Ryan Book, The Music Times

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  • BBC Three and BBC Four may be cut as budget maneuver

    Television viewers in the U.K. have reason to fear for some of their favorite broadcast stations, as rumors run rampant that cost-cutting maneuvers by the BBC will result in both BBC Three and BBC Four getting the axe.

  • Glastonbury organizers claim Prince won't be there. We're skeptical.

    There has been little doubt in everyone's mind that Prince would end up being one of the headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. Everyone except the performer and organizers that is. Emily Eavis, the daughter of festival founder Michael Eavis, made it clear to BBC 6Music that the purple one would not be performing come June.

  • RuPaul guilts fans from illegally downloading new album 'Born Naked'

    You would think at some point in the 15 years since the RIAA sued Napster that the music industry would've figured out a way to dissuade internet users from illegally downloading or torrenting music. The closest thing they have come to thus far is guilt. And surprisingly, it wasn't Thom Yorke or Metallica shaming listeners for their actions. It was reality television star RuPaul.

  • Linkin Park, Thirty Seconds to Mars and AFI hitting road on ironically-titled 'Carnivores' tour

    Three rock bands that toe the line between alternative and mainstream rock will be teaming up this summer for a solid tour: Linkin Park, Thirty Seconds to Mars and AFI will take part in what's being called the "Carnivores Tour." We apologize for the crappy descriptor in the opening sentence, but that's really about all the bands have in common from a musical perspective...unless you know some more in-depth details about the groups involved.

  • Katy Perry sets record for most weeks atop Pop Radio Airplay charts with 'Dark Horse'

    Katy Perry has been on a tear recently, setting all sorts of records in the world of Billboard's pop music charts. The most recent statistical accomplishment for the pop star is having more weeks atop the Pop Songs Radio Airplay chart than any other performer in history. Her current single "Dark Horse" spent last week in the top slot, which gave her sole possession of the record, with 46 total weeks as a performer spent at no. 1. As of last week she had been tied with Mariah Carey at 45.

  • 'Archer' character Cheryl goes country, and FX launches a full country album in her name [LISTEN]

    Country music has long held a fascination in the world of off-kilter adult animated series, such as Adult Swim's Squidbillies and the Appalachian-tinged The Heart, She Holler. FX's series Archer is dedicating a healthy portion of its fifth season to the theme of country music as character Cheryl Tunt receives a microchip in her brain and launches a career in the genre. It's a long story. The plot line is relevant enough for FX to release a full album of tracks from Cheryl's (stage name: Cherlene) country career.

  • Steve Martin and Edie Brickell plan tour and musical

    Steve Martin and Edie Brickell plan a tour AND a musical. You may have been surprised to learn that Steve Martin and Edie Brickell had won the Grammy for Best American Roots Song (but admit it: You don't know much about any of the nominees for that award).

  • Ricky Wilson, John Cooper Clarke and others push to keep London's George Tavern open

    A real estate battle in London has pitted a number of musicians and celebrities against developers in a fight to preserve the historic George Tavern, a Stepney neighborhood concert venue that's been sitting there for nearly 600 years. Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs, Lianne La Havas and punk poet John Cooper Clarke have thrown their support behind the cause to prevent the closing of the building.

  • Three Spanish versions vie for best international cut of Oscar-winner 'Let It Go'

    Frozen and "Let It Go" faced some qualified competition in the battle for the Best Original Song Oscar Sunday night, but Idina Menzel laid any doubts to rest with her live version (vibrato to kill for). Proof of "Let It Go's" success as a song doesn't rest strictly on Menzel's vocal chops however. The song has received equal popularity amongst the 41 international versions that were recorded for Frozen's worldwide audience. Three separate versions exist in Spanish alone, for the language's many markets.

  • Tammy Wynette's daughters fight to put mother's stage name back on crypt

    Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum in Nashville is perhaps the most revered final resting place for members of the country music genre. George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Porter Wagoner and more are now laid to rest in the facility. Tammy Wynette is another renowned name interred at Woodlawn, but fans might not know it from her crypt, which reads "Virginia W. Richardson."

  • Diddy and friends (Rick Ross, Fabolous, Future) experience separate shootings at separate parties over weekend

    Sean "Diddy" Combs may not be the first figure in hip-hop you think of when it comes to gunfire, but the rapper was partially involved with two separate incidents this weekend where club events were brought to an early end due to gunfire. As of Monday morning, there was no indication whether either incident was actually connected to the entrepreneur, but you have to admit it's a pretty crappy coincidence.

  • Liam Gallagher points out that remastering Oasis's 'Definitely Maybe' is stupid

    Everything is being rereleased in a supposedly better remastered form nowadays. A prominent musician has finally come forward to express their displeasure with their work being reworked for a new release. Liam Gallagher took to Twitter to discourage Oasis fans from buying the forthcoming rerelease of the band's classic Definitely Maybe.

  • Liberation Music, label for Phoenix, legally threatens Harvard Law professor; surprisingly loses

    The first lesson in this story is that you should avoid engaging in lawsuits with professors from the Harvard School of Law. Many a recent President has graduated from that particular program, and with good reason. They know more about legal proceedings than we do. Liberation Music, the label for French alt-rockers Phoenix, did not take this into consideration, and is now paying for it.

  • Red Rocks Amphitheater introduces curfews and volume control limits

    Red Rocks Amphitheater, a concert venue outside of Denver, has established itself as one of the most unique performance centers in the country, if not the world. Alas, the residents of nearby Morrison don't think that's a good excuse for concerts to run late and volumes to run high. The venue took a preemptive step to answer the complaints by establishing some ground rules for incoming performers.

  • William Fitzsimmons lets his voice do the talking on 'Lions'

    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.

  • Rolling Stone ranks every Nirvana song, and we compare our notes

    Rolling Stone compiled the list to end all Nirvana lists: every song ever recorded by the band, original or otherwise, ranked down from 102 to no. 1. Spoiler alert: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was given top billing. We warn you that the format chosen by Rolling Stone makes scrolling through a hassle, but we decided to have a bit of fun with it. Five Music Times employees reflected on their favorite Nirvana track, and we looked to see who was most "right" by Stone's standards.

  • Da Mafia 6ix will tour with Lord Infamous's casket, and store it in the merchandise trailer. The rest of world prays this is a joke.

    DJ Paul Hip-hop, probably more so than any other genre, has experienced unfortunate early losses of life. The evidence is there in the newspapers, in the shout-outs to deceased buddies on albums. Hip-hop takes care to honor its fallen, and therefore it's sensible that Da Mafia 6ix (formerly Three 6 Mafia) would move to honor recently departed member Lord Infamous when it goes on its "Triple 6ix Sinners" tour. The group may have crossed the line between respectful and horrifying however. Member DJ Paul revealed that the group was bringing his brother's casket on tour with them.

  • Jay Z, Macklemore and Drake dominate actual map of each state's favorite performer

    Last week a Buzzfeed map caused mass-music confusion for readers who failed to understand what it was showing them. Many assumed they were seeing a chart revealing every state's favorite band, when in fact the map was showing them what performer was listened to in larger amounts in that state versus in other states. The difference between the two options is important. A new map has now emerged that actually reveals every state's "favorite" performer based on the listening habits of 250,000 individuals (which admittedly is not a very large sample).

  • Songcoin: A cryptocurrency dealing exclusively with music

    There's been a lot of talk about cryptocurrency, or currencies based in digital valuation. Unfortunately, most of that talk has been bad, as agencies like the Silk Road use it to peddle in illegal services, and Mt. Gox recently lost $367 million in Bitcoins to digital theft. Still, there are believers. Kasian Franks, the co-founder of Pimovi, wants to launch a cryptocurrency, Songcoin, that will deal exclusively in music-based transactions.

  • German copyright group GEMA accuses YouTube of singling them out in streaming rights battle

    Have you ever been looking for a free preview of that song or album on YouTube, and then you get that message from the awkward-looking television telling you that the site doesn't have the respective rights or licenses to play the video? Well, we have. Those messages are causing more legal trouble in Germany than just copyright issues. GEMA, whose acronym translates to "Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights" in English, is alleging that YouTube has unfairly singled its organization out for causing those messages to appear.
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