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Last week's big news on the boy band front was that The Backstreet Boys would be joining up with The Spice Girls for a tour later during 2014. Those rumors remain rumors, and nothing more. We have solid fact for you now however: O-Town is mounting a comeback. Nothing has been made official in terms of live dates, but new music shall be released, according to member Jacob Underwood. -
7 Artists Who Rarely Perform(ed) Live: Steely Dan, The Beatles, Brian Eno and more
When Kate Bush recently announced new concert dates, a certain section of the Internet freaked out. This reaction wasn't simply due to the fact that she's one of the world's most celebrated living musicians, but rather because Kate Bush has somehow managed to not tour since 1979. She's not the only world famous artist who has an unusual relationship with the stage, however... -
Avenged Sevenfold and Korn headlining Mayhem Festival; Suicide Silence hitting the road as well
Mayhem Festival, one of the biggest touring rock festivals in North America, has continued to grow as it enters its seventh year. The event released its official lineup on Monday, as well as all of the locales where the tour will be stopping. Avenged Sevenfold and Korn are listed as the headliners, and nearly 20 other bands will perform across a total of four stages. -
Epic Records to release posthumous Michael Jackson album, 'Xscape,' in May
Nearly five years after Michael Jackson's death, Epic Records is releasing material from the singer's archive vault for the upcoming album, Xscape, due out May 13. According to Billboard, the label CEO and executive producer, L.A. Reid, cultivated Jackson's completed vocal recordings and went about "contemporizing" each to give it a more current sound while maintaining what the label believes would've been Jackson's creative vision. -
8 Albums that go against the theory of the sophomore slump: Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel and more
The theory of the "sophomore slump" is that an artist has their whole lives to create their first album, but then suffers creatively when they have only a short time to create their second. Andrew W.K., The Stone Roses, Television, Interpol, and Best Coast are all examples of artists who have fallen into this trap, but it's not as widespread as music historians may lead you to believe. There are a huge number of bands whose second albums either made up for the false start of their debuts, or rode their debut's success to even greater artistic heights. -
The bats of Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge and agency Mr. President draft an electronic track
Bacardi and creative agency Mr. President may have missed the apex of bat-related hoopla that occurred with the release of the recent Batman movies, but they still found a pretty excellent way to incorporate bats into music during its showcase at SXSW a few weeks back. Specifically, it enlisted the help of roughly 100,000 chiroteroids in the creation of a short electronic music track. -
WATCH: Rita Ora releases new song, music video for summer jam 'I Will Never Let You Down' [VIDEO]
A new week begins and new music floods the Internet. After over a year away from releasing new music, today (March 30), Rita Ora dropped a new single and music video, "I Will Never Let You Down," from her sophomore album O. -
8 Great Country Songs by Non-Country Artists: The White Stripes, The Beatles, Tom Waits and more
There are some music genres, such as hip-hop, whose songs should only be handled by artists working within that genre (nobody really wants to hear Neil Young rap, do they?). But with genres such as country, having outsiders try their hand at the sound isn't such a bad idea. Here are eight great country songs that weren't performed by country artists. -
REVIEW: Cher Lloyd rejects your niceness in 'Dirty Love' from new album 'Sorry I'm Late' [LISTEN]
Cher Lloyd is following in the steps of Kesha... she's all ready for your "Dirty Love." Yesterday (March 30), the British pop sass master/pop star released the third song from her new album "Sorry I'm Late," and the track is a sugar rushed ode to those guys who treat you like crap. -
Soyou and Junggigo tie record for longest K-Pop Hot 100 streak with 'Some'
Minor history was made on the Korean Hot 100 this week as the hit single "Some," by Soyou and Junggigo, kept its spot and remained the top song on the chart for the sixth week, tying the record set by Lee Seung Gi early during 2013. -
Robert Smith doesn't really want to put out '4:14 Scream,' says 'I don't feel a strong urge to beat people over the head with new stuff'
Last month, we reported that The Cure would release 4:14 Scream, a series of unreleased songs recorded more than six years ago to follow-up to 2008's 4:13 Dream. Frontman Robert Smith now tells XFM (via Consequence of Sound) that he's not fully on board with the release, adding that the band is in "a weird kind of predicament." -
George Michael eclipsed by 'X Factor' winner Sam Bailey in UK Album Chart race [VIDEO]
The British Albums Chart got quite the mix up this week, as X Factor winner and newcomer Sam Bailey notched the No. 1 album in the U.K. during her first week on the charts.
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