• 9 Artists Who Canceled Tours Due To Illness

    Today, EDM superstar Avicii announced that he would be canceling all of his upcoming performances due to health issues, relating to surgery he received earlier this year to remove his gallbladder and appendix. Though canceling performances is an enormously difficult decision for huge pop stars, this sort of thing happens pretty often. Here are nine more artists who have canceled performances and even tours due to illness.
  • 7 Incredible Minimalist Music Videos

    Pop music videos have a tendency to be flashy and eye-catching, with cuts that are so quick that there's not really any room for subtlety or nuance. However, these seven artists ignored these conventions and instead made videos that are startlingly minimalist and uncomplicated.
  • 8 Artists Jack White Should Produce

    When news broke this week that Jack White was possibly interested in producing the next Libertines album, it made perfect sense, since The Libertines' garage rock sound is just the sort of thing that White is known for. Here are some other artists that we'd like to see Jack White produce.
  • Lorde Currently At Work In The Studio, Possibly For New Album [PHOTO]

    Lorde’s debut album Pure Heroine was one of the most popular albums of 2013, and today the “Royals” singer has confirmed that she is currently in the studio, possibly working on her follow-up. On her Instagram account this past Friday, Aug. 29, Lorde posted a close-up photo of a candle in front of a mixing board, with the caption, “i always remind myself to bring a candle for the studio and finally i did today and ohhhhhhh.” You can check out the Instagram photo below.
  • VMAs 2014: 8 Things We Learned From This Year's Show

    MTV's Video Music Awards is by far the most exciting, provocative, and culturally relevant awards show each year, so there's always plenty to learn from each year's broadcast. Here are eight things we learned from last night's VMA's.
  • 6 Musician/Filmmaker Pairings For Concert Films

    Earlier this week, it was announced that David Lynch's 2011 Duran Duran concert film would be released in theaters for one night only in September. This unusual director/musician pairing was part of the American Express Unstaged series of concert films, and it got me thinking about some other pairings I'd like to see in this series.
  • Lorde Sang In A Weird Indie Band In High School [LISTEN]

    New Zealand pop star Lorde has always come off as an indie rocker who accidentally infiltrated and conquered the world of mainstream pop, but yesterday, fan-run Twitter account Lorde Daily uncovered some of the "Royals" singer's pre-fame indie rock roots. Back in the long-lost days of 2012, Lorde performed with Auckland "future noir" band And They Were Masked, contributing vocals (under her real name Ella Yelich O'Connor) on two songs for an album called Characters, which you can listen to below. The band's influences include The Mars Volta, PJ Harvey, Fugazi, Battles, and Fela Kuti, so it's not exactly Pure Heroine.
  • Lollapalooza 2014 Day 1 Review & Recap

    Music Times reporter Ryan Book works best in his home territory of the Midwest, or at least that's what he told us. Join him every day this weekend for a chronological look at what went down at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
  • Lorde Expands North American Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]

    In addition to curating the artists for the upcoming Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack, Lorde has also expanded her North American tour by four dates. According to a press release, the "Royals" singer will now be bringing her tour to Atlanta before making a stop at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. She will also be playing additional show at the Greek Theatres in Berkley and Los Angeles.
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