Random music news for Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Hawk Tuah Girl won’t go away. First came the merch. Now some Hollywood agencies are looking to sign her up. I did not make that up. I also did not make up any of the following for music news for June 29, 2024.
- Glastonbury pee is being turned into eco-friendly fertilizer.\
- Some people have Glastonbury tents like this. Wow.
- Pearl Jam had to cancel tonight’s show in London UK because of illness.
- YouTube is talking with record labels over new AI tools that may involve licensing and cloning of popular artists’ music.
- In the US, it’s now estimated that 10% of all TV viewing (not phone or tablet or computer) goes to YouTube.
- Apple Podcasts has a new “chapters” function.
- The Australian mint has issued a Bon Scott coin.
- Hamilton, Ontario’s Supercrawl Festival has announced its 2024 lineup. It’s good.
- The Weeknd is the first Canadian artist to have seven certified Diamond singles.
- Interesting: 55% of people in the Nordic countries now subscribe to a streaming music service.
- TikTok is testing an Instagram rival called Whee. It’s available in Canada–but there’s no marketing behind it. No wonder no one has heard of it.
- A good listen: The art and science of staging a sold-out concert tour.
- This is my worst radio nightmare. I’ve been having dreams like this for decades.
- Speaking of radio nightmares, Casey Kasem is buried in an unmarked grave in Norway. His children want him exhumed and brought back to the States.
- Wait: SXSW has ties to Saudi Arabia? But they won’t accept a sponsorship from the US Army?
BONUS: Watch and listen as 600 people sing “When Doves Cry” at Prince’s favourite club in Minneapolis.
