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No album released in 2014 has reached platinum status, but that could change after Taylor Swift drops her long-awaited "1989" Oct. 27. We have already gotten two early looks at the album — "Shake It Off" and "Out of the Woods" — but a third is apparently on its way tomorrow, Oct. 20. -
Jason Aldean Hit 'Burnin' It Down' Was Supposed To Be A Florida Georgia Line Song
What happens when you write a killer song, but your release schedule means it needs to stay under wraps for at least another year? -
Food "Incidents" and Music: Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses and More
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Al Green's "The Grits Incident." Check out a few more food-based "incidents" in the careers of major bands. -
Lorde Banned in San Francisco: Local Radio Stations Refuse to Play 'Royals' During World Series
This year's World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals begins Tuesday, Oct. 21. Because of this, the sports and music universes have collided. Bay Area radio listeners have been telling stations to ban playing Lorde's hit song "Royals" until the Series is over. -
Arcade Fire Talk Origin, Drugs and Love on 'CBS Sunday Morning' [WATCH]
Arcade Fire got the "CBS Sunday Morning" treatment, talking about their origins, drugs and love, this week, which turned the world's most famous indie rock band into an anonymous group for the nation's curious music noobs. -
Lana Del Rey Plays Gig in Hollywood Cemetery [PHOTOS]
Lana Del Rey's two-night stand at Hollywood Forever Cemetery reached its conclusion late Saturday night, and the singer has apparently overcome the on-stage woes that plagued her during a rush to stardom in 2012. The "Ultraviolence" singer's most well-known quote is, "I wish I was dead already," so the cemetery was obviously a strong setting for her morbid tunes. -
Spotify and Echo Nest Indicate Dutch Listeners Strongly Prefer EDM Music Versus Other Countries...Although Not Necessarily Its Own
It's a big week for electronic dance music news. For one, the highly hyped DJMag Top 100 DJs list just hit the web this weekend. More importantly, the Amsterdam Dance Event has occurred over the last five days in the titular city. Consider it something like a SWSW exclusively for electronic music performers, with more than 2,200 acts hitting the largest city in the Netherlands for a swinging five-say stretch. Spotify and its Insights blog took the event into consideration to see just what those wily Dutch were listening to in the lead-up to the event. -
Trent Reznor High School Yearbook Photo Released [VIEW]
Trent Reznor's high school yearbook photo has been released, and it is not quite what we were expecting. -
Bass Guitar Signed by Members of The Smiths, New Order, Stones Roses and More Stolen from Charity Auction for Child with Cancer
Equipment theft is a major problem for touring musicians all over the world, especially those who don't have security staff to monitor their vans while they aren't traveling. Heck, someone stole Zakk Wylde's one-of-a-kind blue bullseye Gibson last year, expecting that no one could figure it out. An even more brash thief struck in Manchester on Friday however, stealing a guitar signed by members of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and New Order. The item was to be auctioned off for charity, no less, according to NME. -
Sleater-Kinney's New Box Set Comes With Mystery 7", Bearing January Date: New Album? Comeback Tour? New Reality TV Show?!?
Your correspondent isn't one to get too excited about every new song released by every frickin' band but this one could be exciting: It seems that a new Sleater-Kinney track exists, which only adds fuel to the fire of rumors suggesting that the band will be reemerging with a new album or tour during 2015. But we can be even more specific than that...how about January of 2015? -
Primus Offers Golden Vinyl Version of New 'Willy Wonka'-Inspired Album, with Free Concert Entry for Life to The Five Winners
Primus has already generated plenty of publicity (or about as much publicity as a band like Primus can generate) for its forthcoming album Primus and the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi Ensemble. As you can guess, the album will take much of its inspiration from the classic film Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (and not the newer, Tom Burton version, as frontman Les Claypool has emphasized). The band will be running a contest in conjunction with the release, and an appropriate one at that. -
South Korean Government Official for 4Minute Show in Commits Suicide after Police Questioning for Role in 16 Deaths at K-Pop Concert
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