Random Music New for Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Gin is evil. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Let’s concentrate on music news for January 23, 2018, instead.
- This is weird: There’s a billboard of Notorious B.I.G. featuring a picture of him looking down on his own murder scene.
- RIP former Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland.
- A farewell tour for SLAYER? Say it ain’t so! (Via Tom)
- Canadian album sales so far this year vs. this time in 2017: Total albums, -21%; physical albums, -23.7%; CDs, -27.7%; digital albums, -17.5%; digital tracks, -18.3%; vinyl, +33.5%; streams, +61.5%.
- And there goes the Viceland channel in Canada. Rogers has pulled the plug.
- A radio station in Columbus, Ohio, has switched Christmas music 24/7/365. Kill me now.
- Here are some weird celebrity side gigs.
- Are you one of these Millennials who is into things like a Friends musical?
- How are people listening to audio in 2018? You may be surprised.
- This limited run of acoustic guitars is made from the wood from Jimi Hendrix’s childhood home.
- The smart speaker market is growing faster than the smartphone market in the US.
- How seriously is the BBC taking smart speakers? THIS seriously.
- Of course David Bowie was into blockchain technology when he died…
- Johnny Hallyday was France’s version of Elvis. You can now rent his Caribbean villa.
- Tom Hardy isn’t the only actor with a secret rapping career.
- Why is getting arrested for marijuana possession still a thing? Why is pot a Schedule A drug in America along with heroin and cocaine?
- Shakira has tax problems.
- If you’re an artist on Apple Music, here’s a dashboard you need to use.
- Meanwhile, here’s something YouTube is doing that has been long overdue of artists and songwriters.
- There are four ways Spotify can finally be profitable. None of them are good for artists.
