Random Music News for Thursday, June 25, 2015
Sixty-five years ago today, the Korean War started. And technically, it never ended.
- Glastonbury starts tomorrow. Let’s take a look.
- Mark Wahlberg got back with New Kids on the Block after 20 years.
- The highest-paid music industry executive in the US last year was Eddy Cue, he of Apple and iTunes. He made $24.4 million. In second spot was Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation with $11 million. He’s Canadian, you know. (Via FYI Music News)
- Last week’s Charleston shootings have mobilized some areas of the hip hop community regarding the Second Amendment. Kayne has something to say, of course.
- More people were thrown out of a single Kenny Chesney concert at Lambeau Field last week than in all eight Green Bay Packers home games last year.
- Deja vu all over again: drummer Jimmy Chamberlin rejoins the Smashing Pumpkins. Again.
- Now Queen has their own beer.
- I wonder how much Sting got paid for this private gig on a yacht? And then he did some shirtless stretching exercises.
- There’s a new book on the Beatles and how Allen Klein took over from Brian Epstein. Much intrigue!
- Just in case you need an oral history of dubstep… (Via Larry)
- Going to a music festival this summer? Here are 14 gadgets that might help out.
- And the most tweeted artists of this year’s Glastonbury Festival are…
- And there’s been no rain. Yet.
- Things continue to deteriorate for Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
- Billboard has announced how they’re going to track charts once we move to a global music release date on July 10.
- How much can you earn if you work for a streaming music service? This much–maybe.
- The guys in 5 Seconds of Summer have rebranded themselves as…dogs?
- Louisiana rapper Young Ready has been killed in a shooting.
