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Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" and The Opening Acts: Mahalia Jackson, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and More
Go to any concert, any music festival, and there will be scores of opening acts. They serve to get the crowd warmed up, get the crowd ready to rock with the headliners at the end of the night. This same thing used to happen at political events: Sometimes other political figures aside from the "headliner" would give speeches of their own for the cause and often musicians with sympathizing views would perform as well. This same thing happened at the conclusion of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which culminated in Martin Luther King's famous "I Have A Dream" Speech. There was no doubt that King was the "headliner," but he had a heck of an opening set from a series of iconic musicians. Here's a list of the esteemed performers who played at the same podium as Dr. King that did. -
Martin Luther King Speeches Sampled in Popular Music: Gwen Stefani, Andre 3000, Common, Will.i.am and More
No one was a better narrator or public speaker during the 20th Century than Martin Luther King Jr., and no speech was better than his landmark "I Have A Dream" speech, the work that best sums up the goals and ideals of the Civil Rights leader. Understandably, the hip-hop community and the rest of popular music respects the accomplishments of Dr. King and the impact he's had on the world, in entertainment and otherwise. Check out these six tracks that pay tribute to King as we celebrate martin Luther King Day at Music Times. -
Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" Speech and More Included on Epic Spotify Playlist with Music by Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, John Legend and More
Spotify and the role it plays in the spread of music in the modern era will continue to inspire controversy and legal battles into the future. No one, listeners or musicians alike, can deny that the streaming service's playlist in honor of Martin Luther King on the Civil Rights leader's national holiday is spot-on. Spotify has assembled an epic playlist of King's most influential speeches and the music inspired by his actions, available for listening now. -
A$AP Yams Death: A$AP Ant Denies Overdose Involved, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg Pay Tribute on Instagram
The world is still looking for answers in the death of A$AP Yams, one of the founders of the A$AP Mob who passed away at the age of 26 over the weekend. Many, including Music Times, wondered out loud if the death was tied to his admitted problems with Xanax and codeine. A$AP Ant, a member of the hip-hop collective, actively denied this allegation in an interview with Vlad.tv yesterday. -
NFC Championship Halftime Show: Fan Video Captures Alice in Chains Concert that FOX Sports Blocked with Commentator Chatter
If you tuned into the NFC Championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers, hopefully you stuck around long enough to see the home team overcome its 16-0 halftime deficit and pull off one of the more shocking comebacks in NFL playoff history. If you left at halftime because FOX didn't broadcast Alice in Chains performance-instead giving us the pleasure of hearing Jimmy Johnson share remarkable insights like that Russell Wilson needed to play better-we don't blame you. Good news however: Although FOX opted to ruin the fun for everyone not actually at the game, fan video has emerged online of the band's performance. -
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Playing Tribute to Vienna's Music History—Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and More—With Video Projections on Sydney Opera House
If you're a resident of Sydney, you may be in for one of the most exciting classical music performances of the year, as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform a massive tribute to the massive catalogue of the city of Vienna and its art as well, titled "Visions of Vienna." The program will involve live video of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra playing the music of Vienna's greatest composers (of which there are many), which will be broadcast onto the distinct "sails" of the Sydney Opera House. Viewers will be able to watch and listen to the performance from all around the harbor on February 4. -
'Empire' and 'American Idol' Cross-Promotion? Can Terrence Howard and Co. Save Fox's Flagship Vocal Competition?
It's no secret that ratings are down over at American Idol. The folks at Fox realize this as well, and they ask realize they've got another music-centric show that's red hot: the hip-hop drama Empire. Promoters are considering a cross-promotional effort that would feature current competitors on Idol making guest appearances on the drama, which airs immediately following it on Wednesday night. -
'Guardians of The Galaxy' Soundtrack and Mexican Songwriter Cuco Sánchez Dominate Underground World of Cassettes during 2014
Everyone knows that vinyl sales are growing at an absurd rate, making up an estimated 2 percent of total music sales during 2014 (it doesn't seem like much, but it's growth is remarkable considering the drop off in total album sales, physical or otherwise). So how about the other cult format? Cassette sales aren't quite seeing the same resurgence as vinyl (because, frankly, it's a crappy if romantic format). It's still seen a boost in interest during the last year however, led by the thematically appropriate Guardians of The Galaxy soundtrack and a release from Mexican songwriter Cuco Sánchez. -
Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Show: More Golden Anniversary Shows from the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and More
Grateful Dead fans got huge news this week as the remaining members of the band announced they'd be joined by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio for three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field to mark the band's 50th anniversary. Here are five other legendary acts that celebrated -
Spotify's "Most Immortal" Playlist: Explaining How Tracks by Nirvana, Queen, Radiohead and More Remain So Popular Decades Later
Spotify tracked the most popular and most talked-about songs from prior to 2000 and composed its "Most Immortal" playlist. Music Times takes a shot at explaining how these songs—from performers such as Queen, Nirvana and Radiohead—remain so well-streamed. -
Sonisphere Organizers Announce 2015 Event Cancelled; Blame Lackluster Lineup...Statement Suggests 2016 Return Likely
Rock fans in the UK will have to take their attendance elsewhere this year as Sonisphere formally announced this week that the music festival chain would not be bringing its act to England this year, citing the inability to land a lineup up to snuff. -
'Guardians of The Galaxy' Soundtrack: 'Awesome Mix Vol. 1' Goes Platinum...Fans Looking Forward to Sequel, 'Vol. 2'
Something skipped the attention of both Billboard and ourselves when reporting the Billboard 200 and album sales totals this week: Guardians of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 broke the million-albums sales mark last week with its 35,000 haul last week, bringing it to platinum status. Had it managed to sell just a tad faster in the last weeks of 2014, the mainstream soundtrack accompaniment to the film Guardians of The Galaxy would have been just the third album released during the year to attain platinum status, joining Taylor Swift and 1989 as well as Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour as albums reaching platinum. The soundtrack for Frozen was the second highest-selling album of 2014, being the last soundtrack album to reach the million-album mark (although it was technically released during 2013). -
Nashville's Music Row Gets National Treasure-Status from National Trust for Historic Preservation; Planning for Sustainability to Continue
Music Row, the central point to Nashville's booming music industry centered around 16th and 17th Avenues, has received "National Treasure" status from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The push for the label has come in the wake of the near demolition of RCA Studio A during 2014, in hopes to counter other attempts to remove other buildings essential to the creation of the "Nashville sound" in the future (for the record, RCA Studio B was listed on the National Register of Historic Places during 2012). -
Music Festival Drug Use May Have Dramatic Effect on Local Water Supply, According to Environmental Science & Technology Report
An interesting study from Environmental Science & Technology indicates that high drugs use at festivals may also impact local water supplies. -
Whitney Houston Biopic: Lifetime's 'Whitney' Draws Warning from Family but Viewers Don't Take Offense
Last night's Lifetime premiere of 'Whitney,' a biopic of iconic vocalist Whitney Houston was bound to be a controversial event, based on the reactions to the same network's attempts at an Aaliyah biopic during 2014. The performer's estate weighed-in with a last minute warning to fans of the performer on Saturday, prior to the airing.
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