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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.

  1. Where did $70,000 of Toronto Taylor Swift tickets disappear? Cops are looking into it.
  2. The Cure finally got their #1 album in the US.
  3. Kanye: Still a nasty, nasty piece of work. See?
  4. Want to play drums for Primus? They’re holding open auditions.
  5. 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.
  6. In case you didn’t know, Universal’s ownership position in Spotify is worth US$3 billion.
  7. David Attenborough’s voice has been replicated by AI. He’s not happy about it. (Via John)
  8. Harper Collins has a deal with an AI company to offer up books for training their models. Non-fiction, but still…
  9. Crypto’s “most embarrassing rapper” is going to jail.
  10. Cher has some bad things to say about Sonny.
  11. The Pogues touring without Shane MacGowan? Yes.
  12. How many tickets have Trans-Siberian Orchestra sold for their Christmas shows? Nope. Higher. Higher. Hiiiiiiiiigher.
  13. Billy Corgan and Courtney Love, together again–sort of.
  14. Cool! An archive of wax cylinder recordings!
  15. Live Nation has another lawsuit on its hands. That’s the second one in a week.

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: This is a completely new way to visualize social media. Cool! (Via Rick J)

Alan Cross

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