Random music news for Monday, July 1, 2024
It’s Canada Day, but that doesn’t mean music news isn’t happening on July 1, 2024.
- If you’re looking for an interesting follow on X, check out @UnderFaceValue. The account digs up bargain-bin ticket prices as artists struggle to sell out shows. For example, “Tony,” the owner of the account, found tickets for a Vampire Weekend show in Phoenix for $6.
- Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have invested in a new audio startup for kids.
- Meanwhile, Flea (and a few others) have a gig with this kids’ TV show. Here’s a video.
- Avril Lavigne is getting the Order of Canada.
- New report: Michael Jackson was $500 million in debt when he died.
- Here’s the story of how a Canadian rock anthem helped people with stuttering over the decades.
- US radio doesn’t pay airplay royalties the same way other countries (including Canada) do. That debate has come up again.
- This AI music company says it is artist-friendly. The music industry begs to differ.
- Meanwhile AI:OK is portraying itself as a company that promotes a “responsible use of the AI in the music industry.”
- Warner, Live Nation, and Coldplay are working together on a music industry climate impact study.
- RIP quirky Texas singer/songwriter/novelist/politicians Kinky Friedman.
- There’s a new documentary coming in August about Electric Lady, Jimi Hendrix’s favourite recording studio.
- Gerry Goffin, one half of the famous songwriting duo with Carole King, is getting his own documentary.
- Uh, you sure about this, Ariana Grande? Even the dude’s family questions your choice.
- You proposed to your girl during a Limp Bizkit set?
BONUS: Rammstein’s road crew knows a thing or two about cable management. This is a work of art.
