• Skrillex, Katie Couric Make EDM Song, Talk 'Where Are Ü Now,' Scientology

    The rise of American electronic music producer, DJ Skrillex, real name Sonny Moore, has been well-documented ever since he broke out in 2010 with his album Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites that totally changed the landscape of electronic and in many ways, pop music. Katie Couric tries to unpack his life and how the Recess producer has been so successful in her interview series with Yahoo. They discuss things like how Skrillex's collaboration as Jack Ü with Diplo and Justin Bieber came to be, his father's devotion to Scientology and even make a fat beat that is described as "a festival smash" and "for the children."

  • Rolling Stones Perform 'Beast of Burden' Alongside Ed Sheeran in Kansas City [WATCH]

    The Rolling Stones have been pulling out all the stops on their North American Zip Code Tour, bringing special guests onstage to dazzle the audience while digging deep into their career-spanning catalogue to play rarities and fan favorites. During their Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium gig, the seasoned rockers continued the trend by bringing Ed Sheeran on stage to duet "Beast of Burden" with Mick Jagger.

  • Are Kanye West, Young Thug Making An Album Together?

    Kanye West is currently dominating headlines for his performance at Glastonbury, having gone about it just about as one might expect from Yeezy, making claims like he "is the greatest living rock star on the planet" (individuals like Robert Plant and Paul McCartney might disagree). However off the stage, Kanye is working fastidiously on new music and there could be a whole batch of tracks coming with Atlanta rapper Young Thug. According to a new cover story in Rolling Out, Thugger reveals that he and West might have a new album in the works together and that the SWISH rapper calls the Slime Season rapper Bob Marley.

  • Legendary Yes Bassist Chris Squire Dead at Age 67; Sound Helped Define Prog

    Chris Squire, the legendary bassist and cofounder of Yes, has died at the age of 67. He announced a hiatus from the band during May as a result of recently-diagnosed acute erythroid leukemia. The band is scheduled to begin a new tour on August 7 with Toto, and it will mark the first performance in the group's 46-year history at which Squire will not appear.

  • Adele Working with Pharrell Williams on '25'; Guest Appearance Possible?

    It's been a while since we've gotten any new music from Adele, but the newest update seems to suggest that she's going for a uranium record (or whatever comes after platinum status): She'll be working with Pharrell Williams on the forthcoming '25.' The Neptunes producer and pop star in his own right let the details drop while being interviewed by Ryan Seacrest at the Cannes Film Festival last week.

  • Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory to Merge in 2016

    Two of the most esteemed music schools in the country will soon be joining forces, as officials from both the Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory announced Friday that the programs would be merging in the near future. The spacial issues involved with combining two campuses won't be too much of a problem, as both are blocks from each other in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston.

  • Avicii Shares Official 'Waiting For Love' Music Video [WATCH]

    Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, has unveiled the official music video for his new Martin Garrix-assisted single "Waiting For Love." The track which features the vocals of UK band Cherry Ghost frontman Simon Aldred is slated to be a part of Avicii's upcoming sophomore artist album Stories.

  • Kanye West's Glastonbury Performance Inspires 10 Headlines on NME.com

    Music publications can be accused of lingering on one subject for way too long. Music Times is just as guilty as any. British publications typically go nuts during the weekend of Glastonbury, arguably the world's most-hyped music festival. The 2015 version of events has set a new absurd high as music writers obsess over every breath Kanye West took during his much-ballyhooed set. So much so that ten different headlines at NME published on Sunday featured the words "Kanye West" in their headlines...plus another two or three where West was the main image for the article.
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