Random music news for Thursday, October 10, 2024
How many times should you call your mom? This many? Moving to music news for October 10, 2024…
- Nell Smith, the 17-year-old Canadian singer who collaborated with The Flaming Lips, has died. It was a car accident. She was preparing to release a debut solo album next year.
- Meanwhile, Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd, the 16-year-old daughter of The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd, went missing. Thankfully, she’s been found safe.
- Ticketmaster has changed its rules for transferring Taylor Swift tickets from person to person. The move is designed to cut down on tickets leaking onto the secondary market.
- Still with Tay-Tay, some fans are annoyed that the Eras tour will be disrupted by Hurricane Milton. Really, people? REALLY?
- The US Supreme Court has rejected a petition to appeal the conviction of R Kelly. Meanwhile, his ex-wife is promising a tell-all book.
- Shirley Manson of Garbage is recovering nicely from the surgery that required the band to cancel its tour.
- Queen’s Brian May, who suffered a minor stroke earlier this year, is back on stage.
- Classy, Donald. Reeeaaaallllly classy.
- Kanye is getting a divorce–again. Biana Censori will be better off.
- NO, WAIT! They’re not getting divorced! Please people: keep up!
- Amateur radio has come to the rescue in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
- Deicide, the Florida death metal band, canceled the last three shows on their tour so they could go home to protect their families and properties ahead of Hurricane Helene.
- Otis Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. He’s now getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Spotify has a new report on how Gen Z streams music.
- K-pop streams on Spotify have increased by 362% since 2018.
- Taeil, a former member of the K-pop group NCT, has been indicted on charges.
BONUS: Squids. Giant ones.
