• Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" and The Opening Acts: Mahalia Jackson, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and More

    Go to any concert, any music festival, and there will be scores of opening acts. They serve to get the crowd warmed up, get the crowd ready to rock with the headliners at the end of the night. This same thing used to happen at political events: Sometimes other political figures aside from the "headliner" would give speeches of their own for the cause and often musicians with sympathizing views would perform as well. This same thing happened at the conclusion of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which culminated in Martin Luther King's famous "I Have A Dream" Speech. There was no doubt that King was the "headliner," but he had a heck of an opening set from a series of iconic musicians. Here's a list of the esteemed performers who played at the same podium as Dr. King that did.

  • Rdio Officially Launches Service in India

    Spotify streaming competitor Rdio has officially launched in India as per a statement. Rdio takes a big step with this move to increase its user base by adding the second most-populace country in the world of 1.25 billion people as potential listeners. Rdio boasts a library of more than 32 million songs in 43 languages from global, regional and local labels, and with the move into India will be working hard to recruit local content providers into vast networks.

  • 'RHOBH' Kim Richards Has Just Landed a Role on 'Revenge'

    Decades before Kim Richards was a reality TV star, she was a popular child actress. Fans of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" have watched as Richards struggled for a few years with a variety of problems, including substance abuse. For about the last 18 months or so, she has seemed pretty steady on her feet and appears to have found her balance again, so much so that Richards has actually decided to go back to her roots and begin auditioning again.

  • Martin Luther King Speeches Sampled in Popular Music: Gwen Stefani, Andre 3000, Common, Will.i.am and More

    No one was a better narrator or public speaker during the 20th Century than Martin Luther King Jr., and no speech was better than his landmark "I Have A Dream" speech, the work that best sums up the goals and ideals of the Civil Rights leader. Understandably, the hip-hop community and the rest of popular music respects the accomplishments of Dr. King and the impact he's had on the world, in entertainment and otherwise. Check out these six tracks that pay tribute to King as we celebrate martin Luther King Day at Music Times.

  • Laura Marling Switches to Louder Sound: Folk Singer Jokingly Hopes Fans Call Her 'Judas'

    Laura Marling is at the end of her transformation from wunderkind to veteran. The English folk singer recorded her successful 2008 debut "Alas, I Cannot Swim" at 15 and is now set to release her fifth album "Short Movie."The 24-year-old has always had an edge to her style, but she has never wandered far from her brand of acoustic folk. Speaking with "Rolling Stone" recently, Marling revealed that "Short Movie" will be a departure from her previous material.She said Hurricane Sandy was a big influence on her new sound.

  • The Pretenders' Debut Album: 12 Songs Ranked For Its 35th Anniversary

    Today, Jan. 19, marks the 35th anniversary of the Pretenders' classic self-titled debut album, which bridged punk rock to new wave and set the course for many other guitar pop bands to come over the course of the '80s, including the Go-Gos, R.E.M., The Sugarcubes, and many more. In honor of this incredible album, here are its 12 tracks ranked, from weakest to best.

  • NBA Martin Luther King Day: League Giving Fans 11 Hours of Basketball on Monday

    The NBA has decided to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in a big way this year: The league's slate of 12 games will stretch approximately 11 hours and includes four nationally televised contests.Along with the competition, the league also dropped a new "MLK" television spot today, featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech noting several photos of prominent African-American basketball accomplishments.According to BMI Elite, the spot will run for five weeks.

  • Taylor Swift Subject Of New Song By Geoff Ong [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

    Neo-soul singer-songwriter Geoff Ong is prepping the release of his upcoming effort, The Boston EP. Originally hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, and a mechanical engineer by trade, Ong found local success with his first self-produced EP, Pictures. He later decided that music was his true calling and left his job to move to Boston where he studied at Berklee College of Music.
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