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Last week I wrote about albums that end on instrumental tracks, which I described as sort of epilogues to the album's narrative structure. If ending an album on an instrumental is an epilogue, opening with one must be a prologue, a way to ease the listener in. Here are nine albums that open with instrumental tracks. -
7 Artists Who Changed Their Name For Their Solo Career: St. Vincent, Kathleen Hanna, And More
Name recognition is an incredibly important element of the music business. If you were a member of a successful band or two, then plenty of people are going to buy your solo album simply because your name is on the front. However, these seven artists chose not to go down that route and actually changed their names once they went solo. -
8 Shocking Moments In Hip-Hop: Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, OutKast And More
We still can't believe some of these things happened. Check out our picks of 8 shocking moments in hip-hop. -
6 Album Covers That Reference Movies: Weird Al, Ringo Starr, And More
If you want your album cover to catch someone's eye when they're looking around for music online or in a record store, one good way is to design an album cover that looks strangely familiar. These six artists did just that by basing their album covers off of famous movies. -
44 Charitybuzz Auctions You Don't Want to Miss: Swag & Concert Tickets from Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and More
Charitybuzz online auctions bring together some of the world's most acclaimed celebrities, inspiring luminaries and top brands to give you unforgettable access to your passions. Winning a dream come true experience is only made better by the fact that every winning bid supports an incredible cause. This month, look for auctions for great stuff from artists like Brothers Osborne, Eric Church and more. -
6 Comeback Albums That Were Surprisingly Great: Black Sabbath, Dinosaur Jr., And More
The idea of a once-great band or artist coming out of retirement and making new music can seem very exciting, but there are far too many cases where this new music simply isn't up to par. However, these six artists broke this trend by releasing come back albums that were actually worthy entries in their catalogue. -
14 Album Covers With An Illustration Of The Artist: The Beatles, OutKast, And More
Sure, a photograph of the artist is probably the simplest route to take when designing an album cover, but a painting or a drawing can sometimes proves to be far stranger. Here are 14 album covers with an illustration of the artist. -
5 Things Lil' Kim Could Be Doing Besides Dissing Nicki Minaj
Dissing Nicki Minaj seems to be Lil Kim's may priority these days but here's our list of things the Queen Bee could be doing instead. -
11 Musical Guests We'd Like on 'Saturday Night Live' Season 40: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Foo Fighters and More
Between established artists bursting at the seams to promote their fall releases on SNL to the buzz bands about to break in the U.S., there's a big field of potential musical guests (and hosts). But here are 11 acts we'd love to see on Saturday Night Live season 40... -
5 Hip-Hop Songs With Soul Samples: Kanye West, Jay Z, Trick Daddy, And More
Check out these five songs that you may, or may not, have known sample soul throwbacks. R&B music has been at the heart of hip-hop for as long as emcees have been rhyming and, of course there would be no R&B without well, blues and soul music. -
6 Babies Stop Crying When Their Favorite Music Comes On: Beyoncé, Pharrell, Nine Inch Nails, Florence And The Machine, And More [WATCH]
Let's face it. Babies can be pretty darn cute, and if you're a music lover, nothing warms your heart like a baby having taste in music you like. Thanks to the Internet, videos have been surfacing in recent months of babies being comforted by their favorite artists. If my (theoretical) baby liked the same music as me, I'd be pretty thrilled and want to share it with the world, too. After we found the video of a baby raving to Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," we thought we'd give our readers a big dose of cute and gather up the best videos of babies getting down to their favorite artist. -
MTV's 33rd Anniversary - Our Favorite VJs Then and Now: Carson Daly, Daisy Fuentes, Chris Hardwick, And More
On August 1, 1981 at 12:01 a.m. the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" were spoken over a montage of the first space shuttle launch - marking the birth of the MTV and the beginning of a new promotional tool, music videos. Eventually, however, the network abandoned videos for the reality TV shows that boosted their ratings and their bottom line. Now that the VJ is no longer a staple of MTV, Music Times takes a look back at those we remember best and where they are now.
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