Random music news for Thursday, November 28, 2024

Just because it’s American Thanksgiving doesn’t mean I wasn’t able to find music news for November 28, 2024. Watch this.

Elton John is blind in one eye due to an infection.
More on Kanye and the latest claim against him. What a piece of work.
Why was Liam Payne trying to escape his hotel room when he fell to his death?
There’s a new petition demanding that Canadian governments regulate resale prices of concert tickets.
U2 is recording “sci-fi Irish folk music” with Brian Eno, whatever that means.
Bots and playlists are a real problem. Here’s how you can identify a “botted” playlist.
Some CCTV footage of Liam Payne’s final moments has been revealed.
There’s a new beef between Drake and Kendrick. Drake says Kendrick’s streaming numbers were “inflated” in their last beef by Universal Music.
Meanwhile, Universal is defending itself from a US$200 million lawsuit by Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. Here’s what they have to say.
Coldplay has a new charitable initiative called Music Venue Trust designed to help small music venues.
YouTube Music’s 2024 Music Recap is out now.
It’s good to see more people getting involved in forming “ethical practices” for the use of AI in music. Here’s an example.
And here’s another example of AI coming for my job: PlayAI voice cloner.
Speaking of AI, an app made the finals of the 2024 Apple App Store Awards.
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has announced a fun-looking retro-fture musical instrument he calls Orchid.