Random music news for Wednesday, May 20, 2020
- Coronavirus update 1: Almost 150 British music venues have been saved from closure by some last-second donations.
- Coronavirus update 2: Dropkick Murphys are going to play an empty Fenway Park. Springsteen is going to show up, too.
- Coronavirus update 3: The Hella Mega Tour featuring Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy has been postponed to next year.
- Coronavirus update 4: A nice song about physical distancing. (Via Tom)
- Coronavirus update 5: There’s no Glastonbury this year because of COVID-19, but organizers are still worried that fans will visit the site next month.
- Coronavirus update 6: The first socially-distanced concert was finally held in Arkansas. Here’s a report.
- The ransomware issue faced by the world’s biggest entertainment lawyer keeps getting worse. The hackers are now auctioning off confidential Madonna material. This is after they released some Trump stuff.
- Bored? Try this.
- This Belarus band sounds way too much like Joy Division, which is why they’re doing well on Spotify.
- Someone else is doing something to bring liner notes into the digital age. Take a look at MusicSmart.
- Heard of WeGenerate? You will.
- Infotainment/navigation systems that are always up to date? Yes, please.
- Canada fined Facebook $6.5 million over screwing with privacy claims.
- Indonesia is now going to tax services like Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services.
- How rich is Ed Sheeran? He paid for his £57m property acquisitions in cash.
