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Yelawolf will drop his next album, 'Love Story,' April 21, the cover art for which is above. According to a press release, the album was recorded over a two-year period in Nashville and it features two previously released singles "Till It's Gone" and "Whiskey in a Bottle." The album is a follow-up for the Shady Records artist's 2011 release 'Radioactive.' -
Yelawolf Talks Challenges of Being a Father: Shady Records Artist Reflects on His Absent Dad
Yelawolf knows all too well what it is like to grow up without a father. The Shady Records rapper is determined not to let his career -- or anything, for that matter -- get in the way of him being a good father to his children. Yelawolf, aka Michael Atha, talked to 'XXL' about his views on fatherhood and how much of a challenge it is regardless of being famous or not. -
Psy's 'Gentlemen' Video Cracks 800 Million Views, No. 10 All Time: What Are YouTube's Other Most-Watched Videos?
Psy has YouTube on lock with "Gangnam Style" and "Gentlemen," respectively, which are the no. 1 and 10 most watched videos of all time. What other performers landed in the Top 10? Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Eminem are among the names. -
50 Years of Dr. Dre in 7 Chapters for The N.W.A. DJ, Rapper and Beats Electronics Honcho's 50th Birthday
Dr. Dre is the most successful figure in hip-hop history, and we don't just mean that from a financial perspective. Literally everything he touches has been a massive success, with effects that rattle the rest of the hip-hop world. As Dr. Dre celebrates his 50th birthday, Music Times breaks his incredible career down into seven simple chapters. -
Jay Z, Drake, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Dominate American Listening Map, Based on Streaming Information
Music Machinery, a blog utilizing data from The Echo Nest, recently crafted a simple map detailing what performers dominate different regions of the United States based on streaming data. Jay Z and Macklemore and Drake each hold sway over three large chunks of the United States. -
4 Songs (from Eminem to 'Amazing Grace') Celebrating St. Valentine's Real Ability: Bringing Sight to Blind
Valentine's Day is a thing because no one knows what the real St. Valentine actually did. In fact, there are at least three St. Valentines. The best we can figure is that he channeled God and healed a girl's blindness once. Which is awesome. Music Times explores the theme in a less typical Valentine's Day playlist. -
5 Musical Misremberings: Vanilla Ice, Nicki Minaj and More Astonishing Misleading Music Stories a la Brian Williams
Brian Williams has been having a bad last few weeks but you can't say he didn't have it coming: The NBC Nightly News host has taken a six month unpaid suspension with regard to a "misremembering" he reported, claiming to have been aboard a helicopter shot down by an RPG during his coverage of the Iraq war more than a decade previously. To what extent his story is false remains to be seen—was the helicopter right in front of him the one to actually be brought down, or was he more than half an hour behind?—but let it be known that we wasn't the first, nor probably the last celebrity, to tell a fat one. Here are but five musical performers who wove tall tales, some of which weren't figured out for quite a while. -
Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz and YG Slam the Grammys for Not Nominating Artists That Best Represent Rap and Hip-Hop
The 2015 Grammy Awards drew some tough critics. Kanye West led the charge, storming the stage when Beck won the the award for Album of the Year over Beyoncé and going on a rant after the show. Most of the rap and hip-hop community felt let down this year and they weren't afraid to post online about it. Snoop Dogg was particularly upset, citing the fact that some of the genre's greats have less wins then Macklemore. YG and Trey Songz joined in, but they were arguing on a personal level. -
Rick Ross Says Best Rap Album Grammy 'Isn't In Touch,' Iggy Azalea 'Doesn't Represent the Community At Large'
Rick Ross is never afraid to address the elephant in the room and the Best Rap Album was his target of choice on Saturday. Last year, the category produced one of the most controversial winners in Grammy history. -
Grammys 2015 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominees, Who Should and Will Win: Eminem, Kanye West Duel
Predicting hip-hop at the Grammys has been notoriously difficult, but the best Rap/Sung Collaboration category has been one of the easiest. Like the other categories in Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song, the Grammys go for star power, but with Rap/Sung Collaboration, they do not deviate from what the charts and the radio say is what the kids are listening to. The 2015 nominees are a little different, with inclusions from Common, Schoolboy Q and ILoveMakonnen with the assist from Drake, but otherwise star power rules the day. The argument of who should win and who will win will rage on long after the Grammys are over and is always divisive, but we took our best crack at it. -
Grammys 2015 Best Rap Performance Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: All Attention on Kendrick Lamar and Drake
Music Times considers the 2015 Grammy nominees for Best Rap Performance, featuring tracks from Eminem, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Lecrae. -
Grammys 2015 Best Rap Album Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Iggy Azalea, Eminem and Wiz Khalifa Among Contenders
Music Times picks who should win (and who will actually win) the Best Rap Album, choosing from Iggy Azalea, Childish Gambino, Common, Eminem, ScHoolboy Q and Wiz Khalifa.
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