Random music news for Thursday, November 14, 2024

Are you ready for AI-generated Elon Musk inspirational p*rn? It’s gone viral. Music news for November 14, 2024, is much more sensible.

Twenty-three people were arrested after a gun battle outside a Toronto recording studio. The fight may have spilled over from a party inside the studio.
New details have emerged about Liam Payne’s erratic behavior before his death.
And his gold Rolex watch has been missing since he died.
Quincy Jones’ official cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
Glastonbury tickets go on sale today. They’ll sell out in seconds.
GEMA, the German performing rights agency, has sued OpenAI (the ChatGPT people) over unlicensed use of song lyrics.
Billboard says that Drake is the 4th-greatest artist of the century.
There is a new 40th-anniversary edition of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” This mash-up features three generations of Bono.
The Hello Kitty Stratocaster is back.
TikTok is starting to sign musical artists directly. Are they turning into a record label?
Elon Musk has succeeded in driving down Twitter/X subscribers to about 100 million. That’s down from a peak of about 370 million. Meanwhile, Threads now has nearly 275 million subscribers.
The Guardian newspaper is done with Elon. (Via Sean)
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth has settled a lawsuit with his manager for US$1.4 million.
It’ll be interesting see how this goes over during Toronto’s Taylor Swift apperance.
If you’re in a band, this is why you need to trademark your name.