Random music news for Saturday, November 4, 2023
- My Ongoing History of New Music has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award again. (I’ve yet to win.)
- Live Nation reported record earnings and concert attendance in Q3.
- Just weeks before a sold-out stadium tour of Australia, The Weeknd has canceled everything.
- Apple is very coy about how well they’re doing in the music space, especially with Applel Music.
- This band walked 870 miles on tour. Their goal was to promote more sustainability in the music industry.
- The Cannibal Corpse colouring book is coming next month. You’ll need a lot of red and black crayons. (It’s already been banned in Germany.)
- Want to learn to play along with Rush? Now you can!
- What’s next for AI and the music industry? Here’s what some industry executives think.
- The 150th show of Billy Joel’s residency at Madison Square Garden will be his last.
- Next up for Broadway? A Huey Lewis and The News musical.
- Kate Bush plans to re-release her entire discography.
- Ozzy and Sharon dressed up for Halloween. They went as Kayne and his wife.
- I used to love listening to these overnight airchecks.
- These eight albiums were inspired by video games.
BONUS: Remember this abomination? (Via Tom)
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