There's a new term for a certain kind of phone activity: “dream scrolling,” and apparently we do it a lot. Scroll through music news May 30, 2024.
May legendary Toronto radio personality Bob Markowitz Sr. rest in peace. Universal Music Group has been cleared from Diddy-related sexual assault lawsuits. Again, forcing Live Nation to sell Ticketmaster will do absolutely nothing to lower ticket prices. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so. And there's this opinion, too. Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's head of international touring, is ranked #1 on Billboard Canada's 2024 Power Players list. Why are so many artists working beyond retirement age? Is this a sign of bigger problems? Rogers shuts down Canadian podcast network Pacific Content. New negotiations are underway when it comes to using copyrighted material to train AI. A company called Water & Music is doing research on music data. You can join here. London's oldest cathedral plans to build its own recording studio. Think acoustics. Reverb too! (via Christopher) Jennifer Lopez signed a $90 million residency deal in Las Vegas. Ben will be happy to see her move out. I've already started this new book: 1999: The year the record industry spun out of control. You can read an excerpt here. Hey, someone needs to make some bagpipes… This K-pop band is offering their latest album on CD. It even comes with a CD player. Apparently six countries wanted out of Eurovision just 25 minutes before showtime. The original Monkeymobile is for sale.
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Bonus: I didn't know this.
Before the cast was filmed dancing around the fountain, before the producers came up with the song “I'll Be There For You,” and before they settled on the title “FRIENDS,” this was the opening credits for the show. “Friends Like Us” was one of the few titles they came up with… pic.twitter.com/r0HkrvhgVC
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