Random music news for Monday, August 12, 2024

Here’s why Elon Musk is dangerous. He’s generated 1.2 billion views of posts containing lies and misleading information about the US election. Meanwhile, music news for August 12, 2024, attempts to offer nothing but the truth.

1. The security for Taylor Swift’s Wembley Stadium shows in London is going to be very, very, very tight.
2. “The business of selling out is warping the music industry.” Discuss. (Via Bobby)
3. A good read: “What AI can and can’t do in music.”
4. So Kanye’s problem is…nitrous oxide?
5. Is Jimi Hendrix’s favourite studio haunted? People say it is.
6. Spotify initially made big investments in podcasts. Now they’re backing away. Why?
7. Turns out this was Aerosmith’s final concert. It’s available in 4K, too.
8. A copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Big Freedia, and a few others was suddenly dropped.
9. Royal Blood will soon have a documentary looking back on their decade-plus career. A new album is coming, too.
10. The Rheostatics are back–and they’re in the studio with Alex Lifeson.
11. Travis Scott was arrested after he got into a fight with a bodyguard at a high-end Paris hotel.
12. Rapper Lil Pump says he’s leaving the U.S. if Trump loses.
13. What are “budots?” A new thing on TikTok.
14. Great. AI-generated audiobooks are now here.
15. Burning Man: It seems that this year will be a bust. Ticket sales are weak.

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BONUS: Why would anyone do this? (Via Christopher)

BONUS BONUS: When Skynet comes for us, it’ll probably want to play ping-pong.

Meet our AI-powered robot that’s ready to play table tennis. 🤖🏓

It’s the first agent to achieve amateur human level performance in this sport. Here’s how it works. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/AxwbRQwYiB

— Google DeepMind (@GoogleDeepMind) August 8, 2024