Ryan Book, The Music Times

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  • Judge rules Pandora must pay 1.8 percent of annual revenue to ASCAP, and ASCAP isn't happy.

    A rate court judge has issued a ruling in the argument between Pandora and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Judge Denise Cote ruled that Pandora would pay ASCAP, a non-profit which handles copyrights and issues royalties for its members, 1.85 percent of its annual revenue. For those unfamiliar with the going rates for music streaming services: Pandora's the winner here, and ASCAP isn't happy.

  • SFX Entertainment buys Flavorus, major ticketing service of EDM industry

    It seems we could write a story every other day regarding a purchase made by SFX Entertainment, but today's reports are particularly interesting: The company, the largest pure-EDM promoter in the world, has bought Flavorus, a ticketing service that's particularly popular in the electronic music world.

  • Lady Gaga reveals 'artRave: ARTPOP Ball' stage design, and it's epic

    Kanye West and Miley Cyrus have drawn attention for the spectacular nature of their tour stage sets, but Lady Gaga was at the fore of the trend when she went out with her "Monster's Ball" circa 2009 (kudos to Metallica as well). The pop star released the plans for her forthcoming "artRave: The ARTPOP Ball Tour," and she hasn't scaled anything back.

  • Rolling Stone lists 50 Most Important People in EDM, and promotors rule

    The last time we published a list regarding EDM, it was DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ's list. That list has been known to stir up controversy among fans of electronic music, but we have a feeling that Rolling Stone's 50 Most Important People in EDM. The latter list focuses more on the people who are driving the rising industry from a taste-and-profit-making perspective.

  • New electronic music venue Verboten opens in Brooklyn

    Williamsburg, one of the northernmost neighborhoods in Brooklyn, has long gotten due and undue renown/notoriety for being the capitol of hipster culture. The neighborhood and surrounding area doesn't just indulge listeners of The National-type rock however. You can find folk, hardcore, and hip-hop at a myriad of venues. The genre palette have expanded further after electronic music venue Verboten opened its doors over the weekend.

  • St. Patrick's Day Playlist: Music Times treats you to a slew of bands that are ACTUALLY from Ireland

    You have no doubt heard a million times already that St. Patrick's Day isn't that big a deal in Ireland. They don't dress like leprechauns. They don't demand you kiss them. They certainly don't drink green Miller Light. It's noon on St. Patrick's Day at the Music Times offices, and we already heard an estimated 786 Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphys tracks over the weekend. No fault meant to the groups' music, but they feature a total of one Irish-born member. We hoped to teach you something about actual, traditional Celtic music

  • Nothing leaves no stone unturned on the remorse-laden 'Guilty of Everything'

    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.

  • Camp Bisco cancelled for 2014, Disco Biscuits promise 2015 return

    New York festival-goers will have to sate their thirst for huge concerts at one of the state's other events, because Camp Bisco will be taking the year off. The annual festival, organized by electronic jam band, has taken place at the Indian Lookout Country Club outside of Albany since 1999. The organizers posted a message confirming that the event would not go down during 2014 however. They clarified that it would return for 2015 however.

  • Ray Price's final album 'Beauty Is...' coming in April

    When country legend Ray Price died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 87 in December, one of the first questions asked was whether the performer had any unreleased music left. Price had hinted during his last interview, with Rolling Stone, that he had at least 12 new songs waiting for release. No dates or potential title was given, but the question's been cleared up with Wednesday's announcement that Beauty Is..., the collection of Price's final 12 recordings, would be released April 15.

  • Music Times celebrates Pi Day with the mathematical music of Tool

    Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the one day of the year where people pretend to care about Pi, perhaps the most essential number in geometry, and possibly existence in general (the gravitational constant is a big deal too). Music has a tendency to be mathematic, as much as we'd like to ignore it. One group puts special emphasis on the science behind its music more than most: Tool. In order to honor both the band and Pi (we guess), we've assembled a brief primer on math 'n' the music of Tool.

  • Worker sues stage equipment company after being injured by Miley Cyrus's 'tongue'

    Our mother used to warn us that bad things would happen if we kept sticking our tongue out at people. We have a feeling that the tongue trouble Miley Cyrus is currently having is not what our mother was talking about. A construction worker is suing stage equipment company ShowFX Inc. because a large model of the pop star's tongue caused him injury during it's completion.

  • Austin police confirm SXSW murder suspect "intentionally" ran down concertgoers

    Further disturbing details have come forward from the tragic incident that left two dead and 23 injured at the South by Southwest music festival. Police identified Rashad Charjuan Owens, age 21, as the suspect who drove a Honda into a crowd at the festival. Austin police chief Art Acevedo also confirmed that Owens had "intentionally" run down victims.

  • Ennio Morricone's Los Angeles concert, interview with Quentin Tarantino delayed due to surgery

    Legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone announced Thursday that he would need to postpone two Los Angeles events due to back surgery. The composer, best known for his work with Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns such as "Fistful of Dollars" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," was scheduled to sit down for an interview with director Quentin Tarantino on March 18 and conduct a 200-member orchestra on March 20.

  • Afrojack announces new album 'Forget The World,' featuring Wiz Khalifa and Sting

    It's a big week for EDM album announcements. Skrillex was the first to the punch, revealing his previously unannounced album Recess to his fans track-by-track via an app available on his website. Afrojack might not have demonstrated that sort of flair when he came forth to declare his own debut album, Forget The World, but a name as big as his doesn't necessarily need a gimmick to make the announcement a big deal.

  • EDM fans tweet about their favorite genre than other music fans, according to study

    Social media is driving just about everything these days. Corporations and entertainers alike are wondering how they can reach fans via platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to drive attention for their products. A recent study by social media analytics company Mashwork demonstrates that one music genre's audience dominates Twitter usage: EDM.

  • Drunk driver results in two deaths, 23 injuries at SXSW

    We always enjoy the headlines about unknown acts that took to the stage during South by Southwest and captured the attention of music fans everywhere. Unfortunately, the biggest story from this year's festival will be of a drunken driver who killed two and injured more than 20 more during a police chase.

  • Chance The Rapper shuts down SXSW. Or at least the fire department shuts down his set at SXSW.

    The purpose of festivals such as South By Southwest is (or was) for small unsigned acts to draw attention from labels and media. That's still largely true, but the scene has also become inundated with big names that you've already heard of, and that's who we (media and fans alike) tend to gravitate toward. The unfortunate trend caused Chance The Rapper's set to be shut down less than 20 minutes into his set late Tuesday night.
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