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  • Lollapalooza 2015 Day 3 Review:: Rain Delays, Florence Welch, A$AP Rocky and Vic

    The third day of Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the United States and the gem of the Midwest scene, finished on Sunday night in Chicago with shortened performances (due to rain) from Florence + The Machine, A$AP Rocky, Marina and The Diamonds and more. This is the third in a series of recaps from correspondent Ryan Book.

  • Lollapalooza 2015 Day 1 Review & Recap: Paul McCartney Ageless, Young Thug Rages

    The first day of Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the United States and the gem of the Midwest scene, kicked off in dramatic fashion on Friday night in Chicago with headlining performances from Paul McCartney, The Weeknd, Young Thug and more. This is the first in a series of recaps from correspondent Ryan Book.

  • Azealia Banks Tour Cancelled; K. Michelle Allegedly Pulled The Plug

    Azealia Banks has announced that the previously announced that she and K. Michelle would be heading out on a 20-date concert tour later this year, but now the emcee reports that the alt-R&B vocalist has pulled out, resulting in cancellation. The rapper has reported that she's working with her team to try and make up as many of the dates as possible (a smaller lineup means less crowd, theoretically, and therefore a smaller venue) but we'll have to see. The announcement was especially disappointing for her hardcore fans, as this was going to be Banks' first legitimate U.S. tour.

  • Blake Shelton/Miranda Lambert Divorce Documents Sealed from Public: Why?

    A judge in Oklahoma is under fire after ordering that the divorce files from country stars Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton remain sealed, ruling that the state has legitimate cause to do so, due to the pair's popularity within American culture. That decision hasn't flown too well with some lawmakers, who claim Lambert and Shelton don't fill the requirements needed to keep such documents away from the public eye.

  • Alabama Announces First New Album, 'Southern Drawl,' in 14 Years

    Alabama, the biggest country act of the '80s (and the bestselling country band of all time) has announced that it will release a new album Southern Drawl, which will be the group's first collection of new material in 14 years. Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen—the core three that have been with the band since its debut in 1976-will all be along for the ride.

  • Gaslight Anthem Taking Break after European Tour to Focus on Side Projects

    The Gaslight Anthem have announced that the band will be taking a break after it gets back from its European tour, which is slated to take place next month. The good news is that the post on the band's Facebook page was far from an obituary, indicating that the group is just looking to "recharge" while its members focus on their respective side projects.

  • Ranking Bond Theme Songs: Adele, Madonna, Tina Turner and More Join James

    Bookies in the UK have closed betting on the performer behind the theme song for the new James Bond film, Spectre, as an anonymous bettor placed a £15,000 wager that Radiohead will perform the track. There's no official word yet from the band or the studio...but it's safe to say that no one throws away that much money without a good hunch. Although director Sam Mendes says that a song has indeed been recorded and will be officially released soon, all we can do right now is wonder. In the meantime, take a look at the theme songs from the previous seven installments of the Bond series, which we've ranked from worst to first.

  • Queen Elizabeth and Concerts: The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, One Direction and More

    Fifty years ago on this date, The Beatles debuted its new film, Help!, in London and there was a very big name in the crowd at the debut: Queen Elizabeth II. This constituted arguably the greatest gathering of famous British-folk in the last century, while also demonstrating that the monarch was more than happy to take in popular entertainment along with her constituents (a fan site for the Royal Family notes that she has considerably more "lowbrow" taste than her husband, Prince Philip). If you need more proof of the Queen's enjoyment of popular music, here are some more instances from recent (and not so recent) years.

  • Garth Brooks Sets Forbes Record for Country Income; Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean Place

    Garth Brooks managed to not only become the highest-earning country musician of the last year, but he also brought in the most cash ever by a performer in that genre, according to Forbes and its annual Country Cash Kings list. The biggest performer of the '90s from that scene has brought in more than $90 million, according to the list. Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan did well, but came in far behind Brooks.

  • Radiohead Behind 'James Bond: Spectre' Theme? Betting Agencies Convinced

    The performer behind the theme song behind Spectre, the new James Bond film, is technically a mystery but all signs seem to suggest that Radiohead is the artist in question. Although neither the band nor the studio behind the film has released any information, a bettor in the UK recently placed a huge bet on the band and that's got other bookmakers convinced.

  • Deal Means Frank Zappa Vault Exclusives to See Release Soon Enough

    It's been a big week for fans of Frank Zappa, as his estate has announced plans for an ambitious documentary on the iconic performer and now has let us in on an exclusive agreement with Universal Music to grant access to a huge amount of the performer's "vault."

  • 75 Years of Bugs Bunny: 'What's Opera, Doc?'. 'The Rabbit of Seville' and More

    Today marks the 75th birthday of Bugs Bunny, one of the biggest cartoon characters in history. He serves as the Mickey Mouse of the Warner Brothers empire, starring at the fore of Looney Tunes. Although Bugs has focused most of his talents in the forms of television, film and comedy, he's also got pretty nuanced taste in music. Here are five examples where the world's most famous rabbit—er, rabbit—delved into music.

  • Lollapalooza Lineup 2015 Conflicts: Paul McCartney, The Weeknd, Young Thug and More

    Lollapallooza 2015 is this weekend and your correspondent will be there on behalf of Music Times, checking out the lineup, which includes headliners Paul McCartney, Metallica, Florence + The Machine, The Weeknd, Sam Smith and more. Granted, such a huge schedule inevitably leads to scheduling conflicts, which we're almost convinced promoters have rigged as to drive us nuts. If you're still debating who you'll be seeing this weekend, let Music Times talk you through this with out guide to the biggest conflicts of the weekend.

  • Little Big Town Cancels More Live Dates for Jimi Westbrook Vocal Recovery

    Little Big Town has once again cancelled a slew of tour dates due to the vocal recovery of member Jimi Westbrook. The band was schedule to pick up touring behind its 'Pain Killer' run on July 31 but an announcement this weekend has declared fans will have to wait until late August to catch Big Town on the road.

  • Alice in Chains' Layne Staley as Audioslave Vocalist? It Could Have Happened

    An interesting 'Revelation(s)' has come forward about the creation of Audioslave, a supergroup formed in 2001 by members of Rage Against The Machine and fronted by Soundgarden's Chris Cornell: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains may have been the first choice for vocalist. A former roommate of the deceased musician claimed that the Ragers had reached out and Staley planned on cleaning up and making a run at it after severe years out of the music business.

  • Future, Jason Isbell and Tame Impala Have Career-Best Albums Sales Weeks

    Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2' was expected to top the Billboard albums charts, but not even the emcee himself could have predicted just how well the album would do: DS2 moved 131,500 actual albums, more than double what Honest sold during 2014. Needless to say, it was the performer's best sales week to date.

  • Jay Z/Nas, Tupac / Notorious B.I.G.: The Best Hip-Hop Diss Tracks Ever

    The hottest story in hip-hop for the last week has been Meek Mill's allegations that Drake uses a ghostwriter, and the Toronto rapper turned up the heat by releasing "Charged Up," a perceived diss track aimed at his accuser. Responses to Drake's release have been fairly positive, at least from fans (Mill himself hasn't responded to the track yet) but Drizzy has a while to go in terms of both attitude and wordplay if he wants to land on the list of the greatest diss tracks ever. Here are five examples, from the Nas/Jay Z beef to the Tupac Shakur/Notorious B.I.G. beef that set a high bar for vitriol.

  • Korn's Jonathan Davis' Lawyers: "B*tch Better Have Our Money"

    Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis has a weird fascination with murder, and we're not just referring to the band's recent remix of Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money." It seems the frontman was at one point trying to open a museum dedicated to serial killers, or at least his collection of serial-killer related paraphernalia, but it fell through, resulting in a lawsuit. Now, the lawyers who helped him settle out of that lawsuit are bringing charges of their own, claiming that Davis never paid them for their services.

  • Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2' Leads Billboard 200; Alan Jackson and Jason Isbell Rep

    Future found the secret to moving more albums with his 'Dirty Sprite 2': Don't give people time to think about it. The album topped the Billboard 200 with more than 147,000 equivalent copies sold, just two weeks after the album was announced. It's been a little more than a year since he released Honest, and he more than doubled the sales of that effort. The quick-release method has helped other rappers Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill get to the top of the charts as well during 2015.

  • Soundcloud Could Be in Financial Trouble as Major Label Deals Loom

    SoundCloud could be facing some dire financial consequences, including being "dangerously low on cash," according to reports from Digital Music News. although the company is valued at more than $700 million, two sources indicated to the publication that the digital music platform could be broke in four or five months if it doesn't secure additional funding.
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