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Reports suggest that Taylor Swift has preemptively bought the domain names TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult, to prevent more salacious web users from grabbing them first and doing God-knows-what with them. One of the prices of being the world's most popular music act, we suppose. -
Twisted Sister Drummer A.J. Pero Dies, Adrenaline Mob Grabs Mike Portnoy and Chad Szeliga for Memorial Show
Twisted Sister fans are pouring one out for the band's longtime drummer A.J. Pero as the percussionist was found dead of an apparent heart attack last week at the age of 55. -
Kesha's Rape Charges Supercede Dr. Luke's Contractual Breach Claims in Lawsuit, According to New York Court
The lawsuit between Kesha and Dr. Luke started out ugly—with the performer accusing the producer of rape and forced drug use and a countersuit alleging defamation—and things haven't gotten much better since. Multiple motions have been filed in multiple states and now Dr. Luke's party is bothered that California has been ruled as the primary place of action, which means lawsuits present in Tennessee and New York will be forced to wait. -
Marvin Gaye Record Sales, "Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)" Downloads Up Post-Robin Thicke Lawsuit Verdict
Music Times pointed out late last week, as part of our Back of The Billboards segment, that Marvin Gaye's greatest hits compilation Number 1s had probably received a healthy boost in sales thanks to the soul singer's prominence in music headlines in the previous week. His estate's victory over Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams regarding the similarities between his "Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)" and the pair's "Blurred Lines" seems to have generated new interest in the performer. Billboard provided stats this weekend to demonstrate this was true. -
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. -
5 Highest Priced Records on eBay Right Now: Joy Division, Iron Maiden, and More Obscure Rarities
Jack White made headlines last week when he announced that he was the bidder who spent $300,000 for the acetate of Elvis Presley's original single, a 7" pressing from Sun Records featuring "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin," and that his label Third Man Records would be releasing copies of the recording for Record Store Day 2015. That inspired us to check out what the highest-priced albums on eBay were at the moment, and readers ate it up, so we've decided to try it again, looking at every LP priced at more than $1,000 on the online auction site at the moment, which included hot numbers from Joy Division, Iron Maiden and more. -
N.W.A., Green Day and Stevie Ray Vaughn: Vote in Music Times' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tournament Bracket
Music Times combines March Madness and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony into a bracket-style tournament, where only your vote can decide who gets enshrined: Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, N.W.A.? Vote and check back next week for the Elite 8. -
Marvin Gaye Wins on Billboards as Well after 'Blurred Lines' Suit, as 2007 Greatest Hits Album Charts for First Time
Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at Number 1's, a collection of hits from Marvin Gaye that cracked the Billboard 200 for this first time last week, and whether a certain lawsuit involving a certain Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams single had something to do with it. -
Southport Weekender Dance, Soul and Hip-Hop Festival Ending after 28-Year Run in UK
Promoters have announced that the popular Southport Weekender will end its run following the 2015 event, 28 years after its initial performance. UpNorth Promotions said in a statement that rising costs and higher festival expectations were the cause for the closure. -
RIAA Reports Streaming Service Revenues Brng in More Cash than CD Sales for First Time Ever; Digital Downloads Still Dominant
Music trends are often not as dramatic as we make them out to be. For example, the resurgence in vinyl still only accounts for 2 percent of all album sales...not exactly as earthshaking as coverage might suggest. Up until this point, streaming has somewhat been in the same boat, but a new report from the Recording Industry Association of America shows that during 2014, for the first time ever, revenues brought in from streaming accounted for more than the sales of CDs. Streaming services brought in $1.87 billion during 2014, compared to $1.85 billion for compact discs. -
Sam Cooke's Family Denies Support for Proposed 'Murder-Mystery' Biopic on Iconic Soul Singer
Music Times reported earlier this week that an authorized biopic of R&B icon Sam Cooke, focusing on his murder at the age of 33, would be entering production soon. Turns out that project might not be as "authorized" as initial reports suggested. The Cooke family told Rolling Stone that they had no involvement in that film, and that in fact they had been working with ABKCO Films to create their own biopic. -
Inflight Coutersues Universal Music over Airline Music, Alleging Label Responsible for Messy Licensing Battle
Inflight, a company purposed with providing music for airline travelers to enjoy while flying, has filed a countersuit against Universal Music during allegations that the company used music illegally and without proper licensing -
Queens of The Stone Age on Break, No New Album Soon; What Is Josh Homme's Next Project?
Queens of The Stone Age are going on a break of some sort, at least if you take bassist Michael Shuman's word for it. Nothing permanent of course...but fans of the rock band shouldn't be expecting any new music in the near future. -
5 Acts Who Have Landed Three Hot 100 Hits at One Time: The Beatles, Ariana Grande and A Disco Icon
Rapper 50 Cent set a new high during 2005 when he became the first rapper to have three songs in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 at one time. We're not going to hold everybody to that standard, as only one band in history has ever landed three songs of its own in the Top 5 at the same time. In fact, 50 Cent's accomplishment was aided in that one of those songs featured him as a guest on a Game single. Fitty's accomplishment was still impressive, but he's never managed to get even three of his own songs into the Top 10 of the Hot 100 at the same time. Only five acts have, without relying on guest spots in other performers' songs. -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bracket Challenge: Vote Who Moves On...Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, N.W.A. and More
Music Times combines March Madness and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony into a bracket-style tournament, where only your vote can decide who gets enshrined: Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, N.W.A.? Vote and check back next week for the Elite 8.
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