Random music news for Friday, February 14, 2020
In case you missed it, the corona virus now has an official name: Covid-19. While you ponder that, here’s music news for February 14, 2020.
- Speaking of which, the world’s largest mobile phone conference has been canceled because of Covid-19.
- If you need some love songs for today, Spotify suggests these.
- Last year, Greg Halpin released a Valentine’s single about an older couple with Alzheimer’s which became something of a viral sensation. He and his songwriting partner Ryan Stotland recently donated $5,000 in proceeds to The Alzheimer’s Society.
- Universal Music, the biggest of the major labels, is now making US$11 million a day from streaming.
- Ozzy says that he was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s back in 2003.
- If you still need a Valentine’s Day gift, Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer will record a special message for your sweetie for just US$199.
- Robert Smith says that there should be a new Cure album this year.
- The “world’s first heavy metal album” is going to get a re-release. And no, I’d never heard of it, either.
- Scooter Braun, manager of Justin Bieber, just dropped a US$22 million investment in a CBD operation.
- British super producer Stephen Street (Smiths, Blur, Cranberries, etc.) has shared some of his studio secrets.
- What, exactly, is “independent music” these days? Well, it depends.
- Martin Scorsese doesn’t think much of 21st century music.
- The Wu-Tang Clan can’t be happy about this.
- Want to make it sound like your recording was made on cassette? Like, degrade the audio? Er, okay…
- The Backstreet Boys admit that “I Want It That Way” doesn’t make any sense.
- Both Rogers and Bell will launch 5G phones March 6 with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G. The service will only be available initially in the downtown cores of Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
- Not a good look, Slowthai.
- Tommy Lee, college professor. Sort of.
- Wait: Gene Simmons once sent in a bomb threat?
