Random music news for Thursday, December 31, 2020
As this wretched, wretched year comes to an end, here’s something else to be paranoid about: You are nothing but a simulation. You’re welcome. Once you digest that, you can move on to music news for December 31, 2020–if it matters anymore.
- No New Year’s party for Diddy. Well, duh.
- Meanwhile, there’s this guy who thinks God is going to stop his concerts from being superspreader events.
- Will concerts make a comeback in 2021? Let’s examine that.
- Art Bergman has been appointed to the Order of Canada.
- There’s another epidemic spreading among musicians: addiction.
- The record-breaking chart fall of Taylor Swift’s Willow album shows how broken the charts are.
- Cardi B has settled a US$30 million lawsuit with her former manager…
- …and now she’s going after Peppa Pig. Wait–what?
- Got a Tesla? Apple Music seems to be on the way for your vehicle…
- …and you can now change the sound of your horn to a fart. Or a goat.
- Vinyl seems unstoppable–in the US, anyway.
- An ancient Joni Mitchell recording has been found in a BC basement. It’s her earliest known recording.
- There’s an interesting Spotify loophole that’s costing artists money.
- For some reason, cassette sales doubled in the UK this year. The biggest seller? Lady Gaga. (Via Sean)
- Here’s a list of musicians who died in 2020.
