Random music news for Tuesday, January 3, 2023
As the world starts to wake up after the holiday season–it’ll be a while yet–is there any music news to report for January 3, 2023? Let’s find out.
- RIP Fred White, drummer for Earth Wind & Fire.
- What, exactly, happened with Drake and Swedish police?
- And where’s Kanye? His ex-business manager says that he’s been missing “for weeks.”
- Billy Idol is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Here’s a look at the trends in the music business for 2023.
- Halestorm is the latest band to point out how ridiculously expensive and exhausting touring is.
- The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is now the most-streamed song of all time on Spotify. Sorry, Ed Sheeran.
- Some of the first musical arguments of the year are over Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 best singers of all time. For example, there’s this.
- The demand for vinyl records: Still very, very healthy.
- Very, very soon, we’ll be able to hear the hum of the universe.
- These are some very weird musical instruments.
- And speaking of which, Japan needs more new shamisen players.
- There have been changes to copyright in Canada. No music will enter the public domain until 2043.
- Donald Trump DJed at Mar-A-Lago New Year’s Eve. He threw down some Celine Dion on the one’s and two’s.
BONUS: Dude’s tall.
BONUS BONUS: In 2022, Elon Musk lost more money than anyone in history.
BONUS BONUS BONUS: Snoop just posted this bit of social commentary. (Via Tom)
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