• U2, Lady Gaga Give Powerful 'Ordinary Love' Performance at Madison Square Garden

    When you go to see U2 on its iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, you certainly expect to see one stadium act but not two. During its eight-night residency at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday night (July 27), the legendary rock band was joined onstage by pop star Lady Gaga for a touching rendition of the Oscar-nominated Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom track "Ordinary Love."
  • The 6 RIAA Diamond Singles: Eminem, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and More

    "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons joined an elite company today, becoming only the sixth song in history to attain diamond status from the Recording Industry Association of America, meaning that it's moved the equivalent of 10 million units in sales, or 10-times platinum status. Wondering what the other five are? So were we, so we looked up the five hits and ranked them from least sales to most...but when you're talking about diamond status...there's really no such thing as "least sales." You may be surprised at how new most of these songs are.
  • James Taylor, Tony Bennett and Tom Petty: Longest Streaks Before A No. 1 Album

    James Taylor is a legend. The dude's been around for nearly 50 years. He's seen fire and he's seen rain. But there was one thing that the songwriter never saw during his lengthy career in music: A no. 1 record. That finally changed this week when 'Before This World,' his first album of original material in more than 13 years, peaked at the top of the Billboard 200. That got us at Music Times wondering...what performer took the longest to get their first no. 1 album? We ranked the Top 5, from "least" years to most..including Tom Petty, Tony Bennett and more.
  • Lady Gaga Performs John Lennon's 'Imagine' at European Games Opening Ceremony

    Seated behind a piano charmingly adorned with an assortment of flowers, Lady Gaga delivered a classic yet powerful rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" during the 2015 European Games opening ceremony. The 'Artpop' singer drew utter silence from the crowd of spectators and participants alike in Baku, Azerbaijan's Olympic stadium.
  • Zedd On 'True Colors,' Skrillex, Daft Punk Influence & Collaborating

    Two weeks ago, Anton Zaslavski, known professionally as Zedd, released his sophomore artist album, 'True Colors.' Reviews have been a mixed bag, but the project did quite well in the charts and sales department for a dance album, selling 50,000 in the first week and topping iTunes dance charts worldwide. He spoke to Rolling Stone about the LP, collaborating with other artists like Lady Gaga, Echosmith and Logic, who both appear on the album and the influence artists like Daft Punk and Skrillex have had on his career.
  • Lady Gaga Pregnancy Rumors: 'Cheek to Cheek' Singer Shrugs Off Baby Talk at L.A. Show with Tony Bennett

    Though Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may be expecting a new baby, but there's one superstar who is definitely not pregnant: Lady Gaga. Apparently, pregnancy rumors have been swirling around the Cheek to Cheek singer over the last few months as fans have noted the Mama Monster's changing body shape. But, last nigh (May 31) during a concert in Los Angeles with Tony Bennett, the 29-year-old singer admitted that she's just, well, getting older.
  • 10 Years of YouTube: Most Watched Music Videos, from Taylor Swift to Justin Bieber

    It's the tenth birthday of YouTube and no media site should be more excited than Music Times. After all, of all the viral material that gets put on the world's busiest video site every day, so much of the service's biggest hitters are music videos. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the site, we've gathered the most popular music video from every year of its existence, starting with Taylor Swift in 2015 and counting down to...who knows? Something throwback for sure.
  • 5 Unreleased Lady Gaga Collabs: Paul McCartney, Cher and Azealia Banks(?)

    Fans of both Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar got at least a partial treat yesterday when the previously unreleased track "Partynauseous" leaked online. It might seem odd that a collaboration between one of the biggest pop stars in the world, plus one of the most in-demand rappers in the game, didn't make it onto an album...but you might be surprised how many Gaga collaborations have yet to see the light of day (or have only done so in an unofficial context). We're not talking about the pre-Fame Gaga guest spots, such as her appearance with New Kids on The Block...we're talking about music that's yet to drop, including possible collaborations with stars such as Paul McCartney and Cher.
  • Paul McCartney Teams With Lady Gaga For 'High In The Clouds' Animated Film Soundtrack

    After collaborating with the likes of Kanye West and Rihanna, Paul McCartney is continuing to work with a younger generation of influential artists. This time around he's teamed up with Lady Gaga and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready for the soundtrack to a new animated feature he's producing titled High in the Clouds. The film is based off the children's book McCartney co-authored in 2005, and Macca will also voice one of the film's characters, Deadline reports.
  • Lady Gaga/Kendrick Lamar 2012 Track 'Partynauseous' Leaks [LISTEN]

    Taylor Swift may have grabbed Kendrick Lamar for her "Bad Blood" music video but Lady Gaga has been in touch with the Compton rapper for way longer than it was cool: The emcee grabbed the pop star to deliver a hook for a track that didn't end up on his 2012 album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city': "Partynauseous." The track seems to have leaked for those wondering what that collaboration might sound like.
  • Lady Gaga Defends Justin Bieber After Giving Him Advice At Met Gala

    Justin Bieber might be the fifth most hated man in the United States, but there's one celebrity that's sticking up for the pop star - Lady Gaga. The Tony Bennett collaborator met up with the "Where Are U Now" singer at the Met Gala on Monday night and apparently gave the *former* trouble maker some advice. She later posted a photo of the two of them to Instagram with a note about what the Biebs is really like in person.
  • Jonas Akerlund to Direct Black Metal Biopic 'Lords of Chaos'; Rory Culkin to Star

    Lords of Chaos, a book based on the Norwegian black metal scene of the early '90s—perhaps the most notorious genre in music history—will be getting a film adaptation from Jonas Akerlund, best known for having done music videos for Madonna, Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney among others. Rory Culkin has been tapped to star.
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