Random Music News for Friday, July 29, 2016
My parents are visiting. Mom sure loves her zinfandel. And now, music news.
- Justin Bieber was reportedly offered $5 million to perform at the Republican National Convention. He turned it down. Wise.
- Bruce Springsteen will release a companion album to his autobiography this falls.
- Every use Dailymotion to watch videos? The company seems to be in trouble.
- And speaking of being in trouble, is the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart completely broken in this new technological age?
- This the solution to saving the music industry…lip-syncing?
- If you’re the kind of person who tracks this “song of the summer” nonsense, we may already have a winner for 2016.
- Michael Hollett, founder and publisher of Toronto’s NOW magazine, has resigned to work on NXNE full time.
- The singer of British band Fat White Family decided to get drunk and naked (in that order) onstage in Australia.
- Interested in streaming Lollapalooza from Chicago this weekend?
- A twenty-seven disc Pink Floyd set? Yep. And seven hours of unreleased music, too.
- And the biggest country music performers of all time are… Really? Just goes to show you how much I know about country music.
- Can the sound of the ocean make your seafood taste better? Science says “yes.” (Via Andrew)