• Music Times 25 Best Songs of 2014: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Hozier, St. Vincent & More

    2014 was the year of a thousand controversies: Taylor Swift pulled all of her music from Spotify, Sun Kil Moon started a feud with The War On Drugs, Jack White accused The Black Keys of ripping him off (again), and almost nobody went platinum. When you put all of that aside, however, what you're left with is a bunch of incredible songs, which is really what it's all about. Here are the 25 best songs from 2014, as determined by Music Times writers Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, Kyle Dowling, and Carolyn Menyes.

  • 8 Best Musical Comebacks of '14: Garth Brooks, D'Angelo, More

    For whatever reason, 2014 was the year where a ton of musicians decided to get their acts together and reunite, come out of retirement or finally release that album we have been desperately craving for more than 10 years. Here are 2014's eight best comebacks:

  • Ryan Adams, Johnny Depp Team Up for New 'No Shadow' 7-Inch

    Ryan Adams has announced a new 7" called No Shadow as part of his Pax-Am Singles Series. The track, due out January 13, will feature Johnny Depp, who seems to be getting more press on his music this year than his acting, which is kind of cool.

  • GRAMMYs 2015 Nominations: Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams Among Early Nominees

    The biggest night in music is just around the corner, even if it's hard to believe that yet another year has passed. Today (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are being rolled out via Twitter and various television appearances. Early on, predicted favorites lead the nominations with Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Sia, Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams all racking up multiple nods.

  • Ryan Adams Wrote Music For Upcoming Al Pacino Film 'Danny Collins'

    Over the last few months, Ryan Adams has already released a full-length album and a few seven-inches for his Pax-Am single series, and it looks like he'll be adding a film score to his impressive resume. According to Film Music Reporter, Adams has teamed up with composer Theodore Shapiro to write the original music for an upcoming film titled Danny Collins, which stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Canavale, Josh Peck, and Christopher Plummer.

  • Ryan Adams Announces Pax-Am 7-Inch: 'Do You Laugh When You Lie?'

    Alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has had quite a prolific year, releasing a full-length album and three 7-inch records since August, but it looks like he has one more release on the way before the end of the year. On Dec. 9, Adams will be releasing “Do You Laugh When You Lie?,” the latest in his Pax-Am 7-inch series, following "1984," “Vampires” and “Jacksonville.” Pre-orders are currently being taken over at Adams’s website, though like his previous releases in the Pax-Am series, it seems to have sold out immediately.

  • Johnny Marr, Ryan Adams Paint Guitars for Charity

    Surf company Hurley and guitar giant Fender joined forces recently to help a charity that makes sure people who need clean drinking water get it. The effort, Waves for Water, is getting some help from musicians like Ryan Adams, Johnny Marr and Rancid's Tim Armstrong.

  • Ryan Adams Covers Bryan Adams' 'Run To You,' Apparently Doesn't Hate Him Anymore [WATCH]

    Sometimes it's pretty hard to tell whether alternative country singer Ryan Adams hates or loves Canadian soft-rock hitmaker Bryan Adams. He famously once threw a fan out of one of his shows for jokingly requesting Bryan Adams' 1984 hit "Summer of '69," but as Stereogum points out, he's actually covered the song a few times since then. At a concert last night in California, Ryan Adams added yet another layer to this mystery by covering a different Bryan Adams' song: "Run To You," which you can check out below:

  • Ryan Adams Announces Halloween-Themed 'Vampires' 7-Inch Album as Part of His Pax AM Singles Series

    After going three years without releasing a new album, EP or single, Ryan Adams seems to be making up for it big time in 2014. He has already released one full-length album — Ryan Adams — and two 7-inches — 1984 and Jacksonville — and today he’s announced the release of yet another 7-inch. Pitchfork reports that the presumably Halloween-themed Vampires is set for release Oct. 28 and is the latest in Adams’s Pax AM Singles Series.
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