Random music news for Wednesday, March 19, 2025
“The death of the party.” I’ve seen evidence of this. How about you? Music news for March 19, 2025, is, of course, alive and well.
- RIP Jesse Colin Young, frontman of The Youngbloods. He was 83.
- Fontaines DC canceled a South American tour for medical reasons.
- The latest band to be pissed off at Trump for using their music without permission is Semisonic.
- Grimes is begging Elon Musk to stop using their kids as props. So far, nope.
- It looks like the US Department of Justice won’t be dropping its lawsuit against Live Nation under Trump.
- Courtney Love is done with the US because of Trump. She’s staying in the UK.
- This is an important read: How the Pandemic Changed Music.
- Iggy Azalea is going to war against Universal Music over alleged unpaid royalties.
- Meanwhile, Drake is still going after Universal Music over the Kendrick thing. Universal wants the suit dismissed.
- What’s a better model for financing music festivals? How about a membership model?
- Journey had to cancel a concert halfway through their set because of a fire.
- This should be cool: The Graphic History of Hip Hop.
- And so should this: A new book on the history of Lollapalooza.
- How does Gen Z consume podcasts? Hint: It’s not via video.
- There’s a new documentary on The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
BONUS: Cool! Very advanced for the day.
