Random music news for Thursday, October 31, 2024

October 31, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Remembering Biquette, the grindcore goat. And yes, we’re talking about a real goat. We’re also talking music news for October 31, 2024.

Some artists in the UK are calling for the government to put a levy on tickets to big-name concerts to help support grassroots live music.
More information is comng out about Liam Payne’s last days. More here and here.
This is a very good report on the state of AM radio.
I’ve been worrying about this for a while: Are streaming algorithms the new payola?
Think about what this means: 2.5 billion kids have been born since the debut of YouTube. They’ve never known a world without on-demand video and the ability to upload their own material.
Bruce Springsteen is going out of his way to deny that he’s a billionaire.
Meanwhile, the Boss calls out Donald Trump as “mentally ill.”
Drake and Chris Brown have a US$5 million copyright infringement suit on their hands.
This new documentary on Chris Brown wonders how the guy survived so much awful controversy.
Are you an Iron Maiden fan? There’s a new “unofficial bible” on the band coming.
Did Donald Trump offer 50 Cent US$3 million to perform at the Madison Square Garden rally? That’s what he says.
Another Rush box set is on the way.
Travis Kelce has a Christmas song because of course he does.
Meanwhile, girlfriend Tay-Tay’s tour brought US$500 million into New Orleans.
Finally, a tiny bit of Diddy news.