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One Direction is taking that Mumford and Sons go boy band thing from its new studio album Midnight Memories even one step further. Earlier this week, a new version of the standout track "Happily" arrived online, and this time the UK five piece are going full-on acoustic. -
Aloe Blacc brings hits you know ('Wake Me Up' and 'The Man') on new EP, even if you haven't heard of him
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. -
Kylie Minogue announces single 'Into The Blue', new album for 2014
Come on, do the locomotion... or something, because Australian pop star Kylie Minogue is prepping a new single and album for 2014. Minogue's Kelly Sheehan-penned track "Into The Blue" will drop on March 16, according to NME. -
John Mayer recently split with his manager Michael McDonald and has teamed up with Lady Gaga's previous manager Troy Carter
John Mayer recently parted ways with longtime manager Michael McDonald of Mick Management and has apparently joined forces with Troy Carter, Lady Gaga's previous manager. -
Harvard has appointed Herbie Hancock as the 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry, following in the footsteps of Robert Frost and T.S. Eliot
Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock has been appointed by Harvard University as the 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry. With that honor, Hancock will deliver six lectures, each with a different subject, but the 73-year-old Oscar-winning composer told BBC they will "be mainly talking about my own experience and give them some stories." -
Los Angeles Master Chorale Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Bach's 'B Minor Mass' at Disney Hall
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will pull out all the stops for its 50th anniversary season the last weekend of January, featuring two performances of Bach’s 'B Minor Mass' as well as a gala celebration, “Golden on Grand.” -
New York Festival of Song's "NYFOS Next" Presents the Music of Mark Adamo and Friends
The New York Festival of Song's forward-looking NYFOS Next series will open its 2013-14 season with "Mark Adamo & Friends" on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. -
Freaky Friday: Thao & Mirah cover Pat Benatar's 'Love is a Battlefield' in celebration of the singer's 61st birthday
Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" covered by Thao & Mirah -
The Short Column: Classical Music Benefits Kids, A(nother) Study Says
So, here we go again--another year, another survey saying that classical music is good for kids. This one comes from the Institute of Education at the University of London. Children aged between seven and 10 were exposed to classical music at school assembly and a series.. -
Leon Botstein's American Symphony Orchestra Reveals “Creative Explosion” in English Music After World War I
The American Symphony Orchestra’s program “This England” will showcase the work of four unjustly neglected English composers: Arthur Bliss, Frank Bridge, Robert Simpson and William Walton at Carnegie Hall on Friday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. -
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The $8 million production, sanctioned by Shakur's mother Afeni, opens on June 19 at the Palace Theater. -
Conductors in Conversation, No. 1: Manfred Honeck
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