Random music news for Friday, February 14, 2025
It will ALWAYS be the “Gulf of Mexico” just like it will always be The Skydome. Oh, and screw you, Google, you knee-bending pillocks. Moving to music news for February 14, 2025…
- Bianca Censori is leaving Kanye. About time.
- This US court ruling could be a landmark in the use of AI when it comes to fair use.
- “Todd the Fraud,” a concert ticket scammer in Ontario, has pleaded guilty.
- R Kelly: Still in jail, still hasn’t paid out his monetary damages, and now getting sued.
- ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is working on some kind of “AI music beast.”
- The Harvard Business Review is now studying Taylor Swift.
- Netflix might be getting into podcasts.
- The Backstreet Boys are the latest act to sign up for a residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas. They’ll be there in July.
- Noel Gallagher: Not a fan of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show performance. (Via Rick J)
- A performance of a Dolly Parton musical had to stop because of an endless stream of homophobic heckling from the audience.
- An Art Bell biopic starring Paul Giamatti? I’m in.
- Is it time for live music at malls? Maybe.
- I would have loved to see Paul McCartney at this venue. Could he please do something similar in Canada?
- If you want to get under the hood of The Tragically Hip machine, take a look at this article.
- Cardi B is mad at Donald Trump for ruining her shoes. Wait–what?
- Former Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson is being honoured with some…rats?
BONUS: You gotta love this. (Via Rick J again)
