• Photo Recap of Lollapalooza 2015: A$AP Rocky, Sam Smith, Charli XCX and More

    Lollapalloza packs about as much variety into a music festival as possible, ranging from Paul McCartney to The Weeknd, from Metallica to Bassnectar on the headlining stages. The rainbow of colors on display onstage makes for a photographer's paradise, and Music Times was among the publications that sent our shutterbugs to gather images from the party. Writer Ryan Book tried his best not to look out of place in the photo pit over the weekend.

  • Ben and Jen, Blake and Miranda: Summer 2015's Most Shocking Splits

    The summer of 2015 is proving to be the summer of splits. Nick Jonas and his girlfriend of two years, Olivia Culpa, decided to call it quits in June and power couple Charlize Theron and Sean Penn folded soon after their December 2014 engagement. Let's recap the summer so far and detail the most shocking splits and celebrity break-ups from fan-favorite country couple Blake and Miranda to acting power couple Ben and Jen.

  • 20 Funniest Memes & Reactions to Meek Mill's 'Wanna Know' Diss

    Just as we were all beginning to scratch our heads in askance wondering why Mill had yet to respond, the rapper finally debuted his track late Thursday evening via Hot 97's DJ Funk Flex Show. Naturally social media kicked into overdrive, as fans shared mixed responses to the track as well as dozens of hilarious memes erected in Mill's honor.

  • One MusicFest Ticket Giveaway: See ASAP Rocky, Wale, The Roots

    For music fans, summer is festival season. All across the world, the best artists head out and perform together on the some of the biggest stages across the globe. On the other end of the spectrum are the smaller single-day festivals that combine some well-known acts with smaller, up-and-coming artists. These events come at a better price point and are much easier to plan for. Atlanta's One Muscfest is one of these for hip-hop heads, bringing together some of the best in rap alongside some of the best new talent the genre has to offer all under one roof for one day in the beginning of September. To celebrate we are giving away a pair of tickets for you guys. Among the artists who will be performing at One Musicfest are A$AP Rocky, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, Wale and others.

  • Ranking Bond Theme Songs: Adele, Madonna, Tina Turner and More Join James

    Bookies in the UK have closed betting on the performer behind the theme song for the new James Bond film, Spectre, as an anonymous bettor placed a £15,000 wager that Radiohead will perform the track. There's no official word yet from the band or the studio...but it's safe to say that no one throws away that much money without a good hunch. Although director Sam Mendes says that a song has indeed been recorded and will be officially released soon, all we can do right now is wonder. In the meantime, take a look at the theme songs from the previous seven installments of the Bond series, which we've ranked from worst to first.

  • Queen Elizabeth and Concerts: The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, One Direction and More

    Fifty years ago on this date, The Beatles debuted its new film, Help!, in London and there was a very big name in the crowd at the debut: Queen Elizabeth II. This constituted arguably the greatest gathering of famous British-folk in the last century, while also demonstrating that the monarch was more than happy to take in popular entertainment along with her constituents (a fan site for the Royal Family notes that she has considerably more "lowbrow" taste than her husband, Prince Philip). If you need more proof of the Queen's enjoyment of popular music, here are some more instances from recent (and not so recent) years.

  • Jay Z/Nas, Tupac / Notorious B.I.G.: The Best Hip-Hop Diss Tracks Ever

    The hottest story in hip-hop for the last week has been Meek Mill's allegations that Drake uses a ghostwriter, and the Toronto rapper turned up the heat by releasing "Charged Up," a perceived diss track aimed at his accuser. Responses to Drake's release have been fairly positive, at least from fans (Mill himself hasn't responded to the track yet) but Drizzy has a while to go in terms of both attitude and wordplay if he wants to land on the list of the greatest diss tracks ever. Here are five examples, from the Nas/Jay Z beef to the Tupac Shakur/Notorious B.I.G. beef that set a high bar for vitriol.

  • 'Pixels' & 'Captain America: Civil War' Composer Henry Jackman Talks Movies' Music [EXCLUSIVE]

    Composer Henry Jackman recently spoke with us in an exclusive interview about the highly anticipated blockbuster movie event Pixels directed by Chris Columbus, in theaters now! Though the movie is full of giant 8-bit 1980s video game characters attacking the planet, Jackman's music sets the pace of the film's story, suspense and action with a full orchestra towering over the out of this world story! The talented composer also spoke a bit about his next project, Captain America: Civil War, which marks his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

  • 6 Hip-Hop Song Sans Verses for AC: Tupac, Eminem, Kanye West and More

    Has your mother ever commented how much she enjoys the chorus to "See You Again" or "Monster," but that she really wishes Wiz Khalifa and Eminem (respectively) hadn't "ruined" the song with their raps? She's not the first. This week we found out that a revised version of the former song, featuring only Charlie Puth's hook, as well as new melodic verses in place of Khalifa's bars, has been on the rise at Adult Contemporary radio...occasionally known as "Adult Conservative." The only thing less likely to end up on AC than hip-hop is heavy metal, but as rappers frequently find themselves invited to guest on pop singles (such as Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar), labels sometimes edit the "offending" portion out, resulting in a safer, frequently less exciting product.
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