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Bandsintown Finds American Aquarium, Saving Abel, The 1975 and Steve Aoki among Its Top Touring Acts of 2014
Bandsintown, a site that tracks music acts and keeps users up to date on when their favorite acts are coming to a venue nearby, has released its annual Top 10 of the heaviest touring acts on the road. American Aquarium, an alternative country act from Raleigh, NC takes the prize for 2014 with 206 gigs played as of publication. -
Spotify Features More Than 900,000 Christmas Songs...22,000 of Which Are by Bing Crosby. Check Out These Absurd Numbers.
The folks over at Music Machinery looked into how the trend affects Spotify and found some interesting aka ridiculous numbers. The foremost of which is that the streaming service features more than 900,000 Christmas songs from nearly 64,000 different performers. -
Tyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu to Guest Star on 'Black Dynamite' One-Hour Special Focusing on Police Brutality
Black Dynamite, the animated version of the cult classic 2009 film of the same name, will air a one-hour special tying the '70s-set Blaxploitation-tation narrative into police discrimination and brutality. Tyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu have been tapped for guest roles, as well as comedian J.B. Smoove. -
The Pogues Could Top UK's Song Charts with "Fairytale of New York" for Much Ballyhooed Christmas Week, Over 'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow
We've already complained about how the addition of streaming numbers to the Billboard 200 is a bad idea...but now streaming data will have a major effect on another one of the music industry's big traditions: What single takes no. 1 during the week of Christmas in the UK. The Official Charts company now incorporates streaming numbers into its charts and that advantage may help The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" top the list. -
Sugarland and Other Defendants Agree on $39 Million Settlement Stemming from 2011 Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
More than three years after a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair left seven people dead, country group Sugarland and a host of other defendants have agreed to a settlement for those injured and the families of the deceased, which will total to more than $39 million. -
North Korea and 'Hackers': Revisiting Some of The Film's More Obscure Electronic Music Contributors
Hackers and films are getting a lot of attention thanks to North Korea...but how about the film 'Hackers' and how its influential soundtrack introduced many to the sounds of electronic music? -
Musicians, Like Us, Had Terrible High School Photos: Check Out Eminem, Avril Lavigne and Kesha, Way Back When
We don't want to comment on the issues of freedom of speech or what merits good taste in school photos. Instead, let's focus on totally awesome high school yearbook photos from our favorite musicians. -
Back of The Billboards: 'Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 2' by E-40
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. This week we look at hyphy hype-magnet E-40 and part two of his four-part 'Sharp On All Corners' series. -
Sirius XM Broadcasting New Year's Eve Sets Live from Skrillex, Diplo, Willie Nelson, Meghan Trainor and More
Not heading out to one of the great New Years' Eve gigs we mentioned in our list last week? No worries. SiriusXM has a full roster of live performances that will be airing throughout the day and night to keep you entertained from the comfort of your home. Willie Nelson, Meghan Trainor, Skrillex and Diplo will be among the acts playing live on December 31. -
Hologram USA Teaming with Liberace Foundation for Las Vegas Feature Length Show Featuring Pianist's Virtual Ghost
Apparently they didn't watch the recent season ending efforts from South Park, which lampooned hologram performances and the current state of the music industry, or maybe they couldn't see past the dollar signs: Hologram USA is reportedly working hand in hand with the Liberace Foundation for The Performing and Creative Arts to create a hologram version of the pianist for a feature-length Las Vegas show. -
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz Cancel Australian and Asian Tours Amid "Logistical Circumstances"
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz announced Friday that it would have to cancel all of its dates in the country due to "logistical circumstances." -
Katy Perry Sells More Than 350,000 Australian Tickets, Sets Record at Sydney's Allphones Arena During Tour Down Under
Katy Perry will make sure to hit Australia during her next world tour as well, and hit it hard. The pop star played an impressive 23 dates during her recent run on the "Prismatic" tour and sold more than 350,000 tickets along with breaking some individual arena numbers along the way. She's now the all-time record holder for a stretch of shows at Allphones Arena in Sydney, where she sold out six gigs, a total of 89,500 tickets. -
'The Interview' Debut Cancelled Due to Terrorist Threats, Possibly from North Korea; Four Outside Events That Altered Music Releases
Music has never had issues this dramatic to deal with as what Sony's going through with 'The Interview' when opting to release an album. Still, a few releases saw huge changes due to world events. -
The Seven Most Expensive Guitars Ever: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and More Bring in Millions
Ten years ago on this date, a red Gibson SG was sold at auction for $570,000 at auction in New York City. As you can imagine, there was a story behind the value: George Harrison had used it during the recording of The Beatles' Revolver and John Lennon later sued the guitar while recording The White Album. Remarkably, that's far from the most that's ever been paid for a guitar at auction. In fact, seven six-strings have brought in more. -
Pitchfork Name Top 50 Albums of 2014: Aphex Twin, FKA Twigs and The War on Drugs Place, But Who Takes No. 1?
A few days ago we relayed to you the Top 10 tracks of the year as decided by Pitchfork, a publication that's long had a finger on more genres than its competition. Now we've got their list of the best 50 albums of the year, and you can check out the Top 10 listed below. If you'd like to see the full 50, follow this link. A word of warning: Don't be surprised to see a lot of repeat performers between the song and album list.
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