Random music news for Thursday, December 26, 2024

December 26, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

And how was your Christmas? Are you going Boxing Day shopping today? Don’t leave the house before you check out music news for December 26, 2024.

The US Supreme Court will determine the fate of TikTok on January 10.
We finally know when Becoming Led Zeppelin, the official documentary on the band, will get its general release in theatres.
Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds to Mars has a new acting gig: He’s been cast as Skeletor in the live-action version of Masters of the Universe.
Billie Eilish and her brother walked into a first-grade classroom and wrote a hit song.
Pras Michel is looking to lose US$64 million over some embezzlement convictions. That is not a typo.
HOW MUCH did Apple bring in from selling AirPods last year? Wow!
This Canadian band released a song for exactly one day. Missed it? Too bad.
Music publishers are suing an AI-and-music company called Anthropic over its use of copyrighted music to train its models. That lawsuit has suffered a setback.
This is a great piece of history: The story of the legendary Yamaha DX-7 synth.
Wait: There’s some Born to Run music still in the archives after 50 years? Yes, says Bruce–and it’s coming soon.
“Don’t You (Forget About Me” by Simple Minds has joined the One Billion Streams Club on Spotify.
And so has “California Dreamin'” by The Mamas and the Papas.

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BONUS: I traditionally spend the time between Christmas and New Year’s sitting on the couch eating little cubes of cheese. This video, however, has made me reconsider the cheese part.