Random music news for Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Best TV news of the month: Season four of Ted Lasso seems to be a go. As for music news, here’s what’s happening on August 28, 2024.
- Disturbing: There’s a report that Spotify and Apple Music are dropping the freedom song “Glory to Hong Kong” everywhere they operate in the world.
- Joey Ramone’s brother has sued Johnny Ramone’s widow over…well, it’s complicated.
- The singer of a hardcore band called Cancer Christ was arrested after going on a mostly-naked “rampage” in Yosemite National Park.
- A new form of wireless internet is coming: Learn about Li-Fi.
- Streaming service Tidal has a new way for artists to track royalties.
- Disgraced pharma bro Martin Shkreli made copies of that one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang album. He’s been ordered to surrender all the copies he made.
- The venue where The Beatles played their first gig under that name has finally been given a commemorative plaque.
- No, Bruce Springsteen isn’t retiring from touring.
- A fan has sued Nicki Minaj for US$5 million. Why? Financial and emotional damage.
- Legendary New York radio station WCBS (est. 1924) signed off this week. Here are the station’s dying moments.
- Green Day’s Pink Bunny coffee will soon be available at 7-Eleven.
- There is a touring crisis. Here’s the story of another artist who just can’t afford to go on the road.
- On the flip side, these are the richest songwriters in the world.
- Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day.
- The mother of Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor has died.
BONUS BONUS: These Canadian cities are the fastest growing in all of North America.