Random music news for Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Someone sent a mariachi band to Ted Cruz’s house.

In other music news for February 23, 2021…

1. Libyan reggae? Cool!
2. A carbon fiber laptop? Cool!
3. People in Spain are rioting over the jailing of a rapper.
4. There are a lot of new features in Apple Music in the upcoming iOS 14.5.
5. DIY musicians released 9.5 million tracks in 2020. Major label artists released just 1.1 million.
6. I think Dee Snider nailed this one. But that’s just me.
7. Interested in emerging trends on TikTok? Take a look at this tool.
8. Australia 1, Facebook 0. Yay!
9. Bruce Springsteen is launching a podcast with Barack Obama. Really.
10. In this corner, why CDs need to come back. In the other, why that’s a dumb idea. (Via Danny)