Random music news for Thursday, June 27, 2024
If you’ve been following the saga of Hawk Tuah Girl, bookies are betting how long it’ll be before she appears in Playboy. Hey, it happened with that Edmonton Oilers superfan. For music news on June 27, 2024, here’s what I have.
- Box offices grosses for live music are up so far this year, but many artists are still struggling.
- Let’s break down this major label/RIAA lawsuit against AI music companies Suno and Udio. It’s going to be…tricky.
- What does it cost to headline Glastonbury? A lot.
- Cool: Seven times musicians invented something. (Via Chelsea)
- Bob Marley’s Legend album is back on the charts.
- Here’s another reason to like Dave Grohl.
- There’s another royalties lawsuit that has brought together two unlikely groups: The Jesus and Mary Chain and King Crimson.
- Post Malone has released his own branded video game controller.
- Are you a human musician worried about AI taking your stuff? You might want to look into Created by Humans for licensing your material.
- Boyd Tinsley, a former member of The Dave Matthews Band, is in trouble over a DUI.
- Women still throw panties at concerts? Morgan Wallen knows.
- The Rolling Stones now have something going on inside Roblox.
- Metallica’s James Metfield is a birder. Who knew?
- The Who’s Quadrophenia is being turned into a “Mod ballet.”
- Want to analyze your Spotify listening over time? There’s a new tool that does that.
BONUS: Calm, the meditation and sleep app, will now put you to sleep with the sound of boring politicians.
