Random music news for Friday, January 12, 2024
Fact of the day: Space smells like burnt meat, gasoline, and booze. More facts via music news for January 12, 2024. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Write a caption for this. I
Read MoreFact of the day: Space smells like burnt meat, gasoline, and booze. More facts via music news for January 12, 2024. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Write a caption for this. I
Read MoreHow many times have you heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” this year? A thousand? Ten thousand? Eleventy billion? While it may not reach the #1 spot on the
Read MoreCoffin-aged wine? Perfect for today, I suppose. Moving from booze to music news for October 31, 2023. BTW, don’t be surprised to see Taylor Swifts and Adeles show up at your door extorting
Read MoreBack when Pearl Jam was at their height, they have the clout to do anything they wanted. On September 26, 2000, the band released 25 double CD live albums—what they referred to as
Read MoreTikTok videos are driving a lot of music consumption, so much so that Billboard has decided that TikTok needs its own music chart. This shows exactly what kind of a monster the platform
Read MoreYou may have heard a song described as rising on the charts “with a bullet.” Ever wondered what that means? This is a reference to an indicator on the Billboard music charts that
Read MoreBillboard has published a new list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Here we go. All figures in US dollars. 1. Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-20 then 2022-present) 2. Ed Sheeran,
Read MoreTaylor Swift is monstrously huge. She managed to pull in US$65.5 million in 2022 without ever having to play a show, pulling on US$65.5 million from sales and streaming alone. That’s a full
Read MoreIf you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s Nevermind album, figures into the soundtrack. Universal, seeing an opportunity, has re-released the
Read MoreSocial media has become a monster when it comes to music. In fact, it’s become so important to the recorded music industry that Billboard, the keeper of all the major charts, has teamed
Read MoreLast year was…weird. No tours, lockdown, stay-at-home orders, pandemic fears. So how did musicians do when it comes to bringing in the dosh? Here are Billboard’s estimates for the highest-earning performers in 2020.
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