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Russian/British/Jewish pianist Evgeny Kissin issued the following quite emotional appeal--in Russian/English/Hebrew--for his fellow professionals' solidarity with his newest country. -
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Releases Bach Album, Embarks on U.S. Concert Tour
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein's newest album, a recording of J.S. Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias, will be released by Sony Classical in the U.S. on January 21, 2014. Following the release of the album, Dinnerstein will embark on a concert tour, performing Bach’s Inventions... -
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Announces 2014 Opera Season
The 2014 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence will unfold in extraordinary settings and historical venues, many of them open-air, in and around the picturesque ancient Provençal city of Aix. -
Disclosure, Chvrches, other alternative acts top Hype Machine's 'Most Blogged' list
If you roll your eyes at the term "blogosphere," at least acknowledge the truth the music world on the internet is vastly different from real-life music. The most telling example is Hype Machine's yearly 'Music Blog Zeitgeist,' which counts down the Top 50 performers based on how often they're mentioned in over 820 prominent music blogs. Hint: Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Eminem, Jay Z and Katy Perry didn't make the list. -
Coldplay spent millions on 'Mylo Xyloto' tour, namely on those free wristbands they gave out
As the Christmas season encroaches, we all know the feeling of someone not giving due diligence to the gift that we spent so much on for them. Coldplay hopes you enjoy the color-changing wristbands it gave you while on the 'Mylo Xyloto' tour. Because they spent nearly $7 million on them. -
Drake sued by Chicago promoter over cancelled shows
Drake may soon discover that one of the downsides that comes with a meteoric rise in popularity is the need for better bookkeeping. A Chicago concert promoter is suing the rapper and his OVO Touring company, alleging that they made off with more than $200,000 without staging a show at all. -
12 Days of Christmas: 11 Best Versions of 'Sleigh Ride'
For day two, we'll continue the countdown to the happiest day of the year with the classical wintery piece "Sleigh Ride." Originally composed by Leroy Anderson in 1946 recorded as an orchestral piece, complete with horse clop sound effects and that wonderous "clap!", the song first got a classical recording in 1950. The year before, 1949, the song was given the vocal treatment the followingyear by The Andrews Sister. Though not technically a Christmas song, it's hard not to associate this snowy track with the holiday season. -
Former Swedish House Mafia DJ Axwell drops video for Taylr Renee collaboration, 'I Am' [WATCH]
Former Swedish House Mafia member Axwell has released the video for his joint track with vocalist Taylr Renee called "I Am." For the music video, Axwell and production duo Sick Individuals reached out to fans for submissions of original visual creations. -
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Thrift Shop' is the No. 1 song on the 2013 Billboard Hot 100, beating 'Blurred Lines,' 'Radioactive'
The end of 2013 is coming ever nearer, and while every publication is listing off its best songs and albums of the year, there's only one true mark of the biggest track of 2013: the people and, thus, the Billboard charts. Today (Dec. 13) the sales-tracker released the list of the top Hot 100 songs of the year. With a mere 11 songs hitting No. 1 this year, what track took the year's top spot? -
Glen Hansard teams with Eddie Vedder and Jake Clemons to cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Drive All Night'
Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. -
Joey Jordison leaves Slipknot, band vows to continue working on new music
A surprising block has appeared in the road on the way to a new Slipknot album. It was announced via the band's website that drummer Joey Jordison had left the group for "personal reasons." Jordison was one of the founding members of the band, and has long been regarded as one of the better drummers in mainstream metal. -
Kenny Chesney goes reggae on new Wailers' collaboration song 'Spread the Love' [LISTEN]
Country superstar Kenny Chesney has joined forces with the legendary reggae group the Wailers on the new song "Spread the Love." According to Rolling Stone, the song was written for charity with the proceeds from all sales going directly to the Spread the Love Fund, which provides prosthetic limbs and post-prosthetic care to victims who were injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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