Random music news for Monday, November 25, 2024
The predictions for 2025 have started to appear. What dog names will be popular next year? Certainly you can do better than “Billie,” “Truffle,” or–ahem–“Taylor.” Meanwhile, here’s what’s popular in music news for November 25, 2024.
- Grimes was one married to fElon Musk and had kids with him. What does she think of him now? Answer: Not much.
- Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for the second year in a row.
- Meanwhile, the BBC has picked these artists to break through in 2025.
- No song has reached a billion Spotify plays faster than this one.
- Spotify is now adding video content to audiobooks.
- A piano used by Fleetwood Mac to write a bunch of hits is going up for auction.
- Are you songwriter dreaming of a hit? This new book may help.
- Wanna buy shares in some of Queen’s songs? Now you can.
- How did Mariah Carey become “The Queen of Christmas?” Oh.
- This woman inherited 10,000 records from her father. The result was unexpectedly sweet.
- Both the state of Massachusetts and the city of Barcelona are coming down hard on ticket scalping. Here’s what they’re doing.
- Remember the Donald Trump vs. Eddie Grant “Electric Avenue” lawsuit? It’s been settled.
- Toni Cornell, daughter of Chris, has just released her first single.
- Sarah McLachlan has canceled her entire Canadian tour. Very bad laryngitis.
- Meanwhile, this metalcore singer FAKED a cancer diagnosis.
BONUS: Bono has something to say about the 20th anniversary re-release of How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb.
How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (20th Anniversary) is out TOMORROW. Get your copy now at the link in bio. #HTDAAB 💣 pic.twitter.com/x7GJ5Rwjmn
— U2 (@U2) November 21, 2024
