• Junk Mail: Kacey Musgraves 'Pageant Material' Album Review

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Yasmin Merchant, Ryan Middleton and Armon Sadler chat about Kacey Musgraves' new album Pageant Material.

  • Interview: Scoring Foo Fighters' 'Sonic Highways' Documentary with Bryan Lee Brown

    Though it may have seemed like the rollout of new music from Foo Fighters may have been the soundtrack to the band's HBO documentary Sonic Highways, the actual musical map of the show came from its score work. The low, ambient tones, the dobro, just the right amount of drama and intrigue marked Dave Grohl and co.'s personal and musical journey across the U.S.

  • James Taylor Finally Hits No. 1, Beating Namesake Taylor Swift

    It's been a long-time-coming for James Taylor as his newest album, Before The World, took the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, making it the first record in the songwriter's 45-year career to do so (that span, measuring from the release of Taylor's first album to this one, is the second longest span in chart history, behind only Tony Bennett, who went 54 years without a no. 1). Before The World sold 97,000 copies...far from Taylor's best but plenty enough to take the top spot.

  • Keith Urban's New Album Will Have EDM Influence, Nile Rodgers Says

    Keith Urban may have played largely with his standard hand on his new single "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16," but for the rest of his Fuse follow-up, don't expect much of the same. In a new interview, Urban's producer on his new album Nile Rodgers (of Chic fame) admitted that they will be venturing into "EDM-Country" territory.

  • Dej Loaf, Young Thug Share Sexual New Song 'Shawty' [LISTEN]

    Dej Loaf and Young Thug have teamed up on a new track titled "Shawty." Loaf burst onto the scene with her sensual R&B jams, but unlike in the past, she has decided to switch mediums to rap for this raunchy sexual track with Thugger. "Shawty" is about a great lover that Loaf has who is able to please her in the bedroom in ways that are explicitly laid out in the track.

  • Electric Daisy Carnival Announces Expansion for Brazil In 2015

    The dust has barely settled over Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the nearly 500,000 pairs of dancing feet at Electric Daisy Carnival and the company who throws the festival, Insomniac Events has already announced a brand new massive which will take place at the end of the year. Insomniac has announced a fresh expansion beyond its traditional base in the United States southward to Brazil for EDC Brasil. The event will take place over two days, Dec. 4-5.

  • Rudimental On Collaborating With Steely Dan, George Clinton [INTERVIEW]

    Normally one looks towards the United States for some of the world's most soulful acts, but recently the music industry has turned its gaze across the pond towards the UK for some of the best new talented breed of acts combining soul with various elements of pop, house and hip-hop. One of those artists leading the way is UK electronic band Rudimental. We recently had the chance to catch up with the group for an interview to discuss their album and who they decided to collaborate with on the project.
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