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T-Pain ruled the charts in the mid-2000s. His use of Auto-Tune, which gave his voice a futuristic, robotic sound, made his songs instantly recognizable and gave way to a trend that spanned pop, R&B, and hip-hop. He wasn't the first person to use the software — he originally got the idea to brand himself with auto-tune after noticing it on a Jennifer Lopez remix — but he became the face of the style and was considered an innovator. He rode the auto-tune trend until around 2010, when people started to mock the art. -
Miley Cyrus, MAC Team Up For Viva Glam Lipstick Line in 2015, Release First Ad [PHOTOS]
Miley Cyrus is known for her own bold, outrageous style, and soon her Smilers will be able to at least have the same lips as the Bangerz singer. Yesterday (Oct. 29), Cyrus and MAC Cosmetics announced that she is the latest celebrity to team up with the makeup company for a limited edition Viva Glam line. -
Taylor Swift Holds '1989' from Spotify, But Other Bands Shouldn't Expect to Go Platinum Using the Same Strategy
Perhaps you've heard: Taylor Swift is going to dominate the Billboard charts when official results come out next Wednesday. Initial projects suggested 1989 would sell between 800,000 and 900,000 copies, and that estimate has since been upped to 1.2 million. That's more than three times more than the next highest debut this year (Coldplay's Ghost Stories). One aspect of the album that's largely been skipped over is Swift/Big Machine's decision not to offer the record on Spotify. Many who were aware suggest this as proof that the streaming trend can be beaten. Never has "correlation doesn't equal causation" been more true. -
Taylor Swift Performs 'Welcome to New York,' 'Shake It Off', 'Out of the Woods' on 'Good Morning America', Teases Tour [WATCH]
Taylor Swift is continuing her heavy promotion of her new album 1989 and her newfound love of New York City this week with a slew of TV appearances. This morning (Oct. 30), the pop megastar performed three cuts from her album in Times Square, including the fitting cut "Welcome to New York." -
Dawn Richard Announces Solo Album 'Blackheart' Following Danity Kane's Breakup, Releases "Blow" Music Video
Danity Kane may be no longer, but former member Dawn Richard is rising from the ashes of the reformed girl group and taking her momentum into reviving her solo career. Yesterday (Oct. 29), Richard announced that she will be following up her critically acclaimed R&B album Goldenheart with a new album in 2015, Blackheart. -
Facebook Suggests Democrats Prefer Beatles, Republicans George Strait; Taylor Swift and Metallica Unite All Factions
Social media has led to a new era, one where all of our personal information can be gathered and quantified to tell us things we already know or to create theories about listeners that are totally misguided (as was the case in the study done estimating how intelligent a listener was based on the music they enjoyed). We admit it's still a tad interesting to look at Facebook's chart demonstrating what performers are preferred on the left versus those on the right. -
Young Fathers Pulls Off Mercury Prize Upset over Favorites FKA Twigs, Damon Albarn and Kate Tempest
The Mercury Prize was awarded on October 29 and Music Times has to admit we were way off in our predictions. Although we were pulling for the debut album from FKA Twigs, the prize for the best album from the UK in the last year went to Scottish hip-hop trio Young Fathers for its own debut album, Dead, as reported by NME. -
K. Michelle Unveils Sophomore Album Title, Release Date As She Gears Up For Tour With Keyshia Cole, New Reality Show [WATCH]
K Michelle is truly unstoppable. She recently announced an upcoming joint tour with Keyshia Cole and unveiled a trailer for her new reality show. Now, the Memphis songstress is preparing for the release of her sophomore album by formally announcing its title. -
Tinashe Joins Calvin Harris on “Dollar Signs” Off His Upcoming Album 'Motion' Following The Release of Her Debut 'Aquarius' [LISTEN]
On the heels of the release of her debut Aquarius, Tinashe is lending her vocals to Calvin Harris for "Dollar Signs." The two joined forces for a collab to be featured on his upcoming album Motion. -
Future Releases New Mixtape 'Monster' Executive Produced By Metro Boomin Ahead of Halloween, Features Lil' Wayne [LISTEN]
Last month, Future announced that he would be releasing a new mixtape, Monster, ahead of Halloween and the Atlanta rapper delivered just as he said he would. The tape was executive produced by Metro Boomin' and features a guest appearance from Lil' Wayne. -
The Dead Weather Premiere Riff-Heavy "Buzzkill(er)" With Vocals From Alison Mosshart [LISTEN]
As previously reported, The Dead Weather are releasing a series of two-song singles leading up to a 2015 album release. The first installment was released in January with "Open Up (That's Enough)" and "Rough Detective." White announced the follow-up singles, "Buzzkill(er)" and "It's Just Too Bad," back in July and has now premiered the former online. -
Lil' Boosie Announces 'Life After Deathrow,' Changes Rap Name To Bad Azz Following Delay of 'Touch Down 2 Cause Hell' Album
Earlier this month, Lil' Boosie announced that he will now go by Boosie Bad Azz. Now he's announcing that he will be releasing a project called Life After Deathrow following the delay of his Touchdown 2 Cause Hell album.
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