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  • New mixtapes from Chance The Rapper emerge on Reddit, featuring Adele and Coldplay samples

    Chance The Rapper is having a pretty good year. His Acid Rap mixtape has caught the attention music critics, and was even named the second best record of 2013 by SPIN magazine. Normally, the industry waits until late in a performer's career to dig up all the old B-Sides and release a boxed set, but some old mixtapes from Chance's past have emerged online this week.

  • The Wanted cancel European dates after Max George leaves North American tour

    Bad news for fans of the UK's other boy band: The Wanted have been forced to cancel all of its "mainland" European tour dates for 2014. No reason was given for the cancellation, but many suspect it has something to do with member Max George leaving the group during its North American tour due to "attend some family matters." No further details were shared in that ordeal either.

  • Avenged Sevenfold's music basis for animated show 'Hail To The King'

    This weekend we brought you the exciting news that rapper T.I. and his wife Tony would star in their own animated Christmas special during December. Well, rock band Avenged Sevenfold won't star in their own cartoon, but its album Hail To The King will be adapted into one. Hail To The King (the TV series) will consist of six episodes uploaded to Machinima.com-an animation and video game-based website-on December 15.

  • George Strait sells out Dallas Cowboys stadium in less than a day for final show

    George Strait managed to sell out his final concert in less than one day. "Big deal," say you, "tons of bands sell out venues in just one day of sales." The difference, of course, is that Strait sold out AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which has seating capacity for more than 100,000. So it's about on par with selling out the 2014 Super Bowl in one day. Which happened, but the Super Bowl is about the paramount of American events, so Strait's final show could be considered a big deal.

  • 2 Chainz and Pusha T embarking on tour for 2014

    Even if you've missed out on the chance to pick up tickets for Kanye West's "Yeezus" tour, you can still check out a pair of his G.O.O.D Music label-mates when they embark on a tour of their own during January. 2 Chainz will headline and Pusha T will provide main support on the "2 Good to be T.R.U." tour.

  • Matteo Setti sings Christmas tunes at The Cutting Room (when he's not singing musicals or Freddie Mercury)

    Matteo Setti got his "big break" from Luciano Pavarotti. He also sang lead in a Queen cover band. Which is to say the Italian vocalist can handle a wide range of styles. The performer is turning his attention to swing for the Christmas season however, having released his first holiday EP, Home For Christmas. Setti took some time to speak with Music Times prior to his December 10 show at The Cutting Room.

  • Arcade Fire to tour in UK, conveniently close to Glastonbury dates

    We can't tell you who's going to be headlining at the Glastonbury music festival this year. But we CAN tell you who won't be playing on Sunday, and in doing so give a pretty strong hint as to who may be headlining on either Friday or Saturday. The band in question, Arcade Fire, confirmed on Monday that it will be playing at Marlay Park in Dublin, Ireland on June 29, the Sunday of Glastonbury weekend.

  • Robyn and Röyksopp in the studio, preparing for 2014 tour according to pop star

    She may not be one of the best-selling names in pop music, but she certainly made her mark in terms of critical renown with her Body Talk trio of mini-albums during 2010. Robyn, the Swedish pop star who came to newfound mass appeal with hits such as "Dancing On My Own"-a track named by many as the best song of 2010-announced today that she would at least be touring with production duo Röyksopp during 2014, which further adds to rumors that we can soon expect new music from the performer.

  • Underworld and Volkswagen design driving-based music composition app

    Have you ever been being chased by the police in a high-speed pursuit, when you really wish that the music on the radio would sync up to your erratic driving like an actual Hollywood action film? We certainly hope not. But, just in case, Volkswagen engineers in the UK have teamed up with electronic music act Underworld to design a program that will be able to provide a soundtrack based on the behavior of your car.

  • Garth Brooks confirms 2014 world tour on 'Good Morning America'

    Finally, after months of beating around the bush and playing with fans' minds, Garth Brooks has come out with it: He'll be going on a world tour beginning in 2014. The announcement came while Brooks was appearing on Good Morning America in support of his new compilation Blame It On My Roots. Although we have no evidence to support his claims, if we can't take Brooks' word for what it's worth, what can we?

  • 'Blackfish' pushes Heart, Barenaked Ladies to cancel SeaWorld appearances

    The hot new protest movement among musicians, and folks in general, is against the captivity of killer whales at marine theme parks such as Sea World, and several acts have jumped onboard in recent weeks. The Barenaked Ladies and Heart both cancelled shows at SeaWorld Orlando. Willie Nelson also cancelled his event at the venue, and although he cited scheduling conflicts as part of the decision, he added "what they do at Sea World is not OK."

  • Rebecca Black back with 'Friday' sequel, appropriately titled 'Saturday' [VIDEO]

    Remember "Friday"? Of course you do. It's Friday, Friday. You've got to get down on Friday. Despite being deemed by some as the worst song of all time, there's no denying that it was a pop smash, with its low budget music video bringing rookie vocalist Rebecca Black millions of views. Now, two years later, Black is 16 years old, and has released a sequel track, aptly named "Saturday."

  • NBC's 'The Sound of Music' probably won't make its money back...initially

    NBC obviously put a lot of work into promoting the new live performance of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood in the role of Maria Von Trapp, the role filled by Julie Andrews during the original film. The promotion campaign seemed to have paid off, as the broadcast brought in a huge viewership. But that doesn't mean the network made its money back. The Hollywood Reporter got numbers from analysts putting the production's budget at around $9 million.

  • Black Nativity delivers on movie's Biblical message with gospel-based soundtrack

    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.

  • Nelson Mandela's influence extended to the South African National Anthem as well

    Nelson Mandela's death at the age of 95 touched off mourning the world over, and inspired coverage from all fields of media. It wasn't empty sentiment either. Major news sites had no issue demonstrating Mandela's importance in international politics, and ESPN's retrospective addressed Mandela's love of sport and how he used it to better South Africa. Mandela's love of music is less documented perhaps, but much like he used rugby to meld the cultural divide in his nation, the leader also used music to bring his people together.

  • Rolling Stone plans country music coverage website for 2014

    Rolling Stone has always striven to be the a sign of what's hip, both on the musical and cultural front. Its coverage of country music, a form that has long been considered one of the more square genres in music, hasn't gotten healthy coverage from the magazine as a result. Sales trends have encouraged the music media maven to open its doors, in the form of a new website planned for launch during 2014.

  • The Electric Daisy Festival is a workhorse for the Las Vegas economy, report indicates

    Considering the recent economic focus on electronic music, especially with SFX Entertainment going on buying sprees and going public, it's about time someone calculated what an electronic festival actually did for a location. Beacon Economics was up to the challenge, recently releasing a report calculating the money brought into Las Vegas and Clark County by the annual Electric Daisy Carnival.

  • Charitybuzz has some excellent (and feel-good) Christmas gifts for the music lover in your life, from Elvis, Lady Antebellum and more

    It's Christmas. You need gifts for the music fans in your life. Plus you're feeling more charitable than usual (stats indicate that charitable donations are up 90 percent from 2012's "Giving Tuesday"). Charitybuzz might have something sitting around that you may be interested in. The benefits: A) They're awesome. B) All sales benefit various charities, so you can feel good about indulging. Music Times looked over what's available and compiled a shortlist of best bets. But be warned, all these auctions are limited time only.

  • NME's Best Albums List invoke Arctic Monkeys, Queens of The Stone Age and (surprise!) Kanye West

    We've already spread the word on what two of the biggest names in music media, Rolling Stone and SPIN, have been listening to during 2013. But what about our friends across the pond? NME has joined in the end of the year fun, releasing its own list of the Top 50 albums of the year. The bad news is that you have to buy the issue to get the full list (looks like those Brits are trying to generate a profit, something the rest of us music media types have given up on), but they were kind enough to share their Top 3 to the general public.
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