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It's been a minute since the world got to see a live performance from Lady Gaga. After spending the last bit of 2013 fighting depression and battles within her inner circle, the Mother Monster finally made a return to live performances last night (Feb. 19) with a performance of ARTPOP's title track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. -
Carolyn Menyes' 2013 Playlist: Bear's Den, Lady Gaga, Janelle Monae and More
Music Times, like so many other music publications, was looking to publish a "Best of 2013" playlist. We met to discuss what such a playlist should include, and that's where we ran into trouble. We couldn't agree. Sometimes two of us just couldn't agree on whether the performer was amazing or terrible, and even when we agreed they were amazing, we couldn't agree on what track was most representative of their work. -
One Direction Tops Black Friday Album Sales Race
We've been real downers for the last couple months with regards to album sales. If you haven't read the news, music sales are down across nearly every format (aside from vinyl), and this has reflected in new releases too, even with some of the biggest stars. What the industry needed was a good Black Friday to boost sales. And boost did it ever. -
Lady Gaga and The Muppets Get Help from Elton John and RuPaul for 'Holiday Special'
Thanksgiving was full of musical acts as usual, with the typical Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade medleys as well as the halftime shows during the NFL's three games. One special occasion for 2013 was Lady Gaga's television special, Lady Gaga & The Muppets' Holiday Spectacular. As was to be expected with anything that involved either The Muppets or Lady Gaga, shenanigans happened. Here's Music Times' favorite musical moments from the broadcast: -
Eminem Back on Top of Billboard 200
For the first time in a while, we haven't had a huge album drop. No offense meant to Five Finger Death Punch, but we've just gotten so used to pop stars and rappers dropping blockbuster albums during October and November that this week seemed a little tame. So that left the door open for one of... -
Ariana Grande Most Popular Twitter Topic During AMA's
There's been some concern recently over how well or unwell pop music albums have been selling (we admit to have a role in this). Based on social media statistics from this weekend's American Music Awards however, people have no problem watching the same pop stars on television. -
'Songs for The Philippines' Collects Stars Together for Charity Hit Package
What do The Beatles, Katy Perry and Eminem have in common? They all want you to donate give money to help out the relief campaign in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. -
SPIN Devises Ultimate Review Format. Hint: It Involves Kittens
There are some things that every rabid music fan loves: great reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. Some things that every rabid music fan loathes: terrible reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. And, there are some things that every decent human loves: kittens. Even those deathly allergic to cats (our sympathies), love memes and funny cat videos. SPIN, using pure PR genius, has tied all these things together into a can't-lose-review format: "Cute Reviews." -
Madonna is the Highest Paid Musician for 2013
Lady Gaga fans have just one more reason to feel a little scorn toward the Mother Monster's arch nemesis Madonna. The MDNA singer has passed Gaga in a big way and topped the list of Forbes' 25 highest paid musicians by a long shot. -
Album Sales Roundup: Lady Gaga Wins, but Eminem Comes Close
Lady Gaga had the best week of sales with 'ARTPOP,' but Eminem has already gone platinum. -
Lady Gaga to Close Historic Roseland Ballroom with Four-Night Stand
It was announced on Tuesday that Lady Gaga will perform a four night run as the final concerts at the historic Roseland Ballroom on March 28, 30, 31, and April 2, 2014. -
Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP' Sells 250,000 Copies, Loses Interscope $25 Million
News has already broken that Lady Gaga's ARTPOP will debut at no. 1 in the U.K. charts, and there's a solid chance it will do the same in the United States. That doesn't mean that the album can be considered a success however. Estimates, which will become officials first week totals on Wednesday, suggest that ARTPOP will sell around 250,000 copies and lose Interscope Records a lot of money in the process. -
'Artpop' Debuts at No. 1 in The UK
Lady Gaga doesn't just have a successful, hilarious run on "Saturday Night Live" to celebrate today. The "Do What U Want" singer has a No. 1 album. Today (Nov. 17), it was announced that Gaga's third studio album "Artpop" debuted at the top of the charts in the UK, surpassing new releases from Celine Dion, Little Mix and more. -
Billboard Study Says Super Bowl, 'Saturday Night Live' Among Best Music Promoting Platforms
Billboard and Nielsen have proven once again, through their annual list of the most powerful platforms in the promotion on music, that television is probably the biggest force behind music sales. Having an arena tour? Only no. 7 in the group's Top 10. We narrowed it down to the Top 5 to show you how much impact TV has. -
Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, TLC Added to AMAs Lineup
The American Music Awards are pulling out all the stops for their 2013 ceremony. Today (Nov. 13), the annual event announced three more big name performers. Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and a recently reunited TLC will all perform at the Nov. 24 ceremony in Los Angeles.
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