Random music news for Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Why won’t the laugh track die? Let’s examine that. Then let’s examine music news for May 14, 2025.
- What’s wrong with people? Why would people send death threats to Suzanne Vega over her playing Glastonbury?
- Again, what’s wrong with people? Why are Kanye’s songs getting so much traction? What happened this guy? Many of his friends are so confused.
- No matter what happens–trade wars, tariffs, and so on–music investment won’t die. Here’s why.
- Why wasn’t Judas Priest’s Rob Halford not invited to the Ozzy/Sabbath finale?
- Ed Sheeran is worried about ticket scams for some upcoming shows. Meanwhile, Lloyds Banking Group warns that millions are being lost this way.
- A bootleg recording has been uncovered. It’s Nirvana playing in Calgary in 1991 in the middle of a snowstorm.
- High-end standalone digital music players are still very much a thing. See?
- Unexpected situation, part one: Dump Truck 1, Whisky a Go-Go 0.
- Unexpected situation, part two: I want this to be me when the time comes.
- Does SoundCloud use its clients to train AI? It’s…unclear.
- This private island is for sale. It comes with a recording studio.
- Club doormen, the guys who keep you out.
- AI narration is taking over from human narration. Let’s look at that.
- If you like getting into the weeds of copyright and AI, there’s a new report on the matter.
- It’s almost Eurovision time again. Spotify has released data on which entries have had the most streams so far.
BONUS: The London Vegetable Orchestra. (Via Jon)
