• Branding Study Finds Country Women Like Carrie Underwood Resonate Most with Buyers

    A country radio DJ recently made headlines when he declared that if broadcasters were to feature less female-fronted music in their rotations, listener numbers would increase. That statement struck most decent human beings as stupid, and now a study from Creative Artists Agency—a company that specializes in branding—has given some solid proof that the statements were legitimately stupid. Turns out that three of the biggest six names among advertising's six biggest stars are country performers: Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Faith Hill.

  • The Charts and Afghanistan 2001: Alicia Keys, Jay Z and Nickelback

    Memorial Day 2015 bears a special significance for two reasons: More importantly, it's the first time in 14 years that the holiday has been celebrated with no American troops involved in a "major ground war," and it's also the 25th anniversary of the first invasion of Iraq during the Gulf War. We at Music Times can do little but throw out our thanks to those who have served and those who currently serve in the United States military, but we wanted to check out what the Billboard charts looked like on both dates, August 2, 1991 and October 7, 2001, the dates when Americans last became embroiled in foreign combat. It features the rise of Alicia Keys, Jay Z and Nickelback.

  • 'The Voice' Season 8 Recap & Review: Top 6 Perform & Sawyer Fredericks Owns the Night

    The Voice season eight is only two weeks away from crowning a winner, which, wow... where has the time gone? After sending Hannah Kirby and Corey Kent White packing last week, tonight (May 4), the top six took to the stage to pay tribute to their mothers with tender ballads and prove that they'll listen to their coaches with a personalized pick.

  • 'The Voice India' Coached by Bollywood Stars Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika, Shaan, More

    Few nations feature music so prominently within all forms of media as India does, so it only makes sense that The Voice is finally getting its own chapter for the world's second largest population. Bollywood stars—Sunidhi Chauhan, Himesh Reshammiya, Mika and Shaan—will serve as the show's first foursome of coaches.

  • 'The Voice' Season 8 Spoilers: Mark Ronson, Ryan Tedder & More to Join as Mentors for Top 10

    The Voice season eight has some more superstar mentors in store for its top 10 contestants, and this time Meghan Linsey, Kimberly Nichole, Sawyer Fredericks and co. will be getting some top advice from the biggest producers in the game. After mentoring sessions from Reba McEntire, Nate Ruess, Nick Jonas and more, next week (April 20), Mark Ronson, Ryan Tedder, Dave Stewart and Scott Hendricks will be advising the remaining singers in the competition.
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