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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.

  1. 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.
  2. Joey Ramone’s brother has sued Johnny Ramone’s widow over…well, it’s complicated.
  3. The singer of a hardcore band called Cancer Christ was arrested after going on a mostly-naked “rampage” in Yosemite National Park.
  4. A new form of wireless internet is coming: Learn about Li-Fi.
  5. Streaming service Tidal has a new way for artists to track royalties.
  6. 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.
  7. The venue where The Beatles played their first gig under that name has finally been given a commemorative plaque.
  8. No, Bruce Springsteen isn’t retiring from touring.
  9. A fan has sued Nicki Minaj for US$5 million. Why? Financial and emotional damage.
  10. Legendary New York radio station WCBS (est. 1924) signed off this week. Here are the station’s dying moments.
  11. Green Day’s Pink Bunny coffee will soon be available at 7-Eleven.
  12. There is a touring crisis. Here’s the story of another artist who just can’t afford to go on the road.
  13. On the flip side, these are the richest songwriters in the world.
  14. Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day.
  15. The mother of Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor has died.

BONUS BONUS: These Canadian cities are the fastest growing in all of North America.

Alan Cross

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