Random music news for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on music news for September 23, 2020.

1. Coronavirus update 1: Some people are optimistic about a big return to live music.
2. Coronavirus update 2: Who can we blame for the rise in COVID-19 cases in the UK? Noel Gallagher, apparently.
3. Coronavirus update 3: They never learn. A large indoor country concert is planned for South Dakota. And this superspreader event is being sponsored by a health care company. I am not making that up.
4. Coronavirus update 4: Roadies are out of work thanks to COVID-19, so roadies from Slipknot, the Deftones, and Guns N’ Roses have formed a band.
5. Coronavirus update 5: Musicians vs. the state of New York over ticketed gigs.
6. Coronavirus update 6: About a third of UK musicians are thinking about getting out of the business because of COVID-19.
7. Cardi B is being sued by some MAGA supporters.
8. ABBA has reunited in London to prepare for their hologram tour.
9. Neil Young has a massive box set coming this way.
10. A Spinal Tap sequel? Please, no. The original was perfect.
11. Wanna buy Quibi?
12. REM has launched a voter registration drive.
13. Marilyn Manson: Absinthe = bad.
14. Gord Downie started a book in the months before he died but ended up abandoning it.
15. Here are the week’s Canadian online radio charts.