Random music news for Tuesday, February 25, 2020
If you’re having a bad Tuesday, then just think of this guy. I know, right? Moving on to music new for February 25, 2020…
- Samsung closed a South Korea factory because of a confirmed case of corona virus.
- If you’re a U2 fan, here’s an interesting article on some of the shows they played at a Dublin outlet called The Dandelion Market back in the 70s.
- It looks like rapper Pop Smoke really did have some gang problems before he was killed.
- Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats vs. where things were at this time last year: Total album sales, -29.5%; CD sales, -31.2%; digital albums, -31.1%; digital tracks, -29.9%; vinyl, -13.1%; on-demand audio streams, +26.6% (1.60 billion streams in the country last year.)
- Think it’s only rock and pop stars who hate cell phones coming out at concerts? Think again.
- This podcast looks at the overlooked women in the history of rock.
- If you’re looking for a gig in radio, read this. It’s great advice.
- BTS might have crashed TikTok when they gave the platform a 30-second exclusive.
- Chart fixing in South Korea? Say it ain’t so!
- Another venue bites the dust. Clinton’s, the 83-year-old institution on Bloor Street in Toronto, has closed.
- Michael Cohl, the Canadian who invented the modern concert tour industry, is back in play with Live Nation in his sights.
- Marilyn Manson might be teasing a new album.
- A-ha: The “Take On Me” movie.
- Interesting: Half of US drivers have tried using voice assistants behind the wheel.
- Finneas Eilish, Billie’s brother and collaborator, would like to set the record straight about their parents’ music industry “connections.”
