• 10 Years of YouTube: Most Watched Music Videos, from Taylor Swift to Justin Bieber

    It's the tenth birthday of YouTube and no media site should be more excited than Music Times. After all, of all the viral material that gets put on the world's busiest video site every day, so much of the service's biggest hitters are music videos. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the site, we've gathered the most popular music video from every year of its existence, starting with Taylor Swift in 2015 and counting down to...who knows? Something throwback for sure.

  • Buying Neverland: Michael Jackson's Iconic Ranch for Sale...$100 Million

    If you're in the market for new house, have we got an unrealistic option for you: Michael Jackson's former home, the Neverland Ranch, has finally hit the market more than six years after the pop star's death. According to the Wall Street Journal's listing, the 2,700-acre property will only set you back $100 million.

  • Wade Robson Molestation Complaint Against Michael Jackson Thrown Out

    The final decade-plus of Michael Jackson's life often found his incredible record as a performer overshadowed by more uncomfortable tidbits, such as the many allegations of inappropriate behavior around children. At least one of those cases has been kept out of court, if not entirely disproven, as Wade Robson's claims were dismissed by a Los Angeles Court.

  • Michael Jackson, Prince and More: The Best of The Apollo's Last 30 Years

    New York City is full of famous music venues but few if any can live up to the flory of The Apollo Theater in Harlem, which has hosted the legendary Amateur Night for more than 50 years, as well as playing host to James Brown's Live at the Apollo, which many consider to be among the greatest live albums of all time. Few realize the dark period the venue went through during the '70s and '80s however, totaling nearly ten years where the famous stage was closed. It would be bought and given a shot in the arm however, reopening during May 1985, ready again to host the rowdiest of concerts. Music Times has dug through the last 30 years to find some of the most momentous events and great concerts held at The Apollo since it reopened.

  • Tech N9ne on 'Special Effects' Guest List, Hard Interjections and Planned Pusha T Collaboration [EXCLUSIVE]

    Tech N9ne is having a good year, recently eclipsing his best sales week ever with new album 'Special Effects' and now headlining the Ernie Ball stage at Rock on The Range in Columbus, OH. The emcee sat it with Music Times to discuss the new album, breaking through to rock fans (and hip-hop fans), stealing drummers from his former tour partners, and also hinting at a Pusha T collaboration to come...hopefully sooner than later.

  • Every Michael Jackson Grunt, Squeal Compiled In YouTube Video

    Things like this are why the internet is great. Somebody took the time out of their probably not so busy day to create a compilation of, what the video claims is every grunt, squeal and cry of from the king of pop, Michael Jackson. Have your headphones ready, because you will get some awkward stares and comments for the next month or year if you listen to this with audio, unless that is what you are going for. The yells, cries and grunts are isolated from any background audio or music os you are just left with the pure, unfiltered MJ right from his gut to yours.

  • 'Bailando' and More: 7 Biggest Hits for Enrique Iglesias' 40th Birthday

    Happy Birthday to Enrique Iglesias, a pop star who has entered the Hot 100 Top 10 numerous times—as well as topping the US Latin charts 24 times—with hit singles such as "Hero," "Bailamos" and "I Like It." Music Times is celebrating four decade of the younger Iglesias by counting down his most successful singles on the Hot 100.

  • George Carlin, Richard Pryor and More May Reappear as Holograms

    George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Bob Hope may be coming back for a slew of live performances exclusively at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, according to Rolling Stone. You are no doubt uncomfortable with this idea, understand that all of the aforementioned stand-ups are deceased, and the explanation might not make you feel any better about it: The comedy industry might take a page out of music's books and use holograms to resurrect legendary comedians to perform at the center.

  • In the Midst of Baltimore Violence, One Man Uses the Power of Song to Unite

    In the midst of Baltimore riots and the heartbreak regarding the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, one protester gave Baltimore citizens something to smile about. By channeling the essence and music of the King of Pop, Dimitri Reeves decided against violence to instead, perform classic Michael Jackson hits including his cover of the Beatles' "Come Together."

  • New Calvin Harris Biography on Following Path to Stardom Hitting Stores in October

    A lot of ink has been spilled on the rags to riches story of Calvin Harris, real name Adam Richard Wiles, and now a full length biography has been put together on the man who has electrified crowds across the world and crafted some of the biggest radio hits of the past couple years. UK journalist and author Douglas Wright, who according to his biography, has written, co-written or ghosted seven different biographies, has written a new book about Calvin Harris documenting his rise from a low-level employee at a local supermarket in Dumfries, Scotland to one of the wealthiest, most in demand-global artists inside and outside the DJ booth. The book, titled "Calvin Harris: The $100 Million DJ," will be available on October 21, 2015.

  • 9 Longest Streaks in Billboard 200 Top 5: Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and More

    Taylor Swift and her album '1989' continued to make history last week as it became only the ninth album to ever spend each of its first 24 weeks in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. That makes it the country/pop star's most consistent album to date in terms of chart placement. So what other hot acts have gotten to at least 24 weeks? Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and the Backstreet Boys number among them.

  • Michael Jackson Hits Get Latin Twist: Tony Succar & Jean Rodriguez Talk 'Unity' Tribute Album, The King of Pop, Salsa Roots & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Michael Jackson's hit songs take on a Latin flare in Tony Succar's Unity tribute album coming out tomorrow (April 14). The project began in 2011 when Succar launched a Kickstarter campaign after being inspired from a Latin Version of "Thriller" he recorded. Unity features eight other Latin artists alongside Succar, playing some of Jackson's most popular songs, such as "I Want You Back," "Man in the Mirror" and "Smooth Criminal," the lead single off of the album.

  • The Beatles, Michael Jackson and More Musicians with Space Objects Named After Them

    The Beatles received an interesting honor on this date 25 years ago, as each member-John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr-received the honor of having four newly discovered asteroids named after them. It's not a rare honor-as Mental Floss explains, there are literally hundreds of asteroids and "minor planets" in our galaxy, and although they don't necessarily need to be named after anything, we're a sentimental species. That's how individuals such as The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Phil Spector ended up with astronomical objects named after them.
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