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Christmas has been back for a while in pop music. It starts getting radio time earlier and earlier even year, and two themed albums have now spent a month in the top 10 of the Billboard 200: Duck Dynasty's Duck The Halls and Kelly Clarkson's Wrapped in Red. Clarkson topped the Adult Contemporary charts last week with her Christmas single "Underneath the Tree," marking the 15th time a Christmas song has accomplished the feat. Surprisingly, every occurrence has been during this millennium. To mark the occasion, Music Times lists our three favorite tracks from that list. -
SPIN releases annual list of best albums; Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, and Vampire Weekend vie for top spot
SPIN Magazine, one of our most trusted sources for music across many genres, has released its annual list of the best 50 albums of the year. Yes, it's a bit early (not going to give Britney Spears a fair shot guys?), but we're sure they're just trying to beat the holiday rush (you'll be able to check out Music Times' albums of the year list on December 23, and our staffers' respective playlists of the year on December 16). The top album is something you've definitely heard of, but may still come as a surprise. -
Bob Dylan and 'Rolling Stone' are getting sued for alleged racism
Bob Dylan began his career as a songwriter with a clear focus and voice supporting civil rights and equality, but that doesn't seem to change the way a Croatian community association feels about the artist after his interview with Rolling Stone for its September cover story last year. The Council of Croats is now suing Dylan and the magazine. -
WXRT's 'ONXRT: Live From the Archives, Vol. 15' includes performances from Phoenix, The National, Passion Pit, and The Postal Service
Chicago radio station WXRT will release ONXRT: Live from the Archives, Volume 15 tomorrow, Dec. 3. The collection features live performances from many artists who have passed through the XRT studios through the years or live recordings from Chicago venues. -
Muse's Matt Bellamy talks new album concept for the band's 20th anniversary
Muse's Live at Rome Olympic Stadium came out today on CD and DVD/Blu Ray. Rolling Stone spoke with frontman Matt Bellamy about what the band has planned in terms of a next album. -
Leona Lewis throws the festive Christmas party of the year in 'One More Sleep' music video from new album 'Christmas, With Love' [WATCH]
As Christmas comes ever nearer, new holiday singles are getting the video treatment. There have already been clips for Kelly Clarkson's "Underneath The Tree" and The Killers' "Christmas in L.A." Now, Leona Lewis is getting in on the holiday music video game with her Christmas single "One More Sleep." The holly, jolly music video for the Christmas, With love single dropped and features some good old fashioned Christmas imagery. -
The Killers release charity single 'Christmas in L.A.' featuring Dawes: Owen Wilson stars in melancholy music video [WATCH]
December has arrived, and thus, Christmastime is right around the corner. Not only is the final month of the year one for getting as many Cyber Monday deals as possible, it's also one for charity. For the seventh year in a row, alternative rockers The Killers have released a Christmas single for charity. -
Stream Pretty Lights' upcoming 'A Color Map of the Sun Remixes' album in full
Pretty Lights (a.k.a. Derek Vincent Smith) is streaming A Color Map of the Sun Remixes in full now on his website. A Color Map of the Sun was the DJ's fourth album and the first composed entirely by Smith. -
Neil Young premieres new album 'Live at the Cellar Door' [STREAM]
Neil Young's upcoming album Live at the Cellar Door is now streaming in full via Warner Bros. Records. According to Rolling Stone, the live recordings have spent 44 years in the vault and are finally being released on DC and 180-gram vinyl. -
RZA honors the late Paul Walker in new song 'Destiny Bends' [LISTEN]
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has shared a demo of a new song "Destiny Bends" written with his two sons and Will Wells. It is dedicated to Paul Walker, who died over the weekend in a single-car accident. In a note accompanying the song, RZA writes that he and Walker met and became friends on the set of the film Brick Mansion. -
Review: Justin Bieber 'Change Me': ninth Music Mondays track finds pop star looking inward with piano-driven ballad [LISTEN]
Justin Bieber is nearing the end of his Music Mondays series. Last night (Dec. 1), slightly before its midnight due time, the pop megastar released the penultimate track in the series, "Change Me." -
Electronic producer Burial has announced a new EP due out December 16
London's Burial (born William Bevan), considered to be one of the world's best electronic producers, has announced the release of a new EP. According to NPR, not many details have been released on the EP other than that it will contain three tracks lasting 28 minutes total
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