Random music news for Friday, March 1, 2024

March. Finally. Twenty-one days until spring. Music news for March 1, 2024, right now.

Ozzy really doesn’t think much of Kanye West. (Think about that for a second: Ozzy Osbourne as the voice of reason. What a time to be alive.)
Diddy is facing another sexual assault lawsuit. This time, it comes from a male producer.
The estate of Donna Summer is suing Kanye for an unauthorized sample of “I Feel Love.”
The reclusive Kate Bush has been named the UK’s Record Store Day Ambassador. She’s happy about it.
Madame Tussauds in New York has a couple new figurines: Daft Punk.
Elton John’s 1990 Bentley sold at auction for seventeen times its estimated value.
In real estate news, Freddie Mercury’s home is up for sale for the first time since his death.
The next big thing in the music industry? It could be something called “fan subscriptions.”
A UK music group is demanding that the government cut the tax on concert tickets by half.
Sting! Gross!
Here’s a brutal takedown of why Vice went belly-up.
The media industry “keeps losing the future.” Why? Here’s a review.
There’s been a songwriting royalty in Supertramp for a long time. It seems to have been sorted–for now.
This looks like emo heaven, doesn’t it?
Okay, this is pretty heart-warming.

BONUS: Elon Musk says Tesla’s upcoming sportscar will do 0-60 in less than one second. What could possibly go wrong?