• 'Chicago,' 'Cats,' 'The Lion King' and More: Broadway's 7 Longest Running Theater Productions

    This week marks several important dates for long-running Broadway productions, as Grease closed on this date during 1980 after 3,883 performances—at that point the record for longest running show in history in the New York theatre district—and just this week Mamma Mia! pulled the plug after getting to no. 8 all time with 5,582 total performances. So yes, the record has lengthened greatly since Grease first closed its doors. The following are the 7 longest-running Broadway plays in history, including Cats, Chicago, The Lion King and more:

  • Tyler, The Creator Details Album 'Cherry Bomb,' Collaborations On Twitter

    Odd Future member, Tyler, The Creator released fourth studio album Cherry Bomb today. The LP features the likes of Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Pharrell and Schoolboy Q. The "Yonkers" rapper took to Twitter today to detail how collabs came about and some of the songwriting took place. In a long series of all caps tweets, the explanation dives into the personal details of Tyler's life as he was writing the album and some of the collaborations that did not come to be. Apparently he was looking to work with Stevie Wonder on "Find Your Wings", but that wasn't going to happen. He also warns fans he will be spamming out his album all week on social media so followers beware.

  • Beatles' 5 Best Years at The Grammys: Battles with Frank Sinatra and A Surprising Peak Point

    The Beatles were kind of a big deal, as their countless hits and no. 1 singles can attest to, but their shelf wasn't nearly as full of Grammys as you might think. The group "only" managed to snag nine of the most vaunted awards in music across its entire career (compared to 27 for Allison Krauss). April 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Grammy ceremony where the band won a trophy and Music Times is marking the occasion by counting down the five years in which the greatest band in popular music history managed to land a win, going from "fewest wins" to most (ties will be broken by taking the "winning percentage" based on nominations).

  • One Direction Releases Zayn Malik-less Press Photo, Are Kind of Sad

    One Direction is continuing to move on after the departure of Zayn Malik. The "Night Changes" band has already removed the founding member from its promotional materials and videos for its On The Road Again Tour, and now 1D has released its first official press photo without Malik.

  • Drake Jungle Tour: "Madonna" Rapper Announces 6 North American Dates With Future

    Drake has been staying home, running through the six with his woes for most of 2015, but now the "Madonna" rapper is getting ready to get out and tour some of the new music he just released. Drake got warmed up at Future Music Festival in Australia in February and March, and then got some action last night, April 12, closing out Coachella on the main stage, but he is ready to take his show on the road as a solo act. The six-date "Jungle Tour" was just announced via Drake's Instagram and will be supported by Atlanta rapper Future.

  • Janelle Monae Teaches Sexy 'Yoga' in New Music Video with Jidenna [WATCH]

    Janelle Monae can't just lead her Wondaland Records, she also makes one heck of a yoga instructer. Today (April 13), the R&B songstress released her music video for her steamy new single "Yoga" featuring newcomer Jidenna, and she's the leader of the most female-positive yoga studio in history.

  • Billboard Charts Now Able To Reflect Bandzoogle's Sales Reports To Nielsen SoundScan

    Bandzoogle, the leading website platform for musicians, will now report its direct-to-consumer sales to Nielsen SoundScan, giving artists a chance to impact charts, Billboard reports. The site allows bands to include a "store page" where they can sell their music directly to their fans without a middle man, putting 100 percent of the profits in the artists' pockets as Bandzoogle doesn't take a cut. As of publication time, there have been $16,483,745 in member sales through the company and counting.

  • AXS TV to Air Jack White, St. Vincent, War on Drugs, Band Perry Coachella, Stagecoach 2015 Sets

    If you were not able to catch some of the Coachella 2015 sets this past weekend on the live stream, then you might be in luck. AXS TV, a television channel founded by Mark Cuban originally as HDNet before getting rebranded in 2012, will be broadcasting select Weekend 2 sets live on TV. Some of the artists who will be televised include Jack White, War on Drugs and St. Vincent. In addition to Weekend 2 of Coachella, AXS TV will be staying at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the following weekend to broadcast 15 sets from Dierks Bentley, Kacey Musgraves and others. The news was first reported by 'Billboard.'

  • Patti Smith Announces 'Just Kids' Sequel 'M Train': New Book Due in October

    Patti Smith's 2010 memoir 'Just Kids' won a slew of awards and accolades for the singer, making her an in-demand author with stories to tell. According to Billboard, the 'Horses' singer has another one ready to go titled 'M Train.' The new book is described as a "sequel" to 'Just Kids,' which recounted her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and '70s. It is due out in October.
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