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In a new cover story for Rolling Stone, Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor) shares what her recent booming success has been like, what some of her inspirations are and what advice she has for any newcomers in the music industry. -
For Better or Worse, Village Voice's Pazz+Jop Rank the Top Albums and Singles of 2013 [POLL]
While many argue the merits of the long-suffering publication as well as the results therein--hey, the lot of us feel the same way about the Grammys--the Voice's P+J issue (conceived of by disgraced music editor, Bob Xgau) is about as consensus as we're likely to get these days. -
Katy Perry rides 'Dark Horse' to top of Digital Downloads chart, Aloe Blacc sees huge rise with 'The Man'
The Top 10 albums from last week might not have featured too many new entries, but the Digital Downloads Top 10 indicates that new players are looking to make a run at the top. The top six tracks are all returnees, but nos. 7-10 are all new from last week. We'll start with the old favorites for the sake of numerical ordering. -
'Frozen' soundtrack freezes out Beyoncé, Kid Ink debuts at no. 3 with 'My Own Lane'
This week served as another chance for 2013's biggest hits to spend another week in the Billboard Top 10 as only one new release managed to crack into the upper ranks of album sales. The albums that stuck around managed to make some marks however. -
Lorde rejects your cutesy fan army names, but we came up with a few suggestions anyway
Directioners? No. Beliebers? Move aside. Smilers, Lovatics, the Britney Army, Rihanna Navy, Katy Cats and Little Monsters can all be dismissed. "Royals" singer Lorde is not interested in your punny fan army names. -
Pitbull, Ke$ha and 'Timber' rule Digital Downloads again, A Great Big World and OneRepublic follow
Last week's Digital Downloads Top 10 (Top 50 for that matter) all saw an increase in sales thanks to the giving of iTunes gift cards, etc. during the holidays. That resulted in this week's inevitable drop off for all of the songs in the Top 10, which all saw a decrease in sales from last week. That doesn't mean sales were bad however: Five songs still broke 200,000 in total downloads, up from the typical two or three. -
Frozen tops Billboard 200, dethrones Beyoncé and holds off Eminem
Temperatures have been cold across the country, and so have album sales. Due to the end of the year and the low number of new releases that comes with it, the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 features a slew of familiar faces, but at least the door opened up for a few hits from throughout 2013 to make a reappearance. -
Lorde, Katy Perry, Robin Thicke and Metallica join the Grammy performers list
Lorde, Katy Perry, Robin Thicke and Metallica have been added to the performers list for the 56th annual Grammy Awards. This marks Lorde's Grammy Awards debut, and she is up for four awards including record of the year and song of the year for her No. 1 hit "Royals." She will be competing against Perry's hit "Roar" in the song of the year category, according to Billboard. -
David Bowie loves Lorde, 'Royals' singer finds inspiration from Kanye West, Arcade Fire
In a new interview with Tavi's Rookie Magazine, Lorde and teen entrepreneur Tavi discussed a wide variety of topics, including feminism, fame and the backlash to her hit song "Royals." Among the intelligent conversation between the two young women, Lorde also spilled her run-ins with some fellow musicians who happen to love her stuff. The person who seemed most happy to meet her? None other than David Bowie. -
Robin Thicke, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Imagine Dragons singles dominate a year dominated by 2012
Yesterday we reported the final weekly Top 10 Digital Downloads list of 2013, but now we have a special end-of-year treat: The Top 10 most downloaded songs for the entire year, as found by our pals at Billboard and Nielsen Soundscan. -
Pitbull, Ke$ha, Eminem and Rihanna end year atop Billboard Digital Downloads chart
Music Times warned you that the final Digital Downloads' chart of the year would be chalk full of sales thanks to people cashing in on the iTunes/download cards they received for Christmas. And sure enough, it was a huge week. Every song in the Top 50 saw a sales increase, and 46 of those tracks saw rises of more than 100 percent (aka doubling in sales since last week). -
Beyonce top charts third straight week, One Direction goes platinum, 'Frozen' soundtrack sets mark
Last week was the last for musicians to make a statement on the charts for 2013, and at least four albums left a mark during the closing moments of the year. Let's start with the notable accomplishers.
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