• 60 Years of Mick Jones: His Biggest Hits Outside of The Clash

    Today marks the 60th birthday of Mick Jones, the iconic guitarist for The Clash, one of the most influential punk bands of all time. You know the songs: "White Riot," "I Fought The Law," "London's Burning," and more. The thing is...the guitarist has been fairly detached from the band that made him famous for more than 30 years and it's unlikely that he'll be celebrating his sixth decade of existence by jamming on The Clash. Therefore Music Times went through the rest of his music catalogue to find singles that he created with acts aside from his signature band. If you haven't discovered Mick Jones outside of The Clash, you haven't truly discovered Mick Jones.

  • Taye Diggs Shines in Makeup for 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch' Role

    A promotional shot featuring Taye Diggs as the title character in 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch' has come out, featuring the actor with penciled-on eyelashes, shiny lipgloss and so much glitter. The Hollywood Reporter goes as far as to compare him with '80s pop star Grace Jones.

  • Bobby Shmurda Trial Set for October 25 as Rapper Arrested Again at Rikers

    The ongoing saga of Brooklyn emcee Bobby Schmurda continues as his trial has been set for October 5, according to reports from HipHopDX. The "Hot N*gga" rapper is being held along with fellow emcee Rowdy Rebel and four other accused for an 101-count indictment. Schmurda himself stood before a Manhattan Supreme Court judge on June 25.

  • Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris top Jay Z and Beyoncé for Highest-Paid Couples

    Forbes is shaking up its annual Celebrity 100 list, which lists the wealthiest members of the entertainment industry, shifting it so that participants are ranked by their annual income only, and not their net worths. Three couples managed to land both members in the Top 100, and all three were musical beaus: Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, Jay Z and Beyoncé, as well as Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert.

  • Dr. Dre, Elton John, Drake and More Performers Hosting Beats 1 Radio Shows

    Beats 1 Radio will be launching next week and Apple Music has already announced a slew of celebrity musicians who will host weekly radio segments on the service, including Dr. Dre, Elton John, Drake, Pharrell Williams, St. Vincent, Disclosure, Josh Homme (of Queens of The Stone Age) and Jaden Smith. Former BBC DJ Zane Lowe will be among the more experienced MC's working on the service, along with Ebro Darden of New York's Hot 97 radio station.

  • Coroner Confirms Composer James Horner's Plane Crash Was Accident

    A medical examiner's office in Southern California has formally confirmed that James Horner was the pilot killed in a plane crash earlier this week, and law enforcement has also confirmed that the death was an accident. Ventura County medical examiner Zeb Dunn reported in a statement that the composer was killed by blunt force trauma from the crash.

  • Canadian Politicians Use Nine Inch Nails' Logo for Alberta Campaign

    Musicians are rarely too excited to find out that their work is being used as part of a political campaign, as Neil Young demonstrated this week and we have a hunch Trent Reznor will demonstrate soon enough. A trio of Canadian politicians have taken the logo from Reznor's band, Nine Inch Nails, and placed it on merchandise for their respective campaigns.
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