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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off this weekend for what many boxing fans are calling the "fight of the century." Regardless of how great the sparring actually is, it will certainly feature the highest payout in the sport's history, with the two fighters sharing up to $300 million between them. Music Times might not be a sports outlet but we wanted to get in on the action by creating playlists for each of the contestants involved. Here are five tracks to get Floyd Mayweather pumped, ranging from Lil Wayne to Phil Collins. -
Taylor Swift's '1989' Louder Than Classic Metallica, AC/DC and Sex Pistols Records. How?
When you think of "loud" albums, you probably don't think about Taylor Swift. However a new study from Ian Shepherd, audio engineer and founder of Dynamic Range Day, demonstrates that in fact the pop star's most recent release, '1989,' is among the loudest albums of all time. Among the album it trumps are AC/DC's 'Back In Black,' Metallica's "Black" album, and the Sex Pistols' 'Never Mind The Bollocks.' -
Metallica 'Keeping It Heavy' on 'Death Magnetic' Follow-Up, Robert Trujillo Says
Metallica's Robert Trujillo is promising a hard-hitting album from his band. The group is currently working on the follow-up to 2008's Death Magnetic and the bassist recently told Rolling Stone that the band is "keeping it heavy" on the new LP. The musician offered his take on what the new album sounds like a few weeks after drummer Lars Ulrich said that the effort was coming along. -
Lollapalooza 2015: Paul McCartney, Metallica, Florence + The Machine Headlining in Chicago
Lollapalooza 2015 has announced its lineup, with Paul McCartney, Metallica, and Florence + The Machine filling the headliner positions. Among the other names at the top of the billing include Sam Smith, The Weeknd, Bassnectar, alt-J, Kaskade and A$AP Rocky. -
4 Other Acts That Glastonbury Fans Have Hated, Besides Kanye West: Jay Z, Metallica and...The Smiths?
Glastonbury attendees...and people who have never been to a music festival in their lives...are irate that Kanye West is headlining at this year's event. It's not the first time an act has inspired controversy at the festival. Here are four other acts that have drawn the ire of the world's most pure-blooded music fans. -
Metallica's Been Suffering From Financial Risks Since 2010, According to a New Book
The members of Metallica haven't exactly been cashing in on their status of heavy metal royalty. A new book titled Into the Black claims that since 2010, the "Enter Sandman" group has most likely lost more money then its made. The authors cited the band's two Orion festivals and the 2013 movie Through the Never as reasons for Metallica's poor financial state. -
Pi Day: Music Times Does Music by The Numbers, Featuring Metallica, Miles Davis, The Ministry of Sound and More
Happy Pi Day! We're taking the digits of Pi (or at least the first nine digits), 3.14159265, and coming up with a numerical album or song title for each. Check out numerical numbers from Metallica, Miles Davis, The Ministry of Sound and more. -
Metallica Offers New Album Update: Lars Ulrich Says 'Death Magnetic' Follow-Up is Coming Along
Lars Ulrich talked to Rolling Stone recently, letting fans know that the band is hard at work on a new album. The new release will follow up the well-received 2008 effort Death Magnetic, but the drummer did not offer a timetable for the record. The drummer promised one thing, though - there will be no surprise release. -
Metallica Announces 'No Life 'Til Leather' Cassette Reissue for Record Store Day
Metallica is planning to rebel slightly on Record Store Day with the reissue of its 1982 demo cassette tape No Life 'Til Leather. Three of the thrash metal tracks - "Jump in the Fire," "Seek & Destroy" and "Metal Militia" - made it to the group's 1983 full-length release while "The Mechanix" did not. The original cassette featured the original lineup of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Ron McGovney and Dave Mustaine. -
The Blue Dress: How The Viral Light Sensation Would Wreck 7 Classic Album Covers (John Coltrane, Nirvana, The Eagles and More)
The internet went nuts on Thursday when two factions argued whether a dress was blue-and-black or white-and-gold. The light tricks in play in this example would wreck a number of classic album covers from Nirvana, The Eagles, John Coltrane and more. -
Watch This Heavy Metal Mash-Up of Mary Poppins Singing 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'
The Internet is at it again. A video surfaced recently that uses footage from the classic children's movie 'Mary Poppins' and syncs it up to some heavy metal. Best of all, the scene is of Poppins (Julie Andrews) and Bert (Dick Van Dyke) singing the movie's most famous song, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The mash-up is a little weird at first, but you get used to it by the end. -
Metallica's James Hetfield Talks About His Drug Addiction and How Music Helped Save His Life
James Hetfield lived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle for much of his career as the frontman for Metallica. His drug and alcohol addiction reached a boiling point right around the time the band was documenting the recording process for their eighth studio album, St. Anger. Some Kind of Monster, which hit theaters in 2004, showed a band at a crossroads, and Hetfield, in order to save himself and his career, entered into rehab. In a new interview, Hetfield credited music as what helped save his life.
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