Random music news for Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Remember when all subscribed to Netflix for $7.99 a month to get lots of on-demand content and no commercials? Well, how much are we paying now? Uh-huh. But at least there are no commercials, right. Yeah, about that… And about music news for May 20, 2025…
- Fed up with the problems associated with presales for concert tours? You’re not alone.
- Live Nation has already sold 100 million tickets for 2025. In all of last year, they sold 98 million.
- You knew this rumour was going to come up: Shane Hawkins, son of Taylor, is rumoured to be the new drummer after John Freese was let go.
- Zak Starkey was fired from The Who. Zak Starkey was rehired by The Who. And now, Zak Starkey has been fired by The Who.
- Chris Brown is going to prison–and it’s not a nice prison, either. (Via Rick J)
- Need to be mindful and meditate? TikTok wants to help--although a company that specializes in short attention spans is going to have a hard time with users who want something new every 30 seconds.
- Threads now allows users to put up to five links in a post.
- Scholars are now involved in parsing the lawsuit filed by Drake against UMG over “Not Like Us.”
- Thinking of moving from Spotify to Apple Music for better-sounding audio? Apple is testing a way to move your playlists over.
- Justin Bieber is behaving strangely again. Think it may have something to do with the Diddy trial.
- Warning: This may make you feel old. Some 90s songs are now considered “classic hits.”
- I’ve been a fan of Sony headphones for years.
- How did Twenty One Pilots become the biggest band of the streaming era? Let’s look into that.
- As far as Dave Navarro is concerned, Jane’s Addiction is done forever.
BONUS: Who says you can’t polish a ball of dirt?
