• CMT 2014 Music Awards - CMT Performance of the Year Nominees [WATCH]

    One of the best parts of CMT is the ability to see some of the hottest artists performing live. Even better? Watching our favorite country bands pairing up with bands from other genres, making magic. The CMT Performance of the Year highlights some of the best of the year and make it hard to pick a winner.

  • 6 Bands That Were Backing Bands for Other Artists

    The ideal career for most bands it to achieve success by playing their own songs, but some bands have very successfully performed as backing bands for other well-known artists. Here are six bands who did just that.

  • 7 Album Covers That Don't Match the Music

    A good album cover should compliment the music inside, and a lot of covers do this very well. The ethereal cover of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless matches the album’s ethereal music, but some album covers suggest something completely different than what the music actually offers. Here are seven album covers that don’t match the album’s music.

  • 6 Great Albums That Had Delayed Releases

    Most albums don’t take very long to be released after they’ve finished production, but there are some albums that had difficult journeys towards their release date, whether it was due to label intervention or the band simply being unsatisfied. Here are six great albums that were subjected to delayed release dates.

  • Eight Totally Bizarre Guitar Solos

    The most renowned guitar solos in rock history are soaring and highly melodic, like David Gilmour’s ethereal passages in “Comfortably Numb,” or the epic guitar duel between Don Felder and Joe Walsh at the end of “Hotel California”. These eight solos listed here are way too strange to ever get such recognition, but they’re definitely worth checking out anyway.

  • Seven Classic Albums With Anti-Climactic Closers

    A properly sequenced album should feel like a movie; the beginning grabs your attention, the action rises, and the finale explodes. Many album closers commit to this arc (“A Day in the Life” from Sgt. Pepper’s is an excellent example) but some albums leave us hanging at the end, even the great ones. Here are seven classic albums with anti-climactic endings.

  • Neil Young's PonoPlayer Kickstarter Campaign Meets Goal within 24 Hours

    Young began taking preorders for PonoPlayers via Kickstarter on Tuesday, and it seems that there's certainly enough interested parties to at least get the company off the ground. The rate at which the devices sold suggest there's more than enough interest. Young and PonoMusic set a deadline at April 15 to raise the goal amount of $800,000, but they managed to get it all within 24-hours of its unveiling at SXSW.

  • Neil Young's PonoMusic to Launch this Week with New PonoPlayer

    Neil Young devotees have been hearing about PONO or "PureTone" for a while now, and the public will finally be able to get their hands on the new digital format. The classic rocker, who's been the driving force behind PONO, will unveil the first PONO player at SXSW on Tuesday. Interested buyers can register preorders via Kickstarter on Saturday, March 15.

  • Record Store Day 2014: Announced Release So Far, and Noticeable Trends

    Record Store Day's website hasn't released an official list yet, but fortunately there are dedicated souls have been combing the internet and compiling a list based on previously announced exclusives. We looked over what they found and noticed some obvious (and less obvious) themes.

  • Neil Young's 'A Letter Home' Coming in March

    New details have emerged regarding the new project coming from Neil Young. Those details include a name, an en expected timeframe for the album's release, and the methodology by which it was recorded.

  • Music Times Picks Its Favorite Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees from Class of 2014

    The Grammy Hall of Fame, an institution dedicated to honoring the albums and songs of performers versus the artists themselves, have announced the class of 2014. Once again, it's a pretty healthy lineup, no matter what genre of music you prefer. Music Times looked over the final count of 27 and chose five favorites.

  • Farm Aid Features Usual Spots from Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, As Well As Unannounced Appearance from Pete Seeger [VIDEO]

    Attendees at the annual Farm Aid music festival got the usual suspects (Willie Nelson, Neil Young), but they also got a healthy dose of guest stars, including Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, John Mellencamp, and in a surprise appearance, folk legend Pete Seeger. The show, which took place in Saratoga Springs, NY, dealt with the less-than-agreeable weather successfully.
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