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Elim Chan First Female Winner in Annual Donatella Flick Conducting Competition History
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition has named a female conductor, Elim Chan, its champion. The winner took the crown by conducting the London Symphony Orchestra through Beethoven's overture from Egmont, Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements and the Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade. The competition comes with a prize of £15,000. -
"Metallica Night" Comes to SAP Center for San Jose Sharks/Los Angeles Kings Showdown during January
Does Metallica have the best of taste in music? That depends on a lot of factors but mainly your personal taste. One thing that this writer will certainly salute about the group, regardless of the band's era of music: Its taste in hockey franchises. The band recently posted a photo of frontman James Hetfield posing in a San Jose Sharks jersey with defenseman Brent Burns and now the group will be taking part in Metallica Night on January 21 at the SAP Center. -
Sam Smith Only Performer to Attain Platinum Status in Both U.S. and UK This Year Thanks to 'In The Lonely Hour'
Someone's got money on their mind, and that might explain the huge push in album sales for Sam Smith this year. The vocalist has passed the million-album sales mark in the United States for his debut In The Lonely Hour during the latest sales period and therefore earned platinum status. That accomplishment makes him the only performer to achieve platinum status in both the U.S. and the UK this year. -
Hopsin Apparently Done with Hip-Hop, Claims to Be Moving to Australia after Signing Away Funk Volume Ownership
Someone's got money on their mind, and that might explain the huge push in album sales for Sam Smith this year. The vocalist has passed the million-album sales mark in the United States for his debut In The Lonely Hour during the latest sales period and therefore earned platinum status. -
Elton John and David Furnish To Marry This Weekend According to Reports; Law Legalized Gay Marriage in England during March
You can't say that they haven't waited long enough: Elton John and partner David Furnish will be getting married during a ceremony in England over the weekend, according to reports from Us Weekly. The pair entered a formal civil relationship during 2005 but has been waiting for gay marriage to become legal in their homeland nonetheless. Legislation finally took effect during March that made gay marriage legal in England and Wales. -
The Best Selling Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: Eminem, Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G...Who's No. 1?
Thirty years ago on this day Run-D.M.C. were rewarded for its high sales, as its self-titled first album became the first hip-hop album in history to earn "Gold" status-which indicates more than 100,000 copies sold-nine months after its release. Hip-hop has come a long way in terms of styles and popularity in those 30 years, so the group's first album is far from the highest sellers in the genre anymore. -
J. Cole Charts Year's Highest Hip-Hop Sales Week with '2014 Forest Hills Drive'; Taylor Swift and Pentatonix Stay Strong
J. Cole debuts at no. 1 with the year's highest-selling hip-hop debut, '2014 Forest Hills Drive.' Taylor Swift and Pentatonix keep sales up. -
U.S. and Cuba on Verge of Monumental Diplomacy Shift: Get To Know These Great Cuban Musicians and Stay Ahead of The Curve
Things are looking up for relations between the United States and Cuba: Alan Gross, an American citizen who was imprisoned on the island for five years, returned home this morning. That was followed by a phone discussion between President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro, which marked the first official talks between leadership of the two countries since 1959. Big things could be on the horizon in terms of "normalizing" the diplomatic ties between the two nations. Music Times has prepared a brief look at some of Cuba's brightest modern stars so you can get comfortable with the country's bustling music scene before your (hopefully soon) trip to Havana. -
Madonna's New Album, Reportedly Titled 'Unapologetic Bitch,' Leaks to The Internet; Nicki Minaj Reportedly Featured on Title Track
Things we knew about Madonna's next album before this morning: It would be coming out during 2015. Things we (could theoretically) know as of right now: The title, tracklist and what every song sounds like. Yup: The album, which had been rumored to be titled 'Unapologetic Bitch' even before today, was leaked to the internet. -
AC/DC sells out Wembley Stadium Tour Stop in Less Than An Hour
Last week Music Times confirmed that AC/DC would be playing its first dates in the UK since 2009, including a headlining spot at the prestigious Wembley Stadium, perhaps the biggest gig available in England. Recent changes to the band's lineup haven't disrupted its popularity in the region apparently. The band's Wembley concert sold out all of its nearly 73,000 tickets in less than an hour -
Spotify Done with Topspin for Musician Merch, Don't Expect It to Pop Up at Beats Music Either
Roughly eleven months ago your correspondent was excitedly working on a short article detailing Spotify's announcement that it would be teaming up with Topspin to allow performers to peddle their merchandise on the streaming service via their official band pages. It was at least a mild relief knowing that musicians could make money some other way via Spotify since the royalty payments-per-stream are on the low side. Eleven months later, your correspondent is back to let you know that Spotify is done with Topspin. -
Independent Publisher Imagem off Auction Block as Talks with BMG Reportedly Fall Through
One of the world's largest independent music publishers has come off the auction block after the owners of Imagem couldn't find a satisfactory bid for the company. Rumors have it that BMG was the highest bidder but conflicting sources suggest that a deal couldn't be made for any part of Imagem's catalogue. -
$350 Million Apple iPod Antitrust Lawsuit Thrown Out by Federal Jury after Several Plaintiffs Seem to Have MAde False Claims
An antitrust suit brought by iPod users who claimed that iTunes prevented them from playing music fils from other online emporiums has been thrown out by a jury, according to Rolling Stone. -
They May Not Have Made $72 Million, But They Were at No. 1 Before High School: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and More
Today's hot story: A student at the esteemed Stuyvesant High School has reportedly made more than $72 million while playing the stock market during his lunch break. The Queens resident, who is being referred to as the "Teen Wolf (of Wall Street)" is also rumored to have already bought a BMW with the payouts, although he doesn't have a license to drive it. It's tough to compare big time investors such as this prodigy will probably become with musicians, because investors just make more money. Period. We can compare this young man to those in the music industry who got their starts at an incredibly young age. -
The Beatles Christmas Records: Ranking The Yearly Mess from John, Paul, George and Ringo 1963-1969
Pearl Jam wasn't the first band to send out yearly Christmas exclusives to its fan club. The Beatles had jumped on that train nearly 30 years earlier. The difference of course is that Pearl Jam's fans could expect some new musical recordings, covers if nothing else, while the biggest band in history took the yearly task of crafting a Christmas album about as seriously as Stephen Colbert takes investigative reporting. The results tended to be a mess...occasionally a curious mess, but a mess nonetheless. Music Times has waded through the seven Beatles Christmas flexi-discs and made a modest attempt at ranking them.
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