• Rihanna Named RIAA Best Selling Singles Artist Of All Time

    Earlier today, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) declared that Rihanna is the highest selling singles artist in its history. The "BBHMM" singer became the first artist ever to ever cross the mind-boggling threshold of 100 million gold and platinum song certifications. Rihanna is a full 12 million ahead of her competition Taylor Swift, who has sold 88 million singles in the United States, followed by the "Bad Blood" singer's rival Katy Perry at 79 million.

  • Breaking Benjamin Breaks Sales Mark with New Album; Tori Kelly + Kacey Musgraves Follow

    Apparently the waiting only makes desire stronger, or at least that's what Breaking Benjamin learned with its most recent release, 'Dark Before Dawn.' The band had gone more than six years without a new album but the new release debuted with 141,000 equivalent copies sold (and 135,000 actual copies, marking the group's highest sales week ever). It's also the band's first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Kacey Musgraves and Tori Kelly also dropped new albums.

  • Prince Releases New Song 'HARDROCKLOVER'; Shades Sade and Babyface?

    Many would consider Prince to be among them most influential R&B performers ever, and the music he produced within that genre as some of the sexiest of all time. The Purple One himself has taken a very different attitude in his new song however, declaring during "HARDROCKLOVER" that he's just what the title suggests.

  • Disclosure, Gregory Porter Share 'Holding On' Music Video [WATCH]

    Disclosure have shared the music video for their single "Holding On" with Grammy-award winning jazz singer and musician Gregory Porter, which will appear on their upcoming sophomore album Caracal. Disclosure and director Ryan Hope create a futuristic scene where a group of societal outcasts finds ways to deal with an oppressive militarized police force. This is just part one of four, so the plot is not developed yet, but Guy and Howard Lawrence have a nice story brewing.

  • Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters WILL Perform in Washington D.C. on July 4th

    Music Times reported earlier this week that the Foo Fighters could be in quite a bit of financial trouble if frontman Dave Grohl isn't able to bounce back quickly from the leg fracture he suffered a few weeks ago...but it seems our fears are assuaged as the band has hinted that he'll be back at the fore for the band's July 4th concert in Washington D.C.

  • Producer Destroyed Demos for Amy Winehouse 'Back To Black' Follow-Up

    The new documentary shining light on the life of Amy Winehouse has generated both raves and controversy, but there's at least one bit of news that nearly everyone can agree is good: The final demos that the vocalist created before her death have been destroyed, ensuring that Drake won't come along and try to release them.

  • Thom Yorke Albums on Apple Music...Despite Unadulterated Hatred for Streaming

    Taylor Swift has become the figurehead of the anti-streaming movement in the last year thanks to pulling '1989' and the rest of her discography from Spotify during 2014, but Radiohead's Thom Yorke has hated the concept longer and more deeply than anyone. Yet Stereogum (as well as the rest of the world) was shocked to find that the frontman's solo discography was ready for streaming on Apple Music.

  • Luke Bryan Announces 'Farm Tour' Dates; Cole Swindell to Open Again?

    Luke Bryan may have given up on his "Spring Break" tour after this year's joint, but the "Farm Tour" is still going strong, as the country star announced the dates for 2015. The performer has performed the tour for seven years now, playing concerts on farms near agricultural communities while setting aside ticket proceeds to provide college scholarships for local students.

  • Kendrick Lamar Targets Police Brutality in 'Alright' Music Video

    Kendrick Lamar released his complex and socially conscious album To Pimp A Butterfly back in March with influences of jazz, soul and funk sprinkled in with his artfully crafted, politically charged raps about the ills that he grew up and sees today in society. One of the tracks that highlights the struggle of where he grew up in the inner city of Los Angeles is "Alright" and today, K.Dot has unveiled the music video for the song, which targets police violence and brutality that has been a hot topic in the United States.
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