• Nicole Oran's 2013 Playlist: Jay Z, Daft Punk and Savages

    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. Hence it was decided that rather than try to agree (a seemingly impossible endeavor), everyone would get their own "favorites of 2013" playlist. We won't argue that these are necessarily the best tracks of the last year, but they're definitely songs that caught our respective attention and caused us to hit 'repeat" over and over and over again.

  • Ryan Book's Playlist of 2013: Lorde, Kanye, and Kvelertak

    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. Hence it was decided that rather than try to agree (a seemingly impossible endeavor), everyone would get their own "favorites of 2013" playlist. We won't argue that these are neccesarily the best tracks of the last year, but they're definitely songs that caught our respective attention and caused us to hit 'repeat" over and over and over again

  • Pitbull and Eminem Clash for Top-Downloaded Track from Thanksgiving Week

    For once, the album sales for the previous week made more headlines than the digital downloads, but that doesn't mean that singles are doing badly at all. In fact, after just declaring last week that Eminem's "The Monster" could hold down the top spot for weeks to come, a new track took its place.

  • 'The Monster' and 'Royals' Biggest Names in Holiday Downloads Battle

    Album sales may have been down over on the Billboard 200, but singles downloads continued to be hot over on the Digital Downloads charts. The Top 10 sold a combined 5,000 more downloads than last week-a slight rise-but still impressive considering the recent increase in mp3 sales.

  • Lorde Sings Ronnie James Dio and Rainbow in Video from When She Was 12

    There's already been a load of discussion about who the "real" Lorde is. The teenager, who's found massive crossover success with hits such as "Royals" and "Tennis Court," has been accused of not being nearly as into her brand of pop/pop-hop/whatever as her songs let on. The truth about Lorde's musical background may be even more shocking than some expected. Brace yourself: The star is totally into heavy metal.

  • A Great Big World Wins Digital Downloads This Week, but Lorde and Eminem Waiting in Wings

    Eminem was in charge of the Digital Downloads charts last week, placing three different songs in the Top 10. The excellent sales of his new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 seems to have driven down his singles sales however, and the rapper only has one track this week. But that doesn't mean that Lorde's recovered the top spot yet. Read on to find out who's making waves.

  • Lorde Releases New Song 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' [LISTEN]

    With the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire coming ever nearer, more music from the soundtrack is sure to come. Last week, a snippet of Ellie Goulding's "Mirrors" made its way around the web. Today (Nov. 12), Lorde's track for the movie, a cover of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," debuted on Vulture.

  • Rick Ross Remixes 'Royals'

    Rick Ross has taken a turn remixing Lorde's smash hit "Royals." The rapper adds more bass and a few verses to the track. Interestingly, Ross raps about the very hip-hop, consumer culture that Lorde is tackling in the song.
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