• 7 Live Albums Made Up Entirely Of New Songs

    A typical live album serves as a greatest hits album of sorts, compiling live performances of an artist's best-known songs. These seven live albums, however, took a different approach, including songs that had been previously unreleased, basically making them studio albums that just happened to be recorded in front of an audience.
  • Neil Young's New Album 'Storytone' To Be Released In November

    In support of the People's Climate March earlier this week, rock legend Neil Young shared a new version of his pro-environment song "Who's Gonna Stand Up?," recorded with a 92-piece orchestra. Today, Pitchfork reports that Young has announced a full album of orchestral music, titled Storytone, which is set for release in November through Reprise Records. It is not clear if "Who's Gonna Stand Up?" will be included on the album.
  • 7 Artists Who Switched Their Genre For One Album

    Being a musician is a dream job for many, but it can get pretty frustrating and unfulfilling to keep releasing albums that all sound alike, which is why some artists choose to briefly venture into other genres occasionally. Here are seven artists who switched genres for one album.
  • 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.
  • Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Florence + The Machine, Tom Jones, And More To Play 2014 Bridge School Benefit [LINEUP]

    The Bridge School Benefit will continue this year despite yearly headliner Neil Young having filed for divorce from Pegi Young, the co-founder of the Bridge School. Now two students from the school have announced the lineup via a YouTube video (see below). This year's event will include Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Florence + The Machine, Tom Jones, Soundgarden, Norah Jones' new group Puss N Boots, and Band of Horses. Pegi Young, who fronts her own band the Survivors, will also perform.
  • 11 Albums That Begin The Same Way They End

    Though some albums are nothing more than a bunch of songs thrown together onto the same disc with little thematic or even musical connection to one another, these 11 albums are albums in the truest sense, repeating certain ideas at their beginnings and ends in order to give the collection a sense of unity. Here are 11 albums that begin the same way they end.
  • 12 Legends Covering Songs By Other Legends [LISTEN]

    It's pretty common for an up-and-coming artist to cover a song by a legendary artist to get themselves going, but there have been many times where these covers of classic songs have come from other legendary artists. Here are 12 legendary artists who have covered other legendary artists.
  • 5 Worst VMA Video Of The Year Winners

    Many of the music videos that have won the top prize at MTV's Video Music Awards are beautiful works of art, and some of them are just plain awesome. However, there are a couple videos that will leave you wondering (at least they left me wondering) what the voters thought was so great about them. Here are the five worst VMA Video of the Year winners.
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