Random music news for Thursday, April 17, 2025
Oh, so that’s why there are suddenly dolls everywhere. I get it now. Music news for April 17, 2025, looks like this.
- If you were at a Toronto concert earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles.
- How about a website where you can trade concert tickets for face value? Yes, please.
- Is Neil Young on Trump’s enemies list? Maybe.
- The Who fired Ringo Starr’s son as their drummer because of some kind of “huge fallout.”
- Meanwhile, Ringo worked with Johnny Depp on something.
- Lil Nas X says that one side of his face is paralyzed. Could it be Bell’s palsy?
- This looks helpful: A website that warns musicians (and others) of music scams.
- Well, thank goodness Katy Perry found something to stabilize her makeup on her Blue Origin flight.
- Farenheit-182, the memoir by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, is getting some good reviews.
- Calgary’s Sled Island has announced its 2025 lineup.
- The story of Canadian trans musicians who won’t tour the US is getting more attention. See?
- OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are planning to launch a social media network to rival X.
- If you need some statistics day, try this: Which car brands are mentioned the most in songs?
- There’s a new GWAR comic book coming this summer.
- A rare signed copy of Nirvana’s Nevermind just sold for big dollars.
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