Random music news for Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Which auto brand has the hightest fatality crash rate in the US? Yep. That one.Now some music news for November 20, 2024.
- Where did $70,000 of Toronto Taylor Swift tickets disappear? Cops are looking into it.
- The Cure finally got their #1 album in the US.
- Kanye: Still a nasty, nasty piece of work. See?
- Want to play drums for Primus? They’re holding open auditions.
- It looks like Axl Rose will join AC/DC on the upcoming North American tour. Brian Johnson will still be out front, but maybe he needs help from Axl.
- In case you didn’t know, Universal’s ownership position in Spotify is worth US$3 billion.
- David Attenborough’s voice has been replicated by AI. He’s not happy about it. (Via John)
- Harper Collins has a deal with an AI company to offer up books for training their models. Non-fiction, but still…
- Crypto’s “most embarrassing rapper” is going to jail.
- Cher has some bad things to say about Sonny.
- The Pogues touring without Shane MacGowan? Yes.
- How many tickets have Trans-Siberian Orchestra sold for their Christmas shows? Nope. Higher. Higher. Hiiiiiiiiigher.
- Billy Corgan and Courtney Love, together again–sort of.
- Cool! An archive of wax cylinder recordings!
- Live Nation has another lawsuit on its hands. That’s the second one in a week.
BONUS: This is a completely new way to visualize social media. Cool! (Via Rick J)