Random music news for Thursday, September 12, 2024
Adam Sandler says that Happy Gilmore 2 is officially in pre-production. Yay? As for music news for September 12, 2024…
- This woman was performing at an open mic night at a tiny pub in Bristol. And then David Gilmour walked in with a guitar. It was his first live performance in four years.
- Nicki Minaj isn’t happy about Kendrick Lamar playing the Super Bowl halftime show.
- A UK consumer rights group wants Oasis to refund all the money fans had to pay for dynamic pricing.
- It doesn’t appear there will be a reggae category for the 2025 Juno Awards.
- So Radiohead has been rehearsing for two months now? What does that portend?
- The Cure has changed up their logo. Is that a sign a new album is coming?
- The Darkness got a boost from Tay-Tay and Travis.
- Morrissey is complaining about how he’s being denied free speech.
- Diddy has another setback on his #MeToo situation. This one was worth US$100 million.
- A US bill designed to curb fake AI musicians is getting pushback from tech companies.
- We now have a lead in the Janis Joplin biopic that’s in production.
- Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood: He’s keeping on keeping on.
- Legendary punks The Refused are calling it a day.
- IFPI, the global recorded music organization, is worried about the growth of music in the EU.
- Chester Bennington’s son is having a rough week thanks to Linkin Park fans.
BONUS: Here’s a brutal takedown of Live Nation/Ticketmaster.