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Bob Dylan receives Legion of Honor, France's highest cultural award
Bob Dylan received France's Legion of Honor, it's highest cultural award yesterday. The culture minister Aurelie Fillippetti praised the singer-songwriter for inspiring young people in a brief ceremony yesterday, the BBC reported. -
Big Kenny (of Big & Rich) to launch Electro Shine, an EDM-inspired musical circus, at top festivals
Big Kenny (one half of the Big & Rich duo) has plans to bring a new musical experience called Electro Shine to next years' top festivals. According to Billboard, Electro Shine is a fusion of EDM beats and traditional instruments — a trend that is seeing success in the EDM world (think Avicci's "Wake Me Up"). -
The Killers played songs off 'Direct Hits' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night
The Killers stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night for the second time this week in support of their recent greatest hits album, Direct Hits. -
Britney Spears documentary 'I Am Britney Jean' to air on E!
December is a huge month for Britney Spears. E! will air a 90-minute TV special on Britney Spears called I Am Britney Jean on Sunday December 22 and 8 p.m with an encore following at 9:30 p.m. -
Women We Love Wednesdays: Lissie
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 Lissie -
Don Cheadle to play Miles Davis in upcoming biopic 'Kill the Trumpet Player'
The Associated Press announced today that Don Cheadle will play jazz pioneer Miles Davis in an long-planned, upcoming biopic called Kill the Trumpet Player. Cheadle, who will also be making his directorial debut for the film, and Steven Baigelman wrote the script. Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years, and production is finally set to begin in June. -
Childish Gambino performs 'Shadows' on Arsenio Hall, talks leaving 'Community,' his open letter, and not being a rapper
Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) stopped by Arsenio Hall last night to chat and perform "Shadows" off his upcoming album Because The Internet. -
Calle 13, Julian Assange, Tom Morello release 'Multi_Viral' [LISTEN]
Puerto Rico's Calle 13 have released their highly anticipated track "Multi_Viral" with help from WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Palestinian artist Kamilya Jubran. -
Lou Reed public memorial set for tomorrow at Lincoln Center in Manhattan
A simple public memorial for Lou Reed will be held this Thursday in New York City. Reed died last month at age 71. According to Reed's Facebook page, the event is "a gathering open to the public - no speeches. no live performances, just Lou's voice, guitar music & songs - playing the recordings selected by his family and friends." Set for Thursday, the memorial will be held at The Paul Milstein Pool & Terrace at Lincoln Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. -
U2 plans for April release of upcoming Danger Mouse-produced album
U2 has announced a tentative April release for their upcoming Danger Mouse-produced album with plans to unveil it through some brand partner's Super Bowl commercial, Billboard reports. -
Stream The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack in full now [LISTEN]
Wait no longer. Universal Republic is streaming the star-studded soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire full one week ahead of its official release via iTunes.hung -
Ylvis' 'The Fox' soon to become a Simon & Schuster children's book
Move over Old MacDonald. The only animal noise kids will care about soon is the sound of the mysterious fox. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today that they plan to publish a book called What Does the Fox Say? -
Cleopatra Records to release 'Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White' featuring Wanda Jackson, Gary U.S. Bonds, Sonny Burgess and more
At 38 years old, Jack White has become somewhat of a guitar hero. Rolling Stone already named him in the list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." So it's no surprise that Cleopatra Records has curated a 14-track tribute album in his honor, with featured guests that include many of the artists he has cited as influences to his music. Pretty meta, right? -
[EXCLUSIVE] VH1 You Oughta Know: HAIM
Music Times chatted with a few of the "You Oughta Know" artists on the red carpet before the show. Check out what they had to say, and make sure to watch them on November 21. Introducing, HAIM: -
[EXCLUSIVE] VH1 You Oughta Know: JOHNNYSWIM
Music Times chatted with a few of the "You Oughta Know" artists on the red carpet before the show. Check out what they had to say, and make sure to watch them on November 21. Introducing JOHNNYSWIM: -
[EXCLUSIVE] VH1 You Oughta Know: Delta Rae
Music Times chatted with a few of the "You Oughta Know" artists on the red carpet before the show. Check out what they had to say, and make sure to watch them on November 21. Introducing: Delta Rae... -
Drake premieres video for 'Worst Behavior' [WATCH]
Drake has released the video for his Nothing Was the Same single "Worst Behavior." The Director X-helmed ("Started From The Bottom," "HYFR") video takes place in Memphis, Tennessee and features appearances by Dennis Graham, Hot Boys' Turk, Project Pat, Juicy J. -
Future releases video for 'Real and True,' featuring Miley Cyrus, off upcoming album 'Honest'
Future has released the video for "Real and True" featuring Miley Cyrus and Mr. Hudson. A clip of the video hit the Internet a few weeks ago with the full song debuting last week. The video shows Future and a group of astronauts in space where they find Cyrus lying alone, abandoned on a strange planet. They bring her back to earth in to revive her in some sort of alien laboratory. -
Justin Timberlake added to American Music Awards 2014 lineup
Justin Timberlake will join the lineup of the 2013 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles November 24. According to Billboard, it will be the pop star's debut on the AMAs stage as a solo artist. -
Jhene Aiko’s premieres 'Stay Ready (What A Life),' featuring Kendrick Lamar [LISTEN]
Los Angeles R&B singer Jhene Aiko has premiered the track "Stay Ready (What A Life)" featuring Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, the first track off her debut EP Sail Out via Def Jam. -
Morrissey to release live cover of Lou Reed's 'Satellite of Love'
Morrissey has announced that he will release a live cover of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love" on December 5 as a tribute to the late alt-rock icon. It also marks the release of his audiobook version of Autobiography. -
Late Night Rundown: Musical guests of late night television for November 11 through November 15
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 Nov. 11 through Nov. 15 -
(RED) compilation album features Empire of the Sun, Tommy Trash, Calvin Harris, Tiësto and more
Empire of the Sun, Tommy Trash, Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Katy Perry, and Avicii are among the artists who will feature new, exclusive remixes for (RED), and organization that raises money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Billboard reports. -
Russian police officers cover Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'
Fully donning their official Russian police uniforms, this group of Ministry of Internal Affairs troops have shared a video of them singing Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." The entire rendition is sung in English and shows the "fun" side of the officers, who get down and funky for their performance. -
Britney Spears named 'Save The Music' ambassador by VH1
Can Britney Spears save the music? VH1 thinks so. Spears has been named an ambassador of Vh1's "Save the Music" program. According to Rolling Stone, Spears will lead a 2014 class joined by Hunter Hayes, Jason Derulo, Taye Diggs, Diane Birch and Cher Lloyd. -
Freaky Friday: Anya Marina Covers T.I.'s 'Whatever You Like' in 2009
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: "Whatever You Like." -
Rolling Stone Italy asks for a return to guitars, bass and drums, disses electronic music [WATCH]
The Italian branch of Rolling Stone argues that electronic music is a bastardization of real music in their latest video that takes a jab at DJs everywhere. -
Lorde writes open letter on her 17th birthday
Yesterday, Lorde took time to reflect on her success and her new life. She penned an open letter for her 17th birthday on Tumblr that examines the past year, starting from creating the "Lorde" persona to living in the Big Apple. -
Lou Reed's gives final interview, talks about his relationship with sound [WATCH]
Lou Reed gave his last interview on September 21 just a month before his death on Oct. 27 at the age of 71. On a photo shoot for Parrot, read sat down with director Farida Khelfa and talked about his relationship with sound. -
Eminem's childhood Detroit home burned in fire [WATCH FOOTAGE OF DAMAGE]
The childhood home of Eminem, pictured on the cover of the Detroit rapper's latest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, his was burned in a fire last night, The Detroit Free Press reports.
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