Random music news for Friday, September 6, 2024
Now that X is banned in Brazil because the platform didn’t conform to local content laws, what will happen next? Many people are just hoping for more pain for Elon. Meanwhile, in music news for September 6, 2024…
- Oasis fans have turned on each other–and the band.
- Noel answers your questions! (Via Sean)
- In addition to the reunion, Liam Gallagher has a new side hustle in the world of fashion.
- Live Nation feels confident that they will prevail in the current DOJ lawsuit that seeks to break up the company.
- One of the most annoying things about going to a concert is the person next to you singing all the songs at the top of their lungs. K-pop may have found a solution to that.
- The Fyre Festival is back. Got US$8,000 for a ticket? Who would be dumb enough to buy one? (Sean again)
- AI is being used to break songs down into stems. Here’s what that’s important.
- Swifties are all freaked out by this although it seems to be nothing more than a school project.
- Will Cher perform at Glastonbury 2025? It’s starting to look like it.
- Should artists be rewarded by streaming platforms when fans don’t skip a song and play it all the way through? I like it.
- Spotify’s Daylist feature has been opened up worldwide.
- Meanwhile, Apple Music has added five new personalized “mood” station.
- Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman have reached a settlement with former bandmates over who owns the name “The Guess Who.”
- Winter’s coming, so if you don’t have that new turntable yet, look at these.
- Loverboy keeps selling albums. Their 1980 album has now sold 15 million copies.
BONUS: Elmo rocks out to System of a Down.