Random music news for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

In case you don’t have enough to worry about, here’s the sound of the Earth’s magnetic field flipping. And here’s music news for October 23, 2024.

1. A preliminary toxicology report is in. Liam Payne had “pink cocaine” in his system when he died.
2. Here’s a chance to hear the full version of the last song Eddie Van Halen and brother Alex did together.
3. Jelly Roll is very hot these days. He’s now trying to expose “the ‘slimy music industry and companies buying fake streams.”
4. I had this profile in a radio industry newsletter if you care to read it.
5. Joni Mitchell: not a fan of Donald Trump. Shocking, I know.
6. Apple’s AirPods Pro 2’s hearing health features are pretty much spot on.
7. Taylor Swift will bring the Eras tour to Toronto in a couple of weeks. The economic impact of the tour will be insane.
8. Now that we know a second Sphere will be built in Abu Dhabi, will it be bigger and better than the Las Vegas Sphere?
9. The exodus from Twitter/X continues.
10. Universal Music is making a big bet on the Chinese hip-hop scene.
11. There’s a new statue of John Mellencamp in his home state of Indiana.
12. Fake reviews and online testimonials are now illegal in the US. Good.
13. Fever is running high ahead of the new Cure album. Another special edition of Songs of a Lost World sold out.
14. Need some spooky folk music for Halloween? Here you go.
15. Here’s more proof that iconic alternative music is the new classic rock.

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BONUS: Muppets metal.