• Q&A: Meet sultry singer Rachel Ann Weiss

    Singer-songwriter Rachel Ann Weiss has the smooth, rich voice reminiscent of her influences Adele and the late Amy Winehouse, with her main inspiration, Jeff Buckley. She hasn't been blinded by the spotlight much yet. There's buzz of the debut album Dear Love, and her artistic roots-Weiss's mother is actress Kathleen Turner. Weiss has recently played both coasts and gave us a glimpse into a budding music career.

  • Sales of Lou Reed's catalogue surges after his death

    We reported yesterday that following Lou Reed's death Sunday of liver disease, three of his tracks re-entered the U.K. charts. Today, the Neilsen SoundScan reported that his songs have seen a spike in the U.S. as well.

  • Katy Perry and 'Prism' one of only albums to sell last week; Pearl Jam, Drake and Miley Cyrus hang around on Top 10

    The bad news for the music industry: This week was a weak one for album sales, totaling around 4.54 million total records sold, the lowest weekly total since Nielsen began compiling the stats in 1991. Considering that Lady Gaga sold more than a million by herself when 'Born This Way' debuted in 2011, we're sure the music biz can't wait for 'ARTPOP' to drop next week. For now, here's the results from last week's sales.

  • Kanye West cancels Anaheim tour date, second show cancelled during 'Yeezus' tour

    Kanye West's "Yeezus" tour took another hit when its Friday stop in Anaheim was postponed. It's the second stop that West and company have had to reschedule since beginning earlier this month. As of press time, no official reason has been given for the rescheduling, but there's decent reason to believe that the requirements for setting up the stage didn't allow engineers enough time to get it rigged.

  • Watch Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' album release show at Capitol Records in Los Angeles

    Arcade Fire's highly anticipated album Reflektor finally hit stores yesterday, but the publicity campaign still rolls on. After a series of "secret" shows under the "Reflektor" moniker, appearances on late night television and an early stream of the effort among other teasers, the band played an album release show last night at Capitol Records in Los Angeles.

  • Music Times Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Championship: Who won? KISS or Peter Gabriel?

    The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2013 induction nominees on October 15, including KISS, Nirvana, N.W.A. and more. Although there's no limit to how many can be allowed into the hall by the panel of 600 voters, we at Music Times have been reading too much The Hunger Games and wondered: What if there could be only one? See who won the final round...

  • The Flaming Lips unveil cover of Tame Impala's 'Elephant' off upcoming joint EP

    As previously reported, The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala are releasing a cover album of each other's music. The two bands begin touring together this month and have recorded covers "Runway, Houses, City Clouds" and "Elephant" (covered by the Flaming Lips) and "Are You A Hypnotist" and "Silver Trembling Hands" (covered by Tame Impala). The joint EP will be available at their upcoming shows.
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