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Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. -
Joey Jordison leaves Slipknot, band vows to continue working on new music
A surprising block has appeared in the road on the way to a new Slipknot album. It was announced via the band's website that drummer Joey Jordison had left the group for "personal reasons." Jordison was one of the founding members of the band, and has long been regarded as one of the better drummers in mainstream metal. -
Kenny Chesney goes reggae on new Wailers' collaboration song 'Spread the Love' [LISTEN]
Country superstar Kenny Chesney has joined forces with the legendary reggae group the Wailers on the new song "Spread the Love." According to Rolling Stone, the song was written for charity with the proceeds from all sales going directly to the Spread the Love Fund, which provides prosthetic limbs and post-prosthetic care to victims who were injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. -
Live stream Ariana Grande, The Wanted, Avicii, Austin Mahone, Pitbull in B96's Jingle Bash
Live stream Ariana Grande, The Wanted, Avicii, Austin Mahone, Pitbull in B96's Jingle Bash. 'Tis the season for seemingly impromptu Christmas shows. -
Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes drop free mixtape, 'The Abstract and the Dragon' [LISTEN]
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have teamed up to release a free mixtape. According to Rolling Stone, the new release The Abstract and the Dragon "brings together collaborative tracks recorded throughout the two decades of friendship between the two rappers." -
Financial Results, Good in Detroit and Cleveland, Less Rosy for Minnesota and Milwaukee
Ever noticed how things go in seasons? Awards season, concerts announcement season, and right now it's financial results season (as well as end-of-year review season and nearly next-year-preview season). -
The Dead Weather release 'Open Up (That's Enough)' as part of ongoing series [LISTEN]
In the beginning of October we reported that The Dead Weather would release a series of new singles leading up to a new album in 2015. Today we hear the first track of the series entitled "Open Up (That's Enough)." -
Minnesota Musicians to Go It Alone, as Legislators Call for Corporate Heads' Heads
The Minnesota press are reporting that the much-beleagured players of the stricken Minnesota Orchestra will defy the fates--and the ongoing nasty industrial dispute--and play a starry 10-concert season. Meanwhile, local legislators demand resignations amongst the orchestra's... -
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trombonist Michael Mulcahy Talks Brass Tributes to Bud Herseth, Edward Kleinhammer
The legendary Chicago brass sound can be heard in its full power and brilliance next Thursday at Orchestra Hall, when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass take the stage for a program of traditional favorites and symphonic masterworks arranged for brass ensemble. -
Pirate Bay funded up to 75 percent by Ladbrokes, other UK gambling agencies
There's a decent chance that you've partaken in torrenting or illegal downloading of music at some point in your life. Sure, it's wrong, but we're not judging. Research from Kernel Magazine suggests that another vice may be keeping the world's largest torrenting site in the world in business. -
Lorde drops surprise new single 'No Better' to finish off successful 2013
It seems that last night was the night for surprise releases. After hearing about Beyoncé's new album, we got word of a new Lorde track called "No Better." Ending a monumental year for the New Zealand singer, "No Better" is now available a single on iTunes. -
The xx playing 25-show New York City residency...to 40 people at most
The xx will be playing 25 shows in New York City during March 2014 and no, you probably still won't be able to get tickets. The band announced a residency at the Park Avenue Armory on the Upper East Side where the group will play 25 shows over an 11-day period. The catch is that only 40 fans will be able to attend each concert.
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