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The Billboard Hot 100 continues its two-month long string of stagnancy this week, as (surprise!) Pharrell Williams' peppy Despicable Me 2/G I R L single "Happy" spends an astonishing 10th week atop the charts. -
7 Great Indie Rock Albums with Creepy Artwork: Devendra Banhart, Ty Segall, and more
Heavy metal albums usually have some awesomely terrifying artwork (when they’re not busy being totally awful), but they’re not the only albums capable of creeping you out with their covers. Here are seven of the creepiest album covers from indie rock artists. -
Junk Mail: Damon Albarn and 'Everyday Robots' bum out the Music Times staff, for better and for worse
Music Times writers share an office area of roughly 45 sq. ft, which makes having face-to-face conversations totally impossible. Junk Mail is these millenials' attempt to discuss and review the week's hottest album releases... without needing to look at each other. -
No Doubt's Gwen Stefani joins NBC's 'The Voice' as a coach
Rumors that Gwen Stefani would be joining the seventh season of NBC's The Voice have now been confirmed. According to Billboard, the No Doubt singer will coach alongside Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton this fall. -
Sleigh Bells extend tour 2014 into June with six new North American dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Sleigh Bells are just about to wrap up the first leg of its 2014 tour. But, if the “Bitter Rivals” duo didn’t make it to your town, worry not. Today (April 30), right before wrapping up the first round of shows in Charleston, South Carolina, Sleigh Bells announced a new North American leg for June. -
6 Artists Who Never Went Solo (But Should): Carrie Brownstein, Michael Stipe, and more
With the release of Damon Albarn's first solo LP Everyday Robots, I've started thinking about other artists who have been in the music game for a long time, but have never chosen to go solo. Here are six artists that I would love to hear solo albums from. -
LISTEN: Pharrell Williams 'Smile' continues 'Happy' good vibes on 'G I R L' bonus track
Pharrell Williams is continuing with the positive vibes on his new album G I R L. He has an insanely successful single with "Happy," so now he's keeping the good feelings flowing with a new track "Smile." The new song appears on the Japanese version of G I R L, which just hit shelves this week. -
Pharrell Williams lords over stagnant Digital Downloads charts week with 'Happy'
WARNING: If you hate banality and environments where things never change, don't read the following summary of last week's Digital Downloads chart. The first five spots all remained exactly the same as last week. Exactly. The. Same. -
Watch Montclair State's Harry Partch Ensemble in David Lang's 'Collected Stories: Heroes' @ Carnegie Hall...Next to WQXR's Strauss, Sibelius
Last week, David Lang, Carnegie Hall's Debs Composer Chair, oversaw a brilliantly curated series of concerts he called Collected Stories. From April 22-29, his programming explored subjects commonly found in music--heroes, spirits, love/loss, travel, (post)folk. -
Slipped Disc: Julian Lloyd Webber Forced to Retire from Cello
Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (with accompanist Pam Chowhan) just performed pieces from their widely successful international tour, "A Tale of Two Cellos," at London's Conway Hall. Now, one of the most prominent English cellists of his generation is forced to retire from his instrument due to health concerns. -
Stephen Sondheim, Jessye Norman and a "Mount Rushmore of Music" Celebrate Leonard Bernstein at Carnegie Gala
Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Newman, Matthew Epstein, Judy Kaye, Kurt Ollmann and Bernstein's three children were all on hand to celebrate the life and accomplishments of the great composer, conductor and popularizer who worked at the intersection of classical music, theater and dance. -
Frozen tops 2 million in sales for 2014, while Future and Iggy Azalea fight for that no. 2 spot
It's been a long winter for everyone, but things have been especially cold on the Billboard 200, where Frozen has spent 11 weeks on top of the charts. Even Billboard has gotten sick of it, placing a photo of the second-place finisher to mix things up a bit.
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