• Chris Stapleton and Kelsea Ballerini's CMA Nominations Show Changing Country Music Scene

    The CMA Awards are an extravagant event showcasing the talent of today's top country stars and awarding the up-and-coming musicians soon to dominate one of the country's most popular genres of music. The fact that artists like Chris Stapleton and Kelsea Ballerini are talked about in coveted categories such as Album of the Year and New Artist of the Year alongside mainstay talents Little Big Town and Jason Aldean speaks to the changing state of country music.

  • 'We Love Disney' Tracklist: Ariana Grande, Ne-Yo, More Remake Classic Movie Songs

    Your favorite Disney songs from classics such as Aladdin, The Lion King, Cinderella and Frozen are getting new makeovers from some of music's biggest hitmakers. Following the D23 conference this weekend, today (Aug. 17), Disney and Verve Records announced the We Love Disney compilation album, featuring new covers from the likes of Ariana Grande, Ne-Yo, Kacey Musgraves, Fall Out Boy and more.

  • Meek Mill Sells 5x as Many Records as Miguel, James Taylor on Albums Chart

    Yesterday we showed during our summary of the Billboard 200 that Meek Mill and 'Dreams Worth More Than Money' sold nearly five-times as much as any other new title on the list. The same trend applies to actual album sales, where the album moved actually (not nearly) sold more than 500 percent more copies than the runner-up. The emcee stands a strong chance at joining Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar as the only performers to top the Billboard 200 for more than one week when next week's sales are revealed.

  • Breaking Benjamin, Tori Kelly, and Kacey Musgraves Top Albums Chart

    This week's albums chart wasn't too much of a shakeup from the Billboard 200, except that all of the records that dropped in the Top 10 of the latter managed to move up a few places on the former. Breaking Benjamin, Tori Kelly and Kacey Musgraves took the top three spots, respectively, once again.

  • Breaking Benjamin Breaks Sales Mark with New Album; Tori Kelly + Kacey Musgraves Follow

    Apparently the waiting only makes desire stronger, or at least that's what Breaking Benjamin learned with its most recent release, 'Dark Before Dawn.' The band had gone more than six years without a new album but the new release debuted with 141,000 equivalent copies sold (and 135,000 actual copies, marking the group's highest sales week ever). It's also the band's first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Kacey Musgraves and Tori Kelly also dropped new albums.

  • Junk Mail: Kacey Musgraves 'Pageant Material' Album Review

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Yasmin Merchant, Ryan Middleton and Armon Sadler chat about Kacey Musgraves' new album Pageant Material.

  • Kacey Musgraves New Album: 'Pageant Material' Gets Release Date, Artwork & Tracklist

    It's arguable that Kacey Musgraves is one of the rising queens of the country music world, with multiple Grammys under her belt and a slew of hit singles. But now, the "Biscuits" singer has baked up a follow-up to her critically acclaimed breakthrough album Same Trailer, Different Park. Today (May 12), Musgraves announced the album cover, release date and tracklist for Pageant Material.

  • Kacey Musgraves Gives "Early June" Release For 'Same Trailer, Different Park' Follow-Up: "Biscuits" Singer Comments On Little Big Town "Girl Crush" Controversy

    Kacey Musgraves blew critics away with her debut album Same Trailer, Different Park. The effort peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy Award for best country album. Earlier this month, she shared the first taste from her upcoming sophomore effort, called "Biscuits." In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, she revealed a potential, yet-unconfirmed, release date - "Early June. Maybe June 9"-- among other details.
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