Random music news for Wednesday, March 27. 2024
I’m in Thailand. You may hate me. But I’m still responsible enough to deliver music news for March 27, 2024.
- Jeezus, the legal stuff swirling around Diddy is CRAZY! Human trafficking? Ordered hits? WTF?
- Some football fans want Coldplay to change the lyrics to “Yellow” to “Orange.” Just once, though.
- Did Taylor Swift’s father beat up a pap? Maybe.
- And are you maybe expecting too much from Taylor Swift? Read this.
- Travis Kelsey (aka Mr. Taylor Swift) is starting his own music festival
- Elton John apparently had three spare valuable Marily Munroe photos just lying around,
- Radio: Still better for your brain that TV.
- The CEO of Bell has been ordered to appear in front of a federal committee to explain all those job cuts. (Via John)
- The original content Apple is creating for the Vision Pro headset is…wow.
- In the US, vinyl records outsold CDs for the second year in a row.
- Meanwhile, the US music biz made over US$17 billion last year.
- And nearly 100 million Americans subscribed to a music service last year.
- A Spotify course in songwriting? Yes.
- Heard of HYBE yet? If not, you will.
- The Nirvana Smiley face case is back in court.
BONUS: Movie idea: A guy gets transformed into a chicken nugget. Proof that Netflix will buy anything.