Random music news for Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: No Glastonbury until 2022?
- Coronavirus update 2: New York is cracking down on “floating nightclubs.”
- Neil Young is now officially suing Donald Trump over the use of his music at Trump rallies.
- Apparently, it was all an “unacceptable” joke.
- Warner Music Group reports that 71.3% if the company’s Q2 revenue came from streaming.
- Meanwhile, Sony had a good quarter despite the pandemic.
- “Streaming is not the devil.” Discuss.
- Nope. Not interested.
- Google Play Music will be shut down in October.
- An acoustic guitar Elvis used when recording at Sun Studios just sold for US$1.32 million.
- Kanye is still running for president. He officially named his running mate. Meanwhile, Kim is upset.
- And Republicans are hellbent on helping Kanye get on the 2020 ballot.
- Nigerian radio stations plus QAnon equals this. Jeezus, people…
- Someone is trolling Ozzy.
- These ten songs just aren’t okay anymore.
- Ad spending on podcasts in the US will be more than US$1 billion next year.
- A reminder, kids: Read your contracts.
- Duncan Campbell of UB40 has been hospitalized with a stroke.
- Dr. Dre is now involved in a US$1 billion divorce.