Random music news for Monday, April 22, 2024
Want real underground sounds? Talk to this guy. You want music news? Here you for April 22, 2024.
- Has Hipgnosis been sold to Concord? Not so fast.
- Canadian artists were discovered more than three billion times on Spotify last year.
- Have you heard about this new generation of music streaming companies? They do business with artists differently.
- There’s a new survey about how the public perceives AI in the media. Here are the results.
- And AI is now writing reviews. What could possibly go wrong?
- Will the US Government force ByteDance to sell TikTok or have it banned? A bill is fast-tracking that.
- Randy Bachman is planning to auction off 200 of his guitars. (Via Christopher)
- The University of Toronto is the latest to offer a Taylor Swift course.
- Meanwhile, Taylor Swift scholars (yes, there’s such a thing) have this to say about her new album.
- How music can transform our brains.
- Monday timesuck: Six short stories about musicians. (Via Christopher)
- Could the music industry break into two pieces? Here’s how that theory works. (Via Bobby)
- If you need some Taylor Swift drama, go here.
- Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is slowing inching to 1,000 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
- How many times a day do you check your phone? This many?
- How can you possible rack up a roaming bill of US$143,000? This guy did.
- Why can’t the music industry wrap its head around mental health? Listen to this.
- Which group listens to audio the most? Sports fans.
BONUS: Want to live to 111? Eat more fish and chips.
BONUS BONUS: Anyone got one of these t-shirts that they’d like to sell? I may have a buyer for you.