Random music news for Friday, October 19, 2018
Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can become a world leader in so many ways. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile, here’s music news for Friday, October 19, 2018.
- Britney Spears has signed up for a new series of shows in Las Vegas. She’ll get $507,000 US per gig.
- Word is Rihanna turned down a chance to perform at the Super Bowl to be in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
- Why are Bono and so many other people contributing to a compilation dedicated to a dead cat?
- Apple has another hardware event scheduled for October 30.
- Here’s another lament for the decline of album artwork and liner notes.
- “Despacito” keeps setting marks for the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Are you losing your hearing? There’s a new breakthrough that might help.
- There seems to be a dramatic slowdown in the spread of Internet service. This isn’t good.
- Still confused about K-pop? Take a look at this.
- Are you a Spotify subscriber and use the mobile app? You’ll soon notice some changes.
- Canada thanks you, Stephen Colbert.
- There’s been a lineup change in The Lumineers.
- More proof that you can find inspiration for art just about anywhere. (Via Tom)
- A classically-trained hip-hop duo? Why not? (Via Danny)
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Alan Cross is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.
