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The award season is right around the corner, so Sam Smith had better break out his fanciest tuxedo. The nominees for the People's Choice Awards 2015 have been announced, and the "Stay With Me" singer leads the music-related categories, chalking up four nods. -
T-Pain Drops the Autotune for New Track 'Let Me Through' Featuring Lil Wayne [LISTEN]
Even though T-Pain recently proved to the world that he can in fact sing without the use of his signature Autotune —and quite well — he drops the singing entirely for his new track “Let Me Through,” which he raps his way through alongside none other than Lil Wayne, sans-Autotune. The track premiered on "Sway in the Morning" — which explains the annoying “Sway in the Morning Exclusive!” interjections throughout — and features some refreshingly minimal and unfussy electronic production.You can check out T-Pain and Lil Wayne’s “Let Me Through” here, via "Complex":“Let Me Through” is the just the latest in a long line of T-Pain/Lil Wayne collaborations, which includes hits such as “Can’t Believe It” and “Got Money.” It is not yet clear if this is a standalone single or if it will be included on T-Pain’s upcoming studio album "Stoicville: The Phoenix," which still has yet to be given a release date. -
Smashing Pumpkins Share New Single 'One and All' from Upcoming Album 'Monuments to an Elegy' [LISTEN]
In anticipation of their upcoming album "Monuments to an Elegy," The Smashing Pumpkins have shared another new single, titled "One and All," which you can check out below. Fans of the Pumpkins will not be disappointed, as the song has a darkly metallic quality reminiscent of their 1995 opus "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.""I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it," frontman Billy Corgan told "The Huffington Post" about "One and All." "It had written itself." -
Taylor Swift Is the First Artist to Sell 1 Million Albums in 2014
2014 has been a down year for record sales, and that is putting it lightly. While the industry has been moving toward streaming as computer technology heads up into the cloud, 2014 was poised to not have a platinum album released. In steps the music industry's pop/country queen bee Taylor Swift to the rescue, who not only beat expectations for what her first-week album sales would be with "1989," but absolutely crushed them. She is the first artist to sell 1 million albums in 2014.As per Swift, industry experts predicted she would move 650,000 copies in the first week, but she almost doubled that mark. According to "Billboard," she shot her way up to the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart with an astounding 1.287 million copies sold. -
Beyoncé Beats Taylor Swift and P!nk for Top of Forbes Top-Earning Women in Music List; Star Earned $115 Million in 2014
The next year might belong to Taylor Swift if the last week has been any indication but the previous 12 months have been all Beyoncé according to Forbes annual rankings of the highest-earning women in music. -
Deadmau5 to Livestream Free Show in NYC
Deadmau5 has teamed up with Honda to be a part of his free live concert series Nov. 11 to celebrate his new album "Five Years of Mau5." The concert will take place at the Knockdown Center in Queens. According to EDMTunes, the guest list for the show — not surprisingly — filled up in minutes, as one might expect with a free deadmau5 show in the New York City area. The show will be livestreamed on Honda's YouTube channel, so make sure you are tuned in for the start of the show.Deadmau5 is a noted car enthusiast who likes to show off to his fans his various pricey toys, which have included Lamborghinis, a McLaren and most famously the Purrari that had the artwork of Nyan cat painted on the side. He also participated in the famous Gumball Rally, a high-speed car expo where the rich and famous race their cars for a total of 3000 miles, sometimes over two continents. He has also started a video series on YouTube where he interviews fellow disc jockeys and other interesting people, like Toronto mayor Rob Ford, as they go out and grab a coffee at Tim Hortons. -
John Carpenter, Director/Composer for 'Halloween' and More, Releasing First Solo Album 'Lost Themes'
One would think that early October would be the best time for John Carpenter to market anything he's done, what with the Halloween season in tow and all. The composer himself apparently had other ideas, opting to announce the release of his first solo album on Monday at the beginning of preparations for Thanksgiving. -
Sam Smith and Sony/ATV "Win" Publishing for Quarter 3 of 2014 on Back of "Stay With Me"
Third quarter numbers are in from music publishing companies (via Billboard) and two bodies come out on top: Sony/ATV Music and...Sam Smith? -
Spotify Royalties Overtake iTunes in Europe, According to Kobalt Music; Will Taylor Swift Be Back Soon?
Music industry heads might not have been shocked at the announcement this week but the news was still monumental: According to royalty disbursement agency Kobalt (via TechCrunch), streaming royalties from Spotify have surpassed the totals of iTunes for the first time during the last quarter. The company reported that the average performer received 13 percent higher payouts from streaming royalties than that of downloads. -
David Guetta Releases Music Video For New Single 'Dangerous' [Watch]
David Guetta has released the music video for the lead single “Dangerous” featuring Sam Martin to his upcoming artist album Listen. More like a short film, the video takes us to Formula One race track as we see David Guetta duel with another rider, JP in their quest for league dominance. -
Faith No More Give Update from the Studio, Say New Album Due by April 2015
Faith No More started putting new music together in 2011, but it took two years for members of the group to convince frontman Mike Patton to join in on the creative process. -
Armin Van Buuren Returning To NYC On December 29 at Pier 94
Trance king and dance music heavyweight Armin van Buuren is coming back to New York City. This time for a one-night event, he will be headlining a pre-NYE show at Pier 94 on Dec. 29.
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