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TLC Kickstarter Ends on Schedule with $430,000 Raised for New Album, Thanks to Katy Perry and Other Fans
The time to donate for TLC's new album ended Thursday on Kickstarter and the group has more than enough to fund the new record: $430,000 to be precise. The duo—it doesn't seem like T-Boz and Chilli will aim to find a replacement for deceased member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes—had set a goal of $150,000 for funding the new project initially. -
American Exceptionalism, The '60s and Censorship: 7 Tracks Squashed from Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and More
The state of Oklahoma voted to get rid of the AP American History test this week, taking exception at the course's exception to American Exceptionalism. No decade better represented America trying to edit out what it didn't like about itself more so than the '60s however, as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Sunny & Cher found out. -
Blur's 'Magic Whip' and 7 Other Album Covers with Neon: Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and More
Blur's new album announcement came with 'Magic Whip's album art as well: a big, neon ice cream cone. Music Times gathered other album covers—from artists such as Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and Miley Cyrus—who also featured the noble gas on their covers. -
'Shaft' Getting Reboot from New Line Cinema, No Word on Actor or Use of Issac Hayes' Classic Theme Song
A reboot of the classic blaxploitation film Shaft is being developed over at New Line Cinemas according to Consequence of Sound, and we're nervously excited for all aspects of the film. Both the original film trio, starring Richard Roundtree, and the soundtrack, primarily organized by Issac Hayes, are equally iconic. -
Tim McGraw Tour: Country Star Comes Out with Specific Dates and Venues for Concert Run with Billy Currington
Tim McGraw has finally come out with the dates and location specifics for his forthcoming "Shotgun Rider" tour, which he had formally announced earlier during 2015 (from The Boot). The country star will be accompanied by Chase Bryant and Billy Currington as the opening acts. -
Iron Maiden Reveals Cancer Diagnosis for Bruce Dickinson; Already Completed Treatment but Won't Tour For A While
Iron Maiden released a statement today revealing that vocalist Bruce Dickinson has been undergoing treatment for cancer, but suggested that things are looking alright for the singer and the band, labeling the prognosis as "extremely good." -
Blur Announces New Album 'Magic Whip' with Mysterious Ad and Zane Lowe-Hosted Press Conference
A strange advertisement in The Sun gave a wonderful announcement to alternative rock fans who can read Mandarin this morning: Blur announced, albeit cryptically, that it would be releasing a new album titled Magic Whip, it's first new album in more than a dozen years. -
Drake and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Top Albums Sales Charts; Sam Smith, Beck and '2015 Grammy Nominees' Gets Award Show Boost
Thanks to a week featuring at least two huge debuts, the album charts this week aren't too far from what the Billboard 200 reflected. Drake starts out with the biggest release of the year thus far, and in fact the biggest release of the last year (excluding a certain Taylor Swift). If You're Reading This It's Too Late sold 497,500 copies during its first three days of availability, suggesting that it could have racked up even more if the emcee had settled for a more traditional release date. -
Metropolitan Opera Schedule for 2015'16 Season Released; New Productions from Verdi, Berg and Strauss in Store
The Metropolitan Opera released its 2015-'16 season schedule yesterday, featuring six brand new productions and some classics to keep the seats filled as well. -
50 Years of Dr. Dre in 7 Chapters for The N.W.A. DJ, Rapper and Beats Electronics Honcho's 50th Birthday
Dr. Dre is the most successful figure in hip-hop history, and we don't just mean that from a financial perspective. Literally everything he touches has been a massive success, with effects that rattle the rest of the hip-hop world. As Dr. Dre celebrates his 50th birthday, Music Times breaks his incredible career down into seven simple chapters. -
Drake Shocks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack, Tops Billboard 200 with Surprise 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'
Everyone expected the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to run away with this week's Billboard 200 chart...but then Drake happened. The emcee and his LP/mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late topped the list by moving 575,000 equivalent albums. The new metric for the chart, which takes streams into consideration, played to his favor as the album received more first-week streams than any other album in Spotify history. Among the other accomplishments that Drake managed to nab with his surprise album was becoming just the second hip-hop act to land his first four albums atop the Billboard 200 (the other is DMX). He quickly became the second bestselling performer for 2015 (behind Taylor Swift). -
Jack White's 'That Black Bat Licorice' Video Comes with Three Interactive Versions: Live-Action, Animated and 'Head-Banging' [WATCH]
Jack White has always been a fan of dressing up his vinyl releases but this time he's taken to more neu-world technology and created an interactive music video for "That Black Bat Licorice," the newest single off of his Lazaretto release. -
Tumblr Cracking Down on User Copyright Infringements, According to Reports from TorrentFreak
Tumblr has jumped on the bandwagon of social media services working to prevent copyright infractions from occurring on its pages, as TorrentFreak reports the service has become more aggressive in alerting users of violations and cracking down accordingly. -
Podcaster Listening to Nickelback Discography for One Week Straight to Raise Funds for Clean Water Charity
Referring to Nickelback as the worst band in the universe has kind of become clichéd but we'll give Relevant podcaster Jesse Carey a break because the theme plays into a charity event he's staging. The host will listen to the band for 168 consecutive hours, a week, to raise money for Water, a charity that works to bring clean H2O to areas around the world that are lacking otherwise. -
Electric Daisy, iHeartRadio and Rock in Rio May Add Nevada State Tax to Ticket Purchases in 2016
Las Vegas is one of the hottest cities to host a music festival at (no pun intended) and some are concerned that a new proposed tax will hurt attendance at such events. Among the events potentially affected would be the Electric Daisy Carnival, the iHeartRadio Fest and the new American chapter of Rock in Rio.
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