• 25 Best Songs 2015: The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar & More

    Among your “Pretty Girls” and Vine stars, you had real gems in 2015. From some surprise pop breakthroughs from the likes of Jason Derulo and The Weeknd to touching indie songs from Braids and Sufjan Stevens and some of the most fiery rap in years from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, this year was not wanting for great songs.

  • Mumford & Sons to Headline British Summer Time Hyde Park 2016

    Indie-folk group Mumford & Sons, which recently traded its signature banjos for a plugged in electric guitar on their third studio album, 'Wilder Mind,' has been confirmed as the second headliners of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2016.

  • Alabama Shakes Perform 'Sound & Color' Bonus Track "Joe" on 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert'

    Last night Alabama Shakes reminded fans that they still have one of the best albums of the year with a smoldering gospel performance of their song "Joe" on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Brittany Howard led the band through the gorgeous tune, which serves as a bonus track to the group's genre-melding 2015 album Sound & Color, proving that she still has one of the finest voices in music right now.

  • Stephen Colbert Sings "Everyday People" in All Star Jam on 'Late Show'

    Stephen Colbert kicked things off right in his premier as host of 'The Late Show' as band leader Jon Batiste and Stay Human led an all-star cast consisting of blues and R&B legends Buddy Guy and Mavis Staples as well as newer acts including Alabama Shakes' frontwoman Brittany Howard, St. Paul and the Broken Bones frontman Paul Geneway, Ben Folds, Derek Trucks, Aloe Blacc, Kyle Resnick, Susan Tedeschi and Colbert himself, in a rendition of Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People" that set the tone for the shows to come.

  • Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard is Thunderbitch, Drops Self-Titled Debut LP

    Brittany Howard isn't slowing down this year. After releasing Alabama Shakes' second LP, 'Sound & Color,' earlier this year, Howard is exploring different avenues for her music with a new side project titled Thunderbitch. The self-titled debut album is available for streaming now exclusively on the band's official website.

  • 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.

  • Best Songs of 2015 (So Far): Kanye West, Leon Bridges, A$AP Rocky and More

    Six months down and six months to go: Music Times just can't wait until the end of 2015 to release its list of the best songs released this year, so we're giving you a free preview with our midyear favorites. We left no stone unturned, considering music from the East Coast (A$AP Rocky), West Coast (Kendrick Lamar) and the Central Coast (Kanye West)...rock both electric and acoustic...fashions from miniskirts (Braids) to Mexican Lucha Libre masks (The Mountain Goats).
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