Random music news for Friday, April 11, 2025
These movies have not aged well. You’ll see why. Music news for April 11, 2025, is certified 100% fresh.
- The US Congress is pushing along a bill that would regulate the price of concert tickets. Here’s where things are now.
- What will the upcoming Canadian election mean for Canadian music? There’s a paper on that.
- The US Government has reintroduced the “No Fakes Act” to combat online deepfakes.
- It won’t be long before the Diddy trial starts. His lawyers want to block a bunch of witness testimony.
- Kanye is feuding with Taylor Swift again. Now what?
- The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar vs. Universal Music lawsuit continues to heat up.
- Patti Smith has a new memoir coming enttiled Bread of Angels.
- And if you’re a Metallica fan, you’ll want to look at Kirk Hammett’s new book.
- Google’s “enterprise cloud” now has music-generating AI capability. (Via Peter)
- Remember when Wham broke through diplomatically with a trip to China in 1985?
- Headbanging at sea. What’s it like?
- There’s a new stage production based on the history of Motown Records.
- In all those movies about the space race, why are so many astronauts driving Corvettes? Turns out this was historically accurate. (Via Amber)
- John Mellencamp’s daughter is so sick that he’s already planning for her burial.
- If you’re old enough, you’ll remember this sound. It’s now considered to be a national treasure in the US.
BONUS: Ed? Is that you?
