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Missy Elliott Albums and Songs Get 2,500 Percent Sales Boost Following Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Katy Perry may have had the most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever but Missy Elliott was the real winner, as sales of her albums increased by more than 2,500 percent, according to Forbes. The three songs that the emcee performed as a medley—"Get Ur Freak On," "Work It" and "Lose Control"—also saw a combined 978 percent increase in singles sales. That translates to more than 71,000 downloads for those three songs alone.
7 Grammy Nominees Come from Kickstarter Funding, Including Reggae Icon Lee "Scratch" Perry

Seven nominees at the 2015 Grammys were funded primarily through Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform, according to Billboard. This is another step up from 2014, when four albums featured during the awards program were funded by the site
Jack White Clarifies Stance of University of Oklahoma, Will Return Despite Leak of Contract, Guacamole Recipe

Rock fans at the University of Oklahoma can breathe a sigh of relief after management for Jack White clarified that the performer wouldn't be blacklisting the school following an almost comical scandal titled "Guacgate."
Grammys 2015 Best Metal Performance Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Mastodon and Slipknot Wait for Old Guard to Lose Sway

The Best Metal Performance Grammy nominees add up a whole bunch of what you would expect: old bands (Motörhead and Anthrax) playing the role of favorites while more modern acts (Mastodon and Slipknot) wait for the tides to shift. Tenacious D wonders how it even got a nomination, being a comedy act and all, while Ronnie James Dio is the real winner.
XXL Class of 2014 Member Jarren Benton Is All-Verses-No-Hooks on EP 'Slow Motion Vol. 1'

XXL Class of 2014 member Jarren Benton has all the verses and none of the hooks on 'Slow Motion Vol. 1' EP.
Van Halen Releasing First Live Album Featuring David Lee Roth; Where Did Band Record Landmark Album?

Van Halen will be releasing its first ever live album featuring primary vocalist David Lee Roth, an announcement that might surprise those less obsessed with the band's catalogue. The group had previously released only Live: Right Here, Right Now in 1993, featuring controversial replacement vocalist Sammy Hagar, who came into the group following the firing of Roth, who was present for the band's most acclaimed albums including Van Halen and 1984. The new release will jump on the bandwagon of live albums recorded in Japan, titled Tokyo Dome Live In Concert.
Royal Blood Tour Dates Announced Between Appearances at Coachella, Governors Ball and Bonnaroo

Royal Blood has already let the world know they'll be in the United States this year thanks to a few festival appearances but the group also revealed a full-on summer tour across the pond to fill the time in between, as well as posting some new B-sides on YouTube.
Grammys Instagram Account to Post Danny Clinch's Backstage Shots for First Time During Broadcast

It's not tough to get photos from The Grammys but it has been tough to get backstage photo from The Grammys, at least up until now, as the Recording Academy has announced that it will continually release backstage shots of winners as they come off stage during the broadcast of Sunday's ceremony.
Taylor Swift Tackles Etsy, Sending Cease-and-Desists to Producers of Non-Licensed Merchandise; Is Your Favorite Band Next?

Taylor Swift takes intellectual property seriously, hence why she copyrighted the phrase "this sick beat," much to the surprise of many musicians and fans. Most assumed the action was to prevent other performers from referencing it in lyrics, such as how Jay Z's "99 Problems" is frequently cited. It seems that the pop star and her legal team has targeted small-time merchandisers on the site Etsy however.
Copyright Law May Allow Taylor Swift, Prince et al to Pull Covers from Spotify and Streaming Services As Well

Taylor Swift made headlines during the end of 2014 by pulling her catalogue from Spotify, preventing listeners from checking out her sick beats without shelling out for the song or album 1989. She's not the only one who's keeping their wares off of the streaming service and others like it...The Beatles and Apple Records have yet to release the band's discography to the service. Yet many fans know a loophole, if they're willing to ignore subtle differences in quality: There are covers of the songs on Spotify, performed by bands aiming to sound exactly like The Beatles. Perhaps not for long however, as the U.S. Copyright Office is looking to allow performers to prevent covers of their work from being streamed as well.
Grammys 2015 Best Rap Song Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Kanye Looks for Record Seventh Win, Can Nicki Minaj and Drake Compete?

Two new nominees get a chance in the Best Rap Song category: "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj and "Bound 2" by Kanye West, while "i" by Kendrick Lamar, "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa and "0 To 100 / The Catch Up" by Drake compete for another award.
TV On The Radio Cancel European Dates After Hospitalization...Will Band Continue on U.S. Tour During March?

TV on The Radio has canceled the entirety of its European tour, announcing that drummer Jahphet Landis had been hospitalized. Although evidently serious enough to merit canceling the rest of the band's tour dates this month, the band reported in a statement that there was no need for longterm concern for Landis's health.
Celina González Dies at Age of 85 in Havana; 'Greatest Cuban Voice That U.S. Audiences Never Got To Hear'

Celina González, one of the greatest voices in Cuban music and also one of its most least sung, has died in Havana according to reports from the Cuban Music Institute. She was 85 years old.
Netflix Joins 'Empire'-Based Hip-Hop Drama Trend with Baz Luhrmann's 'The Get Down,' on Origins of Genre

The climbing success of Empire on Fox has already begun to spawn other hip-hop dramas, as Netflix has ordered The Get Down, a 13-episode television series from director Baz Luhrmann, the auteur behind The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge!
INXS Guitarist Loses Finger in Grisly Accident; Tim Farriss May Not Be Able to Play Again, Even After Surgery

INXS may have had its final retirement confirmed as guitarist Tim Farriss recently lost a finger during a boating accident, according to new reports from Billboard. The accident happened near his home in Sydney and the band's label Petrol Records confirmed that he has had two operations to attach the digit. The accident occurred on January 24 and Farriss has since been released from the hospital, according the label.
SiriusXM Posts Big Gains in 2014 Thanks in Large Part to Increased Automobile Sales; What's Next for Satellite?

Things are looking good for satellite radio provider SiriusXM according to the 2014 report given by the company on February 4. The company now has a record-high 27.3 million subscribers, which led to a 10 percent revenue increase during 2014, totaling $4.18 billion, while net income rose 31 percent to $493 million and free cash flow rose 25 percent to $1.16 billion.
Taylor Swift Tops Album Sales Charts as Ne-Yo, Charlie Wilson and the Bethel Music Group Debut in Top 10

This week's Billboard 200 didn't reflect much in terms of new music but the Albums Chart has better news, introducing two new debut discs. Taylor Swift and 1989 are at the top again however, selling 71,000 copies. As we mentioned yesterday, that makes her only the second female performer to top the chart for at least 10 weeks with two different albums (the other being Whitney Houston). Also interesting: This week's stop at the top marks the first time since Lecrae's Anomaly during September that an album went to no. 1 with less than 100,000 in sales.
Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan Talks Odd Time Signatures and Colombian Drug Cartels Before His Band's 2015 Debut at Rock on The Range

Dillinger Escape Plan isn't the most crowd-pleasing of options for the typical rock festival but they keep getting calls to perform, somewhat to the confusion of guitarist and founder Ben Weinman. He spoke to Music Times about writing music in 15/16, destroying both equipment and bodies on stage, and run ins with Colombian drug cartels in advance of his band appearing at Rock On The Range in Columbus, Ohio.
Grammys 2015 Best R&B Album Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Sharon Jones, Toni Braxton and Babyface, or An Upset?

The 2015 Grammy nominations for the Best R&B Album represent a wide rang of styles and performers, including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Aloe Blacc, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Toni Braxton and Babyface, and the first non-American nominee ever: Bernhoft.
Solange's Saint Heron Site Pays Tribute to D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' with Beyoncé, Janelle Monae, A-Trak and More

Jay Z paid tribute to D'Angelo's classic album Brown Sugar on his track "Lucifer" but his wife Beyoncé was paying tribute to the R&B star's other classic album, Voodoo, as part of a 15th anniversary collection on her sister Solange's website.
7 Hit Albums We Waited More Than 10 Years For (David Bowie, Sade and D'Angelo Have Nothing on Harper Lee)

The world was pleasantly surprised to find out yesterday that Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird, would finally be publishing her second book during 2015 after years of hiding from the spotlight. The new title, Go Set A Watchman, was actually written before Mockingbird yet is set 20 years following the events of her published book. It should be noted that Lee is not in the best of health, and some allege that publisher HarperCollins may have swooped in following the death of her sister and lawyer Alice Lee and taken advantage of the situation. We hope for the best, like what happened with the seven albums listed below, which were critical smashes when performers such as David Bowie, D'Angelo and Sade released them after decade-long spans.
Diddy Allegedly Assaults Fan at Super Bowl Party, Arizona Police May Charge Star with Battery [VIDEO]

Sean "Diddy" Combs could be in trouble in Scottsdale, Arizona after an appearance at a club for a pre-Super Bowl party allegedly ended with the rapper assaulting a fan.
Taylor Swift Sets Records with '1989' on Billboard 200, While Maroon 5, Ne-Yo and Grammy Nominees Resurge

One week after a surge of new releases and the Billboard 200 has gotten back to the same ol' as Taylor Swift and 1989 reclaim the top spot on the charts. The album moved 101,000 equivalent albums as it earned its tenth week atop the Billboard 200 and the first time in three weeks. This makes Swift openly the second woman ever to have two separate albums that have spent at least 10 weeks at no. 1, with Whitney Houston being the other.
PonoPlayer All Hype According to Tests Run by Yahoo; Average Listener Can't Seem to Hear Difference

The much-hyped PonoPlayer developed by Neil Young and others to supposedly blow away iTunes and other compressed music formats may be just that: hype. A test run by Yahoo's tech writer David Pogue suggests that the average listener not only can't tell the difference between Pono and iTunes...they even prefer the latter.
Sasquatch! 2015 Packs Lineup with Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant, Lana Del Rey, Modest Mouse and More

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2015, once again avoiding "white whale" headliners but gathering appealing names nonetheless with Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse and Robert Plant (who we'll assume will be playing with his Sensational Space Shifters band, although the official poster doesn't say). The festival will once again take place over four days (as it did during 2011-'13) and will once again be held over Memorial Day weekend (May 22-25) at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington.
Converse Rubber Tracks Music Program to Offer Sample Library for Free Online, Featuring 10,000-Plus Loops

If you're looking to create your first mixtape and want to do more than just loop the instrumental version of Jay Z's "Izzo" like everyone else, Converse has your back: The shoe company/music fans will offer the Converse Rubber Tracks Sample Library online free-of-charge.
Grammys 2015 Best R&B Performance Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Beyoncé's to Lose, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Brown to Compete

The R&B/Urban Contemporary Grammys are Beyoncé's to lose, if you take most experts' advice into play. Other nominees—including Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, Usher and Ledisi—would like to suggest otherwise however.
Grammys 2015 Best Rap Performance Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: All Attention on Kendrick Lamar and Drake

Music Times considers the 2015 Grammy nominees for Best Rap Performance, featuring tracks from Eminem, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Lecrae.
Hilarious Video Uses Faulty Logic to Justify Migos Better Than The Beatles. Watch and Be Illuminated.

Several acts, including Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones, have been the subjects of misguided attempts to prove that an act exists that was of greater musical influence during the 20th Century than The Beatles. Maybe if you have a high-minded listener you can make the argument for Miles Davis. One act that probably didn't come to mind, unless you're Complex: Migos. The publication has come up with a short video giving ten reasons why the Atlanta hip-hop trio is a better act than the skiffle superstars.
Warner Music Group Settles with Previous Interns as Two More Major Companies Undergo New Lawsuits

Warner Music Group is but one of many music companies that has been brought under fire for the legality of its internship programs, and now it's become the largest of such to come to a settlement with the parties bringing suit.