Random Music News for Tuesday, June 21, 2016
It’s hot. The dogs refuse to move off the air conditioning vents in the house. And now, in music news…
- What a miserable week for album sales in the US. Nick Jonas’ Last Year Was Complicated debuted at #1 with physical sales of just 47,000 copies.
- With Iron Maiden’s tour at an end, the band sadly returns Ed Force One to the company from which this 747-400 was leased.
- Spotify claims 100 million users worldwide. How big can they grow?
- Led Zeppelin earned $60 million over the last five years. No wonder they didn’t take the bait for the Desert Trip concerts.
- If you’re in the radio business like me, you’ll be fascinated in this article: “Can You Work Out Listener Figures from Social Media?”
- A good question: How much is Drake worth to the city of Toronto? Hint: A lot.
- On a related note, look how much music tourism is worth to the UK economy. Wow.
- Are you using Auto Shazam? It’s big and getting bigger.
- Marilyn Manson is getting deeper into acting. Watch him a trailer for a film called Let Me Make You a Martyr.
- David Crosby has settled a lawsuit over a jogger accident for $3 million.
- Anyone wanna see Carly Rae Jepson appear in a Japanese shampoo commercial?
- Yes, this story on sand sculptures has something to do with music.
- This might come in handy: How to do your makeup like Bowie.
- Police reports make Michael Jackson appear like some sex-and-drugs predator.
- Well, this is an interesting interpretation of guitar technology.
- And if you were ever a fan of the Disney movie Aladdin, listen to this.
