Ryan Book, The Music Times

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  • K-Pop stars Hyorin and Ailee deliver spectacular versions of 'Frozen' soundtrack's 'Let It Go' [WATCH]

    The year is young, but the hottest album of 2014 has to be the Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Going back to December, both the film and the album have been selling like hotcakes, and the success of both are largely thanks to the acclaimed soundtrack. At the fore of the score is "Let It Go," a powerhouse ballad delivered by Elsa, the Snow Queen voiced by Broadway star/actress Idina Menzel (best known for Wicked and hits such as "Defying Gravity").

  • Jay Z and Beyoncé top Billboard's Power 100 List

    Billboard has released its annual list of the 100 most powerful figures in music, and once again, actual performers don't play much of a role. However, in one of the few spots on the list performers were able to grab, they grabbed a pretty good post: Jay Z and Beyoncé were named the most powerful "individual" in music.

  • Grammy commercial slots breach $1 million mark: Not the Super Bowl, but still

    If you've read any reports from 2013, you know that music sales are down, across both physical copies and downloads. Music awards shows are as hot as ever however, and that's resulting in commercial slots for the 2014 Grammys going for their highest prices ever. Some 30-second positions are going for more than $1 million.

  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Almost Blocked from Hip-Hop Categories at Grammys by Rap Committee

    The Grammys supposedly exist to honor the best music from the previous year, but no one would be surprised to find out that politics were involved. A blatant, and frustrating, discussion of musical politics went on behind the scenes of this year's Best Rap Album award, and with other rap awards involving hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. According to reports, voters on the rap committee attempted to exclude the group from the hip-hop categories based on its widespread popularity.

  • Beats Music not allowing new users for time being, claims too many customers caused delays

    Beats Music has gotten off to a great start within the internet radio/streaming business, based on most reviews and according to the service's error messages. If CEO Ian Rogers is to be believed, the service has had such an aggressive appeal that Beats is temporarily preventing any new members from joining. Apparently users were having issues due to the heavy traffic, which caused problems both listening and registering.

  • Mobb Deep releasing unheard Wu-Tang verses from Raekwon and Ghostface Killah with 'The Infamous Mobb Deep' collection

    One of the most prominent hip-hop duos of the '90s is getting back to work on its first album in nearly eight years, and it might have some help from another well-known rap collective. No, we're not talking about Outkast...but rather Mobb Deep. Member Prodigy told XXL that fans should expect to hear new verses from members of the Wu-Tang Clan when Mobb drops a new record during 2014.

  • Bruce Springsteen's camp clarifies more details coming on bootleg download series

    Springsteen and crew will be rolling out the download concept when he sets out on an upcoming tour across South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Concertgoers will be able to purchase the concert in mp3 format for $9.99, or in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) for $14.99. According to statements from The Boss, downloads should be ready within 48 hours of concert's end.

  • Shakira announces new self-titled album on Facebook

    Last year was full of releases from big-name pop stars and perhaps the first blockbuster pop album of 2014 has been announced. Shakira revealed this morning via her Facebook account that her forthcoming album, titled simply Shakira, would be released March 25.

  • Miles Davis's 1970 performances at Fillmore East and West being released in compilation

    Miles Davis is a performer that music literally cannot get enough of. Even the biggest acts eventually run out of music to feed their fans-every live gig starts to run together-but Davis, possibly the greatest jazz musician of all time, continues to dazzle. If a catalogue were to exist, consisting of every performance he ever gave, we wouldn't complain. At least the world will be one concert series closer come March. Columbia/Legacy will be releasing a series of gigs from both Fillmores East and West in Miles At The Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (double-colons?).

  • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to score David Fincher's 'Gone Girl'

    Nine Inch Nails hasn't had much success with the Best Alternative Album Grammy, so don't look for Trent Reznor to leave Sunday's ceremony with a trophy. However, another Oscar could be in store for the performer: Reznor and his collaborator Atticus Ross announced on Tuesday that they would be teaming up with David Fincher once again, this time to score the director's forthcoming film Gone Girl. The pair won an Oscar for Best Original Score-Motion Picture for their work on The Social Network.

  • Lucki Eck$ combines elements of Chance The Rapper, Kanye and Chief Keef in Chicago rap debut

    It's easy to forget how young some of our favorite performers are when they enter the music world. From Michael Jackson's Jack 5 debut at the age of 11, to Lorde's chart-topping single "Royals" at the age of 16, it doesn't take much life experience to make a splash in the music industry. Tuesdays Under 21 is a Music Times feature dedicated to bringing attention to talented musicians and performers under the age of 21. Who knows? They just might be the next big thing.

  • Ken Burns set to create 'Country Music' documentary series

    If you enjoy taking a more academic, or at least cinematic, approach to music, you're in luck: PBS announced Monday that renowned documentarian Ken Burns would be working on a series titled Country Music. We probably don't need to explain to you what it'll be about.

  • Miley Cyrus playing 'MTV Unplugged' at end of January

    The MTV Unplugged series has succeeded at converting excellent music (which is electric guitar-based) into excellent music (which is acoustic guitar-based). Among our favorites: Nirvana, Eric Clapton, and Alice in Chains. It's nice to hear the other side of raucous rockers. MTV's newest Unplugged star isn't renowned for her abilities on any guitar, but still promises to bring in the viewers: Miley Cyrus.

  • Outkast not making new album, Queen Latifah now says

    Bad news for Outkast fans: It seems the hip-hop duo isn't working on a new album at the moment after all. The rumors started swirling last week after Queen Latifah, the duo's former manager, appeared on The Howard Stern Show and seemingly confirmed that Andre 3000 and Big Boi were planning on hitting the studio soon.

  • Bruce Springsteen 'surprises' fans at annual Light of Day benefit concert

    Attendees at the Light of Day benefit concert in Asbury Park, NJ didn't mind forking over up to $250-it was for charity after all-but that didn't mean they didn't have something unannounced to hope for on the lineup. Bruce Springsteen had made appearances at nine of the Light of Day shows, an annual event held to raise money for Parkinson's research.

  • Garth Brooks announces two Croke Park shows in Dublin

    We reported, months ago it seems, that Garth Brooks was planning something huge, and that it wasn't related to his previously confirmed comeback tour. Brooks referred to the project as "the biggest thing I've ever tried to attempt." It would seem, based on the performer's announcement Monday, that the mystery project will be a pair of shows at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. We were hoping was building a Death Star, but we'll take it.

  • Spotify features new merchandise service through Topspin

    Streaming seems to be the future for listening to music, which raises concerns for some musicians such as Thom Yorke, who allege that services such as Spotify make it difficult for new musicians to break into the business. There's also the ongoing concern that a "stream" doesn't earn the performer responsible for thus music very much in kickbacks. Spotify is testing a new method to help performers raise funds through the service however.
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