone. The E Street Band will be given the Award for Musical Excellence and Beatles manager Brian Epstein and original Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham will be recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers. -
Late Night Rundown: Musical guests of late night television for December 16 through December 20
Can't get enough of your favorite bands on late night television? Check and see who is performing this week, and don't forget to come back and see what we have to say the next day! The week of December 16 through December 20... -
What we learned from Lorde's Reddit AMA
Lorde took part in her first-ever Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session yesterday. The hour-long back and forth between Lorde and her fans covered topics including what type of shampoo she uses, her plans for future music videos and her unique dancing style. After combing through endless comments and questions, we came up with a list of the most interesting things we learned from Lorde's AMA. -
Caitlin Carter's Playlist of 2013: Eminem, Paul McCartney, and Rich Homie Quan
Music Times, like so many other music publications, was looking to publish a "Best of 2013" playlist. We met to discuss what such a playlist should include, and that's where we ran into trouble. We couldn't agree. Sometimes two of us just couldn't agree on whether the performer was amazing or terrible, and even when we agreed they were amazing, we couldn't agree on what track was most representative of their work. Hence it was decided that rather than try to agree (a seemingly impossible endeavor), everyone would get their own "favorites of 2013" playlist. We won't argue that these are neccesarily the best tracks of the last year, but they're definitely songs that caught our respective attention and caused us to hit 'repeat" over and over and over again -
New York City's SubCulture Underground to host first annual holiday series
Beginning tomorrow, December 17, and going through December 22, SubCulture: Arts Underground will host its first annual holiday concert series. If you're in the New York City area for the holidays, the series promises to feature some of the city's top musicians within jazz and classical as well as singer-songwriters and Broadway acts. -
Lorde announces 2014 North American tour dates [SCHEDULE]
Following the Friday release of her latest single "No Better," Lorde has announced her first full-fledged North American tour in support of her debut album Pure Heroine, which has earned her "Best of 2013" nods with the chart-topping single "Royals." The 17-year-old New Zealand star will hit the road in March. -
Juanes releases 'La Luz,' the first single off upcoming 2014 album [LISTEN]
Colombian singer Juanes has shared his first single, "La Luz," off his upcoming sixth solo studio album. The upbeat, danceable track was written by Juanes and produced by Steve Lillywhite (The Killers, U2), according to Billboard. -
311 announces new album for March 2014
Reggae rockers 311 have announced the release of their 11th studio album for March 11 (311 Day). It has been almost three years since their last effort, and this time around they are putting it out independently. The album, however, is currently untitled. -
Eminem teases clip for 'The Monster' video with Rihanna [WATCH]
Eminem has released a teaser for the video fo his Rihanna collaboration "The Monster." In it, Rihanna plays Eminem's therapist, helping Em navigate his way through issues tied with his past. -
Beyoncé performed new track 'XO' live for the first time in Chicago [WATCH]
Beyoncé caught everyone off guard late Thursday night when she, without warning, released a new, self-titled album with 14 tracks and 17 videos. This all happened amid her current Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, so during her Chicago gig Friday night, she debuted "XO," the album's tenth track, live for the first time. -
How Beyoncé was able to keep her album a secret
Curious how Beyoncé kept her self-titled new album a secret? Her producer Noah "40" Shebib and other music industry experts spoke to Rolling Stone about how the secret "visual album" came to be. -
Former Swedish House Mafia DJ Axwell drops video for Taylr Renee collaboration, 'I Am' [WATCH]
Former Swedish House Mafia member Axwell has released the video for his joint track with vocalist Taylr Renee called "I Am." For the music video, Axwell and production duo Sick Individuals reached out to fans for submissions of original visual creations. -
Kenny Chesney goes reggae on new Wailers' collaboration song 'Spread the Love' [LISTEN]
Country superstar Kenny Chesney has joined forces with the legendary reggae group the Wailers on the new song "Spread the Love." According to Rolling Stone, the song was written for charity with the proceeds from all sales going directly to the Spread the Love Fund, which provides prosthetic limbs and post-prosthetic care to victims who were injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. -
Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes drop free mixtape, 'The Abstract and the Dragon' [LISTEN]
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have teamed up to release a free mixtape. According to Rolling Stone, the new release The Abstract and the Dragon "brings together collaborative tracks recorded throughout the two decades of friendship between the two rappers." -
The Dead Weather release 'Open Up (That's Enough)' as part of ongoing series [LISTEN]
In the beginning of October we reported that The Dead Weather would release a series of new singles leading up to a new album in 2015. Today we hear the first track of the series entitled "Open Up (That's Enough)." -
Lorde drops surprise new single 'No Better' to finish off successful 2013
It seems that last night was the night for surprise releases. After hearing about Beyoncé's new album, we got word of a new Lorde track called "No Better." Ending a monumental year for the New Zealand singer, "No Better" is now available a single on iTunes. -
Beyoncé secretly released new, self-titled 'visual album' last night [WATCH]
Last night, in a Santa Claus-like move, Beyoncé left us a new album to wake up to this morning. With no warning, the singer dropped 14 new songs and 17 videos on the self-titled Beyoncé, what she is calling her first "visual album." -
Madonna is the top earning woman in music with Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé in the top three.
And the top-earning woman in music is .... Madonna. According to Forbes' 2013 list, the singer pulled in $125 million this year. The bulk of her payday came from the final leg of her MDNA Tour, which grossed $305 million overall. According to Rolling Stone, she supplemented her income with merchandise sales, her Material Girl clothing line and her "Truth or Dare" fragrance. -
Damon Albarn teases the release of his first-ever solo album [WATCH]
Damon Albarn's resume includes Blur, Gorillaz and the Good, the Bad and the Queen, but he has never released a solo album — until now. Today he offered a teaser of his first-ever solo album in a 20-second YouTube video. The black-and-white clip films Albarn at a piano playing chords over a tapping beat. -
Black Lips releases tracklist for upcoming album 'Underneath the Rainbow'
Atlanta rock band Black Lips have announced their seventh studio album Underneath the Rainbow. According to Rolling Stone, the 12-song effort was recorded this year both in New York with the Budos Band's Tommy Brenneck and in Nashville with the Black Keys' Patrick Carney. -
Foo Fighters played first-ever Mexico gig last night with a 27-song setlist
Foo Fighters performed their highly anticipated Mexico City gig last night. The show at Foro Sol marked the first time the band has played in Mexico. According to Setlist.fm, the band alternated between playing its greatest hits, songs off 2011's Wasting Light and covers of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Tom Petty. -
R. Kelly to release a XXXmas album in 2014 called '12 Nights of Christmas'
Following the release of his latest album, Black Panties, R. Kelly has announced a new album for 2014, an XXXmas record (if you will) called 12 Nights of Christmas (maybe this one will have a song called "Christmas Cookie!"). In an interview with Rap-Up, he has been working on the album for more than a year, and it should be ready for release during the 2014 holiday season. -
Beastie Boys counter-sue GoldieBlox for 'Girls' copyright infringement
And the GoldieBlox vs. Beastie Boys saga continues. As previously reported, toy company GoldieBlox has been in a legal battle with The Beastie Boy's over the use of the song "Girls" in a parody advertisement. Now the Beastie Boys have officially counter-sued the feminist toy company for copyright infringement. A counter-claim filed yesterday in New York argues that the parody version of "Girls" doesn't fall under "fair use" as Goldieblox had claimed last month in a preemptive lawsuit. -
James Murphy talks Despacio, LCD Soundsystem's live album and new music for 2014
James Murphy has been busy since disbanding LCD Soundsystem in 2011. In his Rolling Stone interview, he dropped hints about his future plans, including an LCD Soundsystem live album and the building of a new studio in New York, where he'll work on new material. -
Entertainment lawyer and former Napster COO Milton Olin Jr. remembered by family and friends; he died Sunday
Milton Olin Jr., former Napster COO and entertainment attorney for Altschul & Olin LLP, died Sunday after being hit by a sheriff's patrol car while riding a bicycle. -
Kanye West can't believe he has only two Grammy nominations this year
Kanye West's Yeezus received two Grammy nominations this year. It is up for Best Rap Album, competing with Drake, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and its track "New Slaves" is up for Best Rap Song. But is this enough of a nod for an album that has topped most Best of 2013 lists? West doesn't think so. -
Burial releases new EP, 'Rival Dealer' [STREAM]
London's Burial (born William Bevan), considered to be one of the world's best electronic producers, has delivered on his announcement to release a new EP by the end of 2013. The new effort, called, Rival Dealer, consists of three tracks that span 28 minutes. In anticipation for its official December 16 release via Hyperdub, the three songs are streaming in full now. -
Beyoncé's new album could drop in 2014
According to Rolling Stone, Beyoncé's new album might finally drop next year if Columbia Records chairman Rob Stringer's recent comments are true. "At some point, Beyoné will put a record out, and when she does, it will be monumental," he told Hits Daily Double. He did not, however, divulge specifics on a release date for the follow up to 2011's, 4. Although the singer has not released any true "singles," she has released about four teasers throughout 2013. -
Stream American Country Awards Online Live
Stream the 2013 American Country Awards tonight here at 8 p.m. EST. This year's show is hosted by Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick and will feature appearances by Luke Bryan, Jewel and Dwight Yoakam. -
Flying Lotus releases file of unheard music, including a 'Black Skinhead' remix
Yesterday, Flying Lotus announced in a series of tweets that he will be releasing a new album in 2014 which will follow up 2012's Until The Quiet Comes. Today the he took to Twitter again to share a Zip file of previously unreleased music.
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