Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news for March 4, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: Warner Music is holding off their IPO because of COVID-19.
- Coronavirus update 2: Both Facebook and Twitter have pulled out of SXSW.
- Wait: Is Noel Gallagher entertaining the idea of a one-off Oasis reunion?
- Wait: Are the three guys from Genesis going to reunite in the UK this fall?
- Walk Off the Earth would like to teach you the history of The Beatles in four minutes with this video.
- When you are Michael Jackson’s kid, this is your “starter home.”
- Not a big surprise: The biggest-selling artist globally of 2019 was Taylor Swift.
- A System of a Down comic book? Sort of.
- Spotify has a new thing for labels: You pay US to promote music.
- Speaking of which, I was on Global News this morning talking about Spotify. Listen here.
- And LinkedIn now has Spotify playlists.
- Are you a gamer who’s too lazy to get out of bed? Good news.
- These ten bands have been banned by the church. This would make a good playlist.
- A fan of songs in TV commercials? Check out this list.