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?
#1. What a great time to be alive!