• Rock in Rio Las Vegas Adds Sam Smith, Charli XCX and Jessie J to Pop Weekend Already Featuring Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran

    The biggest music festival debut in the United States this year may very well be Rock in Rio, which will head to Las Vegas for two huge weekends in May. The festival added more firepower to a show already featuring headlining sets from Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Metallica and more. Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Bleachers, Tove Lo, Empire of The Sun and Echosmith are the latest performers to be added to the lineup as of Tuesday.
  • SXSW Announces 3rd Round of Artists: Best Coast, Bleachers, Dej Loaf, More

    South By Southwest 2015 is now two months away, and today the legendary Austin festival has announced its third round of artists, which you can check out below. Some of the biggest names announced in this round include Best Coast, Bleachers, Yo Gotti, Palma Violets, Dej Loaf, Jeff the Brotherhood and Arcade Fire's Will Butler, among others. Previously announced artists include AWOLNATION, Swervedriver, Courtney Barnett, The Dodos, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, King Tuff, Twin Shadow, Surfer Blood, Jessie Ware and The Zombies. The interactive and film portions of SXSW begin March 13, while the music portion of the festival runs from March 17 to 22. You can purchase badges and get more information from the SXSW website. You can check out all the newly added artists to South By Southwest here:
  • Music Times 25 Best Songs of 2014: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Hozier, St. Vincent & More

    2014 was the year of a thousand controversies: Taylor Swift pulled all of her music from Spotify, Sun Kil Moon started a feud with The War On Drugs, Jack White accused The Black Keys of ripping him off (again), and almost nobody went platinum. When you put all of that aside, however, what you're left with is a bunch of incredible songs, which is really what it's all about. Here are the 25 best songs from 2014, as determined by Music Times writers Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, Kyle Dowling, and Carolyn Menyes.
  • Charli XCX, Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Cover Each Other's Hits In New Kia Commercial [WATCH]

    Charli XCX and Bleacher's frontman Jack Antonoff have replaced those cute animated hamsters for Kia's latest commercial. The cool part: they cover each other's songs, and both new versions sound pretty awesome. The project is part of the car company's "In-Ride Sessions." Antonoff channels a distorted '80s sound for his cover of "Break the Rules" and Charli XCX goes all out punk princess on "Rollercoaster."
  • Bleachers Announce North American Tour Dates For 2015 [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Bleachers, the side project of fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff, has announced a North American tour for 2015. The "Bleachers Come Alive!" tour kicks off on March 4 in Vancouver and finished up on April 9 in Antonoff's hometown of New York City. Opening for Bleachers will be Rochester's Joywaves and Los Angeles's Night Terrors of 1927.
  • 9 Rock Albums Whose Producers Co-Wrote The Music

    In genres such as pop and hip-hop, it's pretty much standard for a producer to have an active role in the album's songwriting, especially if they're working with a solo artist, but this is pretty uncommon when working with rock bands, who tend to write their own material. These nine albums, however, feature extensive songwriting contributions from their producers, even though they were made by rock bands.
  • VH1 You Oughta Know Live In Concert Recap: Sam Smith, Aloe Blacc, Chvrches, Bleachers, And More [WATCH]

    VH1's "You Oughta Know" franchise has been highlighting artists on the rise and serving as a "who's hot" barometer since 2005. This year, for the second time, they put on the You Oughta Know Concert, hosted this year by Nicole Richie of VH1's Candidly Nicole. Aloe Blacc, Sam Smith, Echosmith, American Authors, Chvrches, A Great Big World, Mary Lambert, Tove Lo, KONGOS, Vance Joy, and Bleachers.
  • Bleachers Share "Rollercoaster" Music Video [WATCH]

    Bleachers, the side project of fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff, has shared a music video for its single “Rollercoaster,” which you can check out below. The Richard Shepard-directed video features Antonoff and his band performing on top of their tour van while chasing a girl — who definitely is not Lena Dunham — down a desert highway. If that all sounds a bit creepy, don’t worry: Antonoff gets what he deserves in the end.
  • Lena Dunham Shares Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff 'Out of the Woods' Recording Studio Photo, Everyone Gushes Love on Instagram

    Taylor Swift's new 1989 song "Out of the Woods" is officially, well, out of the woodwork and the ambitious new pop single just oozes of her collaborator and co-writer Jack Antonoff of Bleachers and fun. fame. After the song's successful debut last night (Oct. 13) just before the strike of midnight, Antonoff, Swift and Antonoff's girlfriend/Swift's bestie Lena Dunham are all praising the track to high heavens on Twitter and Instagram.
  • Sam Smith, Bleachers, Chvrches, And More To Perform At VH1 'You Oughta Know Live In Concert' [LINEUP]

    VH1 has chosen the 2014 class of You Oughta Know artists and will bring them together for an epic festival-style show on Nov. 13 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The second annual You Oughta Know Live in Concert will feature two hours of performances from A Great Big World, Aloe Blacc, American Authors, Bleachers, CHVURCHES, Echosmith, KONGOS, Mary Lambert, Tove Lo, Vance Joy, and Sam Smith.
  • T.J. Martell Foundation's Family Day Photo Slideshow Featuring Pitbull, Hilary Duff, Bleachers, Timeflies, Us The Duo, Bea Miller, And More

    The 15th annual Family Day, hosted by the T.J. Martell Foundation, took place yesterday at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The event featured a variety of carnival games and arts and crafts, top-notch desserts (thanks to Cake Boss and Baked By Melissa), celebrity guests as well as performances by Pitbull, Timeflies, Bleachers, Us The Duo, and Bea Miller with Hilary Duff, who was celebrating her birthday, hosting the festivities.
  • T.J. Martell Foundation's Family Day To Feature Performances From Pitbull, Timeflies, Bleachers, And More, Benefits Cancer And Aids Awareness, Research

    The 15th annual Family Day, hosted by the T.J. Martell Foundation, takes place this Sunday at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The event, famed for being the biggest indoor carnival in the city, will feature a variety of fun activities, celebrity guests as well as performances by Pitbull, Timeflies, Bleachers (Jack Antonoff of fun.'s latest band), Us The Duo, Bea Miller (X Factor finalist) with Hilary Duff hosting the festivities.
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