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Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. -
Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce stand out at Premio Lo Nuestro Latin music awards
The Premio Lo Nuestro awards in Miami, Florida have been running for 26 years now, and last night put a lot of Latin favorites back in the limelight: Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Prince Royce. -
Blake Shelton announces 2014 dates for 'Ten Times Crazier Tour'
Blake Shelton has announced a second leg for the "Ten Times Crazier Tour," although he hasn't indicated if that means the 2014 tour dates will be just as crazy as the 2013 gigs, or in fact ten times more crazy then the original gigs, which were ten times crazier than...what exactly we don't know. Regardless, Shelton is an excellent showman and his concert dates will surely crazy enough to entertain. -
James Blake discusses collaborating with Kanye West
In a radio interview last November, Kanye West praised James Blake saying, "Just go listen to his music, and say, 'Hey, that's Kanye's favorite artist." "I thought it was nice," the British electronic songwriter told Rolling Stone about the compliment. -
Chief Keef may be Moving to Los Angeles, what happens to Chicago 'drill' rap scene?
Chicago has got a boatload of rappers representing it. Huge names such as Kanye West, influential emcees like Lupe Fiasco, and acclaimed up-and-comers like Chance The Rapper. We admit that one name goes hand-in-hand with the Windy City like none other, and for all the wrong reasons: Chief Keef. That rapper may soon be heading west from his hometown however. -
Short documentary follows The Roots on their first day at The Tonight Show [WATCH]
The Tonight Show is finishing up its first week with Jimmy Fallon as the new host and The Roots as the new house band. Now Okayplayer has shared a behind-the-scenes documentary on The Roots' first day of work on the show. -
Lily Allen's new album title mocks Kanye West... introducing 'Sheezus'
Lily Allen is not done making a statement. After releasing the patriarchy-smashing single "Hard Out Here" last year and the poppy but oddball "Air Balloon" last month, the British pop star has finally unveiled the title of her new album, and it's not going to make Kanye West feel good. Allen's third LP is going to be called... Sheezus. -
Pharrell Williams' crazy Grammy hat goes to eBay auction for charity
Were you as big of a fan as Pharrell William's ridonkulous Grammys hat as the rest of us? Now, for the price of a nice used car, the Mountie-inspired chapeau can be yours. Yes, @PharrellHat has been sent to auction on eBay. -
The Exploited vocalist Wattie Buchan suffers heart attack onstage, hospitalized
The Exploited rock hard. Maybe a little too hard. The Scottish hardcore punk band's vocalist, Wattie Buchan, collapsed onstage after suffering a heart attack during a show in Lisbon. A statement from the band's Facebook statement seemed to suggest that the performer was stable, but that continuing on the tour was out of the question for Buchan. -
eighth blackbird's Tim Munro on "Still in Motion" Program (Ligeti, Mackey, T. Johnson, Arcade Fire) at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
eighth blackbird's performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on March 8 and 9 will hold some of the group's favorite music, including works by György Ligeti and Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry. -
WATCH: Arcade Fire rule the studio with 'Afterlife' on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon continued its parade of mega-performances and stars during its inaugural week on Thursday night (Feb. 20), when massive stadium alt-rockers Arcade Fire stormed the stage for a performance of the Reflektor cut "Afterlife." -
'Scrubs' TV Show Rushed to Broadway in a Musical Adaptation, Bill Lawrence (and Maybe Zach Braff) Involved
Scrubs, as true fans will recall, has already pulled off a musical episode--aired in 2007 and generally well-received. The show is a big hit, too, in the U.K., which all contributed to Lawrence's decision to take it to the theater.
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