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Hip-hop stars take note: If you lift a beat from anyone, no matter how obscure the artist, they will find out after your track becomes a huge single. In the most recent case, Chicago electronic artist Clive Tanaka has alleged in a lawsuit that Nicki Minaj and producer Red One (among others) stole the beat from his "Neu Chicago" track for the rappers' single "Starships." -
Want Your Little One to Be the Next Avicii? Baby DJ School Begins Classes Sept. 18 in Brooklyn
Is your little one sick of tired songs like "Row Your Boat" and "Old MacDonald?" Do you think your baby has what it takes to be the next Avicii? Well, if you live near the Brooklyn area, you're in luck! Introducing, Baby DJ School: Empowering the super young to mix music that is super dope. -
Downloads Roundup: Katy Perry's 'Roar' Keeps Top Spot, Miley Cyrus's 'Wrecking Ball' Drops, and Lorde Makes A Big Jump
Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the fourth time in a row. Did Miley Cyrus see a jump in "Wrecking Ball" downloads thanks to her record-breaking music video? One fresh face made a huge jump forward, and a few big names did their best to hold ground. -
Album Sales Roundup: Ariana Grande, Tamar Braxton and Nine Inch Nails With Big Debuts, But Who Came Out On Top?
This week was huge for new records, with the top four spots all going to original albums. Who took the top spot and what albums from last week (and last year!) managed to hold onto a spot in the Top 10? Find out! -
Ylvis' 'The Fox': A Cultural Examination
Last Thursday, Music Times introduced you to Ylvis' "The Fox" video. Since then, the video has gone even more viral. It now (at press time) has 17,106,812 views on YouTube. So here's the question: Is it going viral because people talked about how it would go viral (a self-fulfilling prophecy sort of thing)? Or is it going viral because it is actually that great? -
The Early Years of French Electronic Released on Compilation; Includes Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Michel Jarre and Cerrone Included [TRACK LIST]
It's not exactly a secret that Europe has always been a hotbed for electronic music. German bands such as Kraftwerk experimented with synthpop during the '70s, the United Kingdom popularized house and "big beat" for two decades afterward, and the current scene is dominated by names from all over the continent. Daft Punk is rightly praised as one of the biggest names in electronic music, but it certainly wasn't the first French act to have an influence. Because Music is launching the compilation "Cosmic Music: A Voyage Across French Cosmic & Electronic Avantgarde (1970-1980)" to flesh out the nation's often overshadowed influence on the genre. -
iTunes Radio Set To Launch September 18
It has been a decade since Apple transformed the music industry with the iTunes store. This time around, Apple isn't revolutionizing anything, but instead entering into the ring of online streaming that has existed for a while now. -
Taylor Swift/Jennifer Lopez: All-Star Collaboration Not Happening...Yet
Representatives for Taylor Swift broke the news to E! that the country songstress is not in talks to appear on Jennifer Lopez's 2014 album, despite "confirmed" rumors that had been reported several days ago. A source told Us Weekly that "both of them are fans of each other and excited to work together." -
Drake Unveils 'Nothing Was The Same' Teaser Trailer [WATCH]
Today, Drake released a 32-second trailer for "Nothing Was the Same", which features a procession of luxury vehicles including a black Bugatti, a white Bentley and a white Lamborghini. -
London Grammar Fans Say 'Hey Now;' BBC Radio Apologizes For Racy Tweet About Hannah Reid
BBC Radio 1 has apologized for airing what it claims was meant to be an "ironic" tweet about London Grammar vocalist Hannah Reid. The original tweet asked followers if they considered Reid to be "fit," and polished off the post with the hashtag #ladz. -
Britney Spears' New Song 'Work Bitch' to Drop Monday Sept. 16
Britney Spears announced Tuesday night via Twitter that her new single, "Work Bitch," will premiere Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. EST and will be available for purchase at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 17 on iTunes. -
Five Quickies: New York City Opera on Kickstarter, Philip Clark on Bernstein's Elgar, John Cage's 10 Rules for Dancing, 10 Best Jazz Pianists, Tupac Shakur Musical
Here, then, is today's news. News gets made fresh everyday. And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in August.
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