Random music news for Friday, September 30, 2022
Here’s the stuff of my nightmares. And it’s coming for all of us. Until then, though, enjoy music news for
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Censorship
Ongoing History Daily: Censorship Through the Ages
Lest you think that musical censorship is a recent thing, think again. Certain authority figures have been trying to keep
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This is fun: Watch as China tried to censor the livestream of Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella set
Apparently, WeChat, the Chinese social media monster, couldn’t afford more than a single black bar.
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Spotify to Russia: “No more streaming for you!” (And no one wants to go to jail, either.)
A few weeks after closing its Russian offices, Spotify has announced that it’s suspending its freemium service in the country
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YouTube and YouTube Music could end up being banned in Russia
With Putin’s Russia awash in fake news and propaganda about its war in Ukraine (which is going very, very badly;
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It must be close to Christmas because the debate over the lyrics of “A Fairytale of New York” has flared up again.
If it seems that Christmas music has started up earlier than usual this year, it’s not your imagination. And the
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The banning of Michael Jackson picks up speed
Now that the world has had a look at the Leaving Neverland documentary, Michael Jackson and his music are under
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The Chinese government’s war on hip-hop just got even more weird by targeting earlobes.
Authoritarian governments hate hip-hop. Not only do they not consider it music, but they fear its subversive, disruptive and, well,
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This “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” controversy is just plain silly
The latest political correctness battle erupted earlier this month when a Cleveland radio station announced it would no longer play
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Random music news for Thursday, October 4, 2018
Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music
Read moreThis was inevitable: Discussions of Spotify’s “hateful conduct policy” turns to race
It doesn’t take long for any contentious issue to be viewed through the lens of race, especially in the United
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