• A$AP Rocky Shares New Track 'Pretty Flacko 2' [LISTEN]

    Though Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky hasn't been as busy during 2014 as many of his peers have been, he's intent on having the last word on the entire year with his long-awaited new track "Pretty Flacko 2," produced by Nez & Rio, which you can check out below. As its title suggests, the song is a sequel to Rocky's track "Pretty Flacko," which was released almost exactly two years ago on Jan. 1, 2012. Rocky debuted "Pretty Flacko 2" about two months ago at a show in London, and since then it's become one of the year's most anticipated singles.

  • Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Collaboration "Shine" from 'Paddington' Leaks Online Ahead of U.S. Premiere [LISTEN]

    Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams have teamed up again. After penning hits together in the past like "Hollaback Girl," coaching together on this past season of The Voice and teaming up for 2014's insane Stefani single "Spark the Fire," another new track from the dynamic duo has arrived on U.S. shores today (Dec. 31). From the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated movie Paddington, the single "Shine" has now arrived online.

  • Music Times 25 Best Songs of 2014: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Hozier, St. Vincent & More

    2014 was the year of a thousand controversies: Taylor Swift pulled all of her music from Spotify, Sun Kil Moon started a feud with The War On Drugs, Jack White accused The Black Keys of ripping him off (again), and almost nobody went platinum. When you put all of that aside, however, what you're left with is a bunch of incredible songs, which is really what it's all about. Here are the 25 best songs from 2014, as determined by Music Times writers Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, Kyle Dowling, and Carolyn Menyes.

  • N.E.R.D. Share 'Squeeze Me' from 'SpongeBob' Movie [LISTEN]

    Pharrell Williams's funk/hip-hop outfit N.E.R.D. have shared a new track titled "Squeeze Me," which you can check out below. The track is N.E.R.D.'s first since their 2010 album "Nothing" and is their contribution to the soundtrack for the upcoming "SpongeBob SquarePants" movie, which is being helmed by Pharrell along with his N.E.R.D. bandmate — and Neptunes production partner — Chad Hugo. In true Pharrell fashion, "Squeeze Me" begins with an instrumental four-count, and keeping with the tropical setting and imagery of "SpongeBob SquarePants," the song has a vaguely Caribbean atmosphere to it, like a cross between ska and calypso. You can check out N.E.R.D.'s "Squeeze Me" from "The Spongebob Movie" here, via "Spin":

  • Irving Azoff Lawyer For Pharrell, The Eagles, John Legend, Delivers $1 Billion Ultimatum To YouTube

    Irving Azoff, head of Global Music Rights, which manages the performance rights for Pharrell Williams, John Lennon, The Eagles, Ryan Tedder and others, has fired a warning shot at YouTube. A very large warning shot to the tune of $1 billion according to The Hollywood Reporter. Azoff has informed YouTube that it no longer has the rights to the 20,000-song catalog possessed by Global Music Rights, notably with the coming launch of YouTube's streaming service to try and complete with Spotify and Pandora. However, as one might expect, Google is not going to give in to Azoff.

  • Luke Bryan Top Jukebox Artist of 2014 According to TouchTunes; AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd Right Behind

    The bar crowd has spoken: Luke Bryan is the undisputed jukebox champion of 2014. TouchTunes, which supplies establishments with digital music machines, announced its most-played artists and songs recently, and the Crash My Party singer is at the top on the list. As Billboard points out, it makes complete sense with tunes like "Play It Again" and "Drink a Beer." AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd were right behind Bryan.

  • Sorry 2014: The Year's 10 Most Memorable Musician Apologies

    In the Internet era, there are more ways than ever for the mean, stupid things we all do to get out into the public eye, which means that we're constantly flooded with apologies from actors, politicians, musicians, and basically anyone who's famous. There were a ton of big apologies in 2014 from musicians, so here are the 10 most memorable.
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