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Random music news for Thursday, May 2, 2024

One tiny soccer team wasn’t enough. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have purchased a piece of a Mexican club. Does that mean another documentary series? On to music news for May 2, 2024.

  1. RIP Duane Eddy, the King of Twang and an important pioneer with rock’n’roll guitar. He was 86.
  2. A “shadow economy” has been created by Taylor Swift. (Via Christopher)
  3. A new documentary claims that Feds have removed 250 cameras from Diddy’s homes. What did they record?
  4. Deezer, the Paris-based streaming service, seems to be doing well. It’s still a fraction the size of Spotify, but…
  5. Meanwhile, Snapchat now has 422 million daily users.
  6. Pre-streaming release of vinyl can and should be a way to captivate superfans. Discuss.
  7. Britney Spears appears to be having a hard time again.
  8. If you’re a creator, you might want to look at Tracklib, which offers a library of royalty-free sounds.
  9. Streaming video is at a crossroads. Here’s what that means.
  10. Apple has announced some new wireless Beats headphones that have a claimed battery life of 50 hours.
  11. An international xylophone festival? Yes! (Via Sean)
  12. This song washed up from the internet this month: “I Glued my Balls to My Butthole Again.” It has 3 million views already. (Via Danny)
  13. A pro golfer may have a future in karaoke.
  14. The protection of the future of AM radio seems to have real momentum with the US government.
  15. Lenny Kravitz’s fitness tip: “I work out in leather pants.”
  16. Swifties have ruined it.

BONUS: Watch this. Wow.

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One thought on “Random music news for Thursday, May 2, 2024

  • Item 12. Obscurest Vinyl have been posting hilarity on IG for quite some time now. And now they’ve been doing some AI songs that are equally hilarious! And they’re on Spotify too.

    Oh, and you bonus link is AI too. Hmm…lots of love this time around for AI generated content.

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