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For whatever reason, 2014 was the year where a ton of musicians decided to get their acts together and reunite, come out of retirement or finally release that album we have been desperately craving for more than 10 years. Here are 2014's eight best comebacks: -
Pandora Ranks States Based on Christmas Music Listening Habits: Utah Tops The Charts While Nevada, New Mexico Lag Behind
If the goal of the competition was to be the most spirited state via listening to more, congratulations to Utah, which had 19 percent of users in its borders jamming to holiday chestnuts on Pandora this season. -
Bandsintown Finds American Aquarium, Saving Abel, The 1975 and Steve Aoki among Its Top Touring Acts of 2014
Bandsintown, a site that tracks music acts and keeps users up to date on when their favorite acts are coming to a venue nearby, has released its annual Top 10 of the heaviest touring acts on the road. American Aquarium, an alternative country act from Raleigh, NC takes the prize for 2014 with 206 gigs played as of publication. -
Spotify Features More Than 900,000 Christmas Songs...22,000 of Which Are by Bing Crosby. Check Out These Absurd Numbers.
The folks over at Music Machinery looked into how the trend affects Spotify and found some interesting aka ridiculous numbers. The foremost of which is that the streaming service features more than 900,000 Christmas songs from nearly 64,000 different performers. -
Tyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu to Guest Star on 'Black Dynamite' One-Hour Special Focusing on Police Brutality
Black Dynamite, the animated version of the cult classic 2009 film of the same name, will air a one-hour special tying the '70s-set Blaxploitation-tation narrative into police discrimination and brutality. Tyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu have been tapped for guest roles, as well as comedian J.B. Smoove. -
The Pogues Could Top UK's Song Charts with "Fairytale of New York" for Much Ballyhooed Christmas Week, Over 'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow
We've already complained about how the addition of streaming numbers to the Billboard 200 is a bad idea...but now streaming data will have a major effect on another one of the music industry's big traditions: What single takes no. 1 during the week of Christmas in the UK. The Official Charts company now incorporates streaming numbers into its charts and that advantage may help The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" top the list. -
Sugarland and Other Defendants Agree on $39 Million Settlement Stemming from 2011 Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
More than three years after a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair left seven people dead, country group Sugarland and a host of other defendants have agreed to a settlement for those injured and the families of the deceased, which will total to more than $39 million. -
Carl Barat and the Jackals 2015 Tour: Libertines Singer Announces New Dates
The Libertines are back from a 10-year hiatus, but frontman Carl Barat also has another big project he's working on: The Jackals, featuring four musicians he hand-picked from thousands of applicants. -
Paradise Fears 2015 Tour: Group Announces New Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
South Dakota rockers Paradise Fears will be headlining a North American tour in 2015, according to a recent press release from the band. -
Prof Announces 'It's Time To Party' Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]
The recently signed Rhymesayers rapper has long been known for a tireless work ethic to go along with his offensive sense of humor. -
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz Explain Cancelled International Tour Dates
As reported on Friday, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz were forced to cancel Australian and Asian tour dates due to "logical circumstances." -
Sara Evans Talks 'At Christmas' Album, Trying To Make a Holiday Staple
There's something exciting about a brand new Christmas song; each one has the chance to be immortalized as a bona fide holiday tradition (though few actually are). Sara Evans is giving it her best shot this December with the release of 'At Christmas.'
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