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Madiba left us today, age 95, after a long battle with a liver infection. A key anti-apartheid fighter, Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first black president. Read the words of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who joined Mandela in Norway to accept... -
Kendrick Lamar teases new song in Beats By Dre commercial [WATCH]
The new commercial for Beats By Dre features Kendrick Lamar recording with Dr. Dre in the studio. Really it's more of a dramatic short story than a commercial. It's about "three or four" in the morning, and the two have been at it all night trying to get a track right. -
Quickies: Jackie Evancho's National Anthem, Maestri's Met Falstaff, Ojai Opera for Denk and Stucky, Gallery Players' 'Equus,' Sam Beckett Pics
On Thanksgiving Day, Miss Jackie Evancho sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions game--ostensibly, according to The Conservative Post, "to honor America." -
Rolling Stone plans country music coverage website for 2014
Rolling Stone has always striven to be the a sign of what's hip, both on the musical and cultural front. Its coverage of country music, a form that has long been considered one of the more square genres in music, hasn't gotten healthy coverage from the magazine as a result. Sales trends have encouraged the music media maven to open its doors, in the form of a new website planned for launch during 2014. -
Justin Bieber announces new single 'Confident' featuring Chance the Rapper on Instagram [PHOTO]
The weeks go on, and so with each new Monday comes another new Justin Bieber single. The teen idol is very near the end of his Music Mondays project, and after nine singles, the Biebz has announced what could be the 10th of 10 singles. Today (Dec. 5), Bieber announced a new single: "Confident," featuring Chance the Rapper. -
Willie Nelson reinvents standards for 1978's classic 'Stardust'
Music Times believes that it's never too late to go back and try something old. Throwback Thursdays will go back and pull out an album that's at least 10 years old, so that you can find something new, or revisit something you've forgotten about. -
The Electric Daisy Festival is a workhorse for the Las Vegas economy, report indicates
Considering the recent economic focus on electronic music, especially with SFX Entertainment going on buying sprees and going public, it's about time someone calculated what an electronic festival actually did for a location. Beacon Economics was up to the challenge, recently releasing a report calculating the money brought into Las Vegas and Clark County by the annual Electric Daisy Carnival. -
'The Fifth Beatle' biopic about manager Brian Epstein to begin shooting next year
The Fifth Beatle, a biopic of the band's manager Brian Epstein is set to begin shooting next year, according to Rolling Stone. The film is based on Vivek J. Tiwary's graphic novel The Fifth Beatle, which was released last year. -
Charitybuzz has some excellent (and feel-good) Christmas gifts for the music lover in your life, from Elvis, Lady Antebellum and more
It's Christmas. You need gifts for the music fans in your life. Plus you're feeling more charitable than usual (stats indicate that charitable donations are up 90 percent from 2012's "Giving Tuesday"). Charitybuzz might have something sitting around that you may be interested in. The benefits: A) They're awesome. B) All sales benefit various charities, so you can feel good about indulging. Music Times looked over what's available and compiled a shortlist of best bets. But be warned, all these auctions are limited time only. -
The Doors premiere 'Ray Remembered' clip on updated iPad app [WATCH]
The Doors have released the first official update to their iPad app, which the band launched earlier this year, according to Rolling Stone. The updated version, titled "The Doors," includes unpublished photos and album art as well music and rare concert and interview footage. It also features drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger's first interview together in more than a decade in honor of the late Ray Manzarek, who died earlier this year. -
Billboard Holiday Chart features mostly classic holiday hits, Ariana Grande's 'Love Is Everything' debuts at No. 15
Christmastime is here once again! As millions of Americans take to their laptops and cars en route to the mall, one thing is inevitable: holiday music. Thus, Billboard has once again reinstated their annual Holiday 100, the ultimate list of the year's biggest Christmas songs. -
Angel Olsen's new music video: 'Forgiven/Forgotten'
We recently announced Angel Olsen's new record Burn Your Fire For No Witness will be coming out February 18th, 2014 under Jagjaguwar. Along with the announcement was a sneak preview to her new song "Forgiven/Forgotten." Now an official music video for the song is released, and you can watch it here.
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