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Watch Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony and Get Live Updates for The Best of The Rest on Music's Biggest Day [LIVE UPDATES]
The Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will give away all those awards that music fans love...but that CBS just doesn't have the time to put on television. Winners in the some of the less popular genres such as classical, jazz and metal, as well as the winners for more behind-the-scenes awards will be announced from 3:30 until 6:30 EST. Stay tuned to Music Times for a list of award winners as it develops, and perhaps even a word or two from Ryan Book. -
Missy Elliott Albums and Songs Get 2,500 Percent Sales Boost Following Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Katy Perry may have had the most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever but Missy Elliott was the real winner, as sales of her albums increased by more than 2,500 percent, according to Forbes. The three songs that the emcee performed as a medley—"Get Ur Freak On," "Work It" and "Lose Control"—also saw a combined 978 percent increase in singles sales. That translates to more than 71,000 downloads for those three songs alone. -
7 Grammy Nominees Come from Kickstarter Funding, Including Reggae Icon Lee "Scratch" Perry
Seven nominees at the 2015 Grammys were funded primarily through Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform, according to Billboard. This is another step up from 2014, when four albums featured during the awards program were funded by the site -
Jack White Clarifies Stance of University of Oklahoma, Will Return Despite Leak of Contract, Guacamole Recipe
Rock fans at the University of Oklahoma can breathe a sigh of relief after management for Jack White clarified that the performer wouldn't be blacklisting the school following an almost comical scandal titled "Guacgate." -
Grammys 2015 Best Metal Performance Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Mastodon and Slipknot Wait for Old Guard to Lose Sway
The Best Metal Performance Grammy nominees add up a whole bunch of what you would expect: old bands (Motörhead and Anthrax) playing the role of favorites while more modern acts (Mastodon and Slipknot) wait for the tides to shift. Tenacious D wonders how it even got a nomination, being a comedy act and all, while Ronnie James Dio is the real winner. -
Back of The Billboards: 'Slow Motion Volume 1" by Jarren Benton
XXL Class of 2014 member Jarren Benton has all the verses and none of the hooks on 'Slow Motion Vol. 1' EP. -
Van Halen Releasing First Live Album Featuring David Lee Roth; Where Did Band Record Landmark Album?
Van Halen will be releasing its first ever live album featuring primary vocalist David Lee Roth, an announcement that might surprise those less obsessed with the band's catalogue. The group had previously released only Live: Right Here, Right Now in 1993, featuring controversial replacement vocalist Sammy Hagar, who came into the group following the firing of Roth, who was present for the band's most acclaimed albums including Van Halen and 1984. The new release will jump on the bandwagon of live albums recorded in Japan, titled Tokyo Dome Live In Concert. -
Royal Blood Tour Dates Announced Between Appearances at Coachella, Governors Ball and Bonnaroo
Royal Blood has already let the world know they'll be in the United States this year thanks to a few festival appearances but the group also revealed a full-on summer tour across the pond to fill the time in between, as well as posting some new B-sides on YouTube. -
Grammys Instagram Account to Post Danny Clinch's Backstage Shots for First Time During Broadcast
It's not tough to get photos from The Grammys but it has been tough to get backstage photo from The Grammys, at least up until now, as the Recording Academy has announced that it will continually release backstage shots of winners as they come off stage during the broadcast of Sunday's ceremony. -
Taylor Swift Tackles Etsy, Sending Cease-and-Desists to Producers of Non-Licensed Merchandise; Is Your Favorite Band Next?
Taylor Swift takes intellectual property seriously, hence why she copyrighted the phrase "this sick beat," much to the surprise of many musicians and fans. Most assumed the action was to prevent other performers from referencing it in lyrics, such as how Jay Z's "99 Problems" is frequently cited. It seems that the pop star and her legal team has targeted small-time merchandisers on the site Etsy however. -
Copyright Law May Allow Taylor Swift, Prince et al to Pull Covers from Spotify and Streaming Services As Well
Taylor Swift made headlines during the end of 2014 by pulling her catalogue from Spotify, preventing listeners from checking out her sick beats without shelling out for the song or album 1989. She's not the only one who's keeping their wares off of the streaming service and others like it...The Beatles and Apple Records have yet to release the band's discography to the service. Yet many fans know a loophole, if they're willing to ignore subtle differences in quality: There are covers of the songs on Spotify, performed by bands aiming to sound exactly like The Beatles. Perhaps not for long however, as the U.S. Copyright Office is looking to allow performers to prevent covers of their work from being streamed as well. -
Grammys 2015 Best Rap Song Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Kanye Looks for Record Seventh Win, Can Nicki Minaj and Drake Compete?
Two new nominees get a chance in the Best Rap Song category: "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj and "Bound 2" by Kanye West, while "i" by Kendrick Lamar, "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa and "0 To 100 / The Catch Up" by Drake compete for another award. -
TV On The Radio Cancel European Dates After Hospitalization...Will Band Continue on U.S. Tour During March?
TV on The Radio has canceled the entirety of its European tour, announcing that drummer Jahphet Landis had been hospitalized. Although evidently serious enough to merit canceling the rest of the band's tour dates this month, the band reported in a statement that there was no need for longterm concern for Landis's health. -
Celina González Dies at Age of 85 in Havana; 'Greatest Cuban Voice That U.S. Audiences Never Got To Hear'
Celina González, one of the greatest voices in Cuban music and also one of its most least sung, has died in Havana according to reports from the Cuban Music Institute. She was 85 years old. -
Netflix Joins 'Empire'-Based Hip-Hop Drama Trend with Baz Luhrmann's 'The Get Down,' on Origins of Genre
The climbing success of Empire on Fox has already begun to spawn other hip-hop dramas, as Netflix has ordered The Get Down, a 13-episode television series from director Baz Luhrmann, the auteur behind The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge!
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