Random music news for Friday, November 22, 2019
Is it just me or are you getting more spam calls on your mobile phone and/or land line? I’m averaging six a day. Some of these calls are coming from Albania. And Burkino Faso. Most annoying. Here’s music news for November 21, 2019.
- It’s time to start guessing about Britain’s Christmas #1.
- There’s a new U2 single out today.
- Maestro Fresh Wes has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- Coldplay says they won’t tour until concerts are “actively beneficial” for the environment.
- Still with concerts, this company thinks it has a way of monetizing thousands of live recordings.
- Are these the best 50 albums of the 2010s?
- “Apple Music for Business.” It’s a new thing.
- Good advice: The do’s and don’t’s of music merchandising.
- Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy is going to get a commemorative coin.
- Lost in all the Grammy news is this nomination for a Canadian.
- Speaking of the Grammys, can you believe that none of these superstars ever won one?
- Aerosmith is teasing a Las Vegas residency.
- Podcast porn: It’s on the rise.
- Meanwhile, Spotify has announced its own podcast awards.
- Emo Trump.
- Because we needed a Hindi version of “Baby Shark”…
- This Japanese hotel will let you stay for $1 IF you agreed to livestream your entire stay.
- A playlist for the weekend: 12 songs that feature people having sex.
