Random music news for Tuesday, July 21, 2020

How would this piece of memorabilia look on your shelf? Now let’s consider music news for July 21, 2020.

1. Coronavirus update 1: Singing has been banned in California churches. And now churches are suing.
2. Coronavirus update 2: An illegal rave in the UK was “too big to stop.” That’ll show the virus who’s boss.
3. Coronavirus update 3: Drive-in concerts keep gaining traction.
4. Coronavirus update 4: Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern is planning for the time it can reopen.
5. Why does Donald Trump’s musical selections for his campaign send such a defeatist message?
6. I was interviewed for The Music Culture. You can read the interview here.
7. TikTok is getting closer to being banned in the US.
8. Interesting question: Who is the biggest pop star on the planet?
9. What should radio do about Spotify? Here are some thoughts.
10. A radio company in Ontario managed to beat a ransomware attack.
11. Wanna buy a Toronto radio station? One is being forced to sell.
12. Peter Gabriel is again working with scientists on ways to communicate with animals.
13. Non-English podcasts will soon outnumber English ones.
14. There’s growing tension between the K-pop and Black music communities.
15. Are you a fan of UFC? They’re about to launch a streaming music channel.
16. Qatar Airways is having copyright issues with the music they play on their aircraft.
17. What the hell are these?
18. Um, okay…