A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the major record labels, the paper concludes that there is absolutely no evidence th …
Chica-chicaaaaah! Did Karl Rove‘s American Crossroads Super PAC use the song made famous from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in its new anti-Obama attack ad without permission? The Swiss electronica band Yello is up in arms over a controversial new anti-Obama ad commiss …
Sex is fun! Sex can be a lot of things, actually, but fun is usually pretty high up there on the list of descriptions, if things go according to plan. Of course, if you "do it" (hehe) to the sounds of music (but not "The Sound Of Music"), you're usually in the clear once you tu …
Born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, Aretha Louise Franklin honed her musical abilities from an early age.
Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster and successful Silicon Valley investor, has claimed Spotify will overtake Apple’s iTunes within two years.
[Elaine C.] Smith is about to play Susan Boyle in I Dreamed a Dream, a musical based on Boyle's life. But — and this is where it gets complicated — Boyle is also going to be appearing, as herself. Every night Boyle will walk on stage and sing the last two numbers. If a …
As one of the most ambitious, extravagant and dynamic shows ever to hit Broadway, the $75 million Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical might have been expected to spin nothing but good fortune for songwriter Bono.
Does the success of Trent Reznor, Clint Mansell and Mark Mothersbaugh suggest that the days of the orchestral soundtrack are numbered?
Rolling Stone magazine loves to compile lists. And readers love to read them. Best this, best that. Let the debates begin. One of their lists is the "500 Best Songs of all Time." It's arbitrary and subjective, of course, but fun to look through.
Davy Jones, British-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, has died aged 65, his publicist has confirmed.