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When you put a cover song on an album of otherwise original music, it's typically the sort of thing that's tucked away somewhere deep into the tracklisting and not really highlighted. However, these artists felt that their cover songs were so important to the fabric of their albums that they made them the title tracks. Here are eight albums named after their cover songs. -
8 Duets We Don't Want To Hear: Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, And More
With the upcoming releases of Smokey Robinson's duets album (Smokey & Friends) and a collaborative album between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (Cheek To Cheek), it seems like duets have become pretty popular recently. Though Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's voices seem like they would go well together, there are plenty of other artists who definitely shouldn't sing together. Here are some duets that we do not want to hear. -
Smokey Robinson Shares Elton John Duet, 'Tracks Of My Tears' [LISTEN]
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has shared the opening track from his upcoming duets album Smokey & Friends, a reinterpretation of the classic Miracles song “The Tracks of My Tears” featuring Elton John. You can check it out right now over at Rolling Stone. -
Ranking Albums Recorded at Nippon Budokan, from Bob Dylan to Cheap Trick, Blur, Ozzy Osbourne and More
Music Times looks at six albums from huge performers that have recorded live records at the historic Tokyo music venue. -
Bob Dylan-Inspired Hotel Opens In Woodstock, New York
A hotel inspired by Bob Dylan's life recently opened in Woodstock, New York, just a few miles from where the singer used to record on Route 28 with The Band and close to the namesake festival that took place there in 1969, Billboard reports. -
6 Great Songs Originally Done In Different Styles: The Beatles, Carly Rae Jepsen, And More
Some chord progressions, lyrics, and melodies just lend themselves to a particular style of music, but sometimes an artist plays around with a few different styles before finding one that fits the song best. Here are six great songs that were originally done in different styles. -
6 VMA Nominations MTV Missed: Clips from Bob Dylan, Mastodon, The Knife and More
We feel that a number of the last calendar year's best and brightest got glossed over by the MTV Video Music Awards, so we assembled them below along with a category they could best compete in. -
8 Artists Who Should Make Dance Albums: The Flaming Lips, Morrissey, And More
When country legend Dolly Parton announced today that she's planning on releasing an LGBT-friendly dance album, it got me thinking about what other artists I'd love to hear dance albums from. Here are eight artists who should release dance albums, too. -
8 Great Albums That Open With Cover Songs: Blondie, Pixies, And More
For performers who write their own songs, an album's opening track is pretty tricky. There's a lot of pressure to write an excellent song that catches the listener's attention and entices them to listen further, but some artists get around this by opening their albums with cover songs instead. Here are eight great albums that open with cover songs. -
[WATCH] Old Crow Medicine Show's "Sweet Amarillo" Music Video
Once again, Old Crow Medicine Show and Bob Dylan have made magic. The band's hit, "Wagon Wheel," started out as nothing more than an outtake by Dylan that Ketch Secor turned into a full song. Now they've done it again with "Sweet Amarillo." -
10 Musicians Who Have Directed Films: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, And More
Today Bruce Springsteen shared his short film/music video Hunter of Invisible Game on his website, which is his directorial debut. Springsteen is far from the first musician to direct a film, however. Here are ten more musicians who have dabbled in film directing. -
All Star Game Week Features Idina Menzel, Imagine Dragons, Aloe Blacc and More
Major League Baseball has assembled a solid collective of musicians to accompany the upcoming All Star Game "weekend" taking place in Minneapolis over the next seven days. Check out the full list of guest stars and note that one Minnesota native won't be making an appearance: Prince. Just playing MLB, you know we love you.
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