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Music Times Floyd Mayweather Playlist: Lil Wayne, Phil Collins and More
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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off this weekend for what many boxing fans are calling the "fight of the century." Regardless of how great the sparring actually is, it will certainly feature the highest payout in the sport's history, with the two fighters sharing up to $300 million between them. Music Times might not be a sports outlet but we wanted to get in on the action by creating playlists for each of the contestants involved. Here are five tracks to get Floyd Mayweather pumped, ranging from Lil Wayne to Phil Collins.READ MORE
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling": 50 Years of The Righteous Brothers Classic and Five Covers, from Elvis to Hall & Oates
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Fifty years ago on this date, The Righteous Brothers made one of its most important contributions to music culture (outside of the amazing band name "The Righteous Brothers"): The duo released its hit track "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." As with any classic pop track released during the '60s, a number of huge names took their turns at covering the original hit. We'll leave it up to you whether any of those covers live up to the original...all we know is that none of the performers involved in the covers had better names then the men who originated the track.READ MORE
Song Questions with Song Answers: Rod Stewart and Shakira, Lil Jon and Hall & Oates, and More
Buzz 14:56PM EDT
Acts like One Direction and Taylor Swift have created armies of super-creepy, devoted fans. We're not talking about the typical Directioner...we're talking about the stalkers and X-rated fan fiction writers. Fortunately this isn't the '60s, where fans could apparently infiltrate the music industry and send messages to their idols. The best example is Elvis Presley, specifically his hit "Are You Lonely Tonight?," which according to Billboard generated at least four songs titled "Yes, I'm Lonely Tonight" and one "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" as "answers" to his question. Odds are these songs were more about profits than untamed hormones, but we love the idea of response tracks.READ MORE
Dick Wagner: Famed Reed, Cooper Guitarist Dead At 71
Trending News 22:37PM EDT
Famed guitarist Dick Wagner died of respiratory failure this morning in Scottsdale, Ariz. at 71 years old today.READ MORE
8 Things I Learned From Watching The 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Even though the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place over a month ago, most people couldn't see the ceremony until it aired on HBO last night. Here are 8 things I learned from watching the ceremony.READ MORE
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014 Inductees: The Debates Behind the Scenes
Exclusives 18:03PM EDT
For something that doesn't really matter all that much, there are a whole lot of politics and outrage that go along with the inductees each year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Every year, someone's favorite band gets snubbed, and someone's least favorite band somehow gets in, and everyone's feelings get hurt. Here's how I imagined the conversations went between the voters this year when they were decided which artists to induct.READ MORE
Bruce Springsteen, Chris Martin and Michael Stipe among presenters at Rock and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Genres 09:53AM EDT
If you managed to get tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be open to the public for the first time, the organization has announced the official list of presenters and performers for the night. Not everything has been ironed out yet, but things look promising.READ MORE
