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To do what we can to celebrate women in music and give them the positive recognition they deserve, each week Music Times will introduce you to a female in the music industry whom we love. Singer-songwriters, rappers, DJs, producers, filmmakers, and any woman who is part of the music industry is fair game for this segment. So read on, and get to know the women who continue to wow us. This week we'd like to show off Lissie -
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles decides to go out on her own next year
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles will be debuting her first solo project this coming January with her own album, That Girl. Nettles wrote much of her own material but also worked with songwriters such as Sara Bareilles, Butch Walker and Richard Marx. The new album was recorded in Malibu, California at producer Rick Rubin's famed spot, Shangri-La Studios, where other artists like Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton have worked with Rubin. -
Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, TLC to join Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and more as performers at 2013 American Music Awards
The American Music Awards are pulling out all the stops for their 2013 ceremony. Today (Nov. 13), the annual event announced three more big name performers. Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and a recently reunited TLC will all perform at the Nov. 24 ceremony in Los Angeles. -
Roger Waters completes first rock record in 20 years, may take 'The Wall' back on tour
Roger Waters has recently finished up a three year-long tour, and at the age of 70, he's already tearing at the bit. The frontman for Pink Floyd told Rolling Stone that he's recently completed the audio for his first solo album in more than 20 years. Naturally, being a Waters project, it's more complex than your typical rock record. -
Tiësto, Phoenix, Matt & Kim to play X Games Aspen 2014
X Games Aspen 2014 has an impressive lineup of music acts including world-renowned DJ Tiësto and dance icon/producer Axwell. Bands Phoenix and Matt & Kim will perform the day prior on Saturday January 25th. Ticket sales will support The V Foundation for Cancer Research. -
Joy Division members disapprove the auction for Ian Curtis' kitchen table on Ebay
A table once owned by Ian Curtis of Joy Division went to auction and today is the final bidding day. Currently the bid has reached £8,200.00. Tel Harrop is the one selling the table, a longtime collector of Joy Division memorabilia. Curtis' family and other bandmates are not happy with the sale of the table and have shared their upset. -
The Beatles may have a new compilation on the way from producer Kevin Howlett
Kevin Howlett, a man heavily involved with The Beatles' back catalogue, says he has a "top secret" project going on with the band's music. -
Lily Allen defends the presence of her dancers in the video for "Hard Out Here"
It seems that it's hard for some pop artists to find the right balance between pushing the limits and taking it too far (assuming some of that isn't just hunger for publicity). Lily Allen is the one now defending some of the choices she made with her dancers in the newly released video for "Hard Out Here," the most recent track from the artist since 2009. -
Don Cheadle to play Miles Davis in upcoming biopic 'Kill the Trumpet Player'
The Associated Press announced today that Don Cheadle will play jazz pioneer Miles Davis in an long-planned, upcoming biopic called Kill the Trumpet Player. Cheadle, who will also be making his directorial debut for the film, and Steven Baigelman wrote the script. Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years, and production is finally set to begin in June. -
A Great Big World surprises Digital Downloads chart with 'Say Something,' but Lorde and Eminem waiting in the wings
Eminem was in charge of the Digital Downloads charts last week, placing three different songs in the Top 10. The excellent sales of his new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 seems to have driven down his singles sales however, and the rapper only has one track this week. But that doesn't mean that Lorde's recovered the top spot yet. Read on to find out who's making waves. -
Childish Gambino performs 'Shadows' on Arsenio Hall, talks leaving 'Community,' his open letter, and not being a rapper
Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) stopped by Arsenio Hall last night to chat and perform "Shadows" off his upcoming album Because The Internet. -
Taylor Swift covers Eminem 'Lose Yourself' for Pittsburgh radio station, compare new version to '8 Mile' original [LISTEN]
Taylor Swift is down with the 8 Mile. Or, so it seems. In a recent visit to the Pittsburgh radio station Froggy this week, the "Everything Has Changed" singer did a country-twinged rap cover of Eminem's classic 2002 track "Lose Yourself," and it's just as bizarre, adorable and kind of awesome as one would expect.
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