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Random music news for Wednesday, October 30, 2024

I almost managed to get through this entire Halloween season without being exposed to “The Monster Mash.” My luck ran out late last night. Music news for October 30, 2024, follows…

  1. Oasis is preparing to cancel 50,000 tickets to their reunion tour. Here’s why.
  2. Cast has been confirmed as one of Oasis’ opening acts for the summer 2025 UK tour.
  3. Korn has more Adidas swag. I’ll bet they’re less trouble than Kanye.
  4. As someone who makes a living doing voiceover work, this is my worst nightmare.
  5. Universal Music Group has entered into a strategic partnership with an AI company called Klay. They call it “ethical.”
  6. Was this where the future of AI and music began?
  7. Apple announced that the company now hosts 100,000,000 podcast episodes.
  8. Jeremy Allen White has been cast as the lead in a Springsteen biopic. How’s he doing? Let’s take a look.
  9. Should teen pop stars be banned? Discuss.
  10. Another award for Dolly Parton. She’s one of America’s national treasures.
  11. Concord is one of those companies buying up song catalogues. Prepare to hear more about new acquisitions.
  12. This band had to stop a show early because their sound man went after the singer’s wife and the promoter.
  13. Less than a week to go before the US presidential election. What can we learn about each candidate’s playlists?
  14. An unknown waltz by Chopin has been discovered.
  15. This pissed off Swifties greatly.

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: A woman awoke from a 13-year coma. The internet is trying to tell her what she missed.

BONUS BONUS: Check out this retelling of a classic Oasis story.

Alan Cross

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One thought on “Random music news for Wednesday, October 30, 2024

  • Oh man I’d have loved to have seen Cast open in Toronto. Wonder what it’ll be.

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