• Why Pandora is Paying $90 Million to Record Labels Over Pre-1972 Recordings

    Think of all the great music recorded before 1972. It includes some of the most legendary artists ever from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix. A lot of that music has been trapped in the world of pre-1972 recordings, which is a segment of copyright law that allowed Pandora to skirt payment to rights holders for years, until this week when a settlement was reached with the company to pay labels $90 million.

  • James Taylor Talks Heroin and Meeting The Beatles on 'WTF Podcast' with Marc Maron

    Ever since Marc Maron landed a brief phone interview with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger earlier this year, he's enjoyed a steady stream of high profile musicians on his 'WTF Podcast,' including Jagger's writing partner Keith Richards, Motorhead bassist Lemmy, Celtic legendary Richard Thompson and his latest guest James Taylor, who joined Maron in the garage for a discussion of drugs, rock 'n' roll and his first encounter with The Beatles.

  • John Lennon Photos from Two Days Before His Death Released, Set for Auction

    Nate D. Sanders Auctions are offering up some more cool Beatles memorabilia Thursday including the band's first known color recording, a three and a half minute video of the band playing in the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England, as well as several previously unreleased photos of John Lennon just two days before he was shot in 1980.

  • 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' is Most Popular Song In Music Says University Of London Study

    A study conducted by the University of London has determined that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana is the most popular song in music. The pioneering track that ultimately defined the grunge movement of the 90s made it to the head of a list of the top 50 songs compiled by a team of researchers from Goldsmiths at the University of London, headed by computer scientist Dr. Mick Grierson, who is also a musician.

  • The Weeknd is the 6th Artist to Ever Boast More Than 10 Tracks on the Hot 100

    The Weeknd is having an impressive week on the charts as his album, 'Beauty Behind The Madness' comes in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-hop Albums charts. More surprisingly, 10 songs off that album made their debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list this week, rounding out the full tracklist with every song currently charting.

  • David Gilmour Covers Beatles Ballad 'Here, There and Everywhere'

    David Gilmour, guitarist of the recently split Pink Floyd, will bring new music to the forefront with his first solo album in 10 years, 'Rattle That Lock,' due out September 18. Thus far, he's teased the impending album with the release of the title track along with a riveting animated music video. Now, the 69-year-old musician has unveiled a personal cover of the Beatles fan-favorite track, "Here, There and Everywhere."

  • Sean Lennon, The Moonlandingz Collaborate on 'Sweet Saturn Mine' [LISTEN]

    Last year, Sean Lennon became mesmerized at a South by Southwest party where he tuned into the musical talents of the psychedelic Fat White Family for the first time ever. Since that moment, he's aided the band by co-producing their sophomore album as well as joining forces with them for a side project called the Moonlandingz (which features Lennon, Fat White Family's Lisa Saoudi and Saul Adamczewski, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and members from the U.K. avant-garde electronic group, the Eccentronic Research Council.)
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