Random music news for Thursday, October 3, 2024

Despite overwhelming evidence. Florida is not the dumbest state. This map shows which one is. Meanwhile, music news for October 3, 2024, is pretty damn smart.

1. If you hate Ticketmaster because it’s just the thing to do, do yourself a favour and read this. You might not like what you see, but it’s the truth.
2. Lauryn Hill is being sued by her Fugees bandmate. Pras Michel alleges that the group’s 2023 tour was canceled because she committed some kind of fraud.
3. There’s a possibility that TikTok may block MILLIONS of indie artists by the end of this month.
4. ABBA’s avatar show, ABBA Voyage, was seen by a million people at that single London venue in 2023. Grosses were £100 million.
5. If you’re a fan of John Williams, the most successful movie music composer of all time, you’re going to want to see this documentary. (Via Sean)
6. And there’s (finally!) a documentary that examines the violence of Chris Brown.
7. Anyone remember the time when Geddy Lee sang “O Canada” at the 1993 MLB All-Star Game? (Sean again) And here’s a look at Geddy’s baseball collection.
8. BDO, the accounting firm, has lost Jay-Z and Megan Thee Stallion over fraud allegations.
9. Need to grow some fungus? Play it music.
10. Need some free sound effects? The BBC has 33,000 of them available.
11. Ozzy will make a public appearance at an upcoming horror movie convention.
12. Oh dear, Coldplay.
13. This AirBnB rental comes with a Doja Cat performance.
14. On a semi-related note, what’s a “Spotify bedroom?” Oh.
15. This music cruise will feature Creed and Hoobastank. Um, okay.

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BONUS: Loverboy is now selling pancakes.