• Nelson Mandela's influence extended to the South African National Anthem as well

    Nelson Mandela's death at the age of 95 touched off mourning the world over, and inspired coverage from all fields of media. It wasn't empty sentiment either. Major news sites had no issue demonstrating Mandela's importance in international politics, and ESPN's retrospective addressed Mandela's love of sport and how he used it to better South Africa. Mandela's love of music is less documented perhaps, but much like he used rugby to meld the cultural divide in his nation, the leader also used music to bring his people together.

  • 2014 Hillsong Conference

    Hillsong Church has announced that the popular Hillsong Conference will return to the U.S. for the second year in 2014.

  • Kendrick Lamar teases new song in Beats By Dre commercial [WATCH]

    The new commercial for Beats By Dre features Kendrick Lamar recording with Dr. Dre in the studio. Really it's more of a dramatic short story than a commercial. It's about "three or four" in the morning, and the two have been at it all night trying to get a track right.

  • Rolling Stone plans country music coverage website for 2014

    Rolling Stone has always striven to be the a sign of what's hip, both on the musical and cultural front. Its coverage of country music, a form that has long been considered one of the more square genres in music, hasn't gotten healthy coverage from the magazine as a result. Sales trends have encouraged the music media maven to open its doors, in the form of a new website planned for launch during 2014.

  • The Electric Daisy Festival is a workhorse for the Las Vegas economy, report indicates

    Considering the recent economic focus on electronic music, especially with SFX Entertainment going on buying sprees and going public, it's about time someone calculated what an electronic festival actually did for a location. Beacon Economics was up to the challenge, recently releasing a report calculating the money brought into Las Vegas and Clark County by the annual Electric Daisy Carnival.

  • Charitybuzz has some excellent (and feel-good) Christmas gifts for the music lover in your life, from Elvis, Lady Antebellum and more

    It's Christmas. You need gifts for the music fans in your life. Plus you're feeling more charitable than usual (stats indicate that charitable donations are up 90 percent from 2012's "Giving Tuesday"). Charitybuzz might have something sitting around that you may be interested in. The benefits: A) They're awesome. B) All sales benefit various charities, so you can feel good about indulging. Music Times looked over what's available and compiled a shortlist of best bets. But be warned, all these auctions are limited time only.

  • The Doors premiere 'Ray Remembered' clip on updated iPad app [WATCH]

    The Doors have released the first official update to their iPad app, which the band launched earlier this year, according to Rolling Stone. The updated version, titled "The Doors," includes unpublished photos and album art as well music and rare concert and interview footage. It also features drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger's first interview together in more than a decade in honor of the late Ray Manzarek, who died earlier this year.
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