Random music news for Friday, February 7, 2020
Had a bad day at work this week? Not as bad as this guy. Let’s move over to music news for February 7, 2020.
- This Christian activist is going to sue the NFL because the J.Lo/Shakira halftime show endangered his immortal soul.
- The night Chris Cornell died.
- No, Erykah Badu, NO.
- Twenty-five years ago, you’d never have seen Smashing Pumpkins open for Guns N’Roses. But that was then and this is now.
- Here’s something that could change ticketing for concerts, courtesy Google.
- Madonna is going to sublet her New York apartment to the Harry formerly known as Prince.
- This is a fascinating look at musical instruments used by black musicians in the early 20th century that shaped music going forward.
- Will AI open up music to new hitherto unknown sounds? Maybe.
- Justin Bieber set this record. And he also set this record. Good for him.
- Janelle Monae is recovering from–wait for it–mercury poisoning. Too much fish.
- Apple outsold the entire Swiss watch industrial with Apple Watch (by sales volume, anyway.)
- Here’s a new way to store wireless earbuds: inside a smart watch.
- K-pop stars BTS are generating US$500 million a year.
- Wanna be a DJ? Take a look at this school.
- Shane McGowan of The Pogues is getting a documentary.
- Here’s a weird trivia fact about Billie Eilish.
