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This may go down as the weirdest classical music story of 2013, getting in just before the year winds down. According to the U.K.'s tabloid 'Daily Star' newspaper, a Merseyside farmer has discovered that playing classical music to his hens encourages them to lay more eggs. -
Classicalite's New Year’s Eve Concert Guide: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland, America
It is one of Vienna's proudest traditions, the New Year's concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, televised all over the world. And the question the Viennese and others all ask as the date nears is, which conductor will be honored by being given this most glittering of gigs this year? Well, as 2013 gives way to 2014, Daniel Barenboim will be leading the waltzes in that musical city. But there are other lovely new year's concerts as well, led by other distinguished maestri. Here's your guide to some of the best! -
Nicki Minaj releases new song on SoundCloud just like labelmate Drake [LISTEN/DOWNLOAD]
Drake isn't the only Young Money artist who gets to drop a new track today (Dec. 30). On the same day the Drizzy dropped his New Year's 2014 single "Trophies," his labelmate Nicki Minaj released a new track of her own. She took to her official website, MyPinkFriday.com, and posted a remix of "Boss Ass Bitch" via SoundCloud. -
J/K! Justin Bieber isn't retiring: GM of Scooter Braun Projects explains Christmas Eve Tweets were joke
So, as it turns out, Justin Bieber will be here forever. After the "All That Matters" singer claimed he was retiring on Twitter on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), his management team has now come out saying his series of tweets and radio interview were a joke, and that his real Belieber fans have known that all the time. -
Justin Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette, calls past two years a 'crazy whirlwind'
It was only two years ago that Justin Bieber, then 16 years old, shared his life with fans in Never Say Never on the big screen. Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, took time out to talk to MTV News during the Believe premiere about how their lives have changed since her son's ascent to stardom. -
TNGHT label confirms Kanye West collaborators going on hiatus
Seemingly as soon as they appeared, hip-hop production duo TNGHT-featuring Hudson Mohawke and Lunice- has gone on hiatus, according to Lucky Me, the label on which the pair were signed. -
Rapper Kayo Redd, Waka Flocka Flame's younger brother, found dead in Atlanta
Rapper Kayo Redd, Waka Flocka Flame's younger brother, died yesterday in Atlanta, Rolling Stone reports. The rapper had recently released a mixtape called Redd Kisses, promoting it on Twitter just hours before his death. -
Flaming Lips cover Beatles' 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' to prepare for New Years Eve cover show [LISTEN]
What are you doing New Year's Eve? No matter what it is, it's likely not as awesome as The Flaming Lips, who will be performing a set of John Lennon-inked Beatles songs at Aspen, Colorado's Belly Up. -
Hustle Gang member Doe B killed in Alabama club shooting
Twenty-two-year-old Hustle Gang member Doe B (born Glenn Thomas) was killed early Saturday morning after a nightclub shooting in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. He was rushed to the hospital after being shot but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving there. -
Stevie Nicks officiates wedding for Vanessa Carlton and Deer Tick's John McCauley [PHOTOS]
Vanessa Carlton and John McCauley of Deer Tick got married on Friday. The ceremony was officiated by none other than Stevie Nicks, according to Rolling Stone. Carlton shared a picture of the ceremony in a post that read, "Thanks Stevie for marrying us!" McCauley also posted a photo that read, "Married! Thank you to the Honorable Reverend Stevie Nicks for doin' us the deed!!!" -
Ani DiFranco cancels music retreat at former slave plantation
xxx Ani DiFranco is well known as being one of the leading feminist musicians in the United States today. So, when the "Both Hands" singer planned her four-day Righteous Retreat at one of Louisiana's largest former slave plantations, Nottoway Plantation, it understandably raised a few eyebrows. -
Rap Genius sees 80 percent drop off in views after Google punishment
Music Times reported last week that web service Rap Genius had been called out for using sketchy methods of attracting web users to its site. Google brought down the iron fist of the law and bumped the site back to at least page two of any web search, and the results have been traumatic thus far for the hip-hop lyric site. Analytics site Quantcast revealed that between December 24 and 25-the dates in which the punishment began-visits to the site dropped from nearly 1.5 million to 300,000...a nearly 80 percent drop off.
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