• Michael Sam Announces He's Taking a Break From Football to Focus on Mental Health

    After a troublesome year, Michael Sam has announced that he's stepping down from football. The defensive end broke the news to his fans on Twitter Friday night (Aug. 14), citing his tumultuous experience and mental health as the reasons for his departure. Sam plans to concentrate on some personal issues before making his way back on the field.

  • Nicki Minaj Stops Bay Area PinkPrint Tour Show After Multiple Fights Break Out [WATCH]

    According to sources and video footage, Nicki Minaj stopped her Bay Area show mid-performance as concert goers began fighting amongst each other causing security to come in and spray those involved in the melee. Minaj, concerned with the turn of events, halted the music and asked for all those that were harmed in the brawl to come up on stage.

  • The Physical Network: Word of Mouth Moving Tickets to Bestival, Electric Zoo, More

    So you've just started a music festival and you haven't figured out how to inspire fans to come to your event and not the hundreds like it. Enter The Physical Network, a marketing team bent on using your fans to sell tickets to their pals in return for a free pass. Big-name events such as Bestival, Electric Zoo and the Electric Daisy Carnival are turning to brothers Liam and Callum Negus-Fancey to do the hard part for them.

  • Barack Obama Hand Picks Summer #POTUSPlaylist on Spotify

    If you've ever given a thought to President Barack Obama's summer playlist, you're not alone and the curiousity can finally be put to rest. On Friday morning, the White House unveiled the summer #POTUSPlaylist on Spotify, complete with over 180 minutes of tunes and 40 tracks. One was crafted for the daytime and another chosen for specifically for nightfall, both hand-picked by Obama himself who's currently vacationing in Martha's Vineyard.

  • Marilyn Manson & Billy Corgan Cover Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' [Watch]

    90s alternative music legend Billy Corgan and shock rocker Marilyn Manson covered Cyndi Lauper's chart topper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" during their tour finale in Nashville. Recently wrapping up the tail end of their appropriately titled "End of Times Tour," the co-headliner's rendition of the well-loved 80s anthem was prefaced by a dramatically staged performance of the title track of the former Christian schoolboy's second studio album.

  • Will Smith to Produce New Sitcom with 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Similarities, Not Reboot

    Rumors circulated the Internet on Thursday concerning well-loved 90s sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," getting flipped, turned upside down, into a modern day reboot. The show's star, Will Smith, confirmed that there he'll be producing a new family show that will draw similarities from the preceding sitcom, which was misinterpreted as a full-on "Fresh Prince" reboot, EW reports. It wouldn't be so out of the ordinary, considering the current reboot fad with "The X-Files," "Twin Peaks" and "Fuller House" on the way.

  • Stream Keith Richards' Digitally Released Solo Albums 'Talk is Cheap' and 'Main Offender'

    Ahead of the release of his first solo album in over 20 years, "Crosseyed Heart," Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has made his first two solo records available for digital streaming for the first time ever. Previously only available in physical form, 1988's "Talk Is Cheap" and 1992's "Main Offender" have received full digital releases via Richards' own Mindless Records label will stream starting today, August 14.

  • Patti Smith Plans For 'M Train' North American Book Tour

    Rock legend Patti Smith announced details related to her book tour for "M Train" earlier this month. The highly anticipated follow up to 2010's "Just Kids," which was recently slotted for adaptation into a series by Showtime, seamlessly meshes the world of rock and roll with the realm of the literary.

  • Is EastSide Boobie The Next Meek Mill? Talks 'Struggle Rap' & More! [Exclusive Interview]

    Louisville, Kentucky's Clarksdale Projects very own, rapper EastSide Boobie, is gaining quite a buzz in the underground world of rap as Hip Hop's "Struggle Rap" star. As far as dealing with personal struggles, EastSide Boobie opens up to MusicTimes exclusively to talk about turning away from the fast life of money and drugs to pursue his music career shortly after releasing his mixtape, 'Anti Rat Musik 4.'

  • Music Times Talks to Peter Wolf about New Solo Work, the J. Geils Band and More

    Peter Wolf made a name for himself as the vocalist of the J. Geils Band but he'll be releasing a new solo album in 2016. We caught up with him prior to his more famous band's tour stop at New York's Beacon Theatre, He talked about his music, his art work, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the beauty of a good harmonica player.
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