Random music news for Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The science of the toilet roll has been solved. Spread the word. And now, some equally important music news for January 10, 2024.
- CD sales had a very good year in the UK.
- Some unreleased unheard David Bowie is on the list for Record Store Day.
- Speaking of Bowie, how about this secret garden?
- Is AI “fair use” actually “digital theft?” The Recording Industry Association of America thinks so.
- Volkswagens of the future will have ChatGPT incorporated so you can talk to the vehicle.
- Spotify has struck an inflight entertainment deal with Delta Airlines.
- There’s a new movie called Argyll coming. Cue the Taylor Swift conspiracy theories.
- When Neil Peart dies, Rush got a lot of unsolicited job applications.
- Ozzy says he’s done having surgery.
- Hello Kitty is getting a 50th anniversary theme song.
- Corruption in the music business: You don’t know half of it. (Via Rick J)
- Could 2024 be the year labels focus on superfans? Maybe.
- Artists are following Taylor Swift in an interesting way. This should benefit them.
- Fed up with winter already? We can start talking about summer festivals like Bonnaroo.
- Matt Bellamy of Muse has scored a new audiobook version of George Orwell’s 1984.
BONUS: An original Friends script was found in the trash. It’s now going up for auction.
BONUS BONUS: Got a 1996 calendar hanging around? Wanna sell it?
BONUS BONUS BONUS: Deftones tequila.
