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When New Year's rolls around it's a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. With that in mind, this week's Saturday Night Fever playlist highlights some of the most iconic musicians and features songs from their past, even decades ago, and songs that they released this year. -
President Obama likes Kanye West's music despite having criticized him in the past
In a recent interview with People (via Consequence of Sound), President Obama was asked if he'd rather "hang out" with the Duck Dynasty cast or Kimye, following the recent Duck Dynasty drama. Obama apparently chose the Duck Dynasty crew but told People, "Kanye's music is outstanding though. I've got a lot of his stuff on my iPad. If it was a concert, then I might not mind listening to him." -
Kanye West raps about Michael Jordan at his Chicago show [WATCH]
Kanye West played his homecoming show in Chicago Wednesday on his Yeezus tour. Adding to the theatrics of the night, West paid tribute to the city's basketball hero, Michael Jordan, with a new song. -
Kendrick Lamar releases 'Sing About Me' video [WATCH]
Kendrick Lamar has released the video for his now Grammy-nominated album good kid, m.A.A.d city track "Sing About Me." The Darren Romanelli-directed, Karl Richter-produced video shows Lamar in his hometown of Compton while graffiti artist Eddie Peake begins creating a new mural. -
12 Days of Christmas: 4 Best Versions of 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'
It's the Friday before Christmas, and that means that jolly ol' Saint Nick is soon to be on his way. Holiday parties, family gift exchanges, children peaking in closets... it all kicks into high gear this weekend. So, that means only one thing... Santa Claus is coming to town! And wouldn't it be great if there were a holiday song specifically about that event? With only four days left until Christmas, let's celebrate with the four best versions of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." -
Usher defends Justin Bieber's sometimes questionable behavior caught on camera this year
Justin Bieber has been the focus of entertainment news for a while now, and not necessarily in a good way as of late. With the upcoming release of Justin Bieber's Believe, it was probably good timing for Usher to speak out to The Associated Press in defense of his young protégé. -
REVIEW: Justin Bieber remixes Sage the Gemini's 'Gas Pedal,' and it's actually awesome [LISTEN]
It definitely seems as though Justin Bieber is trying to reshape his image as a serious, adult artist with a heavy R&B influence. For his Music Journals project, which is set to drop on Monday (Dec. 23), he collaborated with R. Kelly, Future, Lil Wayne and more. Just yesterday, the music video premiered for his collaboration single with Tyga "Wait For A Minute." Now, the old "Baby" singer has released a remix of Sage the Gemini's super chill, kind of sexy rap song "Gas Pedal." -
Blake Shelton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson to perform at Grammys
The Grammys exists to honor all genres of music, and therefore organizers gathered some of the youngest, hottest names in country music to perform together at the awards ceremony on January 26: Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and the relatively senior Blake Shelton. -
TuneCore maintains strong artist community despite YouTube copyright controversy, posts indie holiday playlist
TuneCore recently put together a holiday playlist of their indie artists. It's a chance to discover some versions of Christmas classics you've never heard, and find new artists at the same time. They maintain a strong TuneCore artist community in light of the recent YouTube copyright controversy. -
Ellie Goulding proves in 'iTunes Session' that she doesn't need electro-pop to succeed
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. -
Freaky Friday: My Morning Jacket covers John Denver's 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'
At Music Times, we love a good cover song. There's something wonderful about repurposing music and essentially bringing life to another creation. Music is not a rigid and inflexible product but rather a malleable one that allows songs to take on a new life as others reimagine it. Nothing gets a crowd more excited than seeing one of their favorite bands cover one of their favorite songs. The cover song makes music accessible to new audiences, and spreading music is what we are all about. 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... -
Is Def Leppard planning to sue One Direction over 'Midnight Memories' / 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' similarities?
Rumor has it that Def Leppard funds the chord structure in 'Midnight Memories' to be a little too similar to that of 'Pour Some Sugar On Me.' Will a lawsuit come from it?
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