Random music news for Monday, July 29, 2024
AI massages? Did I read that right? Apparently so. And I think I got it right with music news for July, 29, 2024, too.
- As the Olympic Games roll on, the surviors of the Bataclan massacre are looking to change the story of Paris. (Via Sean)
- Spotify has updated its Song of the Summer predictions.
- System of a Down drummer John Dolamayan has been granted a patent for a new kind of shipping container.
- A side effect of the new Eminem album: A TikTok war between Generations X and Z.
- I don’t even remember this David Bowie rom-com, but few people do. It’s being reissued.
- How is Universal Music stock doing this morning? Here’s an example of how the Wall Street Monster always needs to be fed.
- Got a problem with your Sonos app? You’re not alone.
- In case you missed it, Billy Joel wrapped up his ten-year residency at Madison Square Garden last week. He played 104 shows and grossed US$260 million.
- There is a chance men will be shut out of the Album of Year categories for the first time ever.
- Yep. “Taylor Swift Way” is coming to Toronto–at least temporarily.
- Here’s a list of the top five headphones for home recording studios.
- India is experiencing a giant music boom.
- Who is the best-known musical artist in the history of the universe? Nope, nope, nope. This person. (Via Rick J)
- Stevie Nicks was the latest older artist to be felled by some kind of infection. Here’s the story.
- Jack White played a gig at an American Legion over the weekend to raise money for a new sound system.
BONUS: Hey, I laughed…