Random music news for Friday, April 24, 2026
Life on mars? Maybe. Cue up the Bowie song. (Via Larry). Let’s put some life into music news for April 24, 2026.
- RIP singer-songwriter Dave Mason, who was also a founding member of Traffic. He was 79.
- This guy ran the Boston Marathon dressed as Gord Downie.
- Live Nation just paid another US$9.9 million to settle another ticketing situation. The details can be found here.
- Coachella brought in US$200 million. BUT…
- CBGB lives on through this festival. Sounds pretty cool, too.
- Spotify is now tagging music that uses AI in its creation through a beta feature called AI Credits.
- Meanwhile, the biggest streaming platform in China is tripling down on AI slop.
- Interesting: “How streaming limits artist income–and what can be done about it.”
- Here are the first reactions to the Michael Jackson biopic. (It opens in theatres today.)
- Amy Winehouse’s father lost a legal fight against two of Amy’s friends who sold off some possessions Amy had given them.
- It is NOT a good time for Eurovision. There is a lot of turmoil this year that threatens its existence.
- When was the last time you cleaned your AirPods? Read this.
- A surprising number of musicians are very into UFOs and aliens. See?
- The Tom Waits blender. Wait–what?
- Looking for a weird instrument to freshen up your sound? Try the daxophone.
BONUS: Pirate radio courtesy SNK UK (Via Sean)
