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  • Luke Bryan Thanks Fans for Support After Brother-in-Law's Death at American Country Countdown Awards Show

    Luke Bryan was not able to attend this year's CMT Artists of the Year ceremony because of a death in the family. The country superstar was on hand last night, Dec. 15, at the American Country Countdown Awards to perform "Roller Coaster" and receive the Male Vocalist of the Year Award. He took some time during his speech to thank his fans for their support after the passing of Ben Lee Cheshire."I wanna get serious just for a second. I wanna thank all of my fans — for the past couple of weeks of my life — for keeping my family in your prayers. And I wanna also recognize the country music community," he said, CMT noted.Cheshire was married to Bryan's sister Kelly, who died in 2007.

  • Ringo Starr, Green Day, Lou Reed to Join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2015 includes a bluesman, a Beatle and a chick who loves rock 'n' roll. Lou Reed, Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Double Trouble, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and Bill Withers and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band will be inducted in April. Ringo Starr will receive the special honor of the Award for Musical Excellence as well, "Rolling Stone" reports.The ceremony will be held April 18 in Cleveland, and HBO will air the festivities some time in May. Tickets will be available to the general public Thursday, Dec. 18.

  • Chris Cornell, Duff McKagan Will Play Mad Season Reunion with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

    One of grunge's most beloved bands, Mad Season, will reunite in January with the help of two big names. Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and former Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan will fill in for deceased members Layne Staley and John Baker Saunders. Surviving members Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) and Barrett Martin will lead the reunion, which will feature the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

  • Apple Deletes White-Power Music from iTunes Following Report; Amazon and Google Have Yet to Respond

    Apple recently took down work on iTunes from bands that was deemed "white-power" or "racial-supremacy" music by the Southern Poverty Law Center in a new report. The company came under fire for offering the hateful music as well as giving customers more options with the "Listeners Also Bought" feature. According to "Rolling Stone" and "Noisey," Apple deleted 30 of the 54 bands last week that the SPLC pointed out in the report, but other online vendors like Amazon and Google have yet to do so."The racist music industry, a once lucrative source of funding for the white power movement, is a shadow of its former self," the report reads. "Over the past decade, it has become increasingly fragmented and disorganized in the wake of the collapse of several major labels and distributors. Concerts have become scarce and those that remain have been driven even further underground. However, the ever-resilient white power music scene has found new hope and new profit amidst the wreckage of a once multimillion-dollar industry from an unlikely source: the world's largest music vendor, iTunes."Apple's Terms and Conditions page for iTunes restricts submissions of work that is "obscene, objectionable or in poor taste," but that apparently was not strictly enforced.

  • Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Shares 'Inherent Vice' Soundtrack, Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Is Out Now [LISTEN]

    Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood put together the music for Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie, "Inherent Vice," which is out now. The soundtrack features original Greenwood compositions, an unreleased Radiohead track and a Neil Young tune. It will be released tomorrow, Dec. 16, via Nonesuch Records, "Consequence of Sound" reports.The soundtrack marks the third collaboration between Greenwood and Anderson. The pair teamed up for 2007's "There Will Be Blood" and 2012's "The Master." Check out the tracklist and stream the soundtrack below."Inherent Vice" stars Joaquin Phoenix, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Martin Short. It is based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon in which a detective looks into the disappearance of a former lover.

  • Iggy Azalea Announces 2015 North American Tour Dates for The Great Escape [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Iggy Azalea will hit the road in 2015 on her The Great Escape tour, which will kick off in California April 14 and conclude in Texas May 24. Nick Jonas, Tinashe and DJ Wizz Kidd will support the Australian rapper on the trek. Azalea will tour in support of her April release "The New Classic," "Consequence of Sound" reports.The rapper reissued her album under the name "Reclassified" in November. She said that "The Great Escape" name might have something to do with her follow-up.I like the idea of me being kind of a musical escape artist for people. ^.^ — IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 10, 2014

  • David Gilmour Joins Bombay Bicycle Club for Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' at London's Earls Court Arena [WATCH]

    Pink Floyd leader David Gilmour joined Bombay Bicycle Club onstage Saturday, Dec. 13, for a rendition of "Wish You Were Here." The singer was on hand to bid farewell to London's Earls Court Arena, which is set to be demolished. Pink Floyd played the venue during its 1973 "Dark Side of the Moon" trek. Gilmour himself played at the arena multiple times over the years, Ultimate Classic Rock notes."This man gave me my first guitar," guitarist Jamie MacColl said before Gilmour came out onstage. "[He] was one of the first people to play this venue, and by my count has played here more than 27 times."Gilmour also joined Bombay Bicycle Club on their tune "Rinse Me Down."Gilmour and Pink Floyd recently released "The Endless River," the band's final album. It is made up of outtakes from their last album, 1994's "The Division Bell."

  • Jay-Z Joins Justin Timberlake Onstage at Brooklyn Show, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Dance in the Crowd [WATCH]

    Justin Timberlake took over Brooklyn last night, Dec. 14, for a huge concert at the Barclays Center. Collaborator and rap great Jay-Z joined the singer onstage to perform his 2013 hit "Holy Grail." Taylor Swift and Beyoncé were hanging out in the crowd and, during the performance, the two were spotted singing and dancing together, MTV News notes. The concert capped off a special weekend for Swift, who celebrated her 25th birthday with a slew of famous artists.Jay and Timberlake worked together on "Magna Carta Holy Grail" and The 20/20 Experience last year before taking their musical friendship on the road for all to see. Hova decided to give Timberlake the royal treatment while he was in New York, too. Check out the live collaboration below:

  • Nicki Minaj Drops 'The Pinkprint': Full Album Featuring Beyoncé, Chris Brown Available to Stream on Spotify [LISTEN]

    A few songs from Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" leaked recently, but now the entire album is available to stream via Spotify since it officially dropped today, Dec. 15. Minaj is joined by a star-studded lineup on the 16-track album that includes Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, Meek Mill and Jeremih. A 20-track deluxe version is also available on iTunes, "Consequence of Sound" reports.Minaj's collaborations with Bey and Grande leaked last week following singles like "Anaconda," "Bed of Lies" featuring Skylar Grey and "Only" featuring Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne. The latter's music video came out recently as well. Check out the full tracklist below.

  • [ALBUM STREAM] D'Angelo 'Black Messiah' Is Available Now: Singer Dropped First Album Since 2000's 'Voodoo' [LISTEN]

    After a 14-year recording hiatus, soul singer D'Angelo finally put out another album. "Black Messiah" became available yesterday, Dec. 14, for fans on iTunes. Expectations are heavy for the performer's new album, "Billboard" notes, especially considering his 2000 release, "Voodoo," was a huge success.Although the release date was never formally announced, "Black Messiah" was a hotly anticipated effort. D'Angelo has been dropping hints over the past year, debuting new songs live and letting Questlove of The Roots host a listening party. He recently dropped the first single, "Sugah Daddy," as well — see the tracklist and stream the record below.As "Pitchfork" points out, the CD sleeve contains a message that promises that some of the album's tunes are political:"Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album "Black Messiah" creates a landscape where these songs can live to the fullest. "Black MessiahÆ is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.""Black Messiah" is only D'Angelo's third album. His debut, "Brown Sugar," came out in 1995. It was "Voodoo," though, that catapulted him to stardom. The album dominated the charts and, with the help of the music video for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," made the singer a sex symbol.

  • 'Home Alone,' 'The Grinch,' 'It's a Wonderful Life': 5 Best Musical Moments From Holiday Movies [WATCH]

    Before TiVo and onscreen menus that showed program schedules days in advance, you had to hunt for your favorite holiday movies. It was absolutely thrilling. There was a whole process for finding a time for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life." And a constant in all of the specials is great holiday music. "Home Alone" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" made the cut on our list, but here's a few honorable mentions to get things started.

  • Johnny Depp and Aerosmith's Joe Perry Team Up for Chuck Berry's 'Run Run Rudolph' [WATCH]

    Joe Perry released a four-song EP of holiday tunes last week that feature guitar work by actor Johnny Depp, who's been known to jam with the pros from time to time. The Aerosmith guitarist dropped a video today (December 11) for his rendition of Chuck Berry's amped-up classic "Run Run Rudolph." Perry's axe work is awesome, as usually, but where's Steven Tyler when you need him?

  • Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Talks Robert Plant, Drug Use in 'GQ' Rock God of the Year Interview

    "GQ" recently named Jimmy Page its Rock God of the Year for 2014. The former Led Zeppelin guitarist sat down with the magazine to talk about his storied past and unknown future. Page talked about Robert Plant and how he generally reacts to the singer's comments about Led Zep. The legendary axeman also addressed his drug use during the band's reign in the 1970s.After being asked about why Plant seems to be so disinterested in the work he did with Zeppelin, Page responded with a lengthy explanation."Sometimes I raise my eyebrows at the things he says, but that's all I can say about it. I don't make a point to read what he says about Zeppelin. But people will read me things he has said, and I will usually say, 'Are you sure you're quoting him correctly?' It's always a little surprising. But I can't answer for him. I have a respect for the work of everyone in the band. I can't be dismissive of the work we did together. I sort of know what he's doing. But I don't fully understand it," he said.Page added that he chooses not to send messages about the band to Plant through the media.The guitarist also fielded questions about Led Zep and its relationship to drugs."I couldn't comment on that, just like I wouldn't comment on the relationship between Zeppelin's audience and drugs," he said. "But of course you wouldn't ask me that. You wouldn't ask me what the climate was like at the time. The climate in the 1970s was different than it is now. Now it's a drinking culture. It wasn't so much like that then."

  • 'Frozen's' 'Let It Go' Synced to Christmas Lights: Disney Hit Performance Would Make Clark Griswold Proud [WATCH]

    For years, Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold was the champion of holiday exterior illumination when he wrapped his home in thousands of Christmas lights for "Christmas Vacation." Since the 1980s, though, we have had a few technological advances in the area of Christmas lights. A few years ago, Miller Brewing Co. synced some lights to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizards of Winter" and people have been beefing up their displays ever since. The most recent home display features a marvelous performance of "Let It Go" from Disney's "Frozen."The video comes from listentoourlights.com, and it is one of the better light performances around. The centerpiece is the front yard that contains two large trees and some smaller decorations. Huge snowflakes on the house illustrate a "storm" backdrop as they "fall" to the ground. The cactus in the window kind of threw me off, though.Either way, it is a terrific display for fans of the movie or those fond of Christmas lights. Check it out below.Frozen's soundtrack was recently named the best-selling album on the "Billboard" 200 chart for 2014. It beat out releases by Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean. The effort spent 13 weeks at the No. 1 spot, making it Disney's longest, best-selling soundtrack ahead of "The Lion King."This year has not been great for record sales, but Frozen was the first album to hit the platinum mark for 2014. Swift's "1989," Ariana Grande's "My Everything" and Aldean's "Old Boots, New Dirt" also surpassed 1 million sales. Smith's "In the Lonely Hour" is expected to join the club before year's end.

  • André 3000's OutKast Reunion Jumpsuits Being Made Into T-Shirt Line; Still No Word on New Music [WATCH]

    André 3000's jumpsuits from the recent OutKast reunion tour already spawned an art show, and now the rapper announced that the messages will be made into a T-shirt line as well. Those jumpsuits seem to be the only positive 3000 took from his recent jaunt with Big Boi — he has been critical of himself and the tour ever since the end of the trek. Oh, well — on to the next thing."You'll be able to see that really soon because people have been asking me," he says in the video below, "XXL" reported.It is actually a good idea, since the suits featured some pretty thought-provoking slogans like "Have you stopped growing?," "Life is short take more baths" and "Thinking deeply about shallow sh#t.""The response was great," he said about the fans and their response to the messages. "It was to start a conversation and that's what it's done. People started to make up their own messages. I saw so many people with black suits on. I was like, 'Oh, This is cool.'"The rapper explained that the concept grew out of having to perform old songs and not being able to say anything new on them.

  • Justin Timberlake and Garth Brooks: Pop Star Covers 'Friends in Low Places' at Recent Show [WATCH]

    Justin Timberlake continued to remind fans that he is a huge Garth Brooks supporter when he played the country star's 1990 hit "Friends in Low Places." Apparently, all of Timberlake's fans know the tune as they sang it in unison at the singer's show last week in Oklahoma City. Prior to his performance, Timberlake attended the Brooks concert in St. Louis and had a wonderful time. He even took a picture with his hero.As "Taste of Country" noted, Timberlake told the crowd about going to the Brooks show before launching into the country hit. The former 'N SYNC leader's voice brings a smooth, soul vibe to the song, but Timberlake lets the frenzied audience take over for the chorus. Check it out in the fan-shot footage below.J. Tim — just go with it — and and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, are reportedly expecting their first child. A friend told "Us Weekly" in November that there was a little Timberlake on the way, but representatives have not confirmed the rumors.Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" was one of the best-selling albums last year, beating out Eminem and Luke Bryan.

  • Luke Bryan Top Jukebox Artist of 2014 According to TouchTunes; AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd Right Behind

    The bar crowd has spoken: Luke Bryan is the undisputed jukebox champion of 2014. TouchTunes, which supplies establishments with digital music machines, announced its most-played artists and songs recently, and the Crash My Party singer is at the top on the list. As Billboard points out, it makes complete sense with tunes like "Play It Again" and "Drink a Beer." AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd were right behind Bryan.

  • Heart's Ann Wilson Would be up for Fronting Led Zeppelin, Says She Would Jam with Jimmy Page Anytime

    The three remaining members of Led Zeppelin may never reunite. Fans of the band have probably accepted that fact even though stories have surfaced saying that deals are in the works (and then they've turned out to be false). The main issue is between Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Page is for a reunion, Plant is against one. John Paul Jones probably doesn't care anymore. So the possibility of the band playing some shows with another lead singer exists, right? Enter Heart's Ann Wilson.

  • 'Sons of Anarchy' Finale: 6 Best Musical Moments by The Forest Rangers, Curtis Stigers and Paul Brady [LISTEN]

    "Music Times" had the chance to speak with Bob Thiele Jr., music supervisor of FX's "Sons of Anarchy," a few weeks ago about his journey in music in television so far. He created another character on the hit show, which was the episode-ending montages that were often some of contemporary music's most-beloved songs.Well, that never scared Thiele, The Forest Rangers or vocal guests like Curtis Stigers and Paul Brady away. They reworked the tunes to complement scenes of graphic violence and inner turmoil.The question is, what is in store for tonight's finale?Here is a look back at some of the finer musical moments from the show:

  • Scott Stapp Skipped Mental Health Hearing: Creed Singer Could Be Involuntarily Committed

    Creed's Scott Stapp reportedly skipped a mental health hearing that a court required him to attend. The scheduled appearance was supposed to be a chance for officials to propose Stapp spend some time in a psychiatric treatment facility. The singer made headlines in November after posting multiple videos in which he claimed he was broke and living in his truck.A few days ago, it was reported that Stapp recieved a $1.5 million advance for his last solo effort, 2013's "Proof of Life." He, along with Creed bandmates Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips, reportedly received $3 million in advance of 2009's "Full Circle." Stapp's stories of mysterious sources draining his bank account and not receiving royalties from his record label seem a bit sketchy now.The singer's mental health came into question earlier in November when police in Madison County, Florida, found him on the side of the road looking inebriated and rambling incoherently. He was placed in a 72-hour psych hold, and his wife, Jaclyn, asked that he be put in an additional psych hold after the videos started surfacing. GossipExtra notes that Stapp can be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility for having missed his recent court date.The singer appears to be sober in the video messages, but there is no way of telling what his true state of mind is.

  • 'South Park' Holiday Special Trailer: Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Miley Cyrus All Targets for Tomorrow's Season Finale [WATCH]

    The good people behind "South Park" look to have saved their most ruthless episode for last. No one is safe during tomorrow's Dec. 10 season finale. The new trailer for "The Washington Redskins' Go F--k Yourself Holiday Special" features cartoon appearances by Iggy Azalea, U2, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. The show will also take aim at Al Pacino, Bill Cosby and the recent hologram craze with Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.Like I said, no one is safe.As "Consequence of Sound" notes, this season has been full of special appearances by artists and celebrities who have dominated the news in 2014. Most notably, Randy Marsh revealed that he is actually New Zealand singer Lorde. Even deceased musicians will be dug up, appearing in the show as holograms (social media: #HappyHolograms). The show is bound to be full of laughs with Cartman commentating and Jackson's hologram performing as Peter Pan. Check out the trailer below."South Park" is currently in its 18th season and, by all accounts, the creative partnership of Trey Parker and Matt Stone has yet to lose steam.
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