• Nicki Minaj to Headline ESPN's X Games in Austin in June: Talib Kweli Also Performing

    Nicki Minaj just got signed to do one of her most interesting gigs in 2015. She will be headlining ESPN's X Games this June in Austin, Texas. Talib Kweli, Pennywise and Deltron 3030 will join "The Pinkprint" singer on the smaller South Factory stage, where the acts will perform. The "Anaconda" singer said in a statement to "The Wrap," "I look forward to channeling the energy and spirit from the X Games into a performance Austin will not forget."

  • Shazam Gets $1 Billion Valuation After $30 Million from New Funding Round

    Shazam has hit the magic $1 billion valuation mark. After a recent round of funding worth reportedly $30 million, the song-identification and discovery app has found itself joining the billionaire boys club — the real one. Fittingly, according to Shazam Chairman Andrew Fisher in an interview with "Bloomberg," "We had a couple of billionaires who participated in the funding round." Fisher also further discussed plans for a potential Shazam IPO saying, "Strengthening the balance sheet gives us more choices about when we would go to the public market."

  • The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" at 50: Ranking The Original (Bob Dylan) and Covers (Stevie Wonder, William Shatner, More)

    On this date 50 years ago The Byrds recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man." That band wasn't the first to do it—Bob Dylan wrote the original version of the song and recorded it just five days prior to The Byrds entering the studio with it—but it would end up that the latter ended up more famous than the first. The song reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been cited as the birthplace of "folk rock" (fans of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and everything to follow are thankful). Many acts have gone on to cover the track (aside from The Byrds) so Music Times gathered a few of the more famous versions and ranked them accordingly.

  • Indonesian Officials Say AirAsia Plane Climbed Too Fast, Likely Stalled Out

    About a week after finding and recovering the black boxes from AirAsia Flight 8501, investigators are beginning to put together a solid idea of what led to the demise of the plane. It had been reported almost immediately after the flight went missing that storms in the area and bad weather conditions had prompted the pilot to ask to climb from 32,000 feet up to 38,000 feet but was initially denied. Indonesian officials are now saying that the pilot did climb 6,000 feet in just one minute, and that likely caused the airbus to stall out.

  • Fall Out Boy Perform "Centuries" from 'American Beauty/American Psycho' on 'The Tonight Show', Detail Songwriting Process

    Fall Out Boy is looking to have its new album American Beauty/American Psycho to go down in history for "Centuries." And on the album release date, there's little promotion better than stopping by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which is exactly what FOB did last night (Jan. 20). To celebrate the release of AB/AP, the Chicago rockers took to the late night stage for a performance of "Centuries" and also gave a little insight into the track in a behind-the-scenes video.

  • Linkin Park Cancels Tour Due to Medical Emergency

    Nu-metal veterans Linkin Park have been forced to cancel the remainder of their current tour due to a serious leg injury suffered by lead vocalist Chester Bennington. According to a statement posted to the Linkin Park website, Bennington's injuries require "immediate medical attention" and have resulted in the cancellation of the remaining dates on the band's Hunting Party tour through Feb. 14.

  • LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian's VH1 Reality Show Is Officially a Canceled, Epic Fail

    If you were one of the few people who tuned in to watch LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian's reality show on VH1 last summer, then you probably thought it was a serious hot mess. The couple had originally wanted to use the show as a vehicle to prove that they are a great couple that belongs together. Instead, they wasted too much time taking shots at Cibrian's ex Brandi Glanville and making fun of the press that has made them relevant in the first place. After months of speculation, it has been confirmed that eight episodes of "LeAnn & Eddie" was more than enough for the network and a second season is not happening.

  • Backstreet Boys Visit Lou Pearlman's House in New Clip for 'Show 'Em What You're Made Of' Documentary [WATCH]

    Lou Pearlman was synonymous with making boy bands like NSync and the Backstreet Boys successful in the 1990s. By 1998, though, members of the "I Want It That Way" group started to ask questions about the amount of money they were receiving for their work. They have since sued Pearlman multiple times, the first lawsuit alleging that they only made $300,000 after a tour that raked in millions for his company. In a new clip for Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of documentary, the group visit Pearlman's old house - the one that their hard work likely helped pay for.
View More
Festivals
Popular Now