Random music news for Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Here’s a new elaborate type of AI scam used for blackmail. Now that you have something else to worry about, here’s music news for January 29, 2025.
- Carrie Underwood has seen her streaming numbers tank since she performed at Trump’s inauguration.
- Jewel played at a Trump-related event, too. She’s now having regrets.
- And speaking of Trump, how did “YMCA” by the Village People become his anthem?
- Steuart Smith has been playing guitar with The Eagles for a while. He’s been forced to retire because of Parkinson’s.
- The Warped Tour is coming back for a few dates this summer. Here are the confirmed acts so far.
- The Michael Jackson biopic has been delayed because his estate is concerned about the part of his life where he was *checks notes* a pedo.
- Marshall, the maker of legendary amps, has been sold to a Chinese company for US$1.6 billion.
- UMG has signed a new licensing deal with Spotify. There’s speculation on where that could lead with bundles. This should be good news for artists.
- Are Apple Music and Amazon Music paying out more than double Spotify’s per-stream payment? That’s the contention.
- Bjork: Not a fan of Spotify.
- Does the process of buying concert tickets confuse you? You’re not alone.
- One nice thing about Threads is that there are no ads. That’s about to change.
- This is interesting: A list of originally forgotten songs that returned as TikTok hits.
- Will Kendrick Lamar perform his Drake diss track during his Super Bowl halftime appearance? Don’t rule it out.
- The UK is losing one live music venue every two weeks. This is not good.
- Harsh, people.
BONUS: Clever. (Via Rick J)
