• Seven Hilarious Movie Cameos by Musicians: David Bowie, The Wu-Tang Clan, and more

    A well-placed cameo appearance in a film can be a lot of fun, but there’s nothing really surprising about seeing an actor appear as themselves, since you’ve already seen them in movies a hundred times. The most interesting cameos are by musicians, since they’re usually unexpected, and sometimes these cameos become highlights of the film. Here are seven films with hilarious cameo appearances from musicians.

  • Seven Awesome Artists Who Are Ruined by Their Fans: Bob Marley, Oasis, and more

    We all know at least one person who is so incredibly irritating that you refuse to listen to anything they say. If there's this one band they keep suggesting to you, you simply refuse to look into them, out of fear that you'll actually enjoy them and become irritating, too. Here are seven artists whose fans make me embarrassed to be a fan.

  • Seven Cool Emo Bands with Terrible Names

    When I was originally putting together bands for this article, the topic was simply "Great Bands with Terrible Names," but I soon realized that a great number of the bands I had chosen were emo bands. It must be an unfortunate side effect of playing music in a genre that itself has a terrible name. Here are seven excellent emo bands that should've thought a little longer about the names they chose.

  • 'Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes' premieres tonight on HBO

    Tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET, HBO will air a new documentary about the making of Bruce Springsteen's latest album, High Hope, which game out in January. The half-hour film features scenes from the album's studio sessions and rehearsals, as well as tour footage of the E Street Band and interviews with Springsteen and his collaborator Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave).

  • Martina McBride Gets to "See You in the Funny Papers"

    The comic Nancy was created by Ernie Bushmiller in the 1930s. Since 1995, the strip has been drawn and written in his classic style by Guy and Brad Gilchrist. Nancy is famed for its gentle humor and surrealistic sight gags. Nancy's childlike innocence never wavers. She remains a devoted friend to her pal Sluggo, and can be, depending on the situation, a conceited prima donna or a fun-loving, cute and cheeky little girl. And as luck would have it, she also has a love of country music.

  • The ACM's Are Moving!

    Since 2003, the Academy of Country Music Awards have been held at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas. Next year, for their 50th anniversary, they'll be moving to the big state of Texas!

  • Music Times checks out Opening Day national anthem themes: Country music, up-and-comers, and parents

    The big discussion regarding music economics recently, at least on this site, has been the prospects of streaming service Spotify going public. Those rumors have proven untrue, as the company is in line to be bought up by one of the most powerful public companies in the world. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is looking to buy the Swedish streamers for roughly $4.1 billion in cash and equity.

  • 4 Decades of Country - ACM Winners From the Past

    In 1965, the first Academy of Country Music Awards were handed out for the best music of 1964. As we head into the 49th annual awards weekend, let's take a trip down memory lane to see who the past winners were 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago in selected categories.

  • Joseph Arthur and R.E.M. members cover Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' on Letterman [WATCH]

    Yesterday, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills announced David Letterman's retirement from the Late Show via Twitter. He happened to be performing the show that day when Letterman told the audience of his decision. He and bandmate Peter Buck along with singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur hit the stage to pay tribute to the late Lou Reed with a poignant cover of his classic "Walk on the Wild Side."
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