Random music news for Thursday, July 6, 2023

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1. Madonna “had to be brought back from the dead” with a Narcan injection: report.
2. Do you think a US$3,000 is gonna bother Tay-Tay? Nope.
3. And speaking of her, Taylor’s fans are something else.
4. TikTok has a new partnership with a music festival.
5. Is there any more iconic Toronto song these days than this? I don’t think so. (Via Andrew)
6. There’s been a big breakthrough in noise reduction technology. This could revolutionize headphones. (Andrew again.)
7. Here’s a discussion we’re seeing a lot more: “Should we use AI to bring musicians back from the dead?”
8. Good. That’s better.
9. What is radio’s long-term future in the car? Read this.
10. Netflix has a restaurant?
11. This is interesting: The new velocity of music.
12. What are the people of planet Earth watching on YouTube these days? This.
13. People are still suing Nirvana, including the “circles of hell.”
14. Almost three years after his death, we now know why rapper MF Doom died. And it’s not what you think.
15. Wut?
16. Again, wut?
17. And one more time: Wut?

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BONUS: Will drones replace fireworks? Maybe–if this keeps up. (Via Sean)