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Alabama Shakes finish up yet-unnamed sophomore album
Alabama Shakes revealed in an interview with Miami News Times that their sophomore studio album is almost complete. Drummer Steve Johnson told them that the tracking for the album is finished, though a title for the follow up to 2012's debut Boys & Girls has not yet been chosen. -
Justin Timberlake shows his folk chops on 'Inside Llewyn Davis' cover of 'Five Hundred Miles' [WATCH]
The Coen Brothers' upcoming film, Inside Llewyn Davis, staring Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan along with the title character played by Oscar Issac, opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday. A cover of Hedy West's folk classic "Five Hundred Miles," performed by Timberlake, Mulligan and Stark Sands premiered yesterday in a clip from the film. It shows the three musicians (Jim, Jean and Troy) performing at the famed Gaslight Café. -
Trent Reznor, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's Beats Music is set to launch in January
A year ago, Trent Reznor announced his involvement as creative chief with Beats Music (formerly dubbed "Daisy"), a new music-streaming site being launched by Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine through Beats Electronics, the company that makes Beats by Dre headphones. Now the company has announced that the site will launch in January. -
The Rolling Stones announced details of their '14 on Fire' tour [SCHEDULE]
The Rolling Stone's have announced the details of a stretch of dates they are calling "14 on Fire" to their Australian tour, according to Rolling Stone. -
Lorde premieres the video for 'Team' off her debut album 'Pure Heroine' [WATCH]
Lorde has released the video "Team" off her debut album Pure Heroine. The clip takes place in what appears to be a rundown city run by teenagers — taking the lyrics of the track "We live in cities you'll never see on screen" and "Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams" and translating them literally on screen. -
Stream Childish Gambino's upcoming sophomore album 'Because the Internet' in full a week early [LISTEN]
Donald Glover's upcoming Childish Gambino album, Because The Internet, is due out December 10 through Glassnote, but you can stream it in full a week early via iTunes. His sophomore album spans 19 tracks and features guests appearances from Chance the Rapper, Azelaia Banks and Jhene Aiko. -
Tuesdays Under 21: Madeon
It's easy to forget how young some of our favorite performers are when they enter the music world. From Michael Jackson's Jack 5 debut at the age of 11, to Lorde's chart-topping single "Royals" at the age of 16, it doesn't take much life experience to make a splash in the music industry. Tuesdays Under 21 is a Music Times feature dedicated to bringing attention to talented musicians and performers under the age of 21. Who knows? They just might be the next big thing. This week we introduce you to...Madeon -
Billy Joel to play Madison Square Garden every month for the foreseeable future
Billy Joel, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Madison Square Garden executives held a press conference earlier today. They announced that Billy Joel would be joining the Knicks and the Rangers on their franchise list. -
The top 10 songs of 2013 according to Lorde
'Tis the season for end-of-year lists. Surely for those following music, Lorde is probably featured on at least a few of those lists. Now the New Zealand pop star, who has owned the Billboard charts with her rise to fame this year, has released her Best of 2013 list (via Australian radio station triple j). -
Kraftwerk announces 3-D concert series in Los Angeles and one-off performance in Oakland
German industrial group Kraftwerk will take up residency from March 18-21 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for eight shows over the four nights. During their performances, they will present their eight studio albums in full along with 3-D visuals. They have also now announced a one-off performance scheduled for March 23 at Oakland's Fox Theater. -
Miley Cyrus to collaborate with Lil' Kim on new 'Hard Core 2k 13' track 'Bad B*tch'
Despite only having a month left in 2013, Lil’ Kim wants her fans to hold tight for her Hard Core 2k 13 mixtape. “I just want to make U guys happy..please standby. #HARDCOREPLAYLIST 3 bonus tracks included! I love U guys!” According to the image she attached to the post, the reason for the delay is that Miley Cyrus will be featured on her track “Bad B*tch.” To ease her anxious fans, she also shared two other bonus tracks. -
Prince to headline the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans
Prince has announced that he will be headlining the 20th annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in 2014. This isn't the first time the singer has performed at the festival. In 2004 he performed on the 20th anniversary of his hit single "Purple Rain." He has also make rounds at other major festivals, headlining this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. -
Late Night Rundown: Musical guests of late night television for December 2 through December 6
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 2 through December 6... -
Muse's Matt Bellamy talks new album concept for the band's 20th anniversary
Muse's Live at Rome Olympic Stadium came out today on CD and DVD/Blu Ray. Rolling Stone spoke with frontman Matt Bellamy about what the band has planned in terms of a next album. -
Stream Pretty Lights' upcoming 'A Color Map of the Sun Remixes' album in full
Pretty Lights (a.k.a. Derek Vincent Smith) is streaming A Color Map of the Sun Remixes in full now on his website. A Color Map of the Sun was the DJ's fourth album and the first composed entirely by Smith. -
Neil Young premieres new album 'Live at the Cellar Door' [STREAM]
Neil Young's upcoming album Live at the Cellar Door is now streaming in full via Warner Bros. Records. According to Rolling Stone, the live recordings have spent 44 years in the vault and are finally being released on DC and 180-gram vinyl. -
RZA honors the late Paul Walker in new song 'Destiny Bends' [LISTEN]
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has shared a demo of a new song "Destiny Bends" written with his two sons and Will Wells. It is dedicated to Paul Walker, who died over the weekend in a single-car accident. In a note accompanying the song, RZA writes that he and Walker met and became friends on the set of the film Brick Mansion. -
Electronic producer Burial has announced a new EP due out December 16
London's Burial (born William Bevan), considered to be one of the world's best electronic producers, has announced the release of a new EP. According to NPR, not many details have been released on the EP other than that it will contain three tracks lasting 28 minutes total -
Saturday Night Fever: Family-Friendly Party Mix
The theme for this week’s Saturday Night Fever playlist are songs the whole family can get down to — songs for your Grandma to your teenie-bopper little cousins. Thanksgiving is over, but you might still have some family parties that linger throughout the weekend. So, consider your playlist covered. -
J. Cole finally responds to Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' verse on 'TKO (Black Friday Remix)' [LISTEN]
Justin Timberlake's "TKO (Black Friday Remix)" has become almost unrecognizable (save for the hook) on its remix featuring A$AP Rocky, Pusha T and J. Cole. -
Eminem fans troll Afrojack's Facebook page with 'who'
Did you see Will Farrell as Ron Burgundy ask Eminem at the MTV European Awards how he felt about Dutch DJ Afrojack "talking sh*t" about him? Well if you don't recall, Eminem said, "Who?" Apparently that response has triggered some major trolling on Afrojack's social media pages, especially Facebook, according to SPIN. -
Freaky Friday: Yim Yames (Jim James) covers George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord'
Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... Jim James as Yim Yames covers George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" on the 12th anniversary of his death. -
Hall & Oates talk plans for new music, reissues
Hall and Oates fans, get excited. The duo has announced plans to start working on music again. Following the band's first-ever nomination from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, spoke with Billboard about what the future holds for the band. -
Sigur Rós to release limited-edition 'Kveikur' box set
Sigur Rós have announced the release of a limited edition box set of 12-inch vinyl for their latest album, Kveikur. According to the item description, each of the nine pieces of vinyl comes with a flipside instrumental version. -
Kanye West explains why G.O.O.D. Music artists aren't on his Yeezus tour
It has been a prolific year for G.O.O.D. Music with the release of Kanye West's Yeezus, Pusha T's My Name is My Name, and 2 Chainz's B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. But as MTVNews points out, West chose not to bring any of his G.O.O.D. Music artists with him on his Yeezus tour. -
She & Him announce new EP, 'The Capitol Studios Session' [TRACKLIST]
She & Him have announced the upcoming digital-only release of a new EP called The Capitol Studios Session. The record will feature revamped versions of songs off their latest album, Volume 3. -
Childish Gambino's new 'Because The Internet' single 'Telegraph Ave.' dropped [LISTEN]
After getting peeved that his track "Sweatpants" leaked last week, Childish Gambino's new song's early release has received his stamp of approval. In what is either Gambino accepting "the Internet" or the "imaginative rollout" that he had mentioned, he retweeted actor Michael B Jordan's link to the track. -
Women We Love Wednesdays: Metric's Emily Haines
To do what we can to celebrate women in music and give them the positive recognition they deserve, each week Music Times will introduce you to a female in the music industry whom we love. Singer-songwriters, rappers, DJs, producers, filmmakers, and any woman who is part of the music industry is fair game for this segment. So read on, and get to know the women who continue to wow us. This week we'd like to show off Metric's Emily Haines. -
Eminem premieres 'Rap God' music video [WATCH]
Eminem has just premiered the music video for his latest single "Rap God" off his latest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. In keeping with the nostalgic theme of the album, the video pays tribute to the fictional '80s TV character Max Headroom. -
Beastie Boys' 'Girls' pulled from viral ad, GoldieBlox publishes open letter
GoldieBlox has responded in an open letter on the company's blog offering to withdraw its lawsuit if the Beastie Boys agree not to threaten a copyright infringement.
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