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Random music news for Saturday, February 1, 2025

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  1. Patti Smith collapsed onstage during a gig in Brazil. She managed to finish the show in a wheelchair.
  2. A new report says that indie artists made $3.41 per 1,000 streams in 2024.
  3. Any interest in these new retro record players and headphones?
  4. The definition of “classic rock” changes year by year as songs get older. Here’s what became “classic” in 2024 according to radio.
  5. This is interesting: “The unflattening of music.” It’s worth a read.
  6. Is Spotify getting into human resources software?
  7. A robotics first just bought an AI music startup. Why? Oh.
  8. I cannot imagine listening to this song a billion times, but that’s just me. (Via TOm)
  9. Threads now has 320 million users, adding on average one million signups a day. How you feeling about that, Elmo?
  10. Could there finally be a new System of a Down album on the horizon? Well…
  11. Did no one tell Liam ahead of time?

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: Sound blocks! (Via Sean)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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