Random music news for Saturday, February 22, 2025
Is AI making us less intelligent? Would you be surprised if it were? Music news for February 22, 2025, was smartly compiled by a human.
- Wait: Katy Perry evicted an 85-year-old veteran?
- This is an interesting read: Craft vs. Character as it applies to music.
- TikTok seems to be bleeding users as young people try out other platforms. The company has also laid off “trust and safety” workers.
- Roger Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne, is now talking about Payne’s death. He and two hotel workers have been acquitted in Payne’s death.
- Who is this mysterious band called President? Metal fans want to know.
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus is going on a book tour for his memoir, Fahrenheit-182. The book comes out April 8.
- Wait: Is SoundCloud more accurate than Spotify or Apple Music when it comes to play counts? Maybe.
- A big question: Will anyone pay $6 more a month for a high-res version of Spotify? Let’s examine that.
- Ever wanted to write a nu-metal song? Here’s a chance to at least contribute a title to a new song.
- Elton John isn’t quite done performing yet. He’s going to close out the Singapore F1 race in September.
- K-pop star Psy apologized for his…weight loss?
- Word is the Red Hot Chili Peppers are looking to sell their recordings catalogue. They sold their publishing to Hipgnosis in 2020 for about US$150 million. They want up to US$350 million for the rest. Developing…
- Italy is not happy with Estonia’s entry into Eurovision 2025. (Via Sean)
- Bianca Censori, Kanye’s soon-to-be-ex, has been accused of sending “racist and graphic texts” to staffers.
- Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has so far cashed in on US$666 million of Spotify stock.
BONUS: So James Bond’s new boss is…Amazon? Does that make Jeff Bezos M?
