Random music news for Friday, January 13, 2023

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1. RIP Robbie Bachman, brother of Randy and the drummer in Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
2. RIP Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis and the widow of Michael Jackson. It was a sudden heart attack.
3. A Spotify price increase? Don’t bet against it.
4. A good question: Who really owns Spotify?
5. This guy may have taken his love of Spotify a bit too far.
6. When Jeff Beck died earlier this week, Johnny Depp was apparently at his bedside.
7. A poster for a Demi Lovato album has been banned for causing “serious offence to Christians.”
8. These fans are still rockin’ after age 65. Why not?
9. The Chainsmokers + threesomes = cringe.
10. Here’s another weird design for a turntable.
11. And Sony has a pretty cool new high-res music player. It’s branded as a Walkman, of course.
12. Harry Styles is the latest to sue over fake merch.
13. The Pocket Gods, a British indie band, has released a documentary on music streaming. (They hate it, by the way.)
14. Interested in the history of Motown Records? Go here.
15. AI is now narrating audiobooks.
16. David Byrne and Fatboy Slim are heading to Broadway together.
17. Here’s why anxiety is the enemy of musicians.
18. What are the best times to post on social media? Read this.

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BONUS: Watching a watermelon decompose at high-speed is oddly compelling.