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Pharrell Williams can be happy once again. The smooth R&B juggernaut has returned to the summit of the UK's Single Charts after one week away. -
Manhattan Community Board to vote on 'Beastie Boys Square' intersection in the Lower East Side
As previously reported, Brooklyn resident LeRoy McCarthy wrote a petition to name the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington streets in New York's Lower East Side after the Beastie Boys. Tomorrow evening, a community board in lower Manhattan will vote for the corner to be renamed "Beastie Boys Square." The area was chosen because the corner is featured on the cover of the hip-hop trio's groundbreaking 1989 album, Paul's Boutique. -
"Secret" of the music industry? Producer Max Martin behind Billboard hits flies under the radar [VIDEO]
In "The Biggest Secret in the Music Industry," Boy in the Band explains that a high number of Billboard number-one smash hits have all come from the same Swedish producer: Max Martin. Artists he's made chart-toppers with include Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, Avril Lavinge, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, it goes on. -
Lorde rejects your cutesy fan army names, but we came up with a few suggestions anyway
Directioners? No. Beliebers? Move aside. Smilers, Lovatics, the Britney Army, Rihanna Navy, Katy Cats and Little Monsters can all be dismissed. "Royals" singer Lorde is not interested in your punny fan army names. -
Sam Smith premieres video for 'Money on My Mind' off upcoming debut album 'In the Lonely Hour' [WATCH]
BBC Sound of 2014 winner Sam Smith has released the video for his song "Money on My Mind," which was released late last year. He took to Twitter to share the link saying, "HERE IT IS. My debut music video for 'MONEY ON MY MIND' on @vevo_uk I hope you all like it x." -
Review: Lily Allen drifts away from her problems on poppy new song 'Air Balloon' [LISTEN]
Lily Allen is continuing to gear up for her return to music. After dropping her patriarchy challenging single "Hard Out Here" in November, the British pop darling has now dropped a second track from her yet-to-be titled third studio album. Today (Jan. 13), Allen released the fittingly light song "Air Balloon" on her official YouTube page. -
Daft Punk, Mumford & Sons top year end vinyl sales charts
Every news service has been eager to tell you that vinyl sales continued to show huge gains, even as CD sales and digital music sales slumped in the United States. Sales of the 12" format increased by 32 percent, jumping from about 4.5 million in sales during 2012 to 6 million units moved during 2013. One piece of information not being shared as readily: What performers are dominating the vinyl resurgence? Nielsen Soundscan recently released its list of the Top 10 bestselling vinyl records of 2013. -
Jenny Lewis debuted new song, 'Completely Not Me,' on the season three premiere of HBO's 'Girls' [LISTEN]
Last night, Girls season three premiered on HBO. As we reported earlier, the show's music supervisor secured some exclusive tracks for this season from artists including Beck, Miguel and Lily Allen as well as Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis, who debuted an new song for the season premiere called "Completely Not Me." -
Review: Shakira, Rihanna collaborate on hoppy 'Can't Remember To Forget You' [LISTEN]
What do you get when you mix together one of Latin music's biggest female stars with R&B's reigning singing queen? The answer is: the Shakira/Rihanna collaboration "Can't Remember To Forget You." After only a week of officially waiting, the genre-bending song finally debuted online today (Jan. 13) in all its glory. -
Canada sees increase in digital music sales; Eminem and Celine Dion top best-selling albums list
Music Times reported as the new year began that digital music sales had decreased for the first time ever in the United States...a fairly dire report. The good news however is that digital sales are up for our favorite neighbor up north, Canada. -
Beyoncé pens essay on gender inequality for 'The Shriver Report'
Beyoncé has always been a champion for "woman-power" and expressing femininity, now the superstar has penned an essay for The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, a 400-page comprehensive investigation into "the millions of women who are doing it all and barely scraping by, struggling to provide and parent in a nation that hasn't kept pace with the modern realities of their lives." -
Jason Aldean announces what MLB stadiums he'll play; Music Times was wrong about all of them
We at Music Times may not always be right, but we're willing to acknowledge (and be publicly humiliated) when we're wrong. Last week, we came up with a list of five MLB parks that were likely candidates to host Jason Aldean when he embarked on his 2014 "Burn It Down" tour. All five of our suggestions turned out to be incorrect.
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