• Lady Gaga Slams Katy Perry

    Lady Gaga is in a lane of her own and is incomparable, so she believes, and she made that perfectly clear during her recent stint at SXSW.

  • Lady Gaga to Perform, Give Keynote Speech at South by Southwest

    Yes, Lady Gaga will be performing at South By Southwest this week. That accomplishment seems less than thrilling as Billboard reports 81 percent of all performing artists in the country will appear at the festival*. More noteworthy will be Gaga's gig the day after her music performance, when she'll deliver the annual SXSW Keynote Speech. The pop star will give the speech as part of a conversation led by Fuse's John Norris on Friday at 11:00 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Austin-Downtown.

  • 'ARTPOP' Tour Isn't Selling Badly, Live Nation Reports

    A downside to A-List status is the tabloid headlines. Lady Gaga has largely avoided the typical relationship-trouble-substance-abuse-weight-gain fare reserved by ill-esteemed publications for the Kim Kardashians of the world, but she has taken a beating recently from those who claim the performer is struggling to support her act financially. Arthur Fogel, the chairman of Live Nation's global touring division, says that rumors of struggling ticket sales for her "artRave: The ARTPOP Ball" tour are ridiculous.

  • Watch: Lady Gaga Makes Live Return With 'Artpop'

    It's been a minute since the world got to see a live performance from Lady Gaga. After spending the last bit of 2013 fighting depression and battles within her inner circle, the Mother Monster finally made a return to live performances last night (Feb. 19) with a performance of ARTPOP's title track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

  • Carolyn Menyes' 2013 Playlist: Bear's Den, Lady Gaga, Janelle Monae and More

    Music Times, like so many other music publications, was looking to publish a "Best of 2013" playlist. We met to discuss what such a playlist should include, and that's where we ran into trouble. We couldn't agree. Sometimes two of us just couldn't agree on whether the performer was amazing or terrible, and even when we agreed they were amazing, we couldn't agree on what track was most representative of their work.

  • One Direction Tops Black Friday Album Sales Race

    We've been real downers for the last couple months with regards to album sales. If you haven't read the news, music sales are down across nearly every format (aside from vinyl), and this has reflected in new releases too, even with some of the biggest stars. What the industry needed was a good Black Friday to boost sales. And boost did it ever.

  • Lady Gaga and The Muppets Get Help from Elton John and RuPaul for 'Holiday Special'

    Thanksgiving was full of musical acts as usual, with the typical Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade medleys as well as the halftime shows during the NFL's three games. One special occasion for 2013 was Lady Gaga's television special, Lady Gaga & The Muppets' Holiday Spectacular. As was to be expected with anything that involved either The Muppets or Lady Gaga, shenanigans happened. Here's Music Times' favorite musical moments from the broadcast:

  • Eminem Back on Top of Billboard 200

    For the first time in a while, we haven't had a huge album drop. No offense meant to Five Finger Death Punch, but we've just gotten so used to pop stars and rappers dropping blockbuster albums during October and November that this week seemed a little tame. So that left the door open for one of...

  • Ariana Grande Most Popular Twitter Topic During AMA's

    There's been some concern recently over how well or unwell pop music albums have been selling (we admit to have a role in this). Based on social media statistics from this weekend's American Music Awards however, people have no problem watching the same pop stars on television.

  • SPIN Devises Ultimate Review Format. Hint: It Involves Kittens

    There are some things that every rabid music fan loves: great reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. Some things that every rabid music fan loathes: terrible reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. And, there are some things that every decent human loves: kittens. Even those deathly allergic to cats (our sympathies), love memes and funny cat videos. SPIN, using pure PR genius, has tied all these things together into a can't-lose-review format: "Cute Reviews."

  • Madonna is the Highest Paid Musician for 2013

    Lady Gaga fans have just one more reason to feel a little scorn toward the Mother Monster's arch nemesis Madonna. The MDNA singer has passed Gaga in a big way and topped the list of Forbes' 25 highest paid musicians by a long shot.
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