Random music news for Tuesday, May 28, 2024
How’s this for a gig: The Biden campaign is advertising for a “partner manager, content and meme pages.” Then there’s music news for May 28, 2024.
- Where is Canada on the US DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster? Here’s what we need to know.
- Katy Perry 1, elderly disabled veteran 0.
- The FBI is now investigating possible fraud in the aborted forced sale of Graceland.
- YouTube Music will now identify songs if you hum them into your Android phone.
- “Coldplay have always been cool.” Discuss.
- TikTok is working on something called “TikTok Studio.”
- Duran Duran posted themselves with a Cybertruck. It did not go well.
- Here are 12 Spotify features I didn’t know existed.
- Why do certain genres reviled by critics refuse to die? Discuss.
- Country is the biggest pop craze of 2024. Here’s why.
- If you still need convincing that music education is important, watch this. (Via Sean)
- Taylor Swift spends a LOT on security. How much? This much.
- Film stars have faded and pop stars have taken over. Why? Here’s a discussion.
- Here’s a health problem few rock stars talk about: gout.
BONUS: Surf rock metal themed around giant monsters. (Via Christopher)
