• Reissue of Roy Orbison's 'Mystery Girl' to feature new track

    This year marks the 25th anniversary of Roy Orbison's Mystery Girl, the final album released by the legendary rockabilly performer. As has become the trend with anniversary releases, the album is being rereleased with a number of bonus goodies, including a never before heard song titled "The Way Is Love."

  • Garth and Trisha are Heading to Nashville

    Another Oklahoma power couple is getting ready to call Nashville home. Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood will be moving to the Music City now that the kids are all grown.

  • 'Frozen' DVD sales are massive, and it looks like the soundtrack will follow in its wake

    The sales dominance of Frozen doesn't come as a surprise to anyone reading Music Times. From a musical perspective, there are countless viral videos on YouTube of fans recording the song's hit "Let It Go," and 1.7 million of those fans have downloaded the track, and those who didn't buy the single are probably part of the 1.4 million people who bought the album. The film itself came out on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, and Disney has reported crazy high numbers.

  • Tyler, The Creator denies causing riot at SXSW, despite video evidence of a riot

    Last week, just a few days after three people were killed in a hit-and-run at Austin's SXSW Music Festival, Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator was arrested after he encouraged fans to burst into an at-capacity venue, causing a riot. Though the 23-year-old is now free on a $25,000 bond, he and his lawyer are denying that he caused any sort of riot at the gathering.

  • RockNess 2014 cancelled in light of World Cup and Commonwealth Games this summer

    Another music festival has opted to pull the plug on its 2014 events. RockNess, an annual music festival that takes place near Loch Ness in Scotland. The event typically takes place during early June, but organizers fear that another event might steal the attention of the Scottish nation during that timeframe this year.

  • Sylvia Rhone named new president of Epic Records

    Sylvia Rhone has been named the president of Epic Records. Congratulations are in order. Sylvia Rhone has been named the president of Epic Records. Rhone, a longtime music exec, headed Elektra Entertainment Group, then Universal Motown for nearly two decades.

  • A Russian robot will read your tattoo and make music from it

    Kraftwerk once aspired to building robots to perform music without being prompted by human interaction. The human race hasn't gotten there yet, but a performer/engineer/artist in Russia is working on it. His current project: A "robot" that plays music based on the tattoos on his body.

  • Jay Z accused of not answering $600 million lawsuit

    Jay Z accused of dodging $600 million lawsuit over Brooklyn Nets logo. Jay Z's legal troubles just won't let up. Back in January, MStarz reported that Jay Z was juggling two lawsuits but it seems as though the hip-hop mogul has been dodging the law.

  • Rolling Stones will return to Australia in October/November, promoter confirms

    Frontier Touring, the promoter behind The Rolling Stones current trek, has confirmed that the band would return to Australia and New Zealand during October and November. The band was forced to cancel seven shows on the continent following the sudden death of vocalist Mick Jagger's longtime girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
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