Random music news for Monday, May 27, 2019
It’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find out.
- Spotify found some “suspicious activity” and went ahead and reset the passwords of an unspecified number of accounts.
- Meanwhile, Apple has been sued over allegations that the company sold iTunes listening data.
- The estate of Michael Jackson has settled a lawsuit with a former manager.
- Remember that time when the son of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood burned a million dollars’ worth of punk memorabilia? There’s a film coming.
- Another rock film. This time it’s another documentary on David Bowie.
- On that topic, here’s how music became the new focus of big-budget filmmaking.
- Vevo claims to be the biggest driver of music videos on YouTube. They probably are.
- A woman was beaten by her daughter after mom claimed her video game was too loud. She’s about to stand trial.
- A good question: Why do so many big acts keep canceling shows in Edmonton. Let’s explore that.
- The world’s first guitar-shaped hotel will open this fall.
- Another victory for those who hate vertical videos shot on phones.
- Universal Music has entered a deal with Dolby Laboratories to bring Dolby ATMOS technology to music.
- Snapchat is working on a deal that would allow users to embed music in posts.
- Major music festivals in the UK are going plastic-free this year. Good.
- There’s a new music-based reality series debuting on NBC tomorrow called Songland. It’s kinda like Shark Tank/Dragon’s Dean for songwriters.
- Now British railways are turning against Morrissey for his views on immigration.
- The Canadian federal government has new rules regarding passenger rights. This includes the rights of musical instruments.