• 6 Hip-Hop Song Sans Verses for AC: Tupac, Eminem, Kanye West and More

    Has your mother ever commented how much she enjoys the chorus to "See You Again" or "Monster," but that she really wishes Wiz Khalifa and Eminem (respectively) hadn't "ruined" the song with their raps? She's not the first. This week we found out that a revised version of the former song, featuring only Charlie Puth's hook, as well as new melodic verses in place of Khalifa's bars, has been on the rise at Adult Contemporary radio...occasionally known as "Adult Conservative." The only thing less likely to end up on AC than hip-hop is heavy metal, but as rappers frequently find themselves invited to guest on pop singles (such as Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar), labels sometimes edit the "offending" portion out, resulting in a safer, frequently less exciting product.

  • Kanye West 'All Day/I Feel Like That' Music Video to Be Screened at LACMA Ahead of 'SWISH'

    Kanye West's Steve McQueen-directed music video for "All Day" has found a home after all. After West scrapped the nine-minute short film earlier this year in favor of a live visual, today (July 20), it was announced that the cinematic visual will be displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The video also reportedly includes another new cut from West's hotly anticipated Yeezus follow-up SWISH, titled "I Feel Like That."

  • Kanye West's Pan Am Games Performance in Toronto Spawns Controversy, Petition

    Kanye West is once again gathering controversy for being in a performance lineup. Earlier this week, the "All Day" rapper was announced as one of several artists to close out the Pan Am Games in Toronto, and now people are calling for him to be pulled from the lineup because he's an American, not Canadian.

  • Travi$ Scott's 'Rodeo' Gets Release Date - Debut Coming in September

    Travi$ Scott finally gives a release date for 'Rodeo,' his much anticipated debut album. Though a few weeks ago, Trav promised the album would drop before August, we're going to have to wait just a little longer. During a surprise show in NYC last night, Scott told the crowd they can expect 'Rodeo' on September 4.

  • Best Songs of 2015 (So Far): Kanye West, Leon Bridges, A$AP Rocky and More

    Six months down and six months to go: Music Times just can't wait until the end of 2015 to release its list of the best songs released this year, so we're giving you a free preview with our midyear favorites. We left no stone unturned, considering music from the East Coast (A$AP Rocky), West Coast (Kendrick Lamar) and the Central Coast (Kanye West)...rock both electric and acoustic...fashions from miniskirts (Braids) to Mexican Lucha Libre masks (The Mountain Goats).

  • Kanye West, Iggy Azalea, Keith Urban & More Tackle RBC Ottawa Bluesfest

    The RBC Blues Fetival in Ottawa is already underway, but there's still plenty more music coming to Canada this week. After a rousing performance from Jason Aldean on Thursday night (July 9), more stars will descend upon Ottawa, including Kanye West, Iggy Azalea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban and more.

  • 7 Longest Hip-Hop Streaks At No. 1: Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Wiz Khalifa

    Yesterday we learned that Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth had matched hip-hop history by topping the Hot 100 for a 12th week with "See You Again," the pair's smash from the Furious 7 soundtrack. The genre has come a long way since Blondie landed the first rap atop the Hot 100 during 1980 (yeah, Blondie) but still: Only seven hip-hop songs have managed to spend at least 10 weeks on top of arguably the biggest chart in music. Join us as we count up from fewest weeks to most weeks at no. 1, and check back next Wednesday to see if Khalifa and co. manage to take history a step further.

  • Kanye West 'Swish' Leaks: Tracklist Features Bruno Mars, Big Sean

    Kanye West's new album Swish still doesn't have a release date, new single or other further details but the Yeezus follow-up has already potentially leaked online. Last night (July 7), a fan on Reddit posted a low-quality version of Mr. Kim Kardashian's latest effort and a potential tracklist has followed suit with guest spots from Bruno Mars, Big Sean and Paul McCartney.
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