Random Music News for Monday, January 15, 2018
It’s Martin Luther King Day in the US. Canadians could use a stat right about now, don’t you think? Any ideas for something to commemorate/celebrate? Think about that as you browse through music news for January 15, 2018.
- Taylor Swift has been warned about a guy with a gun who’s claiming to be her boyfriend.
- The “Mariah Carey Effect” has resulted in a spike in the demand for tea in New York City.
- The new changes to Facebook’s algorithm are going to make it tougher for bands to cut through…
- …but here’s how bands can make the most of the new changes.
- Oprah’s Golden Globes speech is now available on Spotify.
- Meanwhile, here’s an alternate strategy: How to get your band’s music on Spotify playlists.
- Feeling too addicted to your smartphone? Setting the screen to grayscale will reduce your urge to keep looking at your phone.
- Mercedes-Benz has a pretty cool user interface for their upcoming vehicles.
- Julia-Louise Dreyfus has overcome breast cancer. Her family celebrated with a rendition of “Beat It.” (via Tom)
- Complaints are coming in from the neighhours: This church plays “Amazing Grace” too much.
- One of the kids from Stranger Things is in a band that covers Velvet Underground songs. That’s definitely a strange thing.
- This 70-year-old subway singer just landed a record deal.
- Yes, there is definitely more hip-hop on TV.
- Carrie Brownstein’s memoir of her time in the riot grrrl group Sleater-Kinney is being turned into a TV show. Who would have predicted that in 1993?
- Expect to hear even more Bob Marley music in more places. Here’s why.
- Wanna rent Rihanna’s house? You can–for a price, of course.