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Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour announced today that he would be releasing his fourth solo album (yet untitled) later during 2015, so Music Times went back and looked at every solo album released by every member of Pink Floyd over the years and ranked them accordingly. How do Gilmour, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Nick Mason and Richard Wright do on their own? Keep reading and find out. -
Future Music Festival Asia Likely Cancelled as Singapore Police Reject Applications; Avicii, Afrojack and The Prodigy Were Set to Headline
Avicii, Afrojack, The Prodigy and Fatboy Slim might have played in Singapore next weekend, but the reality of logistics suggests that the Future Music Festival Asia won't be happening this year, although organizers for the event are desperately striving to go forward with plans for the event. -
Antemasque and Cedric Bixler-Zavala Pelt New Zealand Crowd with Boiling Water, Microphone, Instrument Cases
Alternative rock band Antemasque may have taken a stab at the "world's most dangerous band" title after frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala seemingly made an attempt to throw everything onstage at a recent festival stop at the crowd, including boiling water. The band was playing at the Westfest Rock Festival in New Zealand, a gig that apparently was one constant bout of chaos. -
Lamb of God Vocalist Randy Blythe Branching Out with Score for New Production from Richmond Ballet
Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe is branching out a bit and composing the score for a new ballet, which may-okay will almost certainly will-come as a surprise for fans of the Virginia groove metal band. -
David Gilmour Announces Solo Album, European Tour to Follow Pink Floyd's Final Record, 'The Endless River'
David Gilmour, best known for his work as the guitarist of Pink Floyd, has announced the released of a solo album and a tour in support of it to commence during late 2015. An official date of release, or an official title, has yet to be offered for the new album. -
Detroit Giants Big Sean and Kid Rock Come within A Thousand in Sales on Album Chart; Chris Brown and Tyga Debut
Big Sean and Kid Rock, two proud Detroit natives, were separated by about 30,000 equivalent records on the Billboard 200 this week with 'Dark Sky Paradise' and 'First Kiss,' respectively, but things were a lot tighter when only album sales were taken into consideration. The pair was almost exactly 1,000 apart from each other, with Sean passing Rock in the last day of sales tracking. 'Dark Sky' ended up selling 135,500 copies while 'First Kiss' debuted with 134,500. -
Miley Cyrus Inspiration for Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' According to Pharrell Williams in Lawsuit Testimony
Things have gotten exciting in the "Blurred Lines" trial as Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have entered the picture to offer testimony defending their hit song against claims from the Marvin Gaye estate that the no. 1 single is dangerously similar to the soul icon's "Got to Give It Up." Williams, the producer and occasional crooner, took to the stand this week and declared that the first performer he had on his mind when he drafted "Lines" wasn't Gaye at all, but Miley Cyrus. -
5 Celebrity Couples Releasing Albums in Same Year: Ariana Grande vs. Big Sean, Jay Z vs. Beyonce and More
This week marks a high point for the "power couple" status of Big Sean and Ariana Grande: The former's new album Dark Sky Paradise topped the Billboard 200, selling nearly 140,000 copies in the process. That gives him his first no. 1 album, which matches him with his girlfriend, who topped albums charts with My Everything last year. Grande may have outsold her beau but that doesn't necessarily mean she "wears the pants" in the relationship (it's tough to imagine her ever wearing pants, based on her typical stage apparel). Music Times looked back over the last few years and found couples who had both released new albums within a year of each other, researched who sold more and which album was ultimately better, in deciding who ran the house that year. -
7 Great Frank Sinatra Covers from Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Sex Pistols and More
A source indicated today that Bob Dylan might be considering a second album of Frank Sinatra to accompany this year's Shadows In The Night. Sinatra was himself a master of the cover, often taking popular songs and immortalizing them with his own iconic voice, so it's sensible that plenty of others would cover Old Blue Eyes in turn. Music Times chose a brief set of our favorite tributes to one of the greatest vocalists of all time. -
Streaming Numbers Give Big Sean's 'Dark Sky Paradise' over Kid Rock's 'First Kiss' on Billboard 200
New releases from Big Sean and Kid Rock demonstrated how big of a role the new metrics for the Billboard 200 could play in determining the placement of an album. Big Sean and Dark Sky Paradise took the crown this week, moving 173,000 equivalent units while Rock and First Kiss came in at no. 2 with 146,000 equivalent units. That 27,000 album difference doesn't seem like a close fight, but actual album sales indicate that physical copies and downloads of the full records had the pair within 1,000 of each other. The other 26,000 can all be attributed to more single downloads and streams for Sean. It's a brave new music sales world...you may have heard. -
ASCAP Reports Revenues More Than $1 Billion for 2014; Is Streaming Proving Profitable for Music Yet?
ASCAP reported its annual revenues for 2014 this week, indicating that it had generated more than $1 billion during the calendar year, becoming the first performance rights organization to crack ten digits. That total marked an impressive 6 percent gain from 2013. -
Another Bob Dylan Album of Frank Sinatra Covers Coming? Producer Daniel Lanois Says Enough Recordings Exist
Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra may not be done yet: Although the folk icon cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 with Shadows in The Night, a collection of Old Blue Eyes covers, a new interview with the Vancouver Sun suggests that a whole other collection of songs exists. -
Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Tribute Featuring Performances from Norah Jones, Brandon Flowers, Wayne Coyne and More [LINEUP]
Norah Jones, Brandon Flowers of The Killers, plus Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips will be among the many musicians paying tribute to Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson at the forthcoming "Brian Fest," an event honoring one of the most influential figures in pop music history as he prepares to release his new album 'No Pier Pressure.' -
Simon Rattle Jumping from Berlin Philharmonic to London Symphony Orchestra During 2017-'18 Season
A big move at the trade deadline in classical music occurred as conductor Simon Rattle announced that he would be leaving the Berlin Philharmonic to take the role of the music director for the London Symphony Orchestra. -
Apollo Theater Plans Billie Holiday Birthday Bash with Cassandra Wilson to Celebrate Vocal Icon's 100th Anniversary
One of the most historic venues in New York City will be hosting a number of events to honor the legacy of one of America's greatest vocalists later this year, as the Apollo Theater is planning memorial concerts to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of Billie Holiday.
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