Random Music News for Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Today is the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the computer mouse. And now, some music news…
- Prepare for a new Blink-182 song tomorrow.
- As of noon ET yesterday, Prince has sold nearly 3.5 million albums in the US since he died on Thursday…
- …and as far as anyone knows, he had no will.
- And Prince trolled Michael Jackson. A lot.
- In Led Zeppelin plagiarism trial news, among the motions granted were (a) there will be no references to Zeppelin’s drug and alcohol history; and (b) there will be no evidence of them stealing/appropriating other songs. (Via Pamela)
- Apple says they now have 13 million subscribers to Apple Music, an increase of 2 million since February. They could reach 20 million by the end of the year.
- YouTube has totally overhauled its homepage. They things this will help us find relevant (and better!) videos faster…
- …and you’ll soon notice unskippable 6-second ads on YouTube.
- This company says they can get all the money artists are owed from the Web.
- A family-friendly comedian was vexed to find that his new CD was printed with the track listing for Abhorrent Decimation’s Miasmic Mutilation album. Oops.
