• AC/DC 'Excited' About Playing Coachella, Paul McCartney Offers Advice

    AC/DC will be on hand this weekend to give festival-goers at Coachella a classic rock fix. The band will perform during the Friday night headline slot, following acts like Alabama Shakes, DJ Snake and Lil B -- Steely Dan will also be there to represent. In a recent interview with 'The Los Angeles Times,' frontman Brian Johnson talked about begin "excited" to perform for a younger audience and what advice Paul McCartney had to offer them.

  • Best Musical Pranks: Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Nails and More Celebrate April Fools Day

    If you've been reading the news today, especially on Music Times, you know that you've got to watch your back: It's April Fools and irresponsible music media sites are out to get you. We decided to go back and find five of the most epic, dedicated musical pranks the the history of the unofficial holiday. Justin Bieber and Paul McCartney are among those who succeed and suffer with the carrying out of every prank.

  • Rihanna Shares 'B*tch Better Have My Money' Via Dubsmash App

    Rihanna teased her new single "B*tch Better Have My Money" yesterday, March 25, on Twitter. Today, the singer shared a link to the tune, but there's a catch - to hear the new song, fans must first sign up for Dubsmash, Billboard notes. The app allows users to send selfie videos with special audio "dubbed with famous sounds."

  • Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer & More To Appear At 2015 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

    As previously reported, The Rock and Roll Hame of Fame announced that Lou Reed, Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Ringo Starr, "5" Royales and Bill Withers and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band will be inducted in April. Starr will additionally receive the special Award for Excellence. Now the Rock Hall has confirmed a number of music legends who are set to attend as performers or presenters.

  • Patti Smith to Induct Lou Reed Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Stevie Wonder, John Mayer and Fall Out Boy to Intro Others

    Patti Smith will posthumously induct her friend and former Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. Beck will be in charge of paying tribute to the icon as well for the performance segment. Other speakers include Stevie Wonder for Bill Withers, Paul McCartney for Ringo Starr, Fall Out Boy for Green Day and John Mayer for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, 'Rolling Stone' noted. The hall has yet to announce who will introduce Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

  • Firefly Music Festival Dropping Single-Day Ticket Option; Announces Day-by-Day Lineups (Paul McCartney, The Killers, More)

    The Firefly Music Festival has assembled one of the best lineups in the United States at this point in the season, and organizers are capitalizing on it by getting rid of single-day ticket options. Billboard revealed that the four-day event will only sell passes that cover every day of the festivals, which will take place for the fourth time at Dover International Speedway in Delaware.

  • Rihanna on New Album: Songs Will Be 'Timeless,' Still No Release Date Set

    The wait for Rihanna's new album has been trying for most fans. There have been fake leaks, snippets of songs and even a single with Paul McCartney and Kanye West. Her second taste of music from the new effort, "American Oxygen," will run with promos for March Madness. RiRi spoke to MTV recently about the new LP and what her intentions were when making it. She wants her songs to be "timeless," but still no release date has been set.

  • Paul McCartney Talks Kanye West Collaboration: Macca Says Yeezy and Jay Z Are Poets

    Fans of Paul McCartney and Kanye West may have been skeptical when news surfaced that the pair was working on music together. So far, though, the results of their collaboration have been well-received. "All Day," "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds" featuring Rihanna are making waves on the pop charts and bringing the rock and hip-hop communities together once again. McCartney spoke to 'NME' about what sparked the partnership. Macca said he started to understand the rap genre more after seeing Jay Z and West in concert last year. "I was expecting it to be, 'Oh, it's great, it's hip-hop, it's loud ...,' but I hadn't until then got the urban poetry aspect," he said. "Like, Bob Dylan is a poet. And so is Jay Z, and Kanye."

  • Fans are Selling Bagged Air From Kanye West's Yeezus Tour on eBay, One Reached $60K

    There are reports that fans of Kanye West are selling bags of air taken from shows during the rapper's Yeezus Tour. One bag received 90 bids, pushing the total all the way up to $60,000 before it was taken off eBay. The seller provided no proof that the "air" was taken from an actual show, but they did write "air from Kanye show" on the bag to make it seem more legitimate.
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