Random Music Notes for Tuesday, March 10, 2014

Check out these quick hits and you’ll be way ahead of all your friends.

1. Beats Music has struck a deal to be included in the infotainment system of all 2015 Chevys.
2. The Stooges are making an album WITHOUT Iggy?  WTF?
3. More on Neil Young’s better-than-MP3 Pono player: He wants to take on iTunes.
4. Meanwhile, Apple wants record labels to give them more exclusives.
5. And the UK’s most popular singer is…Cher? (Thanks to John for the link.  I think.)
6. New Pet Shop Boys single takes on homophobia.
7. There’s a new Johnny Cash single.  Wait–what?