Random music news for Friday, September 20, 2024
Here’s a new gig: A guy you can pay to show up at your wedding to object to the marriage. It’s called a “professional wedding destroyer.” Moving to music news for September 20, 2024.
- That didn’t take long: A new docu-series on Diddy is already in production and will debut next year.
- 50 Cent is having a bit of a laugh at Diddy’s expense.
- Diddy tried to put his mansion, his private plane, and his mom’s house up for collateral so he could get bail. A judge denied all that. He’ll stay in jail. (Via Rick J)
- What’s The Cure trying to say here? Something’s coming.
- Really, Dave Grohl? Oh, dear.
- Interesting: Radio play of Diddy songs has spiked by about 20% in the US since his arrest on Monday.
- One major label executive thinks we’re on the way to 2 billion streaming music subscribers.
- Spotify is releasing a concert film on YouTube. Interesting.
- Speaking of Spotify, the company will gross US$2.1 billion in ad revenue by the end of the year.
- If you have an iPhone, did you notice the change to Music with the iOS18 update?
- Is this the future of radio?
- Jack White has some new signature guitars.
- What are vinyl records made of? Are you sure?
- Do albums still matter? Which artists should still release them? Discuss.
- We are on the cusp of a generational analogue revival. Here’s what that means.
- SO many festivals have been canceled this year. Why? Let’s take a look. (Via Matt)
BONUS: Here’s a list of all the countries who have shut down Meta social media platforms.
