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One Direction Big Winner at Billboard Touring Awards, While Katy Perry and Lionel Richie Also Take Home Prizes

Everyone knows that most performers make most of their money off of touring so it seems logical to have an awards show that reflects those who do it best.
OPINION: New Billboard 200 Metrics Incorporate Streams and Digital Downloads into "Album Sales"...and That Doesn't Work

Billboard has altered the formula for its Billboard 200 chart to reflect the translation of digital downloads and song streams into "album sales." It ain't right.
Fox Wins American Idol Lawsuit from Black Contestants Alleging Racial Discrimination in Dismissal from Competition

The verdict is in for a case from 11 former contestants on American Idol that alleged the show used race as a discriminating factor in the elimination of the plaintiffs, and it seems Fox is off the hook, based largely on statutes of limitations.
Musicians Providing Free Advertising: The Who, Migos, Guns 'n' Roses and More

The best advertising is the free kind. The even bester advertising is when celebrities promote your product in their music.
Song for Those Buried in Snow in Buffalo and Elsewhere: Metallica, Ralph Stanley and More Sympathize with Your Plight

The northern regions of New York are being, in some cases literally, buried by snow. Our own Carolyn Menyes has brought light to Interpol being stuck in its own tour bus for 30 hours due to the weather and we're continuing a trend with a playlist surrounding snow. Not happy snow, like "Walking in A Winter Wonderland," not snow as in cocaine a la Jeezy and Black Sabbath, snow: The stuff that will trap you in your home and cause parties of pioneers to resort to eating each other.
"Fashion Rocks" but Apparently Doesn't Pay, According to Lawsuits from CBS and Barclays Center against Three Lions Entertainment

Fashion may rock but it doesn't seem to be able to pay. The event, Fashion Rocks, which was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and broadcast via CBS, ended up being a bust and now both the venue and the network are suing producer Three Lions Entertainment regarding unpaid dues.
ABC Concerned That Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea Will Cross the Line with Live "Booty" Performance on American Music Awards

Numerous publications have commented on how 2014 is the year of the booty...because you know...apparently guys haven't appreciated the female form until just now. Under the continuing wave of butt that have made headlines in recent weeks, including Kim Kardashian's "art" installation in Paper magazine, the folks at ABC are a tad worried what might happen when Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea take the stage Sunday for a live performance of the former's hit "Booty."
Executives Speak Out against Double-Weekend Festivals at Billboard Conference, Declare Them Bad for "Young Bands"

One question has bothered us at Music Times since huge music festivals such as Coachella and Austin City Limits have started adding second weekends that feature almost the exact same lineup: What do the bands do in between? This was a question more seriously addressed at the Billboard Touring Conference & Awards this week.
Taylor Swift Fills Top Digital Downloads Spot with "Blank Space" while Hozier Continues to Rise with "Take Me To Church"

The streak continues atop the Billboard Digital Downloads chart: Taylor Swift is at no. 1 with current single "Blank Space" and that means for the 15th week in a row, the chart has been topped by either she or Meghan Trainor. Swift sold 328,000 downloads of "Blank Space" last week, a number that has risen as sales of whole album go down (and by "go down" we mean "sold only 312,000 copies this week).
Taylor Swift Owns No. 1 Spot for One More Week with '1989' but One Direction to Cause Trouble When It Walks In Next Week

Taylor Swift gets at least one more week at the top with '1989.' One Direction will cause some trouble when they walk in with their new album next week.
'South Park' Recap: The Boys Get Involved in Illegal Underground 'Magic The Gathering'/Cockfighting and Randy Marsh...Oh Boy

Another week without major political incident and another week that heads for absurdity to get by. Not that we're complaining. Although last week's "Grounded Vindaloop" was a bit of stretch, the eyebrow-raising occurrences of "Cock Magic" are just as bizarre as the title makes it sound.
Lady Gaga Talent Scout Lawsuit Finally Ends, Resulting in $7.3 Million Payment to Wendy Starland Thanks to Pop Star's Testimony

Four years after a lawsuit that featured two talent scouts responsible for Lady Gaga, a decision was finally made, awarding plaintiff Wendy Starland at least $7.3 million.
Spotify Posts Its First Profits in French and UK Markets during 2013 According to Recent Reports

You might get the idea that Spotify is just rolling around in money based on frequent updates from the company and the complaints from performers alleging they aren't getting paid enough for their work. The truth is largely the opposite until this year, when both Spotify UK and Spotify France posted their first profits.
A Brief History of Law Enforcement and Hip-Hop Award Shows: T.I., Rick Ross, Jeezy and More Get Dusted Up

Many, many agencies have called out hip-hop performers for merely being storytellers and not the actual "gangstas" their music portends. Incidents and events at awards shows have backed up the stories they tell like perhaps no other platform can. Today marks the tenth anniversary of Yung Buck's legal troubles following the 2004 VIBE Awards (read more below). Check out a history of police intervention at awards shows below.
5 Renowned Acts from Korea...North Korea: Isang Yun, the Pochanbo Electric Orchestra and More

Korean music continues to find fan bases all over the world and of course in its homeland. It kind of makes us wonder however, is there similar pop talent in North Korea? It seems likely but it would be tough for music fans to find out. After all, it's hard enough to get hard news from what's probably the world's most isolated nation. That said, the West has gotten word of North Korean music over the years and some of it isn't half bad. Check out five of the biggest acts that the northern half of the Korean peninsula claims for its own.
Bruce Springsteen Archival Service Kicks Off with Shows Dating Back to 2012; Service Building Up 40 Year Catalogue However

Bruce Springsteen fans might find their wallets a whole lot lighter thanks to the new site live.BruceSpringsteen.net. The project is a service that allows fans to download audio from archived Springsteen and The E Street Band shows. Although the current offerings only date back to 2012, it's expected to go back much further than that soon enough.
Download Announces Final Headliners for 2015: Slipknot, Muse and KISS will Lead The Weekend; Motley Crue Makes Last Stand

Download, possibly the world's largest (or at least most renowned) purely rock festival, has completed its announcement of headliners for next year's event, which will take place over the weekend of June 12-14 next year in Donington. Slipknot, Muse and KISS are set to be the last acts of their respective nights.
'Rock of Ages' Shutting Down on Broadway January 18 after Six Year Run; Helen Hayes Theatre May Get Sold in the Downtime

Rock of Ages is ending its six-year run on Broadway on January 16 but it isn't for lack of success. The '80s-rock music based musical has gathered five Tony nominations and, perhaps importantly, $125 million in revenue over its run. No reason was given for the exit but the show will continue to live on thanks to performances at The Venetian in Las Vegas and aboard the The Breakaway, a Norwegian cruise ship.
Shoegaze Icons Ride Reforming for "World Tour" During 2015, Including Stop at Primavera Sound Festival and London Field Day

A last minute addition to the newfound trend of reforming shoegaze bands: While 2013 was notable for the first My Bloody Valentine album in more than 20 years, 2014 can be noted as the year when British shoegazers Ride announced they'd be getting back together (although the tour dates themselves won't occur until 2015).
30 Years of Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go": Check Out 6 Performances of TV from 'Family Guy' to 'The X Factor'

Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" has been on television almost as much as you've heard it on the radio in the last 30 years. Here are just a few examples.
5 Mysterious/Unmarked Resting Places for Famous Musicians: From Mozart to Roy Orbison and Michael Jackson

Today involved a rather curious/mortifying news update for those who weren't previously aware that Frédéric Chopin's heart has been stored in a crystal jar full of alcohol, which itself is housed inside a pillar at the Holy Trinity Church in Warsaw. A few scientists and lay folk did a quick checkup to make sure the organ was still in good condition and then put it back, to be checked on another 50 years. It kind of makes us curious what other famous musicians have mysterious final resting places. None are as quirky as Chopin's (the rest of his body is in Paris, if curious) but there are some graves that get/got little attention for a while.
S Club 7 Announces UK Tour for 2015; Will Pop Group Visit United States after Ten Year Absence?

There's some good news from abroad, especially for fans of children's reality television around the turn of the century: S Club 7 has announced an arena tour in Europe, the group's first tour dates as a whole in more than a decade.
Chopin's Heart Exhumed for Secret Scientific Checkup, Returned to Home in Warsaw Church for Another 50 Years

The most Indiana Jones-worthy tale in music history comes from Poland, where composer Frederic Chopin's heart has been secured in a jar of liquor for 155 years. That organ was exhumed relatively recently so that experts could ensure that the alcohol hadn't evaporated before promptly returning the muscle to its final resting place.
SFX Entertainment Heading toward Major Restructuring Following Festival Season, According to Robert Sillerman

Robert F.X. Sillerman told Billboard in an interview that his EDM-centric company SFX Entertainment would be going under some restructuring when the festival season concludes. We admit we have wondered in the past if there was any structure at all over at SFX or whether the company was just consuming any EDM-based products it could get its hands on, from festivals to the Beatport platform.
Giorgio Moroder Releasing First Solo Album in 30 Years; Featuring Guest Vocalists Including Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Sia and More

Say what? One of the most influential figures in the history of electronic music has announced that he'll be putting out a new album-his first in more than 30 years-during Spring of 2015. Giorgio Moroder released a statement Monday confirming that a new record will be on the way on the Sony Music International (RCA in the United States).
Dropkick Murphys Tour Bus Strikes and Kills Possible Suicide Attempter, Oklahoma Concert Cancelled as A Result

Boston rock standard bearers Dropkick Murphys have been forced to cancel a date in Oklahoma after the group's tour bus struck a man dashing into the street. The pedestrian was killed and law enforcement suspects that it was a suicide attempt. Still, the band was in no mood to find other transportation to complete its show in Tulsa, OK on Sunday night.
Lollapalooza Announces Lineups for Festivals in Chile, Argentina and Brazil: Jack White, Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris and More

Lollapalooza managed to sell out all three of its South American festivities this year so the festival will once again be headed to the continent to stage shows in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The lineups for each of those gigs, relatively similar, were announced on Monday morning.
5 Musicians Who've Lost Fingers in Brutal Fashion, in Homage to Jose Canseco: Tony Iommi, Jerry Garcia and More

Jose Canseco isn't the only person who's lost a digit under bizarre circumstances. Check out five musicians who have lost fingers and still continued on to have excellent careers.
Diana Krall Is 50! We Don't Believe It Either; Check Out Five Of Music Times' Favorite Records from Across Her Career

Happy birthday to Diana Krall! It's tough to imagine that one of the bestselling performers in modern jazz has reached 50 years-old (until you remember that she made multiple guest appearances on Melrose Place (she doesn't look 50 to us, for what it's worth)). Check out our five favorite albums from the pianist/vocalist and weigh in at the bottom with your own personal preferences
Mac DeMarco Arrested and Released Uncharged Following Performance Antics at Santa Barbara Concert

Performers being arrested onstage is nothing new but the process in which Mac DeMarco found himself detained is a tad more curious. The alt-rock figure was playing a show at The Hub near the University of California Santa Barbara on November 14 when police decided to take him into custody after he scaled some ceiling beams to reach the venue's second floor.