Random music news for Saturday, July 20, 2024
Interesting data point: Grindr, the gay dating app, experienced a HUGE outage in Milwaukee due to high traffic. It happens just as the RNC convention started. And then there’s this, just for fun. Next: music news for July 2024.
- The latest big name having trouble selling concert tickets? Billie Eilish.
- The science of being a Swiftie. Yes, there’s science involved. (Via Rick J)
- Still with science, Instagram says it will help researchers study if the platform is bad for the mental health of teenagers.
- Another streaming service? HELIOS is being plugged as a blockchain-powered system that makes sure artists will be fairly paid.
- Snoop Dogg has been sued for copyright infringement for unauthorized use as background tracks.
- Vancouver’s Japandroids have decided to call it a day.
- Meryl Streep may end up playing Joni Mitchell in a biopic.
- Why does Spotify think it has to be a social media app, too? Discuss.
- Meanwhile, Spotify has launched a Spanish-language version of its AI DJ feature.
- Britney Spears vs. The Osbournes. This sounds like fun.
- There’s now a bilingual Canadian edition of Rolling Stone.
- More proof that the dumbest cuts you can make to education is music.
- Musicians collaborating online is great, but there are still issues. A company called Bridge.Audio is looking to fix all that.
- Licensing issues? I don’t see any licensing issues. Oh, wait…
BONUS: Not embarrassing at all.
