Random music news for Monday, March 24, 2025

Aw, sweet! A tiny record store in Sweden just for mice. (Via Christopher) And here’s music news for March 24, 2025.

1. A lost Beatles demo from 1962 was found in a Vancouver record shop.
2. What’s this new idea for streaming payments called “play credits” all about? Let’s take a look.
3. Should you quit Spotify, too? Read this.
4. Meanwhile, Spotify is working on a way of selling concert tickets.
5. Mariah Carey has won her “All I Want for Christmas” copyright infringement lawsuit.
6. The new drummer for Guns N’ Roses is the old drummer from AWOLNATION.
7. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are thinking about suing Kanye over a “vulgar and offensive” attack on their kids.
8. Yes, Arkells will hold another Rally in Hamilton this summer.
9. U2 will be honoured with the Ivors Award, a very prestigious award when it comes to songwriting excellence.
10. Elton John won the Glenn Gould prize for art. It comes with a $100,000 cheque, but that’s couch change to him.
11. A Toronto producer has remixed the FIFA theme in preparation for next year’s World Cup.
12. Will WhatsApp soon allow music sharing? Maybe.
13. Want to learn the guitar? Try GuitarGym.
14. What happened to cause this band to break up? Oh.
15. Apple TV+ is great–but it’s apparently causing Apple to lose US$1 billion a year.

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