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Broadway Shows: Jennifer Hudson Joining 'The Color Purple' and Idina Menzel Joint 'If/Then' Closing Down When She Leaves
A couple of news bites coming from Broadway on Monday: Jennifer Hudson will make her debut on Broadway starring in The Color Purple, while Idina Menzel's current home, If/Then, will end its run after a one-year run on March 22. -
Hilton HHonors Members to Receive Exclusive Live Nation Opportunities after Concert Promoter and Hotel Chain Strike Deal
Live Nation and the Hilton International hotel chain have entered a deal making Hilton the official hotel partner for the concert promoter, according to Billboard. Don't get too excited yet: That doesn't mean you should be booking rooms at whatever city One Direction is playing in that night assuming the group will be staying there too. The deal will result in exclusive performances for members of the HHonors guest program however. -
Morrissey Tour Heading to Arenas in Britain and Scotland; Vocalist Aims to Put 2014 Tour Troubles Behind Him
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Morrissey has tour plans for 2015. We've only gotten wind of six dates thus far but they're big ones...the former Smiths frontman will bring his act back home to the UK for a run of arena dates-stopping in Nottingham, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham. -
Nathan East—Godsend for Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Daft Punk—Finally Plays Bass for Himself in 2014 with Solo Album, Documentary
Nathan East has filled many roles over the years. Bassist for Eric Clapton. Bassist for Phil Collins. Bassist for Michael Jackson. Bassist for Beyoncé. Bassist for Daft Punk. He found a new gig during 2014: bassist for himself. A new documentary tracks the recording of the Grammy-nominated album and offers a look into one of the industry's most popular musicians. -
808 State Member Darren Partington Jailed on Conviction for Heroin/Cocaine Possession with Intent to Distribute
Darren Partington, a member of the influential Manchester electronic music act 808 State, has been convicted of possession of heroine and cocaine with the intent to distribute and will be jailed for 18 months. -
The BAFTA Film Awards Original Music Nominees: Predicting The Winner Based on Trends and Politics, from Hans Zimmer to Alexandre Desplat
Music Times takes a shot at predicting the odds for the BAFTA Film Award nominees for Original Music, from Hans Zimmer to Alexandre Desplat, using nothing but hunches and trends. -
Steve Ballmer, Taylor Swift, William and Kate and More: The Best of Celebrities Dancing Awkwardly (WATCH)
Steve Ballmer has thrilled the nation with the video of himself dancing to Fergie in concert. Music Times brings you some other classic awkward-dancing clips from Taylor Swift, Prince William and Kate, Michelle Obama and more. -
Coachella Twitter Data: Drake and AC/DC Rule Social Media...Ladies Crush on Drizzy, Dudes Crush on Steely Dan?
Both Coachella and Governors Ball got Twitter riled up when the respective music festivals announced their 2015 lineups this week, with many a rant and many a joyous declaration of thanks to the music gods. CrowdFlower, a data-mining and crowdsourcing company out of San Francisco, gathered the numbers on the more local of the two festivals from those tweeting and sent the results out for Music Times to check out. -
"The Elvis Influence" Application from Spotify Tracks Any Musician Back to Elvis Presley, Regardless of Genre
Yesterday would have been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday and we just can't get enough of the awesome coverage that folks on the internet have come up with to mark the occasion. Spotify's Insights blog once again uses data gathered by its Echo Nest, this time to create "The Elvis Influence," an application that traces any performer you enter all the way back to Elvis by way of influence. Some performers obviously have longer trails back to The King than others so often, unlike Kevin Bacon, you need more than six steps to get back. -
Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and More Mashed Up into "Bro Country" Mix That's Undeniably Similar Sounding
All genres have combatting subsets, one of which will claim the other isn't "true" or "hardcore" enough. There is no genre where this is more in play than country music, which features constant battles between the fans of more popular mainstream country and those who stick to the "outlaw" country method of operation. It's reached a peak with the rise of the derisively nicknamed "bro country"—your Luke Bryans and Florida Georgia Lines. A songwriter from Nashville, Greg "Sir Mashalot" Todd, has used Pro Tools to make a hybrid song from those acts plus Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice and Parmalee just to demonstrate how similar their music is. -
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Promo Event Will Feature Kings of Leon and Mikky Ekko in Nashville
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition will become available on newsstands around the globe soon enough and apparently the special issue requires more publicity than just its reputation among men. Thus Sports Illustrated has organized the Swimville Fan Festival, a fan event in Nashville that will feature a performance by the hometown Kings of Leon. -
VNYL Will Deliver Three LPs to Subscribers Monthly, Netflix-Style, with Option to Buy
Digital music be damned, vinyl is on a comeback. Plenty of reports published previously in Music Times have shed light on the continuing growth of the vinyl format among music listeners and a new company is looking to take advantage of it, by sending subscribers several records a month in the mail, much like how Netflix previously specialized in sending DVD's through the mail. The company, VNYL, just reached its Kickstarter goal this week. -
Nashville Has Lost More Than 80 Percent of Its Professional Songwriters since 2000, According to NSAI
Nashville has long nurtured its status as the "Music City," thanks to a wide range of venues and a steady stream of performers exported from the city. When acts such as Jack White, the Black Keys and Carrie Underwood move to the city to be part of the scene, it builds up up the "Music City" vibes even more. But a great feature from The Tennessean demonstrates that things aren't so rosy outside of the ht records. The city has lost more than 80 percent of its professional songwriters during the last 14 years. -
Elvis Presley's 8 Most Successful Chart Singles for His 80th Birthday: "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender" and More...What's No. 1?
Elvis Presley spent an astonishing 80 weeks at no. 1 on the pop charts during his career. To celebrate his 80th birthday, Music Times counts down the singles that contributed most to that record, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog" and "Love Me tender." -
Ranking The Royal Mail's 10 Rock 'n' Roll Inspired Stamps: Led Zeppelin 'IV', Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell', The Rolling Stones 'Let It Bleed' and More
Just five years ago the UK Postal system introduced a series of ten stamps featuring album art from classic records by British rock bands. Are we behind the times? Yes. Were we around to weigh in on the list when it dropped? No. Now Music Times weighs in on all ten album covers and rank them from 10 to 1 in terms of which serves best as a stamp...both for its aesthetic and its relevance within music culture. Artists include The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
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