• Dan Auerbach, Dr.John & David Hidalgo Plan 'The Arcs vs. The Inventors Vol. I' Release

    Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach's successful side project The Arcs released 'Yours Dreamily' earlier this year and the group isn't stopping with just one album. On Wednesday, the group announced the 'Inventors' series, which will have its first release on Record Store Day's Black Friday event with 'The Arcs vs. The Inventors Vol. I', a 6 song disc, featuring Dr. John and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos.

  • Bob Dylan's 5 No. 1 Albums: You Won't Guess Which of His Classics Didn't Top the Billboard 200...And Which Did

    Sometimes musical history makes sense, such as when The Beatles—by all means the greatest act in the history of modern music—also has the record for most no. 1 albums of all time, with 19. Sometimes musical history makes less sense in terms of sales, as is the case with Bob Dylan. The folk legend is one of the most influential performers of all time-no. 2 to only The Beatles if you take Rolling Stone's word for it—but that didn't necessarily translate to sales for ol' Zimmy. "The Voice of A Generation" only got to the top of the charts five times in his more than five decade career. That's more than your average performer for sure, but given his longevity and acclaim, we might have expected more. You may be surprised which five were his best-selling upon debut.

  • 8 Artists Who Have Faced Songwriting Disputes

    In the last week, transcripts have been released of Robin Thicke's legal questioning regarding his "Blurred Lines" copyright infringement lawsuit, in which he reveals that Pharrell actually wrote nearly every part of the divisive hit. Songwriting credits are a famously tricky issue in the music business, as these eight artists have proven.

  • Austin City Limits Turns 40

    Austin City Limits, the longest-running music program in television history, aired its first show on October 14, 1974, making 2014 the 40th year for the popular music show on PBS.
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