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Black Sabbath, Bad Company and Kool & The Gang: Bands Who Release Songs Named After Themselves...on Self-Titled Albums

To celebrate 'Bad Company's 40th anniversary, Music Times assembled a list of other groups that have liked a title just too much not to paste it on everything.
K-Pop Group Big Bang Adds Three More Osaka Dates and Sets Litany of Japanese Touring Records

Maybe Garth Brooks is taking cues from the K-Pop band Big Bang as he plans his comeback tour, continually adding dates at every city he announces. The group, which plays host to G-Dragon among others, has set a high mark for itself by adding a few more dates for this year's Japanese tour.
Cassette Store Day Happens for First Time in U.S. with Releases from Karen O, Gaslight Anthem and More

It hasn't gotten as much publicity as the now sacred Record Store Day but Cassette Store Day just celebrated its first rendition in the United States (year one only occurred in the UK) and apparently did so with success.
Charlie Chaplin's Work as Composer Played by New York Philharmonic alongside Classic Film 'Modern Times'

Charlie Chaplin is known as perhaps the greatest film star in the era of silent films. What he is not known for is his work as a composer. The New York Philharmonic played a tribute to the latter this weekend.
Firefly Music Festival Teams with Coachella Organizers, Aims for Two Weekends Beginning in 2016

The Firefly Music Festival has found a nice music festival niche in Delaware and it's been fairly successful during its first three years. Now organizers are hoping to convert into a two weekend event, not during 2015 but for 2016.
Kate Bush 'Before The Dawn' Show Pushed Back by Power Outage...Disgruntled Fans Lament Leaving Early

Kate Bush's comeback run of shows at the London Hammersmith Apollo has drawn rave reviews thus far but some unforeseen events led to Friday night's show being a major disappointment for some fans. A power outage led to a lengthy delay and many weren't able to stay for the entire performance as to deal with other commitments.
Thom Yorke's BitTorrent Package Moves 116,000 Downloads during First Day Online; How Many Paid for Additional Content?

Thom Yorke has been experimenting with the distribution of music once again, as you know by now thanks to multiple Music Times reports. How did his BitTorrent "experiment" work out? Depends what you consider a success.
30 Years After Single 'Purple Rain' by Prince: Music Times Looks at Colored Rains from Roy Orbison, Peter Gabriel, Soundgarden and More

As our own Joseph Degroot pointed out earlier this year, 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of Price's class album Purple Rain. The title song wasn't officially released until September 26 however, so upon its own birthday we decided to check out what other colors of rain were floating around in the songosphere. Naturally none of them live up to Prince's epic closing track but we decided to list what we found for you. Here they are, listed in the traditional color spectrum order.
One Direction Doesn't Support Terrorism...But It Does Support Many, Many Small to Incidental Crimes [LIST]

Of course One Direction doesn't host any terrorists. But it's still a menace to society as our totally not sarcastic article proves.
Carrie Underwood Announces Greatest Hits Album and New Single 'Something in The Water' for September 29

Carrie Underwood got us all hyped up when she announced yesterday that she'd have a "big announcement" on the Today Show this morning but it really wasn't that big a deal. The country star revealed that she'd be releasing a greatest hits album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, just in time for the Christmas season on December 9. The good news, we suppose, is that there will be at least one new track on the record. "Something In The Water" will be released on September 29.
Sleepwave Doesn't Layer On Electronic Elements Enough for 'Broken Compass' to Escape Underoath Comparisons

Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of.
Diana Krall Postpones Tour and 'Wallflower' New Album Release Due to Pneumonia Case

Diana Krall has postponed the release of her new album Wallflower and the accompanying tour due to an ongoing case of pneumonia. The album was scheduled to be released on October 21 but because of Krall's inability to do promotions for it, label Verve opted to push back the release until February 2.
Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' Finally Available for Streaming...Did Holding Out Boost Album Sales?

Notice anything new on streaming services this week? Of course you did: Spotify and others are adding new albums on a weekly basis. One new listening opportunity caught our eye this week however: Coldplay's Ghost Stories. It's an album that was released for purchase more than four months ago but was withheld from streaming services until now (although it did go up on Beats Music last month as part of an exclusive deal with Apple).
Goat, A Tribe Called Red and Warpaint Biggest Recipients of 'Bonnaroo Bump' in Listening Because of Festival

Spotify's excellent Insights blog's most recent project is to track data from bands that played at Bonnaroo in order to see if a "Bonnaroo Bump" exists, or proof that playing major music festivals such as this one leads to significant jumps in listening. The numbers point to "yes" but it came at different times than what was expected.
'The Who Hits 50!' and Records New Song 'Be Lucky' to Celebrate

The Who will be celebrating its 50th anniversary as a band by releasing yet another greatest hits package but fans can get excited knowing that it will feature the first new recording from the group since 2006. "Be Lucky" will be featured on The Who Hits 50!, an album with the same name as the tour the group is gearing up for at the moment.
Music Times Ranks Adult Swim Single Series from 16 to 1: Future, Mastodon, Run The Jewels and More [LISTEN]

Now that Fall has officially begun and the last single from Adult Swim's singles program was dropped on September 22, Music Times reflects on all 16 and ranks them accordingly. Don't take it too hard if your favorites finished closer to the back than to the front...the majority of these were well worth the download.
Garth Brooks Announces Four Minneapolis Dates as Comeback Tour Continues; More Lexington Dates Coming?

Garth Brooks' tour stop announcement dates are coming a tad quicker than they were a few months ago. The most recent update to his tour schedule is the addition of a fifth city: Minneapolis, where for the time being he's confirmed to be playing at least two dates at the Target Center. It will be his first stop in Minnesota in more than 16 years.
Bob Seger Announces Tour in Support of New Album 'Ride Out'; J. Geils Band to Open

Bob Seger previously announced a new album for October 14 and he won't wait too long until he gets on the road to tour in support of it.
CBGB Drafts Branding Management Company, May Become International Club Chain

CBGB has been closed since 2006 and yet the legendary East Village venue in New York City may be about to enter its most profitable period. The company (yeah, it's a company now) announced that it had entered a contract with Epic Rights to handle its global branding, licensing and rights management.
Lorde Takes Top Spot on Billboard's '21 Under 21' List; 5 Seconds of Summer Debuts and Justin Bieber Celebrates Last Year of Eligibility

No industry is as ripe for domination by college and high school-aged individuals than the music industry (maybe the NBA. But whatever). Billboard has celebrated the youngest powerhouses in music every year by releasing its "21 Under 21" class.
ARIA Awards Date and Location Announced Following Huge Year for Australian Music Industry

Maybe we're spoiled in the United States, as the next year's Grammys are planned to a T nearly a year in advance. Australia and its ARIA Awards formally announced on September 25 that its annual show will take place on November 26 at the Event Centre at The Star, the same venue that hosted the event last year, according to Billboard.
Pharrell News: Producer Makes Visual Cameo in NBA 2K15 as Well, Turns Down Flying Lotus Guest Spot Because of WHAT?

It's been a big year for Pharrell Williams, without a doubt. Music Times wrangled a few less-Earth-shaking headlines regarding the performer from yesterday that might pique your interest as well.
'South Park' Recap: Cartman and Co. Give What For to the NFL, Washington Redskins and Crowdsourcing during 'Go Fund Yourself'

Everyone knew going in that Cartman would be up to shenanigans right off the bat when the new season-the series' 18th-kicked off September 24.
Highest Net Worth Punk Performers: John Lydon, Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye Are Worth More Than You Would Think

One genre is routinely left out of Forbes' investigations of who makes the most money in music: punk!
'Karma Chameleon' and Six Other Tracks Celebrating the Color-Changing Lizards; from Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival and More

On this day 30 years ago the band Culture Club got its second Hot 100 no. 1 single in the form of "Karma Chameleon," probably still the group's most popular song. Although it's tough to one-up that reference to the color-changing reptiles, that lizard family has been mentioned in numerous tracks throughout the years.
Taylor Swift Retakes No. 1 Spot on Digital Downloads Chart from Meghan Trainor; Overall Sales Down

Once again, as album sales have risen over on the Billboard 200, digital downloads have taken a lumping and it's not for lack of new singles. We can only hope that people are listening to whole records again?
Barbra Streisand Breaks Record on Top of Billboard 200; Chris Brown, Tim McGraw and George Strait Have Big Weeks as Well

Album sales continue to be huge for a third-straight week as the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 was loaded with seven debuts for a second week.
Ultra Music Festival 2015 Cuts Ticket Prices for First Time in History of EDM Event

It's never too early to grab tickets for your favorite electronic dance music festival, even if it'll be months before you see a lineup. Good news for Florida-based EDM fans and those willing to travel to Miami: The Ultra Music Festival will offer its general admission tickets for 2015's event at a lower price than it did during 2014, which marks a first for the festival.
Calle 13 Again Tops Latin Grammy Nominations, Enrique Iglesias Receives First Ever Nomination(s) for 'Bailando'

The Latin Grammy nominations were revealed to the world on Tuesday and once again Puerto Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 dominated, bringing in nine nominations, mostly tied to its 2014 release MultiViral.
Trisha Yearwood Dropping New Album 'PrizeFighter' Six Days after Garth Brooks New Album

Trisha Yearwood must struggle to keep her husband Garth Brooks from overshadowing her, considering his whole comeback-tour-and-album and mystery campaign over the last year. Perhaps why that's why she's just announced that her new collection, PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit, would be released on November, less than a week following Brooks' new set.