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The Abuse of Hello Kitty by The Music Industry: Avril Lavigne (Duh), Wiz Khalifa and Smashing Pumpkins, More
Hello Kitty has gotten some musical mentions over her 40 years, although few of them are nearly as friendly as the themes within her television shows and video games. -
Women Are Unequal To Men? These Turkish Performers Probably Disagree with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Statements
Although our efforts to get a hashtag #NotAllMiddleEasternLeaders started didn't go so well, we gathered a short list of many, many Turkish music performers that have found success despite president Recip Tayyip Erdogan's recent comments on women being unequal to men. -
New Book Alleges Gross Misconduct within El Sistema, Popular Classical Music Program for Venezuelan Youth
One of the world's most well-recognized youth music programs is under fire after a scathing report launched by UK musicologist Geoffrey Baker alleges gross corruption and misconduct within El Sistema, a program in Columbia that has been getting disadvantaged youth in the nation involved with classical music for more than 40 years. -
Recent Comet Landing Results in Huge Streaming Spike for Aerosmith and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
If you enjoy stats and music, there's perhaps no better job to have than working for Echo Nest, the listening analysis company owned by Spotify, or Spotify's own Insights blog, which frequently offers interesting looks in the world of music streaming and the trends therein. A few weeks ago the site received a Twitter shout-out curious if the recent media attention given to the landing of a manmade device on Comet 67P resulted in higher listening rates for Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing." The answer, it turns out, is an astounding "yes." -
St. Vincent, Neneh Cherry and Alison Goldfrapp—BBC's "Wise Women"—Will Curate BBC 6 Around Christmas Holiday
If you have access to BBC 6 Radio and are looking for something to do while celebrating the holidays this December, you'll have the chance to listen in as three excellent female performers take charge of the DJ booth on Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day (December 26) respectively. The channel has announced that "three wise women" will curate the soundtrack for at least a few hours on each of those days: St. Vincent, Neneh Cherry and Alison Goldfrapp, respectively. -
One Direction Furthers Sales Records for Musical Groups with No. 1 Debut for 'Four'
One Direction has lengthened the gap between themselves and its competition in the record books, as Four debuted at no. 1 and set a new record for the most consecutive top albums logged in their debut week by a music group, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The boy band set the record for the first time last year with Midnight Memories, becoming the first group to see its first three albums debut at no. 1, and Four ups the tally to, well, four. -
Robert Pattinson Played Guitar on Death Grips' 2013 Album 'Government Plates,' As Revealed by Record Store Day
New evidence of Robert Pattinson's current streak of involvement in the experimental music scene has emerged, albeit from more than a year ago. One Record Store Day shopper bought the newly released vinyl version of Death Grips' Government Plates album and noticed that the Twilight actor was listed in the record's credits. Pattinson is listed as the guitarist on the track "Birds" from the noise-rap album, according to SPIN. -
Black Friday Music 2014: It's Not Too Early to Camp Out for Next Year and It's Not Too Late for A Black Friday Playlist
There is a place for music on Black Friday. After all, Record Store Day has increased the number of b-----n' exclusives you can purchase (if you get up early enough). So yeah, there's a bit of ridiculous consumer in us as well. The musicians behind these five tracks get the idea of Black Friday, even if the attitudes are vastly different. Put these on your iPod early for next year. -
Celebrating 50 Years of Willie Nelson at the Grand Ole Opry: When Did Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and More Debut?
We found a list of the best country music performers of all time (from About.com...but no more specialized music site dared make such a list) and found when everyone in the Top 10 made their respective debuts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Willie Nelson's first performance at the historic venue. -
Back of The Billboards: 'Amore Mio' by Thalía
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 Mexican pop star Thalía and her new album 'Amore Mio.' -
William Burroughs "Tape Experiment" Album 'Nothing Here Now But The Recordings' Being Re-Released on Vinyl during January
Here's an interesting vinyl release that collectors and otherwise fans of eccentric music will be excited to get their hands on: Dais Records will be rereleasing author William Burroughs' experimental "tape experiments" album Nothing Here Now But The Recordings during January. -
NME Releases Full List of Best Albums of 2014: St. Vincent, Mac DeMarco and The War on Drugs Lead The Way
Earlier this week we passed along the news that NME had released its choice for the best album of 2014. In its esteemed opinion, St. Vincent and her self-titled album took top prize this year, marking the first time in six years that a performer from outside of the "commonwealth" topped the British publication's list. The magazine published its full Top 50 on Thursday. You can check out the full thing here, or scroll down to see at least the Top 10. -
Latin Grammys See Increase in Viewership but No Big Boost in Sales for Performers at Event (Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Et Al)
Latin Grammys don't result in increased music sales despite a boost in viewership from 2013. -
Vinyl Sales Break 1 Million for First Time Since 1996 Thanks to Arctic Monkeys, Pink Floyd and Jack White
Tell us if you've heard this one before: Vinyl sales are up. The UK is one of several markets where music in the grooved physical format have seen rapid increases in sales. The Official Charts Company (similar to our own Nielsen Soundscan) has reported that the nation has sold more than one million copies of vinyl records thus far during 2014, marking the first time since 1996 that a million copies of the format have been sold in the region. -
Find Out Where The World's Best DJs—From Calvin Harris to Afrojack to Steve Aoki—Will Be Playing New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is a must for Electronic Dance Music performers. Sure, some play more than 100 gigs a year, but New Year's Eve is when everyone in the country wants to be out late and having a good time. For the second year, Music Times has tried to track down as many of the world's top ranked DJ's as we can so you know where you need to be come the last night of the year/first of the next. Check out our interactive map below to see what act will be closest to you.
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